RogueBlade 0 Posted November 25, 2009 Hey guys, sorry if this is off topic but I'm not a member of any hardcore hardware forums; just wanted to see if I can get a reasonable answer here for anyone partial hardware guru's. My ram is: G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit and here's a screeny of my ram info on cpu-z: http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u320/888josh/ram.png Can you tell me my 2138.1Mhz NB Frequency and the 534.5Mhz DRAM Frequency means? As neither of these values multiplied by 6 (6gigs) seems to have anything to do with 1600Mhz. Also can you tell me why my timings are at 8 8 8 20 when the ram is advertised at 9 9 9 24? I apologize for noobness in advance Ty (PS. I currently have a very intense render running in cinema 4d so these 'ram frequencies may not reflect the norm?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ceeeb 147 Posted November 25, 2009 This topic will be moved/merged/deleted as it has nothing to do with ArmA 2. Your RAM is capable of running at 9-9-9-24 timings while running at DDR3-1600 speeds (the actual speed is 800 Mhz, Double Date Rate RAM is advertised at double the actual speed since it transfers data twice per cycle). Your RAM is running at 8-8-8-20 timings while running at DDR3-1066 speeds (actual speed 533 Mhz). This is significantly slower than it is capable of running (as a basic guide the response time at 8/533 is about 30% slower than 9/800, although this does not mean the whole system is 30% slower). RAM sticks contain SPD data which tells the motherboard what timings, frequencies and voltages values to use (when user has not set these values manually). These SPD values are conservative to allow them work the first time they are plugged in. "Performance" RAM requires the user to manipulate BIOS settings to achieve the advertised speeds. Using incorrect BIOS settings can cause system instability/data loss or damage parts. Read as much on the topic as you can... Google is your friend :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W0lle 1052 Posted November 25, 2009 1. I fail to see what this has to do with troubleshooting. 2. There is a sticky hardware discussion thread in the off-topic forum for this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
