Thread: Modding RAM??? RAM timings??
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Old Mar 2, 2008, 04:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mkk View Post
When it comes to timings lower is faster, but lowering below the official specs can easily lead to instability. Raising the frequency while at the same time overclocking the CPU is in general an easier way to get a bit more performance out of the memory.

Have a look at pages such as these:
Understanding RAM Timings | Hardware Secrets
Info: Ram Timings For Dummies. - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
A Guide to Memory Timing
Awesome. Thank you! Great insight in this article. My RAM is DDR2-667MHz...so that means the 667 is theoretical, and that it runs at 333MHz? Unless I'm not understanding something correctly, it doesn't make sense to me as to why the 667 chip would run at what, half speed?

Also, how would I overclock it? Is there a software tool? I need something where I can undo the overclocking, too, just in case. And to what extent do you recommend I overclock it to? The full 667 or somewhere in between?

Thanks again!!!
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