i5 and Ram overclocking, latency or frequency?

Danjos · 28 Sep 2009 at 11:46

hi all

(i5, gigabyte p55ud3, corsair 12800 2x2gb)

i went for cheap corsair 1600mhz CAS9 ram. im wondering if its best to run at 1600mhz (200 2:8) or maybe drop to 1200mhz and tighter timings?

havent had much time to play so not actually sure how much(if any) i can improve timings at 1600.

Danjos · 29 Sep 2009 at 08:45

ok thanks, i'll have a tinker

didnt like 1600 cas7, will do 1200cas6 tho.

im trying to get the most out of gta4.

Danjos · 29 Sep 2009 at 20:59

cant even run at 1600 with slack timings, just will not run at 1600 or above.

duff ram?

Danjos · 1 Oct 2009 at 08:37

thanks guys. Ive never had ram that wont run at stock speeds, even unbranded cheapo stuff usually overclocks a little, and with a name like 'dominator' you'd at least expect stock performance !
cant help thinking that maybe im doing something wrong..

i did notice the ram said 1.8v on it. even so, i gave it 1.8v and it still didnt run stock.

ive left it at 19x215 for now. so my 1600 ram is at a whopping 1290mhz.
happy with the cpu though.
think i will just have to buy some new ram.

Danjos · 1 Oct 2009 at 09:31

hmm, i think i bought the wrong ram, the place i bought it listed it as 12800C9 1600MHz, it didnt say it was 1.8v rated, i didnt realise there were so many types of ddr3, just assumed it would work with i5.
But i reckon i need the 1.6v stuff.

anyway, ordered some g.skill, prblem solved