Hmm... so buying 800 would not help at all.. I think that my the settings on my ram are completely wrong because according to CPU-Z the timings and Mhz listed are pretty bad. Here is exactly what cpu-z lists under my memory:
Type: DDR2
Channels#: Dual
Size: 2048 MBytes
Timings:
DRAM FReq 332.5 mhz
FSB
RAM: 6:10
cas#latency(cl) 5.0 clocks
ras# to cas# delay 5 clocks
ras# precharge 5 clocks
cycle time: 13 clocks
bank cycle time 18 clocks
Under the SPD section:
max bandwidth: pc2-5300 (333MHz)
manufacturer: samsung
part number: M3 78T2953CZ3-CE6
serial num: F42C6274
correction: none
week/year: 20/06
Timings table:
it has 3 columns, each listed with 200, 266, and 333 mhz listed at the top... im guessing that this is the correct timing that I should expect when I set each ram module to the specific timings (the next part is in order of Cas latency, ras to cas, ras precharge, tras, and trc, then voltage)
200mhz: 3-3-3-8-11 (1.8 volts)
266mhz: 4-4-4-11-15 (1.8 volts)
333 mhz: 5-5-5-13-18 (1.8 volts)
Thats all the information I can get.. im thinking the stats are a little low because thats what they sitting at my desktop idle.. ill see if they change when im playing a game...
Anyway, is there anything I can do to improve the performance of the ram either that i have now (overclocking, settings new timings, etc) or perhap a better speed/quality that is compatable with my board
EDIT: I just pulled up LOTRO and ran thru a couple of the more visual heavy areas of the game in windowed mode while watching the ever changing info on cpu-z at the same time.. the core speed on my processor went from 2394.4 mhz idle to 3.392 mhz.. so my processor is running at the rate of 3.40 like expected. However under the timings section of my RAM, the DRAm freq stayed around 332.6 (maybe changing a few tenths of a point here and there)
I could possibly overclock my pentium D as I have never tried, but im not sure what I can do with the ram. Most of my "fps issues" is texture popping in the distance as it loads I think from RAM because once I have actually loaded up an view everything seems to get smoother