Question about memory timings

[Dodgy Bob]

Hi,

New to overclocking these days (used to do a lot of it back in the early 90's ) but thought I'd give it go.

The system I've experimented with is a Core2Duo E6700 on a Gigabyte 965p DS3 mobo with 4GB (2x2GB) of GSkill DDR2 PC2-6400C4 (CL4-4-4-12, 2.0v - 2.1v).

After reading these forums all I did was :

disabled C1E and E1ST
CPU Clock Ratio - 9x
CPU HOst Freq. - 333
PCIe freq. - 100
SPD - 2.5 -> mem. freq. 833 (4:5)
DDR2 overvolt - +0.3 (MB uses 1.8v as default, my mem needs 2.1v)
FSB overvolt - +0.05v (just to be on safe side )

Everything works lovely with CPU at 3Ghz, the only oddity is with the memory. The timings seem to be off.

I'm not very good with memory and I confess I have to read up what all the timings mean every time I come to do anything with it! But can anyone tell me based on what the timings should be (see above) if the timings I now have are good or bad? I'm getting :

5-6-6-17-2T

That's according to CPU-Z. If bad, and I think there are (right?), what have I done wrong?

Thanks for your time.

Bob.

 

[Cob]

They'll be the auto timings. They'll be really simple to put right on the DS3P.

To unlock the memory timings you may need to hit Ctrl and F1 together on the main BIOS screen. They should now appear inside the MIT menu. Then it's just a case of setting the first four timings to 4-4-4-12, ie -

4
4
4
12

If you can't boot with those timings at 833mhz then try 5-4-4-12.

 

[Dodgy Bob]

Wow, it was that easy! Don't those hidden settings make life a joy?

Thanks Cob. I can't believe how straightforward it was to overclock the system. I really hope my new arrival tomorrow (Q6600 + Abit IP35 Pro) does just as well .

 

[Greebo]

Oh are you in for a fun ride tomorrow then in that order