RAM overclocking

[cje]

I've got 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS3 PC3-1066 C9DHX
Stock timings: 9-9-9-24 @ 1.6v

I've got the running 1:1 with my fsb at the moment.

With automatic timings of 10-11-11-32 2T I got the following score in EVEREST ultimate:

read : 9952
write : 6909
copy : 7484
latency : 63.9

Then, I tried STOCK timings 9-9-9-24 but left 2T and got these results:

read : 9999
write : 6836
copy : 7439
latency : 60.8

As you can see, there's an improvement in read and latency, but decrease in write and copy. Why is this? What can I do to get them faster?

And is EVEREST an accurate tool for measuring ram speed, or are the stock timings better for gaming etc?

 

[95thrifles]

This is a review of my rampage board, but it has an awful lot of info in there re clocking memory, you might find it useful, pages 4 to 9
Review

 

[cje]

Thanks for the link mate, I have DDR3, but the same principles would apply right?

 

[95thrifles]

Yeah should do

 

[cje]

I've got em stable with 1.9v @ 1556 mhz linked and synced with the fsb. running 9-9-9-24 2T. I've got the corsair dominator fans over them to keep them cool. Any suggestions?