diff -r 8dda2b34a0b9 -r 52b972509f14 configs/common/Options.py
--- a/configs/common/Options.py	Fri Mar 07 23:18:19 2014 +0000
+++ b/configs/common/Options.py	Fri Mar 07 23:18:39 2014 +0000
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     parser.add_option("--list-mem-types",
                       action="callback", callback=_listMemTypes,
                       help="List available memory types")
-    parser.add_option("--mem-type", type="choice", default="simple_mem",
+    parser.add_option("--mem-type", type="choice", default="ddr3_1600_x64",
                       choices=MemConfig.mem_names(),
                       help = "type of memory to use")
     parser.add_option("--mem-channels", type="int", default=1,
diff -r 8dda2b34a0b9 -r 52b972509f14 src/mem/SimpleDRAM.py
--- a/src/mem/SimpleDRAM.py	Fri Mar 07 23:18:19 2014 +0000
+++ b/src/mem/SimpleDRAM.py	Fri Mar 07 23:18:39 2014 +0000
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     # scheduler, address map and page policy
     mem_sched_policy = Param.MemSched('frfcfs', "Memory scheduling policy")
     addr_mapping = Param.AddrMap('RoRaBaChCo', "Address mapping policy")
-    page_policy = Param.PageManage('open', "Page closure management policy")
+    page_policy = Param.PageManage('open_adaptive', "Page management policy")
 
     # enforce a limit on the number of accesses per row
     max_accesses_per_row = Param.Unsigned(16, "Max accesses per row before "