Well this is my first attempt @ OCing. For the most part it was very easy based on the info posted in this forum, thank-you all that contributed.
I've had my system for about three years now (see sig), and I just now got onboard with OCing. Right now I'm OCed at 2.65mhz@26C with no voltage change, stock cooling, everything is stable. I know this is a small step, but I noticed a rise in temps from stock speeds which was at 18c idle, 35c under load in games like COD2. So I've stopped there until my Zalman CNPS9500 and AS5 arrive in a few days.
Sorry for the long intro, but I wanted to give a little history on what I've done. My question(s) are as follows in regard to OC my ram.
I'm using MBM5 and PC Wizard06 to get my info. In my bios I've increased my clock so I assume that raises my ram freq also. PC wiz. is showing a freq of 440. But when I look at my bios under Adv chipset I have an option of "Dram Timing Selectable" which is set to "By SPD" or can swich to manual. I notice my Cas Lat is at 3 with options for 2.5 and 2.
Do I want to change my CAS Lat to 2.5 or 2? From my understanding of it, that will OC the ram also?
The other timings also have options:
Act to P/C Del is at 8 options for 7,6,5.
Dram RAS to CAS is at 3, options for 2 or 4.
Dram RAS P/C is at 3, options for 2 or 4.
I've read somewhere that sometimes SPD reads the memory wrong, I know my Corsair ram is rated/tested at 2-3-3-6. Should I manually change this in the bios?
Also I'm not sure if this related, but I see there is an overvoltage tab in the bios for Dimm volt control. It's set at 2.6v with the option to raise to 2.7v.
Do I need to do anything there?
Sorry if these are some basic questions but after reading the forums for a few days, I needed some direct answers to some of my direct questions. Thanks Tim.
I've had my system for about three years now (see sig), and I just now got onboard with OCing. Right now I'm OCed at 2.65mhz@26C with no voltage change, stock cooling, everything is stable. I know this is a small step, but I noticed a rise in temps from stock speeds which was at 18c idle, 35c under load in games like COD2. So I've stopped there until my Zalman CNPS9500 and AS5 arrive in a few days.
Sorry for the long intro, but I wanted to give a little history on what I've done. My question(s) are as follows in regard to OC my ram.
I'm using MBM5 and PC Wizard06 to get my info. In my bios I've increased my clock so I assume that raises my ram freq also. PC wiz. is showing a freq of 440. But when I look at my bios under Adv chipset I have an option of "Dram Timing Selectable" which is set to "By SPD" or can swich to manual. I notice my Cas Lat is at 3 with options for 2.5 and 2.
Do I want to change my CAS Lat to 2.5 or 2? From my understanding of it, that will OC the ram also?
The other timings also have options:
Act to P/C Del is at 8 options for 7,6,5.
Dram RAS to CAS is at 3, options for 2 or 4.
Dram RAS P/C is at 3, options for 2 or 4.
I've read somewhere that sometimes SPD reads the memory wrong, I know my Corsair ram is rated/tested at 2-3-3-6. Should I manually change this in the bios?
Also I'm not sure if this related, but I see there is an overvoltage tab in the bios for Dimm volt control. It's set at 2.6v with the option to raise to 2.7v.
Do I need to do anything there?
Sorry if these are some basic questions but after reading the forums for a few days, I needed some direct answers to some of my direct questions. Thanks Tim.