is that loss of speed worth it.

[voodoo do'er]

My ram runs stock at 1600mhz with 6-8-6-24 timings
I'm trying to hit 5-5-5-15-T1 timings. Right now I'm at 1204mhz @ 5-6-5-16-T1 with 1.55v (1.65v stock)

Do you thing losing the ram speed on a x58 system is worth it?
should I push for 5-5-5-15-T1? I'm thinking all I need to get it stable is to push the volts back to 1.65v

What are your thoughts?


EDIT
testing 5-6-5-15-T1 right now
EDIT
can't seem to get 5-5-5-15-T1 stable

 

[notarat]

Here's a thought

Run a bench in the apps you use most often while at each setting.

 

[Bobnova]

Almost certainly not worth it.

 

[Woomack]

Optimal for X58 seems something ~1600 and tight timings so I would try something like 1600 6-6-6, 6-7-6, 6-8-5, 6-7-5 and tighter sub timings, RTL and some more. For this clock start with RTL ~60 +/-1 for each memory bank so like 59-60-61 or 59-60-62 and drop by one each time when you check stability.
Since 1600 6-8-6 is probably PSC memory then I doubt that you drop much main timings and there is higher chance for 6-7-5 or 6-7-6 than 6-6-6. CL5 @1600 will be probably impossible.

 

[voodoo do'er]

Here's a thought

Run a bench in the apps you use most often while at each setting.

like what ?

My system seem to be running a tat faster @ 5-6-5-15-T1 I'm going to guess running memtest and seeing at witch bsetting it finishes fastest would work to some extent. I really don't know of any ram benchmarking apps. I still have not tried upping the speed with the lower timings. I only set the ram to 1204mhz and lowered the timings.

EDIT
OK I was not able to get anything past 1300mhz to boot.
right now I'm tiring 6-7-6-20-T1 @ 1600mhz (boots fine)

 

[Woomack]

Check differences in maxxmem 1.95 or 1.99 or AIDA64 - memory & cache benchmark. These two tests are showing best differences in bandwidth and latency.

 

[freeagent]

You will lose a little bandwidth, tho nothing noticeable in real life things, but benches will show. Not sure what cpu you have, but you could raise youre uncore speed to get some lower latency

 

[voodoo do'er]

You will lose a little bandwidth, tho nothing noticeable in real life things, but benches will show. Not sure what cpu you have, but you could raise youre uncore speed to get some lower latency

I ran maxxmem and 1200mhz 5-6-5-15-T1 is very close to stock speeds. just a tad slower.
I have some socket1366 ES xeon I was given as a gift.
Its one heck of a clocker. right now I have it at 4.2ghz @ 1.3v (stable and still lowering) stock is 3.3ghz @ .9v