Memory Controller Ref Voltage

BonzaiDuck

Lifer
Jun 30, 2004
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Not sure about the exact nomenclature for these BIOS settings on my 680i mobo, but my paraphrases should leave no mistake about which BIOS settings they are.

While I look for more information about these settings -- and with no guarantee I'll find any -- I was wondering of someone had a succinct idea what they are and what they do.

An ASUS "Memory Tech-advice" paper for my mobo at the ASUS web-site recommends setting the Controller Ref voltage to "+10mV" to over-clock RAM. While trying to get perfect, perpetual stability at 3.2 Ghz and extremely tight RAM timings, setting it to +10mV seemed to buy me a 6th hour of stable running with the newest multi-core PRIME95 v 25.4.

All insights will be thoroughly appreciated . . . . . I'm going off to do my web-search now . . . . . I'll be back in a while . . . . . take your time if you want to enlighten me . . . .