looking for good ram - 2gb (1gb x2 or 2 1gb)

[Mackid343]

i'm looking for some new ram for my computer, perferabily a 2gb dual channel kit or something in 1gb that i can buy two of. i can currently only get my ram (patriot pc4000) stable at 3-4-4-8 @ 256fsb with 2.9v. i'd like to be able to go higher since my processor is able (gotten to 2.71ghz with a divider before).

any good deals out now or anything you'd reccomend thats good?

[nn_step]

if clock speed is all you care about UCCC is the way to go.
G.SKill HZ should fit that nicely

[Mackid343]

if clock speed is all you care about UCCC is the way to go.
G.SKill HZ should fit that nicely

i just havnt been able to figure out how to stabalize it when running a divider. i always get super pi errors and prime 95 errors... my timings suck anyway

[nn_step]

Set your HTT link to 1X crank the CPU voltage as high as it can go but I must warn you Most Winnies have a limit in the range of 2.6-2.7Ghz on Air

[Mackid343]

Set your HTT link to 1X crank the CPU voltage as high as it can go but I must warn you Most Winnies have a limit in the range of 2.6-2.7Ghz on Air

i was able to hit 2.7 but that was pretty much a suicide bench. i could get 2.6 32m stable but not prime 95. i could probably get 2.65ghz stable if i ran a divider...

what if i did 265x10 with a 9/10 divider, then the ram would be at about 238mhz?

would that give me more or less bandwidth than if i ran 250x10 with ram 1:1 or 256x10 with ram 1:1 like i'm running now?

for some reason i'm getting a lower cpu score in 3dmark05 with 256x10 than i did with 250x10

[Mackid343]

dropped it to 2t and i can get 260x10 1m stable with ram 1:1. 32m gave me a bsod...

[nn_step]

ok, sounds like you need to understand a few things.
1) with the IMC Memory Bandwidth is not even Remotely an issue.
2)Your goal should be improving Memory access latency.
3) Basically run your tightest timings as fast as you can for best perfomance.
4) use a divider to increase CPU speed while keeping your Ram in its optimal zone.
5) Benchmarking programs Love T1 but for gaming you really can't tell the difference.

[ozzimark]

2)Your goal should be improving Memory access latency.
3) Basically run your tightest timings as fast as you can for best perfomance.

5) Benchmarking programs Love T1 but for gaming you really can't tell the difference.
:lol2:

in other words, ram speed and timings have a pretty small effect on overall performance. work on getting the cpu as fast as you can, then mess with ratios try to max out the ram ;)