RAM Tweakers thread

[Dr. Spankenstein]

tRD of 10??? Ouch dude...that's really going to hurt your perf!

You're running a divider of 2:3, so you should be able to use a tRD of 5 or 6

Oh, and Spank, I want a SS of your latency at 10, and 5

Just playing for MAX speed...

I've got completely different settings for performance.

I'm shooting for 4.2 latency, don't know what my top speed for that will be but we'll see.

@ onetruewill,

A: Your call.
B: Yes, definitely.

 

[theonetruewill]

Just playing for MAX speed...

I've got completely different settings for performance.

I'm shooting for 4.2 latency, don't know what my top speed for that will be but we'll see.

@ onetruewill,

A: Your call.
B: Yes, definitely.

I will wait for you to get past preliminaries.

 

[HTC]

Divider of 5:6....try lowering your tRD (Performance Level) to 5 HTC. See how that helps. I would say a latency of ~50ns, and bandwidth of ~9600Mb/s

How do i do that, exactly?

I have Corsair CL4 DHX dominator memory.

 

[rangerone766]

preliminary scores with axeram 1200's in my asus maximus flashed to rampage. if i use a new version of everest, it correctly identifies my nb as x48. but i'm using an old version because i dont want to pay for the newest version.

 

[Darknova]

How do i do that, exactly?

I have Corsair CL4 DHX dominator memory.

In Memset you need to set your Performance Level. Might also be an option in your BIOS.

Darknova I need your RAM's exact name if you want to go on the score board - I'm not sure which of the ones in your specs it is- same with HTC.
That goes for everyone please, even if it Generic cheap ass memory- write 'Generic'

My Memory is a mix. I have 1 2Gb kit of Crucial Lanfest DDR2 800, and one 2Gb kit of Crucial Tracers DDR2 1066. Both OC'd to 1100Mhz.

Just put Crucial D9's if that helps any.

 

[Nitro-Max]

i have both but my options are in the bios too.
If the memtest settings wont take you will crash but it should be ok after a reboot.
i prefere to do it in the bios cos the pc just wont boot if i get it wrong.

 

[Smartbomb]

Pic of Memset, and a latency run of Everest please

Trust me I don't mean anything personal but this is a MAX SPEED thread and I have followed the request and the format of the OP, I will however do a latency bechmark and post also a memset pic tonight as I feel there maybe someone out there that can help me get better performance from my kit.

 

[Darknova]

Trust me I don't mean anything personal but this is a MAX SPEED thread and I have followed the request and the format of the OP, I will however do a latency bechmark and post also a memset pic tonight as I feel there maybe someone out there that can help me get better performance from my kit.

You may post whatwver you want - this is not just about a scoreboard - but also sharing information - we may add a scoreboard for read write times etc. Thanks for your input.

Quoted from an earlier post in this thread by the OP. This is NOT just a Max speed thread, but an information sharing thread to help people get the max out of their RAM. I'm trying to help people understand exactly how much tRD effects your RAM's performance, but I can't help people without a picture of Memset that shows all subtimings and most importantly tRD or Performance Level.

I was only trying to help you get the best out of your kit. Hence the "Please"

 

[HTC]

In Memset you need to set your Performance Level. Might also be an option in your BIOS.

I tried setting it with MemSet: instant crash.

My specs are on the left (system specs): how do i set it in BIOS?

Noob alert, i know

 

[Darknova]

I tried setting it with MemSet: instant crash.

My specs are on the left (system specs): how do i set it in BIOS?

Noob alert, i know

That means it's too tight...try 6 or 7.

 

[Smartbomb]

As I posted I am looking for help, If you could help me when I get those pics together it would be greatly appreciated. Again as I said nothing personal, if I am wrong... I appologize

 

[Darknova]

As I posted I am looking for help, If you could help me when I get those pics together it would be greatly appreciated. Again as I said nothing personal, if I am wrong... I appologize

That's what we are all here for

 

[Smartbomb]

Again, sorry Darknova... I have too many kids and am suffering from lack of sleep (Making me a cranky mess) Hope this is what you are looking for, any help from yourself or anyone else would be appreciated. BTW I am running 2.1Volts and needed 2.2Volts to go any higher. I was able to hit 1120mhz with stability however I am sceptical about putting 2.2Volts through my memory because I am running an EVGA 680iA2 board and am a little scared of smoking my memory controllers (I haven't done the Mosfet Fix for this board, my board is a new revision and not sure whether I need to). Seen lots of warning about voltages through these boards on EVGA forums.

 

[Darknova]

Again, sorry Darknova... I have too many kids and am suffering from lack of sleep (Making me a cranky mess) Hope this is what you are looking for, any help from yourself or anyone else would be appreciated. BTW I am running 2.1Volts and needed 2.2Volts to go any higher. I was able to hit 1120mhz with stability however I am sceptical about putting 2.2Volts through my memory because I am running an EVGA 680iA2 board and am a little scared of smoking my memory controllers (I haven't done the Mosfet Fix for this board, my board is a new revision and not sure whether I need to). Seen lots of warning about voltages through these boards on EVGA forums.

Now that is odd...you're version of memset doesn't show "performance level". In the link earlier, try downloading the 3.5 beta, and just tell me what Performance Level says.

And I'm putting 2.3V through my RAM no probs, although I can't say much about nvidia's chipsets, I personally won't touch them on an Intel platform.

 

[theonetruewill]

Votes please.

 

[Darknova]

I guess that it's entirely possible that your RAM just can't take the lower tRDs...so far I've only been able to test D9s on a relatively low FSB.

 

[Dr. Spankenstein]

HTC,

Looks like your BIOS loaded some default settings. You're no longer operating at the 1061MHz you were previously. Seems to be 924.

 

[HTC]

That means it's too tight...try 6 or 7.

Tried that and haven't been able to enter windows with that overclock ever since: had to lower the overclock to get it stable

 

[Smartbomb]

Now that is odd...you're version of memset doesn't show "performance level". In the link earlier, try downloading the 3.5 beta, and just tell me what Performance Level says.

And I'm putting 2.3V through my RAM no probs, although I can't say much about nvidia's chipsets, I personally won't touch them on an Intel platform.

This is really wierd, you have to see for yourself, what's goin on, any thoughts

 

[HTC]

HTC,

Looks like your BIOS loaded some default settings. You're no longer operating at the 1061MHz you were previously. Seems to be 924.

That was me trying to enter windows after a botched attempt to reduce the tRD from 7 to 6 ...

EDIT

Oh: DRAM is @ 2.13 volts, according to PC Probe II and 2.08 in BIOS.

 

[Smartbomb]

Looks like Performance Level isn't an option available to me? Nvidia chipset maybe?
EDIT: I've uninstalled memset and reinstalled it, same thing. This must be how it looks on an Nvidia chipset
EDIT2: Darknova, this is definatley as good as it gets for me, that is how memset runs on 680i chipset, have seen other posts with 680i and memset that confirmed it.

 

[infrared]

SuperTalent 2x 1GB PC2-6400 @ 1225mhz

FSB - 490mhz (7x cpu multi)
FSB Strap - 266mhz
DRAM frequency 1225mhz (4:5)

Timings:
5-5-5-10-3-35-4-4-3

Other settings/voltages:
DRAM Static Read Control - Dissabled
CPU Spread Spectrum - Dissabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum - Dissabled
Transaction Booster - Enabled, 2 (reduces tRD timing)


CPU Voltage - 1.46v
CPU PLL Voltage - 1.6v
FSB Termination Voltage - 1.3v
DRAM Voltage - 2.3v
NB Voltage - 1.55v
SB Voltage - 1.2v
Clock Overcharging Voltage - 0.80v
Load Line Calibration - Enabled (reduces vdroop)
CPU GTL Reference - 0.63x
NB GTL Reference - 0.67x

 

[Nitro-Max]

Well so far i have been able to get high read scores but the copy speed hasnt really matched up to it Ive been doing this for a while now and it seems nessesary to sacrifice some read speed to boost and balance out the 3 read /write/ copy.

Heres what i have at preformance level 8 ddr2@900mhz only

 

[HTC]

Tried that and haven't been able to enter windows with that overclock ever since: had to lower the overclock to get it stable

It crashed again and now i can only enter windows @ stock speed: WTF???

Help!!!!


Earlier, after it crashed again, it did a long beep followed be lots of short continuous beeps: anyone know what that is? It only did it once, though: i hit reset and it didn't do it again

 

[theonetruewill]

It crashed again and now i can only enter windows @ stock speed: WTF???

Help!!!!


Earlier, after it crashed again, it did a long beep followed be lots of short continuous beeps: anyone know what that is? It only did it once, though: i hit reset and it didn't do it again

What volts were you working at?