Vooduu Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 what does the term"loosen the timings"on ram.would the #'s be low for instance like 2.5-3-3-7 or set higher.and when you overclock should the memory be high or low. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 When you see something like 2.5-3-3-7, it refers to four different values, obviously. Each one is a tolerance for a particular part of ram. So each of them determines how much time the RAM is given to get it's data "ready". The mainboard tells the memory it wants a certain piece of data, and the settings determine how long the memory has to come up with that data. So for example the 2.5: If you give your RAM 2.5ns (or ms, or s, whatever) to retrieve data, and it can do it in 2, you still wait the full 2.5. So if your ram can run at 2 and you set it to 2.5, your timings are too "loose" and you're running slower than you could be. But.... if your ran can't run at 2 and you set it there anyways, the data won't actually be ready in time and when the mainboard reads it, it won't get the right data, and bad things will happen. In that case, your timings are too "tight". So in short, tight is good (faster), loose is worse (slower). But if you set your timings tighter than your ram can handle, you will get data corruption and your computer will not run right. I hope that at least some of that will make sense..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 Loosening the timings would be higher #'s, tightening would be lower #'s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vooduu Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 ok.i sorta got it.i was on newegg and was looking for memory and i am not sure if im gonna overclock my new board,its a dfi 925x-t2.here are my 2 options of ram i want from ocz.which would better suite me.my options Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 go with the cheaper one, cause i bet you anything that you can hit the more expensive ones speeds with the same timings as the more expensive one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vooduu Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 so there would not be much difference between the pc4300 and the pc5400.as for being faster.would i notice any performance differences? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leldorion Posted June 26, 2005 Posted June 26, 2005 even if you did, which isn't too likely, just oc it like he said and get the pc4300 up to pc5400 speeds. more performance for less.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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