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Ran the test 3 times to get an average - not much of a change.. and blazin fast!
Ran the test 3 times to get an average - not much of a change.. and blazin fast!
here is mine hope I have done it right
I did a little Bios tweaking to bring the memory speed up from the defaulted 1066 to the speed of 1600 as the corsair dominator DDR3 should be and the test came up to this.
Is something wrong with my computer? I'm using GS45 chipset, DDR3 laptop ram
I'm getting an average of 4700 MB/s only
Do you guys think I could get more out of my RAM with higher frequencies but lower timings, or should I just be happy with the current state?
I'm running 8GB (4x2) Kingston HyperX GB PC2-8500U CL5-5-5-15 DDR2-1066 but only @400Mhz 1.82V because @533Mhz 2.3V I get errors in Memtest86+, even with very mild timings....maybe cause all 4 banks are loaded.
I am guessing that most of us allow the default settings for the motherboard. This slows the system bus down to operate at the best settings and is fine. You really will not notice any changes between the bus speed when running your system. If you wish to tweak your system then do so but the default settings are for optimum use. This is why some prefer to overclock and tweak their PC for the best performance in every option. Stressing components for optimum use is fine but I do not feel there is an advantage as you will not see any value in it. This is why I do not overclock my system. Even though my system can run stable at 1600 my system defaults to 1066 and runs better at 1066. Yes I can force it to 1600 but what for? Higher voltage and frequency's will do little for user usage. You need to apply what applications you use your PC for and decide what is best for your own use. To run stable and at lower temps is what I am interested in.
I don't know if you even referred to my post, but I'm actually UNDERclocking my RAM.I'm running 8GB (4x2) Kingston HyperX GB PC2-8500U CL5-5-5-15 DDR2-1066 but only @400Mhz 1.82V
EDIT: btw, am I assuming correctly that unganged mode should perform better in my 4x2GB with QuadCore setup than unganged mode?
Last edited by cabal06ba; 16 Mar 2010 at 15:20.
UPDATE for DDR2 RAM users: after some extensive testing I can definitely confirm that you shouldn't always go for high frequencies!
In my case, tuning the timings + NB Speed brought by far the best results combined with the advantages of low RAM voltages.
The optimal setup in my case:
8GB (4x2) Kingston HyperX GB PC2-8500U CL5-5-5-15 DDR2-1066
running @ DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12; 1.84V
NB @ 2200Mhz (200Mhz x 11); 1.36V
Mainboard is Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX Chipset) + Phenom II X4 940 @3400Mhz