Should I increase Voltage on my memory?

unixsac

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I just got a Gigabyte DS3L mobo and the default voltage are 1.8V and I got 2x1GB Ballistix Crucial Memory which is 2.2Voltage, should I go into my BIOS and change it to +0.3v to make it 2.1v? Even though my current 1.8v mobo default still boot up without no problem and run fast but should I make it to 2.1v? Is their any advantage to make it 2.1v? Btw I know that this is memory section but I still had to ask this question, I got a PNY 8600 GTS 256MB graphic card and I install an 2001 games named: Red Faction, but when I play the game the graphic seem very weird, what is going on here? I even update the newest update on PNY website. Dont tell me that new Graphic Card now a day cant play old game right? or i got a defective one? I dont think it defective since I play HL2 EP2 and Hitman Blood Money without problem. I got a PNY 6600 GT and play Red Faction and it play fine.

http://www.geocities.com/mib_miib/8600GTS.jpg

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cozumel

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If your memory runs fine at 1.8 then there is no need. I tested my Ballistix at 800MHz 1.8v JEDEC settings running memtest+ when i first installed and there were zero errors. All memory should run fine at JEDEC speeds. You should always test new memory with memtest+ running overnight.

If you wanted to run them at tight timings then you may need to raise the voltage.
 

Comdrpopnfresh

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Red Faction is an older game, and won't look nearly as good at HL2, let alone EP2. If that was what you meant (red coloring of things, not good shading, and squarish graphics), then the card is fine. I'd post that problem over in the gfx section and be a bit more specific about the problem...
If your memory is operating fine, there is no advantage to increasing the voltage, unless you plan to overclock or tighten the timings, The only thing you'll do if your ot interested in those two prospects is increase power draw, and create more heat.