Bij Sharky Extreme heeft men besloten om eens wat duidelijkheid te scheppen in de wereld van SDRAM-geheugen aan de hand van een uitgebreide guide. Er wordt o.a. uitgelegd wat termen als CAS latency, RAS-to-CAS delay en RAS precharge time betekenen en wat de relatie tussen de snelheid (MHz), toegangstijd (ns) en CAS latency. Daarnaast wordt uitgelegd hoe moederbord en BIOS het best op het geheugen afgesteld kunnen worden:
CPU overclocking may start to cause memory problems when using a non-standard FSB other than 100 or 133 MHz. This is because SDRAM is usually only rated at PC100 or PC133 speeds, so operating at one of the non-standard speeds such as 120 or 140 MHz throws that whole equation out the window. If you own PC133, 3-2-2 SDRAM, it can be an open question as to what memory timings are required when running at 140 MHz. Other than working out formulas using raw timing data, experimenting with the various CAS and RAS speeds is really the only option.
If the CAS and RAS settings or memory frequency speeds need to be lowered to stabilize the system at this overclocked speed, it is quite possible that in trying to gain a few extra MHz, you are actually slowing your system down. While this may only happen when overclocking slightly above the 100 or 133 MHz FSB, while lowering CAS and RAS options from 2 to 3, try to balance the CPU's overclocked speed with the memory's RAS and CAS settings. Use system and game benchmarks to find that perfect mix of CPU speed, CAS/RAS timings and memory frequency.
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