Should I run my mem @ 1066 or 800 unganged?

kenkickr · Jul 23, 2008

I'm not sure if this has been posted but I'll ask anyways. The ram I have is stock @ 800 4-4-4-12 but currently can run fine @ 1066 5-5-5-15. Does unganged benefit any from the 1066 or will I just not see a difference between the two do to the tighter mem settings @ 800 compared to the 1066 settings?

Ketxxx · Jul 23, 2008

1066 should offer you a nice bandwidth improvement which will lead to better performance in most things. Download Everest and try 800 and 1066, good quick way to see whats going on.

kenkickr · Jul 23, 2008

I will try Everest and will report back with my findings. Thanks

alexp999 · Jul 23, 2008

kenkickr said:
I will try Everest and will report back with my findings. Thanks

I'd be insterested in your findings too, I'm looking at upgrading from 800 4-4-4-12 to 1066 5-5-5-15 ram.

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2008

I usually buy 1066 ram now so i have a bit more headroom for ocing.I had the previous tracers at 1125 but i am a bit scared to push these

Ketxxx · Jul 23, 2008

Wimp

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 23, 2008

Lol,it may have been the incompatibility(phew long word) with the p5k-prem that really killed the others,well 1 stick.I might have a bash later,at least see if these will reach 1125.

Squirrely · Jul 23, 2008

Well, on a more technical aspect, there is a .6 ns delay difference between 800, and 1066.

(This is all from my memory from a while ago, lol, so someone correct me if I'm wrong)

To calculate out the base latency (this is cas latency only) it takes for a command to be processed, you do t = 1 / (f/2). So for 800, you would do 1/400, which is 2.5ns. Now with 1066 its 1/533, which is 1.88ns. But it has a higher cas latency of 5 vs 4.

So:

2.5 * 4 = 10ns delay
1.88 * 5 = 9.4 ns delay.

Thus, running the ram at 1066 mhz, and having a cas latency of 5, it is .6 ns faster than 800 mhz at 4 cas latency.

If it is stable, then why not keep it at the faster speed. But, in the real world, the .6 ns delay, will not matter much, unless you are benching your ram.

Ketxxx · Jul 23, 2008

latency isnt everything. Available system bandwidth plays a big role when it comes to things like level loading times.

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