7-7-7-20 timings, could these do better?

[Hobybobag]

I'm working on overclocking my memory right now using my MSI 790FX-GD70 and 4gb of G.Skill DDR3 2000 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231419&cm_re=ddr3_2000-_-20-231-419-_-Product)
I'm using a Phenom 2 965 so I'm trying to get the fastest DDR3 1600 speeds i can, right now I'm stuck at 7-7-7-20.
Any Ideas?

 

[henydiah]

if your system stable. 1600 CL7 it's fastest your system.

 

[Hobybobag]

seriously?
theres no way to get it lower?

 

[henydiah]

lower .. what ? 1600 CL7 is fastest if STABLE SYSTEM

 

[Hobybobag]

sorry, i meant lower timings
so if it passed memtest x86 im good?

 

[henydiah]

could have been, but for stability when eating a high FSB will be higher the cas latency is the balance stability. to be safe do not be too low limits can be breached timing your ram, because to run into CL7 you must overvolt just a little. and if you want to try lower at 6-7-7-15 if still can run.?
test stability use intelburn test for fast set RAM to maximum + 20 Loop maybe 20minutes
test with software tool syssoft sandra .. and becnhmark

 

[Hobybobag]

my fsb is only 200, would it be better to use a lower memory divider and a higher fsb?

 

[henydiah]

better higher FSB + low Timing. than lower divider
example in FSB in CPU-Z : (1600) @800 CAS 7 better and fastest than (1333 /10700) @667- CAS 6

 

[Hobybobag]

alrighty, thanks for the help ^^

sorry I'm a bit new to overclocking

 

[damric]

Check out the Memory and Northbridge (memory controller) tuning sections in the official guide by AMD:

http://game.amd.com/us-en/content/pdf/AMD_Dragon_AM3_AM2_Performance_Tuning_Guide.pdf

 

[Hobybobag]

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