zxc 0 Posted March 13, 2002 I used to have random freezes and crashes when playing OFP and I suspected my ram or chipset to not be able to support the max fsb speed (133x2 coz' DDR) for whatever reason. Finally, I just tried to load the fail-safe settings in my bios for a laugh and everything worked!!! - I could install and upgrade the whole game without slowing down the fsb. - I played during an hour without any crash and no big difference in the game speed. Ok ok, some people must have already tried it and running with fail-safe settings isn't normal at all. BUT! At least from there u can maybe identify much better the origin of ur problem, especially by changing settings 1 by 1 in your bios. And that's also a good temporar solution to be able to play ofp eheh! Hope it's gonna help some of u... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Frag 0 Posted March 13, 2002 It might have been the CAS memory timing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALDEGA 0 Posted March 13, 2002 Setting RAS/CAS to values which are too low indeed can cause instability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zxc 0 Posted March 14, 2002 How do you know which values are the best for RAS/CAS considering your own system?? Or is there any good website talking about that?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALDEGA 0 Posted March 14, 2002 Generally speaking: Higher values offer better stability, but less performance. Lower values offer better performance, but less stability. There aren't any set numbers that apply to all memory chipsets. Again, generraly, more expensive RAM will allow you to retain stability at lower values. Cheap RAM will normally only be stable at higher values. If you want to get the most out of your memory, you need to try out different settings. However, I recommend that you use SPD (serial presence detection). Using SPD (when available) will use the values that the manufacturer of the memory saved onto the SPD, which is on the printed circuit board (the green 'thing' to which the memory chips are attached). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Frag 0 Posted March 14, 2002 Here is an interesting report on what all of this actually means, and how to determine what speed your memory is rated at in the absence of SPD support: http://www.dewassoc.com/performance/memory/how_to_id_pc133.htm I'd take the information in this report and verify that the BIOS in your system isn't trying to drive the memory faster than it is spec'd for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
