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dolittle

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x6 1090t
« on: July 08, 2010, 12:31:45 am »
Anyone running the Phenom II X6 1090T with the GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard. With the new BIOS. If so dose it work well.
Thanks

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Re: x6 1090t
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2010, 02:42:09 pm »
Hi,
Not running the same board but am using the GA-790XTA-UD4 with the 1090T and 8 Gig of Corsair RAM @ 1600Mhz without issue.

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Re: x6 1090t
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 12:38:37 am »
Thanks for the reply absic I am still a little concerned your MB is AM3 and mine is AM2+. I think it will work but just looking for assurance. :)
Thanks JD

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Re: x6 1090t
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2010, 06:37:28 am »
Hi,
I understand and to be totally honest and with hindsight I probably wouldn't have gone for the 1600Mhz memory but with the 1333 RAM instead.

By default the Phenom ii CPU's Memory Controller is set for 1333 Mhz memory or slower. Anything above that becomes an overclock (they don't tell you that in the advertising!) If you put 1600 Mhz RAM into your system it will automatically downgrade to 1333 Mhz and getting it to run happily at the rated stock speed involves playing with BIOS.(Gigabyte don't tell you this either, you can't plug and play with the RAM like you used to.)

Another thing to consider is the actually advantages of going for the slightly faster RAM and again, these are not as great as people imagine in real life. If you want to spend your time playing around with benchmarking software and apps., you will get some nice figures but, in everyday, normal computing you actually gain more by bumping the speed of the CPU a bit and, with the 1090T there is plenty of room to manoeuvre.

If you are looking to run 8 Gig of RAM without any hardship, go for 1333 Mhz modules. You will not notice any real loss of performance but you will gain by having a more stable and reliable system.

Hope this helps you understand the situation a little more.
Remember, when all else fails a cup of tea and a good swear will often help! It won't solve the problem but it will make you feel better.