Ram

[jesus]

I know about the frequency and the PC/PC2 numbers etc, but what about the numbers that are like "5-5-5-15" (which is mine for example)

What is best to have these numbers at? Lower? Higher?

[=98=]

Re: Ram

Timings. In theory, the higher the slower.

But, in most modern PC's, the timings make no noticable difference, and thus, most peopel run at 5-5-5-15

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Ram

CAS latency. Lower is better, that's all you need to know unless you're customizing it or something. I still have no idea how it works.

[jesus]

Re: Ram

So the only noticable difference would be in detailed benchmarks or overclocking?

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Ram

Not much noticeable change I guess. CPU overclocking probably help a lot more than overclocking your RAM. Is there even anyone on this board that overclocks their RAM?

[sava700]

Re: Ram

A good rule of thumb is to set the first four timings to 5-5-5-15 when you start. After you find your system is stable, lower them to 4-4-4-12 or whatever your memory I spec’ed out at and see if that’s stable. Don’t mess with the default values for the “sub timings”. You can do that after you get a stable overclock, but remember Overclocking voids warranties so be careful if you attempt it without knowing what your doing as you could be out a few expensive parts after they fry :)

[=98=]

Re: Ram

I overclock my RAM and i have tried benchmarking with Orthos, SuperPi and a few Everest programs using different CAS timings. There was absolutely no difference.

I read an old copy of CustomPC magazine that said CAS timings only really made a difference on old Athlon machines. The most important factor for Core 2 Duo's was bandwidth.