RAM Timmings

[kevinali]

I have 8 gb of ddr2-667 on my Asus Maximus Formula running at the standard 333 Mhz. I have the ram timmings set to 5-5-5-15. The RAM is generic K-Byte 2GB modules but they have the Micron D9 chips. I had these modules in my old gigabyte board running at 4-4-3-9 with no problems at all. After exchanging the motherboard for the Asus (and reading the horror stories about this board and its picky ram requriements), i left the timmings at 5-5-5-15. Will i notice any speed increase, just doing "normal" work in going to a 4-4-4-12 timming

So far the system is very stable at 5-5-5-15


Kevin

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Originally posted by: kevinali
I have 8 gb of ddr2-667 on my Asus Maximus Formula running at the standard 333 Mhz. I have the ram timmings set to 5-5-5-15. The RAM is generic K-Byte 2GB modules but they have the Micron D9 chips. I had these modules in my old gigabyte board running at 4-4-3-9 with no problems at all. After exchanging the motherboard for the Asus (and reading the horror stories about this board and its picky ram requriements), i left the timmings at 5-5-5-15. Will i notice any speed increase, just doing "normal" work in going to a 4-4-4-12 timming

So far the system is very stable at 5-5-5-15


Kevin

No, you will not notice any speed difference. If it's stable at 5-5-5, just leave it at that.

 

[Foxery]

The difference should be unnoticeable for most people, but it certainly won't hurt anything to change it the next time you reboot.

Alternatively, the same sticks should run at 800mhz/5-5-5-15 if you feel like overclocking for a boost that would definitely be noticeable.