Make my RAM faster!

b0dge · 11-21-2006, 05:09 PM

It's Corsair Value Select DDR400 (2x512, bought as a pair).

I know nothing about CAS Latency etc, what can I change to make it run faster? And why is it only running at 193MHz?

Any pointers would be appreciated...

EDIT: I've just spotted the memory divider! There's no option to change that in the BIOS, so I guess it's automatic....

epikz · 11-21-2006, 07:03 PM

its value memory buddy, good luck with overclocking it.

b0dge · 11-21-2006, 07:29 PM

Lol, I'm not trying to "Overclock" it as such, that would involve upping the clock speed, which I don't have the option to do because of the automatic divider. I'm just trying to work out which of the other settings i can try changing to increase performance. Ie: I have no idea whether memory performs better if the CAS Latency is 2 as opposed to 3. Is higher better? That's the question really...

Lord AnthraX · 11-21-2006, 07:59 PM

Changing timings wont make any difference besides stability.

b0dge · 11-21-2006, 08:35 PM

Ok. But I've read mobo reviews that say things like "The bios automatically set the CAS latency to x, our RAM should run at y, and when we changed it to y, it ran faster." (It might have been command rate, or something else)

Not arguing, just telling you what I've heard...

I think i'll leave it all alone...

Lord AnthraX · 11-21-2006, 08:38 PM

oh the motherboard is probably just adjusting it for stability.

It would be best to just leave it alone.

b0dge · 11-21-2006, 08:39 PM

Cool. I'll leave it!

Maybe it's time for some new RAM...

Lord AnthraX · 11-21-2006, 08:40 PM

I think so

b0dge · 11-21-2006, 08:53 PM

heh, just been checking, is it me, or has the price of DDR gone through the roof?!

Snake-Eyes · 11-21-2006, 10:09 PM

It's getting expensive. And i don't like it.

Oddly, HDD's are incredibly cheap these days.

11-21-2006, 05:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
b0dge Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 432	Make my RAM faster! It's Corsair Value Select DDR400 (2x512, bought as a pair). I know nothing about CAS Latency etc, what can I change to make it run faster? And why is it only running at 193MHz? Any pointers would be appreciated... EDIT: I've just spotted the memory divider! There's no option to change that in the BIOS, so I guess it's automatic.... __________________ www.techonvent.net - Go there and see how awesomely awesome life can really be...

11-21-2006, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
epikz Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 59	its value memory buddy, good luck with overclocking it. __________________ i traded my computer for a paintball gun

11-21-2006, 07:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
b0dge Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 432	Lol, I'm not trying to "Overclock" it as such, that would involve upping the clock speed, which I don't have the option to do because of the automatic divider. I'm just trying to work out which of the other settings i can try changing to increase performance. Ie: I have no idea whether memory performs better if the CAS Latency is 2 as opposed to 3. Is higher better? That's the question really... __________________ www.techonvent.net - Go there and see how awesomely awesome life can really be...

11-21-2006, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lord AnthraX Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,037	Changing timings wont make any difference besides stability. __________________ May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars

11-21-2006, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
b0dge Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 432	Ok. But I've read mobo reviews that say things like "The bios automatically set the CAS latency to x, our RAM should run at y, and when we changed it to y, it ran faster." (It might have been command rate, or something else) Not arguing, just telling you what I've heard... I think i'll leave it all alone... __________________ www.techonvent.net - Go there and see how awesomely awesome life can really be...

11-21-2006, 08:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lord AnthraX Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,037	oh the motherboard is probably just adjusting it for stability. It would be best to just leave it alone. __________________ May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars

11-21-2006, 08:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
b0dge Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 432	Cool. I'll leave it! Maybe it's time for some new RAM... __________________ www.techonvent.net - Go there and see how awesomely awesome life can really be...

11-21-2006, 08:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lord AnthraX Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,037	I think so __________________ May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars

11-21-2006, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
b0dge Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 432	heh, just been checking, is it me, or has the price of DDR gone through the roof?! __________________ www.techonvent.net - Go there and see how awesomely awesome life can really be...

11-21-2006, 10:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Snake-Eyes Monster Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,149	It's getting expensive. And i don't like it. Oddly, HDD's are incredibly cheap these days. __________________

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