Question about memory timings

[fenderbass86]

At the moment my E6400 is stable at 2.7GHz, but won't budge anymore because of my memory. It's the Corsair XMS2 6400C5 and the timings are 5-8-8-24. If I tightened them to CAS4 or upped the voltage a little (bare in mind i'm running a Gigabyte DS3) would I be able to push it to 3GHz. Is that how it works?

 

[Minstadave]

At the moment my E6400 is stable at 2.7GHz, but won't budge anymore because of my memory. It's the Corsair XMS2 6400C5 and the timings are 5-8-8-24. If I tightened them to CAS4 or upped the voltage a little (bare in mind i'm running a Gigabyte DS3) would I be able to push it to 3GHz. Is that how it works?

Tighten your timings would mean you'd reduce the max memory clock you could get and would mean you'd be even more limited by your memory.

You need to tighten the two 8s to 5s though (tRCD and tRP) because those timings are really really slack, stock is 5-5-5 for your modules, the SPD is setting them wrong.

First port of call is to up the bolts a little, that'll help push the memory further.

 

[gam3r]

Try adding 0.1v or 0.2v to achive 3ghz. That seems the sweetspot with my ram and many others to hit the 3.