On Sun, 25 Nov 2007, V.C.Mohan wrote: > Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:42:23 +0530 > From: V.C.Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [twincling] bios settings (DDR2 speed) > > Why do I need to set up like that? Will I not get lower memory access > speeds? Right now I am at default settings giving a freq of 743MHz in place > of rated 800MHz. > With benchmarks I find that the performance is lagging behind similar or > slightly inferior systems. When I changed base freq to 200MHz the memory > freq becomes 785MHz and sytem benchmarks to a good position. >
For DDR2 multi bank configurations, you need to ensure lower error rate and lower power consumption. This requires and operations at a lower voltage and an optimum frequency would be core speed/2. With compute intensive tasks running, you will be able to achieve better stability across both Linux and WinXP installations. My general impression with ASUS boards is that gamers tend to get away with slight overclocking. In that case you need to take care of heat and power consumption. Hence the initial suggestion to get a good SMPS. thanks Saifi.
