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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> In article <LqKqe.309518$cg1.99540@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> jay <jay_567@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I bought a 1 gig Corsair dual channel kit for my A8N-E. The memory
>> timing says 2-3-3-6. Can somebody tell me what those numbers mean? This
>> is my first system build.
>
For AMD chips, the CAS latency is rated as 2.5 by Corsair and is set that
way by default in the A8N-E bios.
Here is the text of a forum answer by the "Ram Guy" at the Corsair website
support forum:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38919
"...set the Dim Voltage to 2.7X volts and you can use this a reference to
set the timings.
Dim Voltage 2.7 Volts
CAS Latency CL=2.5
Row Cycle Time tRC Bios Default
Row Refresh Cyc Time tRFC Bios Default
Ras# to CAS# delay tRCD 3
Row to Row delay Bios Default
Min Ras# Active Time tRAS 6
Row Precharge Time tRP 3
Write Recovery Time Bios Default
Write to Read delay Bios Default
Read to Write Delay Bios Default
Refresh Period tREF Bios Default"