Ram Timings @ 450MHZ IC7-G

[mashie]

I'm a newbie and have been reading up before OCing my system. Am I correct in understanding that PC3200 or above RAM with Low Latency settings will need to be set to about 3-4-4-8 at higher FSB? What about PC4000 with LL? I am told I need high quality mem to OC. What about standard PC4000. If it is sold as PC4000 I assume it passes all frequeny tests and if the standard tests are all rated for the relaxed timings used to OC wouldn't say Patriot, Buffalo, KVR, Corsair Value, Etc... perform equally to the higher priced mem?
I am not a gamer so if I lose a few bench points for timings but can increase drastically by FSB increase that will be fine. I do a lot of A/V encodes and D/Ling .
Please give me input as to which direction I need to go to get more performance

Abit IC7-G P4 2.8E Prescott,512 Corsair Value PC3200, Dual Raptor Raid 0
WD250GB IDE, BTC CD/RW, ATI 9200SE 128MB, Waiting on 2 IBM 160 SATA for 2nd Raid 0

 

[scottchen]

Since you have the Prescott, you better have watercooling, before thinking about OC. You may have read that in the P4 OC guide. All PC4000 memory has 3-4-4-8 timings except the OCZ gold which is 2.5-4-4-7. PC4000 means youc ould run your ram synced at 250FSB, but i doubt if your CPU goes that high if you don't have watercool. It'll melt.

-AMD Athlon64 3200+@2300mhz -GAK8N -3x512 Hynix PC3200 ram@192mhz 2.5-3-3-7 -Albatron 5900PV @ 509/1000 -SB Audigy -Adaptec 1210SA Raid -2x120G Seagate SATA150 7200.7 Raid0 -Enermax 460watt psu

 

[Lando95]

Hey, Geil pc4000 runs at 2.5,4,4,7 also.

PIV 2.8 @ 3.37, 2X256 Geil Platinum PC4000 @ 1:1, 240fsb, SP-94 with 92mm Tornado, IC7, (2)Raptors in raid 0, BFG5900nu flashed to 5950ultra bios, 500 watt psu.

 

[scottchen]

right... but who cares about Geil

Anyways I like OCZ's PC4200 EL runs at 266mhz at 2.5-4-4-7, i wander what's the gold gonna run at? 2-2-2-5? or just a lame 2.5-3-4-7.

-AMD Athlon64 3200+@2300mhz -GAK8N -3x512 Hynix PC3200 ram@192mhz 2.5-3-3-7 -Albatron 5900PV @ 560/1000 -SB Audigy -Adaptec 1210SA Raid -2x120G Seagate SATA150 7200.7 Raid0 -Enermax 460watt psu

 

[Lando95]

Are you just trying to piss me off or what?
I F*&KING care about Geil, for you bloody information.

PIV 2.8 @ 3.37, 2X256 Geil Platinum PC4000 @ 1:1, 240fsb, SP-94 with 92mm Tornado, IC7, (2)Raptors in raid 0, BFG5900nu flashed to 5950ultra bios, 500 watt psu.

 

[scottchen]

yes

BTW, that BFG vid card, how hot does it run with the 5950U bios at "default speeds".

-AMD Athlon64 3200+@2300mhz -GAK8N -3x512 Hynix PC3200 ram@192mhz 2.5-3-3-7 -Albatron 5900PV @ 560/1000 -SB Audigy -Adaptec 1210SA Raid -2x120G Seagate SATA150 7200.7 Raid0 -Enermax 460watt psu

 

[Lando95]

Who cares?

PIV 2.8 @ 3.37, 2X256 Geil Platinum PC4000 @ 1:1, 240fsb, SP-94 with 92mm Tornado, IC7, (2)Raptors in raid 0, BFG5900nu flashed to 5950ultra bios, 500 watt psu.

 

[Lando95]

33 idle, 52-55 full load.

PIV 2.8 @ 3.37, 2X256 Geil Platinum PC4000 @ 1:1, 240fsb, SP-94 with 92mm Tornado, IC7, (2)Raptors in raid 0, BFG5900nu flashed to 5950ultra bios, 500 watt psu.