Memory Timings

Olle_34 · 24th July 2005, 9:04 AM

Memory Timings.
Just how important are they ?
In an overclocked,or standard PC,how much difference would it make to the system having "dialed in" the ramm ? is it worth it ? or are the standard timings fine to run with ?
Just curious as quite often in these pages people quote 2-2-2-5 etc ? and wondering if its worth doing (trying

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lagmaster · 24th July 2005, 10:37 AM

Well putting tighter timings in would see a performance increase, but I don't know whether it would be worth it in a "standard system". In an overclocked setup, you would see much better results. Of course, generic ram sometimes can't handle tight timings and will cause the pc to crash.

MR CHILLED · 24th July 2005, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Olle_34

Just curious as quite often in these pages people quote 2-2-2-5 etc ? and wondering if its worth doing (trying

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It's definitely worth trying, if your ram can handle those timings though. I find wondows is more responsive with tighter timings.

Standard timings are fine to run with if you want to do that, but if you want to tweak some more out of your system then tighten the timings.

Olle_34 · 24th July 2005, 4:05 PM

Thanks for the replies

Im thinking its sorta like the SATA thing,is a one or two percent increase worth the time/money

BTW im running a gig of Corsair "Value" 3200.

soung1234 · 25th July 2005, 11:19 AM

Of all the RAM settings CAS latency (the first number) affects my system the most. There's a noticeable difference running at CAS 2 than CAS 2.5 - shorter boot time, programs start and run faster, games run smoother, etc etc.
Maybe if you increase your RAM voltage you can get it to run at CAS 2

24th July 2005, 9:04 AM	#1
Olle_34 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stanmore Posts: 1,982	Memory Timings Memory Timings. Just how important are they ? In an overclocked,or standard PC,how much difference would it make to the system having "dialed in" the ramm ? is it worth it ? or are the standard timings fine to run with ? Just curious as quite often in these pages people quote 2-2-2-5 etc ? and wondering if its worth doing (trying )

24th July 2005, 10:37 AM	#2
lagmaster Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,063	Well putting tighter timings in would see a performance increase, but I don't know whether it would be worth it in a "standard system". In an overclocked setup, you would see much better results. Of course, generic ram sometimes can't handle tight timings and will cause the pc to crash. __________________ My other PC is a kebab.

24th July 2005, 4:05 PM	#4
Olle_34 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stanmore Posts: 1,982	Thanks for the replies Im thinking its sorta like the SATA thing,is a one or two percent increase worth the time/money BTW im running a gig of Corsair "Value" 3200. Last edited by Olle_34; 24th July 2005 at 4:06 PM.

25th July 2005, 11:19 AM	#5
soung1234 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 546	Of all the RAM settings CAS latency (the first number) affects my system the most. There's a noticeable difference running at CAS 2 than CAS 2.5 - shorter boot time, programs start and run faster, games run smoother, etc etc. Maybe if you increase your RAM voltage you can get it to run at CAS 2 __________________ Antec Sonata, XP2500+ w/ TT SilentBoost @ 2.2GHz, NF7-S rev2, 2x512Mb DDR500 Kingmax Hardcore @ 2-3-3-11, 128Mb Albatron FX5900XTV w/ Zalman ZM80C fanless@ 440/730, Philips 19" 109B55 Flat CRT, 160Gb Seagate, 120Gb Maxtor, 40Gb Maxtor HDDs, SB Live Value, Altec Lansing ACS54 4.1, Sennheiser HD212 Pro. ----ABIT- Ownage #23---ZALMAN Owners Club