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xps410 memory question
I currently have a xps410 with 2gb of ram at 800mhz. I was looking at upgrading my ram either by 1gb or 2gb not sure yet. The timings on my ram are 5-5-5-12. Even though this is the speed and timing of my ram I want to know what my system is running the ram at. Does anyone know any good programs that will report the exact speed and timing my system is running this ram at. I have tried cpuz and looking in my bios it does report the ram timing or speed my system is running the memory at.
Thanks in advance
xps420OC
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March 31st, 2008 18:00
cpuz does report the speed and timings of your ram.
under the memory tab is shows the speed, and under that your timings
conchip
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April 1st, 2008 16:00
Davet50
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April 1st, 2008 17:00
conchip
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April 2nd, 2008 00:00
contrvlr
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April 2nd, 2008 00:00
conchip
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April 2nd, 2008 13:00
SPD tab shows like the 400mhz, 333, and 266 with timings under them. But like for my 400 mhz row it shows timings 5-5-5-18. Yet when I take the memory out of my system it has 5-5-5-12 on the stick.
What I would like to know if anyone knows a better program that will display what memory speed and timings my ram is running in my system. Cause if it is running at the 400mhz then why is it not running the 5-5-5-12 timings like displayed on the ram itself? I ask this because I am decided either to buy 2gb 800mhz of 5-5-5-12 or 5-5-5-18 ram the price difference is only 10 bucks but if the system cannot run those timing then why spend the extra money.
PS contrvir, I like what you have done to your system as I have the topic in my favs. I am upgrading to the Q6600 and 2gb 800mhz ram (4gb total) to my system and also found 2 fans to add as exhausts. I think I am just going to put one rear exhaust fan and then the one you added to the side of the case. The 2 fans on the back looked a little crowded.
Davet50
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April 2nd, 2008 13:00
you need to look at the voltage that the memory is running. the SPD's are correct if the proprer amount of voltage is supplied to the ram chips.
The reason it shows 400 is due to the dual channel dual bandwidth of DDR2 memory so in essence you would double the Reading in the DRAM Freq listing..since you said it shows 400 then 400*2 =800 mhz.
I am thinking that perhaps your mem is mis labled or the incorrect SPD was loaded on the sticks.
I would look again at the specs for the mem on the mfrs page to see at what voltage the mem needs to achieve the timings that you say are on the sticks.
conchip
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April 2nd, 2008 19:00
conchip
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April 3rd, 2008 00:00
This is what cpuz shows me.