Bought a couple of cheap Kingmax PC3700 (466mhz) 512 meg sticks (TSOP) from New Egg for $86 each. No reviews, took a chance because of low price.
They are rated at CAS 3. My K8N Neo Platinum with Athlon 64 3200+ (Clawhammer) on auto settings sees them as 3-4-8 timing. (Don't know what the last timing setting is, doesn't show it, at boot) but it's set to auto in the bios.
However, I can run this memory at PC3200 (400mhz) and be stable at CAS 2 (2-3-3-Auto).
That seems pretty good to me.
If I don't overclock (or only do mild overclocking), is it better for me to stay at PC3200 with these good timings, or should I loosen the timings to speed up to PC3700?
I've read that good timings are better than clock speed for my Athlon 64. What should I do?
They are rated at CAS 3. My K8N Neo Platinum with Athlon 64 3200+ (Clawhammer) on auto settings sees them as 3-4-8 timing. (Don't know what the last timing setting is, doesn't show it, at boot) but it's set to auto in the bios.
However, I can run this memory at PC3200 (400mhz) and be stable at CAS 2 (2-3-3-Auto).
That seems pretty good to me.
If I don't overclock (or only do mild overclocking), is it better for me to stay at PC3200 with these good timings, or should I loosen the timings to speed up to PC3700?
I've read that good timings are better than clock speed for my Athlon 64. What should I do?
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