Samsung ram tweaking

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I have a KR7A-RAID with a 512MB stick of Samsung PC2700. Im currently running it at 170 FSB on my 1Ghz Tbird with the "default" memory timings (the bios automatically runs it at what it reads from the chip) of 6-3-6 at Cas 2.5 with interleave disabled. My question is if I should try to change any of these? Will any of them provide any noticeable differences? Right now running 170 * 6.5 for 1020 mhz I get these mem scores , do they seem low?

Any advice appreciated

Edit: Dont forget this is with a 1 Ghz Tbird

 

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I lowered the FSB to 140 and maxed out the timings with 5-2-5 and 4 way interleave and windows wouldnt load.

 

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bump!

 

[AppleTalking]

Actually those numbers don't look too bad. Remember that the other four sets of numbers on the graph are all using faster memory, either 4.2GB/sec RDRAM or 3.2GB/sec DDR memory. For the KT266A chipset under 2.7GB/sec DDR, those numbers are pretty good. You can tinker with your settings to see if you can eek out another hundred or so MB/sec.. I would try to change those 6-3-6 numbers one at a time until you hit instability. In the end though, it just boils down to whether you think potentially damaging your RAM is worth the extra speed . . . 🙂

Good luck,
Nick

Edit: I originally put in 5.6GB/sec for the RDRAM when obviously that's not true. Wishful thinking I guess . . .

 

[xylem]

I ran Samsung 512mb DTL at 175mhz, cas 2-3-3, safely. It failed at 2-2-2, 2-3-2, and 2-2-3. Of course, going from 2.5 to 2 is the biggest one, anyway. This was on an Abit KX7-333, with 1/5 pci and 2/5 agp dividers.