Some easy RAM questions

[mobo360]

So I'm going to get a mid size tower with ATX so I think physically that It will fit, but apparently you need to change the voltage and the timings. Exactly what am I supposed to set it to? I understand it's different for every system but how do you know if you set them right?


http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227320

 

[505090]

what motherboard do you have

 

[mobo360]

what motherboard do you have

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131397

Thank you for responding.

 

[505090]

these are the speed your mb supports, there is both faster and slower ddr3, the ones with oc next to them mean that they are overclocked speeds

DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066

that board will accept any reasonable voltage and cas (timing), the board will set the voltage and cas by its self though they will not be the optimal timing, voltage is more an issue with i7's which need to be under 1.65V

there will be a small gain in setting them by hand, if you plan on doing that start reading articles and learning what each setting means and how it interacts with other settings

coincidentally i just looked up ram for someone else that will work great for you as well
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231180

 

[505090]

I just looked back at your first post the ram you selected is a better deal

 

[Onus]

1.9V for CAS7? Wow. I honestly don't know that it's a JEDEC standard the way 1.8V is for DDR2, but DDR3 is supposed to work on as little as 1.5V. That memory will be hot, stressful to the mobo, and may reset to much worse timings (e.g. CAS9 or worse) on any BIOS reset.

 

[Onus]

The RAM 505090 listed will operate on 1.5V-1.6V; I'd get that even though its timing appears to be lower. At that voltage, if the ones you listed will be stable at all, they will likely be at CAS9 or worse.