binormalkilla

I'm not sure.......I've pushed my RAM really far, but I don't have the Rampage Formula BIOS flashed anymore. With that I can tighten the MCH timings to get higher bandwidth. I'll give it a shot when I get some more spare time.

rpm666

I have the same chipset block on my X38 - it's a great block, PIA to mount, but a great block none the less!

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binormalkilla

Man that thing is a piece of cake compared to the swiftech MCW60s.....those things suck to mount.

rpm666

Really? took me about 30 seconds to install my MCW60's lol

From now on, I'll install the MCW60's, and you install the X38's

lol

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binormalkilla

Will do
The part I hate is tightening the thumbscrews next to the barbs.......they're really hard to turn. I have to get out the needle nose pliers.

ira-k

Let us know if it does, I'd appreciate it...I have a little 158W TEC loop I'm going to put on my NB sometime this month, hopefully I'll have the time, I doubt it will do much, I've just always wanted to...I know Intel is all bandwidth but it seems to me that a little tighter timings will run SPI-1M a few tenths faster even on my Intel...I'm looking for high ram Mhz and tight timings....I know on AMD rigs once I'd TEC the chip I could usually tighten up timings, the mem controller is on die with AMD, so maybe freezing the Intels NB might do something...Probably kill it with my luck...

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binormalkilla

I know that increasing the NBV will allow tighter MCH timings on the X38/48 chipsets, so cooling will help allow for tighter timings, but my memory has pretty much hit a limit for frequency......I'll probably flash the BIOS and mess with it a bit. I'll definitely post my results.
My older P35 board didn't have any tRD options.....I had an ASUS P5K Deluxe. You may be able to tighten the RAM timings some, but I wouldn't expect much performance gain. You may see some SuperPi time shaved off though....I haven't run a huge number of SPi to be able to say.

ira-k

Ouch no tRD adjustments, thats one thing about DFI you can pretty well adjust all your ram timings, being a old AMD clocker not being able to would be rough..What about performance level and tRFC, surely you could adjust those on it?

Thats all I'm looking for is a little off SPI-1M times...I know for general usage Intel likes the higher bandwidth..

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binormalkilla

If there's an option called performance level it may very well control MCH latencies.....they name it something really generic like that.