Help with memory timings

[GC1983]

Ok, first time @ OCing and I seem to be a tad confused.

Here are my timings given by manufacturer.

Module Name GeIL CL4-4-4DDR2-800 (2x1g)
@ 400 MHz 5-5-5-18
@ 266 MHz 4-4-4-12

and attatched is what i'm getting. Does that seem to raise some eyebrows?

2.4 overclocked @ 2.8, no increase in voltages with 100% stability.

Any help would be greatly appreciated because honestly, I have absolutely no idea in what i'm doing lol :)

[Peepaw]

One thing that raises my eyebrows is the middle shot.
Your link width is x1, not good.:(

[GC1983]

I'm well aware of that and i know there's a simple fix, i read it somewhere.

But in saying that, I'm not using PCi-E for anything as of yet so i'm not too fussed.

I'm using an old ATI X1550 Vid card for the time being.

ok, so I now have my ratio set to 1:1 meaning i had to drop my ram which was previously reading as PC6400.

My readings still seem to be odd...

[GC1983]

Okay, so I lowered my multiplier to 8 and raised the FSB to 375. So now i'm running 3.0ghz on air with no increase in voltage.

My timings are still 5-6-6-18 @ 375mhz which is damn odd seeing as @ 400mhz it should be running @ 5-5-5-18 (manufacter site says 4-4-4-12)

Should I try tightening the timings through bios?

[killermiller]

Yeah, you just go into the bios and changing the timings to manual. I don't think that I have seen ram default to their rated speed when the mobo is set for auto.

[Peepaw]

Yeah, you just go into the bios and changing the timings to manual. I don't think that I have seen ram default to their rated speed when the mobo is set for auto.

Mine does.:)

[Roisen]

I agree with Killer. Rarely will the speeds default where they should be at. Change them manually in the bios. Not a big deal at all.

[GC1983]

Ok, so I was able to get my timings set as tight as 4-4-4-12 @ 375mhz.

http://www.geilusa.com/products/showSpec/id/65 <<---- backround info on ram.

I had to up the voltage to 2.15v (It wouldn't boot @ 2.2 although manufacturer states up to 2.3v)

So anyhow, everything was looking GREAT!

My rig was where i wanted it to be @ 3ghz on air with a 1:1 ratio.

So I opened up internet explorer... and it wouldn't load. I went into my active processes, and sure enough it was there so I closed it and tried to open it again, no success.

I then tried to open and close random folders on my desktop which took forever to load.

I could sense my system was becoming unstable so once again, i enabled SPD in bios.

Timings are now back to 5-6-6-18 @ 375mhz which absolutely suck compared to the benchmark results I was getting for the short time i was running 4-4-4-12.

So boys and girls, is it safe to say that my ram simply won't run with tighter timings @ anything over 375mhz?

If that's the case, i'll approach GEIL about it.

But if anyone has any other suggestions, i'm all ears... well .. eyes.

Thanks in advance.

[gigabit]

i have the same ram.just set it in the bios you will be fine.keep voltages on auto unless you OC it

[gigabit]

Ok, so I was able to get my timings set as tight as 4-4-4-12 @ 375mhz.

http://www.geilusa.com/products/showSpec/id/65 <<---- backround info on ram.

I had to up the voltage to 2.15v (It wouldn't boot @ 2.2 although manufacturer states up to 2.3v)

So anyhow, everything was looking GREAT!

My rig was where i wanted it to be @ 3ghz on air with a 1:1 ratio.

So I opened up internet explorer... and it wouldn't load. I went into my active processes, and sure enough it was there so I closed it and tried to open it again, no success.

I then tried to open and close random folders on my desktop which took forever to load.

I could sense my system was becoming unstable so once again, i enabled SPD in bios.

Timings are now back to 5-6-6-18 @ 375mhz which absolutely suck compared to the benchmark results I was getting for the short time i was running 4-4-4-12.

So boys and girls, is it safe to say that my ram simply won't run with tighter timings @ anything over 375mhz?

If that's the case, i'll approach GEIL about it.

But if anyone has any other suggestions, i'm all ears... well .. eyes.

Thanks in advance.mine run 1020@4-4-4-12 @2.3v.

[GC1983]

That's the thing, If i change the timings from 5-6-6-18 to 4-4-4-12, even @ a speed of 375mhz, it won't let me boot unless I manually change the voltage to 2.15 which I find strange seeing as i'm not OC'ing the ram.

I've tried it once more and it has now booted @ 4-4-4-12 @ 375mhz @ 2.2volts.

So far so good.

Memtest has been running for the last hour.

I'll be running ORTHOS once completed.

Don't know what that problem I had last night was.

Anyhow, thanks gigabit, I'll send you a PM shortly.