Memory Timings which is best?

[wingman411]

PC 2700, 2x512 (1gb) in dual channel.
Processor: AMD 2500 running at 200x11.5 2.31GHz
XP pro
ABIT NF7-S mb
Which is better and why?

Memory timings: 2.5 3 3 6 or 2.5 3 3 7 or other

no voltage mod

 

[Xie]

PC 2700, 2x512 (1gb) in dual channel.
Processor: AMD 2500 running at 200x11.5 2.31GHz
XP pro
ABIT NF7-S mb
Which is better and why?

Memory timings: 2.5 3 3 6 or 2.5 3 3 7 or other

no voltage mod

The lower the better but only if your RAM can handle the timing ... other wise you end up w/ BSOD or could even not post I suppose.

 

[LordOfLA]

buy crucial ballistix as it runs at 2-2-2-5 at stock speeds ;D

or clock yours to 2 2 2 5 and see what happens.

 

[VenomXt]

The lower the better but only if your RAM can handle the timing ... other wise you end up w/ BSOD or could even not post I suppose.

this is what happends to me wheni mess with mine ggoing from normal to optimal in my bios only way to get back is reset the cmos hehe..

 

[Temperal]

I'm running the AN7 motherboard and I find 2-2-2-11 to be the best timings. If your memory is more likely to be stable at 2.5 I would consider 2.5-3-3-11. I used Sandra's memory bandwith to test various configurations and ended up with 11 being the best for bandwidth. I drew this conclusion after reading about it from others with NForce based boards on the ABIT forum: ABIT USA Forum
If you scroll about halfway down there is a section for NForce 1&2 motherboard discussions. There is also an overclocking section clear at the bottom.
If you have the time and the patience I would consider downloading Sisoftware's Sandra and doing some memory benchmarks to see what works best for you. Hope this is helpful, good luck.
Temperal

 

[Shamus MacNoob]

Yes on the duel channel boards the tras 11 or 10 or 9 with 3 3 3 , or 2 2 2 or 3 3 2.5

But in the end there is no real world difference with 11 3 3 3 and 11 2 2 2 a few extra points in a bench mark is all you see.

I have tested all the possible ways with 4 different nforce boards and found that what works best is what is 100% stable and that is what really matters.


peace