NoAffinity

Your board's an MSI? You want to set DDR (or RAM) speed to '266'. This will put you in 1:1. btw, why don't you have dual channel? Is your 1 gig only a single 1-gig stick?

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Muhahahaha

I have PC2-4200 RAM (2X512MB) and was wondering what the loosest possible timings are. You say that for DDR the loosest timings are 3-4-4-8, but I have seen DDR2 memory with STOCK latencies higher than that (unless I am mistaken).

NoAffinity

Yes, DDR2 timings are looser, but I can't say that I'm complete up on DDR2 as of yet. Check your BIOS, and see what it offers.

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hyde

I have the same question as CesarWilkins.. I'm in 3:4 though according to CPU-Z. can you help me?
And explain how to set it to 1:1 because I'd be happier if I actually understood it then just to have someone tell me what I should put for my situation

NoAffinity

What speed RAM are you using? If you're in 3:4 (i.e. RAM is running faster than CPU), then you're fine. You only need to be concerned if you're in 4:3 (RAM is running slower than CPU). If you need confirmation, post a CPU-Z screenie, of the memory tab.

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hyde

OK, thanks for helpin', here's the screen:



the spd-tab says it's max is 266 Mhz ..?

And how can I get it to 1:1 ?

NoAffinity

Yeah, SPD will report what it's rated to run. You are overclocking it, but as long as it's running fine, and it's not limiting your CPU overclock, then leave it where it is. 3:4 offers a little bit more performance than 1:1, if it's not limiting your CPU. If you want to put it in 1:1 in order to see if the CPU will go further, you will want to set RAM speed to 400 in BIOS (or there might be an actual divider setting, in which you will set it to 1:1 ).

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hyde

yaay i'm not doing anything wrong
ok great thanks
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sprtsplyr3189

so i was reading this article and i haev a question. I have a 800mhz p4 2.8E processor with 1.5 gbs of pc3200 400 ram...which menas the ram operates at 200mhz right? if i set my fsb to 200, which is defualt, its a 2.8 and the ram is finely 1:1...that means im not oc'ing the fsb at all and if i up it even 1 then it owuld be 1:1 becuase the ram only goes at 200mhz..or can u make it run faster?? also.. the tighter timings means better performance right?

Xavier1421

Correct, you are at 1:1 at stock cpu speed. If you bump up the FSB to 201, and you have not put a divider on the ram via BIOS, it will still be 1:1. Tighter timings = better performance (usually)

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