Is this normal

[bramdo]

Hello,

on my new mainboard (gigabute P35C-dsp3) i tried everything on auto which sets for a E6320 and kingston hyper x 6400 2X1GB 4 4 4 4 12
CPU host Freq: 266
Clock Ratio: 7
mEMORY 667 (following the chipset) 667 (following the spd)
If I set the memory multiplier on 3.OO i get 667 And 800

Do i leave everything on auto (667) for the moment or is the spd not correctly configured?

Bram
ps system is 2 hours old so no extreme oc advice

 

[cprince]

The spd settings are manufacturer set for overall compatibility. Think of it as "safe mode." You should change the speed to 800. If it can't run at 800, then RMA the RAM.

 

[bramdo]

Dear CPrince,

They Run @800 but I can only achieve this by increasing the memory multiplier, that's ok?

thanks
Bram

 

[lyssword]

That is ok, because your cpu stock runs @ 333x4 (which is ddr667) if it is 1333. If your cpu is 1066 fsb then running @ ddr667 means you already run multiplier faster than your cpu (which should be 533 ddr). There is currently no intel cpu that runs DDR800 stock, unless you increase multiplier or overclock the processor.

 

[bramdo]

Hello,

thanks you for taking the time, i understand it completely and now i'm not that worried anymore
Can you guys have advice on my post on what to choose: ahci or ide before i start to install the os (vista 64)
that would be great
Bram

 

[lyssword]

don't have the time, but take a look here and read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...t_Controller_Interface

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: lyssword
That is ok, because your cpu stock runs @ 333x4 (which is ddr667) if it is 1333. If your cpu is 1066 fsb then running @ ddr667 means you already run multiplier faster than your cpu (which should be 533 ddr). There is currently no intel cpu that runs DDR800 stock, unless you increase multiplier or overclock the processor.

Regardless it's all on the memory controller to handle the selected frequency and the memory as well. Just because your CPU "defaults" to some FSB doesn't mean you are limited to only using memory at that speed. Every bit of bandwidth will show a slight increase all around (some areas bigger than others). For instance, compressing and decompressing archives with winrar or winzip relies on your memory bandwidth more than say running a filter in photoshop.

just for clarification is all

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: bramdo
Hello,

thanks you for taking the time, i understand it completely and now i'm not that worried anymore
Can you guys have advice on my post on what to choose: ahci or ide before i start to install the os (vista 64)
that would be great
Bram

AHCI can actually slow down certain tasks. I'd stick to IDE and then you won't need a special driver.