OCing (DDR) -- tight timings or high spec speed?
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Posted by on May 3, 2006, 3:53 pm
Please log in for more thread options 939 system for fire sale prices. It looks like I'll be running an Opty at multi 8 x 333 HTT on a ULi-powered ASrock dual eSATA mobo. Now, about the RAM, I'm torn between two choices: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231032 DDR400 2-3-2-5 with a 3:4 divider running at DDR500 speeds? How loose will the timings get? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231021 DDR500 3-4-3-8 with a 1:1 divider running at DDR666 speeds (is this even possible)? Google digs up some interesting articles about the timing/speed tradeoffs: http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US... | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Paul on May 4, 2006, 3:23 pm
Please log in for more thread options (Clock rate is king for benching. Gaming results on the next page are only about 2% better, so hardly worth the bother.) http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/patriot-ddr700_8.html (Not all memory chips behave the same in overclock) http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/2gb-roundup.html (Small differences in behavior between 512MB and 1GB sticks) http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2560&p=3 Paul | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on May 5, 2006, 3:01 am
Please log in for more thread options On 3 May 2006 12:53:39 -0700, andrew.gullans@gmail.com
wrote: >In June, I'll be taking advantage of AM2's release to put together a
>939 system for fire sale prices. It looks like I'll be running an Opty >at multi 8 x 333 HTT on a ULi-powered ASrock dual eSATA mobo. Now, >about the RAM, I'm torn between two choices: Why not go AM2 and get a better memory system ? 939 wasn't much beyond marketing humor and the only platform for dual core. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on May 5, 2006, 8:49 am
Please log in for more thread options On Fri, 05 May 2006 00:01:55 -0700, ______ wrote:
>On 3 May 2006 12:53:39 -0700, andrew.gullans@gmail.com
>wrote: > >>In June, I'll be taking advantage of AM2's release to put together a
>>939 system for fire sale prices. It looks like I'll be running an Opty >>at multi 8 x 333 HTT on a ULi-powered ASrock dual eSATA mobo. Now, >>about the RAM, I'm torn between two choices: >
>Why not go AM2 and get a better memory system ? > >939 wasn't much beyond marketing humor and the only platform >for dual core. > Because AM2 doesn't actually offer much performance benefit, not until later when the CPU speeds ramp. On the other hand it may well depreciate the value of better 939 boards making them a good deal for someone not looking to upgrade the system later by keeping same mobo. | |||||||||||||
> 939 system for fire sale prices. It looks like I'll be running an Opty
> at multi 8 x 333 HTT on a ULi-powered ASrock dual eSATA mobo. Now,
> about the RAM, I'm torn between two choices:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231032
> DDR400 2-3-2-5 with a 3:4 divider running at DDR500 speeds? How loose
> will the timings get?
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231021
> DDR500 3-4-3-8 with a 1:1 divider running at DDR666 speeds (is this
> even possible)?
>
> Google digs up some interesting articles about the timing/speed
> tradeoffs:
> http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US...