What do you think is better?...

$n][pErMan · 03-23-07, 11:05 PM

Alright... it seems I have hit my CPU's limit of 334 on the FSB without having to go above 1.4v on the core. Im pretty comfortable with that OC and really have no need to stress it anymore than that. With this in mind I am asking about my memory speed and timings. Currently my PC6400 (800Mhz) ram is running at 1001.6Mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15 @ 2T. As you can see the ratio my motherboard picked for me was FSB 2:3. What I am wondering is would I gain or lose performance by taking the ratio down to either 1:1 or 4:5 (533 / 667 respectivly) and using tigher timings. Worth noting is that this ram can take up to 2.4v and still be under warranty (and I have yet to move it from its defualt voltage of 2.2v) so I think the high speed its running at now is probably safe. I just wanted some other opinions. Current CPU-Z is posted below

stevemedes · 03-23-07, 11:09 PM

Higher frequency with higher timings will be about the same as lower frequency with tighter timings.

For example.

800mhz 3-3-3 will be about the same as
1100mhz 5-5-5

$n][pErMan · 03-23-07, 11:11 PM

As long as I don't mess with the voltage on the ram... will the temperatures be about the same on both settings? In other words.... as long as its passing Prime95 without errors should it remain stable or will the stability of my ram go down over time at the high speeds?

**mullet** · 03-24-07, 09:01 AM

stevemedes is right. I would rather run 4-4-4-12 and try and get as far as I can with it then go to 5-5-5-15 any day. I think you also need orthos this will run both cores at once then to run 2 instances of prime95, if you can run orthos for at least 8 hours with no errors your in pretty good shape.

$n][pErMan · 03-24-07, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mullet

stevemedes is right. I would rather run 4-4-4-12 and try and get as far as I can with it then go to 5-5-5-15 any day. I think you also need orthos this will run both cores at once then to run 2 instances of prime95, if you can run orthos for at least 8 hours with no errors your in pretty good shape.

Ya.. I noticed my overclock was stable in Prime95 but would BSOD after like an hour in a game (so im going to test using Orthos). I took the speed of the ram down using a different ratio (4:5) this time so my memory is clocked slightly above 800 but is now using tighter timings and I am still clocked at 3.0Ghz on the CPU

It stopped the BSOD's in the games so hopefully now it will pass Orthos... if so... perhaps I did not hit my CPU's limit and the memory was just clocked to high before and now I can push on to 3.2Ghz or better on 1.4v

03-23-07, 11:05 PM	#1
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	What do you think is better?... Alright... it seems I have hit my CPU's limit of 334 on the FSB without having to go above 1.4v on the core. Im pretty comfortable with that OC and really have no need to stress it anymore than that. With this in mind I am asking about my memory speed and timings. Currently my PC6400 (800Mhz) ram is running at 1001.6Mhz with timings of 5-5-5-15 @ 2T. As you can see the ratio my motherboard picked for me was FSB 2:3. What I am wondering is would I gain or lose performance by taking the ratio down to either 1:1 or 4:5 (533 / 667 respectivly) and using tigher timings. Worth noting is that this ram can take up to 2.4v and still be under warranty (and I have yet to move it from its defualt voltage of 2.2v) so I think the high speed its running at now is probably safe. I just wanted some other opinions. Current CPU-Z is posted below __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable! Last edited by $n][pErMan; 06-10-11 at 10:36 PM.

03-23-07, 11:09 PM	#2
stevemedes Intel Virgin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,716	Re: What do you think is better?... Higher frequency with higher timings will be about the same as lower frequency with tighter timings. For example. 800mhz 3-3-3 will be about the same as 1100mhz 5-5-5 __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400 \| Asus P5B Deluxe w/ Thermalright HR-09 \| 4gb Crucial BallistiX Tracer PC2-8000 \| eVGA 9800 GTX \| Tuniq Tower 2x36gb WD Raptor RAID-0 \| 750gb WD SE16 \| Samsung SH-S203B \| X-Fi XtremeMusic \| Corsair VX550 Coolermaster Stacker 832 \| Klipsch Promedia 2.1

03-23-07, 11:11 PM	#3
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: What do you think is better?... As long as I don't mess with the voltage on the ram... will the temperatures be about the same on both settings? In other words.... as long as its passing Prime95 without errors should it remain stable or will the stability of my ram go down over time at the high speeds? __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

03-24-07, 09:01 AM	#4
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,995	Re: What do you think is better?... stevemedes is right. I would rather run 4-4-4-12 and try and get as far as I can with it then go to 5-5-5-15 any day. I think you also need orthos this will run both cores at once then to run 2 instances of prime95, if you can run orthos for at least 8 hours with no errors your in pretty good shape. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •