Ram

[clocker]

Originally posted by opivykid@10 November 2003 - 16:59
ya he definitly seems smart and respectable,

Well, for a Canadian, I guess.

[bigdawgfoxx]

lol lets not get in a fight here. Yes get the Corsair! You can thank me for the link later

[opivykid]

Haha alright thanks soooo much man, I owe you.

[3rd gen noob]

corsair is pretty expensive though, just to warn you...

it might not be worth getting corsair if you'll be using it alongside the ram you have already

the only reason for getting corsair would be for overclocking or tightening timings, which you wouldn't be able to do unless the ram you have already is good enough

just something to think about

[Virtualbody1234]

No fighting intended.

Both types will work. Corsair is better but you won't be able to take advantage of the difference if you keep the 128mb module in there too. You also won't have any advantage if you don't intend to overclock.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ok so what exactly is tighting the timings?? and how do you do it? Dont you have to have Dual Channel for that?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@11 November 2003 - 01:00
Ok so what exactly is tighting the timings?? and how do you do it? Dont you have to have Dual Channel for that?

basically reducing the delay in response of your ram...

you can only do it in bios, i believe

any good new ram will most likely be quoted as being "cas 2.0", however, this isn't the whole story

to get an accurate idea of the timings, you must know the full array

for instance, my ram is currently 2-2-2-5 (or 2-5-2-2 depending on naming convention)

reasonably good ram should be 2-3-3-7 or lower

the lower the better

the differences are pretty small in the real world

[bigdawgfoxx]

So if you get like some new Corsair PC4000 RAM could you make it like 1-1-1-1?? or what?

[Livy]

i dont think you can tighten them up much more than 3rd gens is.
on the topic note, i would go for the same brand as he already had, as corsair would be dearer, and he would have to get rid of his 128mb card to make full use of the corsair.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@11 November 2003 - 01:06
So if you get like some new Corsair PC4000 RAM could you make it like 1-1-1-1?? or what?

well, i have Corsair XMS3500 ram and 2-2-2-5 is about the best i can do

some new motherboards will support 1.5-2-2-4 but this is pretty rare

2-2-2-6 or 2-2-2-5 should be about the best you'd get, depending of course on the ram module, motherboard and power supply