Crucial Ballistix Underclocked?

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I have 2x1Gb Ballistix 6400(800Mhz) and they are supposed to have 4-4-4-12 timings.Cpuz says 5-5-5-18.I searched in the bios and there is an option to change the timings manually(they are in auto mode now)but there are also some other options in the same page that I dont know what to change them to.Should I manually change the timings?And what about the other options?
 
Be sure to set the memory voltage (vdimm) to 2.2v.

Then change the first four timings to 4, 4, 4 and 12 respectively. All the otthers can be left on Auto.
 
Cool thanks!I didnt know I had to change memory voltage too.Why arent those settings at their highest values?I will start overclocking my Q6600 tommorow,will I have to mess again with timing settings and voltages?
 
The memory is pre-programmed to run at 667mhz or 800mhz (depending on the motherboard) 5-5-5-15 so that it will boot first time in every motherboard at the industry standard DDR2 stock vdimm of 1.8v.

If it was pre-programmed to its stock settings of 800mhz 4-4-4-12 it wouldn't run in any board until the vdimm was set to 2.2v. That would create the problem of how do you set the vdimm to 2.2v if the board won't boot.
 
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No it should stay at those settings.

Be sure to set the memory divider to 1:1 before overclocking the CPU. That will take the memory out of the equation (the memory speed rises as you raise the CPU speed). Once you have found your preferred stable CPU overclock, you can raise the memory divider so that it's running closer to its stock speed.
 
Thanks for the replies Cob.I just tried to change the timings and voltage.First of all,the lowest value of the cycle time is 15,shouldnt it be 12?I changed it to 4-4-4-15,set the voltage at 2.2,saved the settings and then it wouldnt boot!I had to clear the CMOS.Have I done anything wrong?
 
Odd. Unless you mean the Refresh Cycle Time, which can be left on Auto.

These are the first 4 settings and how they should be set-

CAS latency Time - 4
RAS to CAS Delay - 4
RAS Precharge - 4
Precharge Delay - 12


Have you touched the CPU FSB yet?
 
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Odd. Unless you mean the Refresh Cycle Time, which can be left on Auto.

These are the first 4 settings and how they should be set-

CAS latency Time - 4
RAS to CAS Delay - 4
RAS Precharge - 4
Precharge Delay - 12


Have you touched the CPU FSB yet?
Click to expand...

Hmm,I had a look on cpuz before I messed with my ram,and the last one was cycle time,not precharge delay,so I changed the cycle time.Precharge delay isnt the 4th setting,its the 5th,the cycle time is 4th.I havent touched CPU fsb yet.

EDIT:Oops,you were right,Im such a noob lol.Just changed it to 4-4-4-12 at 2.2V and it booted fine.I get the same values at cpuz.Thanks once again :D.My first "tweaking"attempt and I already messed it up lol.
 
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Does your BIOS look like this-

p31sca8.jpg


Both the fourth and fifth readings on CPU-Z are Cycle Times. The fourth is tRAS and the fifth is tRC. tRAS is the Precharge Delay and is the one that needs to be changed to 12.
 
heh :)

I probably should have used the 't' abbreviations, but they can be confusing as hell.

The Ballistixs 4-4-4-12 @2.2v settings should stick with your Q6600 upto 4.5ghz ( :eek: ), so you'll not have to worry about your memory whilst overclocking the CPU (providing you set the memory divider/ratio to 1:1). Once you have finished working on the CPU you can then raise the divider/ratio if you wish.
 
Thanks for the tip.My OCing marathon will start tommorow and I have no clue where to start from lol.I have readed the sticky a few times,I have a general idea but the whole FSB/voltages/ratio and stuff are really confusing for a noob like me.
 
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There's an IP-35 Pro overclocking thread here that you may want to read through if you haven't already.

It's one of the best P35 boards available.
 
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