Got 2x512 pc3500 Geil need help with timings.

OK i just got 2X 512MB PC3500 Geil ram, the numbers on the sticker (on the side of the ram) says
CAS 2 6-3-3 1T @ DDR433Mhz PC3500, 2.5v-2.9V.
if i run cpu-Z i get these values

Frequency 133
FSBRAM 1:1
Cas latency 2.0
Ras# to Cas# delay 2
Ras# precharge 2
Cycle time (tras) 4

So what should i set the timings to in my bios..
for 2 more days im running an athlon 2400xp, getting a 2500barton therefore the low frequency..

but should i set my timings to? should i raise those 2's to 3 and cycle time to 6?

I second that opinion if you can get 2 2 2 11 and its nforce use it.

If I glanced at a spilt box of tooth picks on the floor, could I tell you how many are in the pile. Not a chance, But then again I don't have to buy my underware at Kmart.

If you are using an nforce2 board and want the best performance use the tras 11 setting. More and more people are learning this. It first came to light about 6 months ago reasonably common knowledge among nforce2 enthusiasts.

If its not nforce2 stick with lower timings like 2-2-2-6 I belive 2-2-2-6 is the best timmings (performance wise) on a non nforce2 platform.

So if its nforce2 try 2-2-2-11 or 2-3-3-11 or 2.5-3-3-11 0r 2.5-4-4-11

If I glanced at a spilt box of tooth picks on the floor, could I tell you how many are in the pile. Not a chance, But then again I don't have to buy my underware at Kmart.

Maybe my mobo is just being a bitch but every time I change the precharge delay past 7 my comp will not post.

Barton 2500+ @ 2200mhz (10x220 vcore @ 1.8)
Asus A7N8X Dlx 440 FSB
1gb Geil GD pc3500 Dual Channel (2-3-3-6)
Segata 80gb SATA 8.5ms seek
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro(420/720)

GeekExtreme and MadShrimps used 3DMark2001SE (in addition to other benchmarks) for performing this kind of test as opposed to 3DMark03; just an observation.

please post what you find!!
im getting my barton 2500 tomorrow hopefully..

but regardless of beeing able to run 2-2-2-4 , 2-3-3-6, 2-2-2-11 theyre still good ram and will make it possible for me to OC to barton 3200 right??

i mean im hearing something aobut Geil != Asus A7N8X so im getting a bit scared, and debating if i should send em back, cause i only have 8 days to do that in..

In your memtest86 run 2-2-2-11 generated the best results. Go ahead and run 3dmark01. I think it's pretty clear from what i've seen from a number of sources that 2-2-2-11 would be the recommeded timings for this chipset, if obtainable.

Re: Im going to try f-ing with my timmings again tonight, 2-3-3-11, 2.5-3-3-11, 2-4-4-11, and 2.5-4-4-11 to see what happens..

Just remember Cas has the biggest impact on performance by far so keep it at 2. Only use 2.5 if you cannot get cas 2 with any other combo. In other words I think 2-2-2-6 would preform better than 2.5-2-2-11 but 2-2-2-11 should be better than 2-2-2-6

If I glanced at a spilt box of tooth picks on the floor, could I tell you how many are in the pile. Not a chance, But then again I don't have to buy my underware at Kmart.

Did you try it at 11 using 2-2-2 timmings ?

I've seen this topic in nforce forums and everyone who tried 2-2-2-11 scored better then 2-2-2 (?) There is a link at the top of the thread showing this.

Not saying your score did not change I'm just suprized is all.

So I guess bumping the precharge delay to 11 should have a positive impact on performance when using 2-2-2

If I glanced at a spilt box of tooth picks on the floor, could I tell you how many are in the pile. Not a chance, But then again I don't have to buy my underware at Kmart.