Ram info

[Setsuni]

ok im confused as hell.

Whenit comes to ram, the lower the timings is better correct?
Also what does CL mean, and is lower better or worse?

Also, whats TCCD , TCCC etc etc?

BH-5?

Registered vs unregistered?

Also i was under the impression that DDR ram couldnt go higher then pc3200 aka 400..
But i see some that are like pc3500 etc? It it just dependant on your mobo if it supports that high?
Ive always been a fan of AMD, so stuck away from ddr2, but now im seeing ddr with speeds near ddr2?

Anyone answers these questions and i will love you forever

 

[Quinton McLeod]

Originally posted by: Setsuni
ok im confused as hell.

Whenit comes to ram, the lower the timings is better correct?
Also what does CL mean, and is lower better or worse?

Also, whats TCCD , TCCC etc etc?

BH-5?

Registered vs unregistered?

Also i was under the impression that DDR ram couldnt go higher then pc3200 aka 400..
But i see some that are like pc3500 etc? It it just dependant on your mobo if it supports that high?
Ive always been a fan of AMD, so stuck away from ddr2, but now im seeing ddr with speeds near ddr2?

Anyone answers these questions and i will love you forever

Yes. The lower the timings the better for "AMD Processors". This is because of the Integrated Memory controller. Bandwidth isn't an issue with AMD processors.

CL? Not sure. Could mean anything

TCCD and TCCC are versions of memory chips made by Samsung. They have high overclocking potential and a lot of enthusiasts like TCCD ram. They can overclock and hit low timings very very easily.

BH-5 are ram chips that are fairly old and expensive, but can hit low timings much like TCCD ram chips. However, they are typical set to high voltages such as 3.1v or 3.3v. This type of ram has issues when overclocked on AMD processors. They tend to cause issues every now and then. Some enthusiasts still use this kind of ram... Most stick to TCCD.

Registered ram is server ram. It's a type of ram that feature the "parity bit" feature. It ensures that the data in the ram is not corrupted. This allows for several applications to stay stable without having to worry about corrupt memory.

Unregistered ram is what we all use. It's ram that doesn't have the parity bit. So, data in the memory can easily get corrupt, but the upside is that the unregistered ram is faster.