many broad questions....please help

[redass1876]

i bought CAS 2 memory (2 x 512 Dual Channel DDR400) and it only reads 3-8-3-3 on auto, should i change this manually or is the ram jacked up?

i have a 9800 pro to go in my AB60N mobo, in the bios i cant find a way to put it to 8X agp, all i find is AGP Aperature Size (128), also, how do i check my vid card temp? thanks


Sisoft Sandra also reads a different temp than my bios, by about 5 degree C, is this normal?


system:

3.0 C
AB60N
160 and 80 GB IDE HD
DVD ROM
DVD RW
Audigy
9800 Pro
1 GB Dual channel

3dmark03 score = 5379 with no OC whatsoever


is this worth overclocking, and if so, how much should i?

 

[jdogg707]

You can change it manually to what the manufacturers specs are and should have no problems. As far as the video card, it should default to AGP 8X. You cannot check the video card temp. with anything other than some kind of external probe or something, the only cards that have onboard sensors are the 9600XT, 9800XT, and the FX line of Nvidia cards. Sandra is reading the die temp probably and the BIOS the socket temp. Your 3DMark score looks pretty good, you may want to do a Google search for ATI Tool, which will test your video card to see how high it can be overclocked without artifacts, it will do it automatically for you.

 

[redass1876]

what would i type in the search for the ATI tool (unless it is redline), and also, what would i change the memory too, the mfr stated it was CAS 2 but didnt list the entire thing...also, why wouldnt it do it on its own on auto

 

[redass1876]

bump

 

[Viper96720]

What memory options do you have available in bios?

 

[Viper96720]

Try 2-2-2-6, 2-3-2-6, or 2-3-3-7

cas latency-ras to cas delay-ras precharge- active to precharge

 

[redass1876]

can it hurt anything to change the CAS too much?