whats better

[rpanic]

I was wondering what do people prefer, faster tighter memory timings, or faster cpu speed. should I keep things set at where they are in my sig or loosen timing and get another 600 or so Mhz. Everything is rock solid now.

 

[myocardia]

A faster cpu always performs better than lower memory timings. Always.

 

[imported_Dekard]

cpu speed... memory timing generally do no more than 1 - 5% performance boost...

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: myocardia
A faster cpu always performs better than lower memory timings. Always.

so i would be better off with a 230fsb and 5:4 memory timing than 210fsb with 1:1?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze

Originally posted by: myocardia
A faster cpu always performs better than lower memory timings. Always.

so i would be better off with a 230fsb and 5:4 memory timing than 210fsb with 1:1?

5:4 isn't your memory timings, it's your memory divider, which lowers your memory speed. And yeah, 230 HTT/FSB at 5:4 will perform much better than 210 HTT/FSB at 1:1. That's all assuming you don't lower the cpu multiplier, of course.