okay i have OCZ PLATINUM REV2 / 2GB. DDR2-800 PC2-6400 in my pc. i have had this ram since september 2007 and had no issues. i will be installing another 2 gigs of this ram in the next few weeks. i just noticed on the manufacturer website that the ram is suppose to run at between 1.9 - 2.1v with the timing set at 4-4-4-15 for optimum performance. i looked in my bios and it said it was running at 1.925v and a timing of 5-5-5-15. i did some research and i guess that's a default for most motherboards bios. by the way i have never had a problem with my system even running at 5-5-5-15. so anyways i went ahead and changed the settings in my bios to the ocz recommended settings and i noticed a great performance boost.
after doing some more research online i found different forums and different people setting this exact same ram to different timings and such. mind you my pc is not overclocked in any way and i plan on keeping it like this. i just want to make sure running the ram at a 2.1v will be ok and not fry the ram at all. i even asked on the official ocz forums and they said i should play with the voltages to get my system as stable as i can. i don't like playing with voltages and such if i don't have to. but on the other hand i want the most out of this memory.
does anybody have any experience with these types of things ? i need to know if i should go back to the default settings or keep the changes i made. i have had no blue screens or freezing either way. i basically need to know if the 2.1v is safe and if the 4-4-4-15 timing is really correct for this memory or not ?
here are my pc specs:
intel core2duo 6550.
OCZ PLATINUM REV2 / 2GB. DDR2-800 PC2-6400.... soon to 4gb.
nvidia geforce 8800GT 512MB. / thermaltake dual orb vga cooler.
DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard.
western digital 250gb & 80gb. 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives.
acer 19" x192w widescreen lcd.
raidmax scorpio atx case.
cooler master extreme 500w psu.
Windows Vista Home Premium x64 SP1.
after doing some more research online i found different forums and different people setting this exact same ram to different timings and such. mind you my pc is not overclocked in any way and i plan on keeping it like this. i just want to make sure running the ram at a 2.1v will be ok and not fry the ram at all. i even asked on the official ocz forums and they said i should play with the voltages to get my system as stable as i can. i don't like playing with voltages and such if i don't have to. but on the other hand i want the most out of this memory.
does anybody have any experience with these types of things ? i need to know if i should go back to the default settings or keep the changes i made. i have had no blue screens or freezing either way. i basically need to know if the 2.1v is safe and if the 4-4-4-15 timing is really correct for this memory or not ?
here are my pc specs:
intel core2duo 6550.
OCZ PLATINUM REV2 / 2GB. DDR2-800 PC2-6400.... soon to 4gb.
nvidia geforce 8800GT 512MB. / thermaltake dual orb vga cooler.
DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard.
western digital 250gb & 80gb. 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives.
acer 19" x192w widescreen lcd.
raidmax scorpio atx case.
cooler master extreme 500w psu.
Windows Vista Home Premium x64 SP1.