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How fast is my memory running at?

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October 8, 2014 10:54:32 PM




It is supposed to be 1600Mhz i think, is it running at the correct speed?






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October 8, 2014 11:01:49 PM

Yes, Depends on how the program reads the ram speeds, with CPU-z you have to multiply by 2. Other programs you might not.
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October 8, 2014 11:06:45 PM

mouse24 said:
Yes, Depends on how the program reads the ram speeds, with CPU-z you have to multiply by 2. Other programs you might not.


Thanks And do you know what Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation means in my BIOS? It is set as 64M but can go to 1024M, should i set it that high and will it make my iGPU better?
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a b } Memory
October 8, 2014 11:11:14 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
mouse24 said:
Yes, Depends on how the program reads the ram speeds, with CPU-z you have to multiply by 2. Other programs you might not.


Thanks And do you know what Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation means in my BIOS? It is set as 64M but can go to 1024M, should i set it that high and will it make my iGPU better?


Its basically like dedicating system ram as Vram, albiet a much slower alternative but yes it should help iGPU performance. I'd personally give it 512MB and leave it at that. I doubt any more than that would help.
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a b } Memory
October 8, 2014 11:12:25 PM

DDR literally is an abbreviation for DOUBLE DATA RATE, so you take that and multiply by 2.

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a b } Memory
October 8, 2014 11:15:10 PM

Novuake said:
DDR literally is an abbreviation for DOUBLE DATA RATE, so you take that and multiply by 2.



^this

Also why does CPU-Z measure it like this? Is there some technical reasoning I am missing? It'd cause a whole lot less confusion if they just multiplied it themselves.
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a b } Memory
October 8, 2014 11:19:03 PM

mouse24 said:
Novuake said:
DDR literally is an abbreviation for DOUBLE DATA RATE, so you take that and multiply by 2.



^this

Also why does CPU-Z measure it like this? Is there some technical reasoning I am missing? It'd cause a whole lot less confusion if they just multiplied it themselves.


Hahah its just a legacy thing, DDR memory was not the only type long after its released, so they show the base value to accommodate the other standards of memory. Those other standards are dead and buried now but the legacy remains. :) 
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October 9, 2014 12:57:05 AM

mouse24 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
mouse24 said:
Yes, Depends on how the program reads the ram speeds, with CPU-z you have to multiply by 2. Other programs you might not.


Thanks And do you know what Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation means in my BIOS? It is set as 64M but can go to 1024M, should i set it that high and will it make my iGPU better?


Its basically like dedicating system ram as Vram, albiet a much slower alternative but yes it should help iGPU performance. I'd personally give it 512MB and leave it at that. I doubt any more than that would help.


Would my PC explode if i put it up to 1024M? Also does a CPU get hotter when using the iGPU? God i cant wait to get my R9-280 :( 
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a b } Memory
October 9, 2014 1:03:36 AM

Ferrariassassin said:
mouse24 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
mouse24 said:
Yes, Depends on how the program reads the ram speeds, with CPU-z you have to multiply by 2. Other programs you might not.


Thanks And do you know what Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation means in my BIOS? It is set as 64M but can go to 1024M, should i set it that high and will it make my iGPU better?


Its basically like dedicating system ram as Vram, albiet a much slower alternative but yes it should help iGPU performance. I'd personally give it 512MB and leave it at that. I doubt any more than that would help.


Would my PC explode if i put it up to 1024M? Also does a CPU get hotter when using the iGPU? God i cant wait to get my R9-280 :( 


Won't hurt anything at all, temperature doesn't change much when using the iGPU, couple degrees at most.

Novuake said:
mouse24 said:
Novuake said:
DDR literally is an abbreviation for DOUBLE DATA RATE, so you take that and multiply by 2.



^this

Also why does CPU-Z measure it like this? Is there some technical reasoning I am missing? It'd cause a whole lot less confusion if they just multiplied it themselves.


Hahah its just a legacy thing, DDR memory was not the only type long after its released, so they show the base value to accommodate the other standards of memory. Those other standards are dead and buried now but the legacy remains. :) 


Ah, that makes a bit more sense now, thanks for the information.
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October 9, 2014 1:41:22 AM

mouse24 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
mouse24 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
mouse24 said:
Yes, Depends on how the program reads the ram speeds, with CPU-z you have to multiply by 2. Other programs you might not.


Thanks And do you know what Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation means in my BIOS? It is set as 64M but can go to 1024M, should i set it that high and will it make my iGPU better?


Its basically like dedicating system ram as Vram, albiet a much slower alternative but yes it should help iGPU performance. I'd personally give it 512MB and leave it at that. I doubt any more than that would help.


Would my PC explode if i put it up to 1024M? Also does a CPU get hotter when using the iGPU? God i cant wait to get my R9-280 :( 


Won't hurt anything at all, temperature doesn't change much when using the iGPU, couple degrees at most.

Novuake said:
mouse24 said:
Novuake said:
DDR literally is an abbreviation for DOUBLE DATA RATE, so you take that and multiply by 2.



^this

Also why does CPU-Z measure it like this? Is there some technical reasoning I am missing? It'd cause a whole lot less confusion if they just multiplied it themselves.


Hahah its just a legacy thing, DDR memory was not the only type long after its released, so they show the base value to accommodate the other standards of memory. Those other standards are dead and buried now but the legacy remains. :) 


Ah, that makes a bit more sense now, thanks for the information.


Would it make a performance gain if i put 1024 instead of 500?
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a b } Memory
October 9, 2014 1:59:02 AM

Ferrariassassin said:

Would it make a performance gain if i put 1024 instead of 500?


Sorry, I don't understand?
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October 9, 2014 2:32:29 AM

Novuake said:
Ferrariassassin said:

Would it make a performance gain if i put 1024 instead of 500?


Sorry, I don't understand?


Like if i allow more allocate memory for my igpu will it run better?
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a b } Memory
October 9, 2014 2:37:30 AM

Ferrariassassin said:


Like if i allow more allocate memory for my igpu will it run better?


If you have a dedicated graphics card, then no.
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