Memory Help

[stan03]

What does it look like in the bios when you set mem ratios? is it like a box that comes up and has choices of 1.33 1.6 and 2.0?

[bad4u]

It depends on what chipset and BIOS you're running.

Via chipsets and BIOS display ratios.

Nforce chipsets and BIOS use a percentage of FSB and display resultant memory frequency.

The difference is semantic - the result pretty much the same.

Hope this helps!

[stan03]

F6 bios.... im not sure what you mean... bumb

[Chuck232]

So you've got a GigaByte board right?

Yes, it should be something like 1, 1.33 and 1.66. At 200MHz FSB, that means 200/1, 200/1.33 and 200/1.66 to get your memory speed.

If you've overclocking, then it would be FSB/number.

[stan03]

yes i got a gigabyte:D so thanks, and choose a number that is stable?

[Chuck232]

Well what are your system specs? Like RAM, exact mobo, CPU and all?

[stan03]

Corsair 3200LLXMS 2.8C GA-8KNXP mobo... anything else?

[Chuck232]

Ok, so you should be able to use the 1.33 divider. I can't see a 2.8C doing too much more than 250MHz FSB with aircooling and 1.6V. (the vcore limit for that board)

So set the ratio to 1.33 and up the FSB. :)

[stan03]

ok, and ummm what would the signs of the slower memory speeds be? would i really notice the computer slow down?

[Chuck232]

No because you'll be running a higher FSB and higher CPU speeds which will more than offset the RAM speed decrease.