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04-09-2008, 05:23 PM
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| Droping memory timings Hi all, I have 4GB of ram 4x1GB. CPU-Z says this about modules. 1x1GB DDR2-800 (5-5-5-16@800) (4-4-4-11@533) 1.8v 3x1GB DDR2-667 (5-5-5-15@667) (4-4-4-12@533) 1.8v I had ram running at 667 (5-5-5-15), I then dropped the timings down to 4-4-4-13@667 1.8v and did a memtest and ever thing seems to be OK. My question is, since I did not increase voltage will my ram be unstably in the long run, should I increase voltage and if I do will ram overheat (no heat spreaders). Or should I leave it at 5-5-5-15, I see improvements in benchmarks but will it make a real world difference, PC is used as a HTPC and for some gaming. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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04-09-2008, 05:31 PM
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| Grab Life By The Balls   Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan
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| Re: Droping memory timings If your memory will run at a lower timing with default voltage you'll be fine.
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04-09-2008, 06:24 PM
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| Re: Droping memory timings Thanks.  |
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04-09-2008, 11:35 PM
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| Run more than just Memtest on your RAM. And run the tests for 24 hours. I like the stress test in Prime95.  |
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04-10-2008, 07:02 AM
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| Re: Droping memory timings Will do, thanks. |
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