Memory Timing?

2007-03-23 02:57:36

#1

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +698|6756|Washington St.

I've read a lot about memory and building a system. One thing that the pro comp builders seem to do is time their memory like 4-4-2-2 or something along those lines.
What does that mean?
How does it help?
and
How do I do it?

thanks

2007-03-23 03:06:54

#2

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7181

Less lantacy, which means less about of clocks it takes to send out new info. Lower timings = better.

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2007-03-23 03:25:17

#3

pirana6: Go Cougs!; +698|6756|Washington St.

how do i do it

2007-03-23 05:09:46

#4

The#1Spot: Member; +105|7005|byah

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Less lantacy, which means less about of clocks it takes to send out new info. Lower timings = better.

You forgot the exception that its only faster at the same DDR speed with lower timings at stock setup.

2007-03-23 07:07:45

#5

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|7107|Deep In The South Of Texas

Memory timings are listed in the order of greatest impact on performance. Changing the timings is done through your BIOS. Here's a good guide to explain in more detail:

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/ove … memory/131

Games tend to like tighter(lower) timings.

2007-03-23 09:40:44

#6

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6959|N. Ireland

To be honest, as a casual gamer who does a lot at the weekend especially, my 2GB Corsair XMS2 with high timings of 5-5-5-12 do me fine.

2007-03-23 22:31:06

#7

B00MH3ADSH0T: Fresh NoobCaeks Here; +118|6856|Penrith,Nsw, Aus

leetkyle wrote:
To be honest, as a casual gamer who does a lot at the weekend especially, my 2GB Corsair XMS2 with high timings of 5-5-5-12 do me fine.

i think i have the exact same ram as you is it corsair 2gb xms2 pc-6400? if so its advertised as 5-5-5-12 but it runs 5-5-5-18 in my pc.

2007-03-24 00:09:33

#8

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,079|7237|PNW

Note 1: DDR2 has a higher CAS latency than DDR, but don't worry about it. Just aim for the lowest stuff you can afford (while still paying attention to whether it's DDR2-667, DDR2-800, etc. The higher the better, as long as your motherboard can support it. Unfortunately, bleeding-edge highs can be unstable).
Note 2: Not every BIOS lists CAS, tRCD, tRP and tRAS in the same order, so don't be fooled.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2007-03-24 00:10:55)

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