Okay, i have an asus a7n8x dx 2.0 board with 512 twin x corsair 256x2 llpt ram. Currently i'm running my barton 2500+ at 200x11 so the ram is running at 400mhz with 2,2,2,6 timings. My question is that the ram isn't letting me get much over 400mhz and i was thinking about going up to a gig of memory anyway. But most the ram over pc3200 has pretty bad timings. I'm running windows 2000.
Anyway, so i have 256x2 duel channel pc3200 ram (2,2,2,6)
I'm thinking of getting something like 512x2 duel channel pc3500-pc4000 from corsair, but their timings are NOT as good as the ll i have, they don't make their ll (low latency series) in any speed past pc3200.
So my question is do you think an extra few megaherts out of my fsb (say 212mhz or so) and an extra 512 of ram would be faster performing at higher timings, or the 512 i have now at Super FAST timings running at 200mhz.
I know its a strange question, but if i'm going to plunk out 300 more bucks for ram i at least don't want a performance DROP.
So more ram, higher timings, faster fsb (worse?, better?, same?) as my current setup. I'm running at 2.2ghz, i'm thinking about 2.4 is possible with my rig, anyone who has tried this, do you notice a difference at slower ram settings with pc3500 or higher ram compaired to the pc3200ll ram?
"sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"
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Anyway, so i have 256x2 duel channel pc3200 ram (2,2,2,6)
I'm thinking of getting something like 512x2 duel channel pc3500-pc4000 from corsair, but their timings are NOT as good as the ll i have, they don't make their ll (low latency series) in any speed past pc3200.
So my question is do you think an extra few megaherts out of my fsb (say 212mhz or so) and an extra 512 of ram would be faster performing at higher timings, or the 512 i have now at Super FAST timings running at 200mhz.
I know its a strange question, but if i'm going to plunk out 300 more bucks for ram i at least don't want a performance DROP.
So more ram, higher timings, faster fsb (worse?, better?, same?) as my current setup. I'm running at 2.2ghz, i'm thinking about 2.4 is possible with my rig, anyone who has tried this, do you notice a difference at slower ram settings with pc3500 or higher ram compaired to the pc3200ll ram?
"sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"
*grabs a stick and places it into the flames; mmmm, smores*
%Think before you act would be a good motto%