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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Pollock on May 02, 2005, 03:12:47 PM
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does anyone run more than 1 gig of ram for Aces High?
If so does this help boost framerate. there is a rel good deal on my ram at newegg. but if the benefit is negligble I will save my money
here is the linkhttp://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 (http://)
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oops i will try again;
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
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I really dont think 2GB is going to run anything significantly faster than 1GB, at least not now. Maybe when the 64bit stuff starts coming out, it might help.
As for that RAM, I'm using a 2x512 setup of that RAM you linked to. Its good, solid memory unless you want to overclock. Then forget it, it wont hold up. But it is labelled "value".
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I have my PC overclocked now.
Amd 64 3000 stock is 1.8ghz
I am overclocked to 2.4 ghz.
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But are you overclocking the memory? And is the memory you already have the same as what you linked to? Overclocking the memory is totally a separate thing from overclocking the CPU.
Just speaking from experience, and from the reviews I've read from other buyers, the RAM you linked to doesn't like overclocking. Which doesn't make it bad. I use it and I love it. It's very stable and reliable at the rated speeds. If you are using it and you overclocked it successfully, congrats. The average buyer doesn't have that luck though, and if you buy more you should be aware of that.
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Originally posted by Pollock
does anyone run more than 1 gig of ram for Aces High?
If so does this help boost framerate. there is a rel good deal on my ram at newegg. but if the benefit is negligble I will save my money
here is the linkhttp://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 (http://)
1gig ram is fine
2gig ram will be slower.
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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
But are you overclocking the memory? And is the memory you already have the same as what you linked to? Overclocking the memory is totally a separate thing from overclocking the CPU.
Just speaking from experience, and from the reviews I've read from other buyers, the RAM you linked to doesn't like overclocking. Which doesn't make it bad. I use it and I love it. It's very stable and reliable at the rated speeds. If you are using it and you overclocked it successfully, congrats. The average buyer doesn't have that luck though, and if you buy more you should be aware of that.
cpu and ram overclocking is directly linked
to overclock the cpu you need to raise the FSB, and doing that, raises the memory speed.
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Well unless you run asynch rates but then overclocking wouldn't give any benefit except less stability. And that's not a benefit. :)
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Originally posted by Overlag
cpu and ram overclocking is directly linked
to overclock the cpu you need to raise the FSB, and doing that, raises the memory speed.
Yes and no. Yes raising the FSB raises both just as you said. However, my motherboard allows me to make all sorts of manual adjustments to either one that affects speed. I shouldn't assume, and you are probably right. If he upped the FSB to speed up his processor, his RAM is OC'd right along with it. My point still stands though, that RAM is not designed for overclocking, and regardless of his luck with it so far (if what he linked to is what he is actually using now), he should not expect that luck to hold in a second purchase of the same stuff. Irregardless, we both agree he wont see any increase in speed by adding another GB of RAM, whether its OC'd or not.
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Raising the FSB does not always raise the memory speed, as many motherboards allow for a memory speed divider which can reduce the memory speed back down again.
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Specially with the Athlon64 3000 the ram access will be slower with 4 sticks of memory and if its diffrent ram type it might not work. Make sure to check your motherboard manual and best would be to have 4 sticks of the same type and brand.
AH2 itself doesnt seem to be at the memory limit, so i doubt it will be much faster with more ram.
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Originally posted by eagl
Raising the FSB does not always raise the memory speed, as many motherboards allow for a memory speed divider which can reduce the memory speed back down again.
no it wont, you have to select it yourself. however there isnt really much point doing that
upping the FSB will overclock the ram.
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I may have had to reduce my timings for memory to overclock. If that is the case I wonder if my overclock of the cpu is self defeating my system performance. I will set my system to default and see how my framerates are.
What is a good memory for overclocking ?
Here is my current bios settings :
Cpu clock 2403mhz
Ddr clock 222mhz
Dram config:
Max mem clock 166
Mem time 1t
Tcl latency 2.5
Ras to cas trcd 4
Tras min ras 10
Row pre charge time 4
Ht freq 3x
Fsb 267
Agp 66
Cpu volts 5%
Memory volts 2.70
Agp volts 1.50
Vid bios
Agp apeture 128m agp 3.0 sp = 4x
Agp 2.0 sp = auto
Agp fastwrite = off
Sys bios cachable = off
Cpu idle temp =
50c
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Overlag,
You're funny.
And wrong.
Upping the FSB only overclocks the memory if you set the memory divider to a multiple that will run it faster than rated speed. Since you have to manually increase the FSB, manually decreasing the memory multiplier isn't exactly rocket science. Only a complete idiot would increase the FSB and assume that leaving everything else set to "auto" would work.
In some limited, retarded sense of the word "always", manually changing the default bios settings to increase the FSB will "always" overclock the memory. The obvious and general exception to this of course is the situation where the person making the manual bios adjustments necessary to increase the FSB makes the conscious decision "I do not want to overclock my memory", and completes the overclocking job by adjusting any other bios settings necessary to keep memory speeds within their design limits.
Why insist on spreading FUD and misinformation about overclocking, especially when it's clear that you don't know what you're talking about? Just say no, and quit trying to scare people with unnecessary and untrue dire predictions.
I've been biting my tongue and correcting this kind of BS at work for 2 days now, and I guess I don't have any reason to let you spread misinformation in here without a response.
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Pollock,
I recently saw an A64 overclocking article that used a dozen or more benchmarks to correlate overall system speed to memory speed, memory latency, and cpu speed. Their conclusion was that increasing memory speed or reducing memory latency alone had a measurable but limited impact on system speed, however increasing A64 cpu speed was effective even when not matched by an increase in memory speed.
They suggest that it's due to the memory controller being on the cpu die, so overclocking the cpu is unusually effective on overall system performance with A64s.
So a cpu overclock in an Athlon 64 system may give you positive results even if you have to slow down the memory a bit. You'll just have to give it a shot and see if it helps in the apps you run. Knowing that AH2 seems to be mostly cpu limited, I think it may help.
If you really want to overclock your memory too, memory sticks that use "TCCD" chips seem to be the ones to get. Many manufacturers sell these under several brands. OCZ brand memory seems to be high quality but they cost a lot. "OCZ EL Platinum Rev 2" is supposedly one of the better ones, but as I went with crucial ballistix memory that uses different chips, I haven't kept up with what brands use TCCD chips.
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Eagl,
Is this the review.
http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD05MzM=
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I don't think I saw that particular review. The one I saw was published just a couple of months ago I think.
Funny thing, I can't seem to remember where I found it or what sites had linked to it, sorry. All I can clearly remember was the conclusion that cpu overclocking with A64s is more important than tweaking the last bit of speed from the memory.
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While not specifically about overclocking, I found this article very informative on the 64s. It might be "duh" stuff to some of you guys, but it was good reading for me.
http://anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2397
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Originally posted by eagl
Overlag,
You're funny.
And wrong.
Upping the FSB only overclocks the memory if you set the memory divider to a multiple that will run it faster than rated speed. Since you have to manually increase the FSB, manually decreasing the memory multiplier isn't exactly rocket science. Only a complete idiot would increase the FSB and assume that leaving everything else set to "auto" would work.
In some limited, retarded sense of the word "always", manually changing the default bios settings to increase the FSB will "always" overclock the memory. The obvious and general exception to this of course is the situation where the person making the manual bios adjustments necessary to increase the FSB makes the conscious decision "I do not want to overclock my memory", and completes the overclocking job by adjusting any other bios settings necessary to keep memory speeds within their design limits.
Why insist on spreading FUD and misinformation about overclocking, especially when it's clear that you don't know what you're talking about? Just say no, and quit trying to scare people with unnecessary and untrue dire predictions.
I've been biting my tongue and correcting this kind of BS at work for 2 days now, and I guess I don't have any reason to let you spread misinformation in here without a response.
you are WRONG my friend
systems run the memory at a divider of the FSB which in most cases is 200. to get the memory running at 200 the memory runs 1:1
if its 233 the memory is 233mhz ALSO there are NO BOARDS out there that will support a divider that will allow 200memory speed at 233.
A64 systems work alittle differently though. for instance a 3200 cPU running at 2ghz has a 200fsb, and a 10x multiplier to get 2000mhz, but a 10x divider to get 200. A64s dont have half dividers and each type of CPU has differnt dividers due to there inbuilt memory controler. A 2000mhz A64 will have 10x for 200, 12x for 166 15x for 133 and 20x for 100. however overclocking WILL overclock OR underclock the ram. unless you find the right settings for different dividers
IE with my example i run my 2000 at 10x240 which is 2400mhz, but have set the memory to run at /12 which makes it 200. thats my personal choice though, cos at 200 it runs at 2-2-2-8 instead of 2.5-3-3-8 at 240mhz.
maybe YOU should read up on overclocking?
ive been overlocking for years, using feon, TEC's, watercooling etc etc. I know how motherboards make different mhz values......
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Funny, just for giggles I recently booted with my "FSB" at 250, cpu multiplier at 7, and my PC3200 memory (DDR 400, or 200mhz memory bus speed) manually turned to "pc2100", for a ratio far below "1/1" on the memory bus. I think that ratio is 2/3 so the memory was actually running at around pc2700 speeds.
This has been a very common practice for the last couple of years, where the memory bus speed has been able to be run asynchronously from the cpu bus speed enabling FSB and cpu overclocking without overclocking the memory.
Even the pci bus speed can be either locked at a specific speed, or set to a fixed multiplier of the FSB. Either way, the pci/agp bus is not necessarily overclocked when the FSB speed is increased.
Not only that, with athlon 64 motherboards you can set the HTT multiplier. In my case, I ran it at 4x, resulting in an HTT speed of 1 ghz, so even that was "within spec" even though the "FSB" was set to 250, not 200.
As a matter of fact, in this example every major component was slightly UNDERCLOCKED even though the FSB was increased by 25% over spec.
Heck in your example you prove my point. You've increased your FSB to 240, but you chose to not be a moron and changed your memory multiplier to run it at 200mhz. So increasing your FSB did NOT overclock your memory, as you so vehemently state would happen.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. If you don't smoke, I'm sure you can find another orifice to stick it in.
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Originally posted by eagl
Funny, just for giggles I recently booted with my "FSB" at 250, cpu multiplier at 7, and my PC3200 memory (DDR 400, or 200mhz memory bus speed) manually turned to "pc2100", for a ratio far below "1/1" on the memory bus. I think that ratio is 2/3 so the memory was actually running at around pc2700 speeds.
This has been a very common practice for the last couple of years, where the memory bus speed has been able to be run asynchronously from the cpu bus speed enabling FSB and cpu overclocking without overclocking the memory.
Even the pci bus speed can be either locked at a specific speed, or set to a fixed multiplier of the FSB. Either way, the pci/agp bus is not necessarily overclocked when the FSB speed is increased.
Not only that, with athlon 64 motherboards you can set the HTT multiplier. In my case, I ran it at 4x, resulting in an HTT speed of 1 ghz, so even that was "within spec" even though the "FSB" was set to 250, not 200.
As a matter of fact, in this example every major component was slightly UNDERCLOCKED even though the FSB was increased by 25% over spec.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. If you don't smoke, I'm sure you can find another orifice to stick it in.
thats underclocking it then so whats your arguement? :confused:
and i dont call turning 200mhz memory to 166mhz a "slight" underclock either. (edited for typin error)
yes i know about HTT, when at 250 i run at x4 which turns it back to "stock" and at upto around 245 it runs fine at x5.
im not even sure why you've got this attitude here?
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Again, you prove my point that unlike your firmly repeated statement:
upping the FSB will overclock the ram.
it is possible to increase the FSB and at your discretion, still run the memory at whatever speed you choose. It can be overclocked, underclocked, or as in your system, left at stock speeds.
I'm baffled as to why you picked a fight over something so stupidly obvious.
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Originally posted by eagl
Again, you prove my point that unlike your firmly repeated statement:
it is possible to increase the FSB and at your discretion, still run the memory at whatever speed you choose. It can be overclocked, underclocked, or as in your system, left at stock speeds.
I'm baffled as to why you picked a fight over something so stupidly obvious.
your picking the fight
it will be overclocked or underclocked, or if your clever enough to find the right ratio to allow standard... as in my example where i run my cpu at 2400 with a /12 A64 divider
maybe my first post was alittle err...uninformative? ;) edit: and err...as you said it sounded like i ment always?
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Since you're admitting you're wrong, then we're cool :)
Umm... Duel this weekend and the loser 2 out of 3 eats crow in the main forum? Settle it like men, with guns ;)
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Originally posted by eagl
Since you're admitting you're wrong, then we're cool :)
Umm... Duel this weekend and the loser 2 out of 3 eats crow in the main forum? Settle it like men, with guns ;)
not wrong just a "broad" example in my first post......sounding like all.
bah yeah kinda...... ;)
i mean didnt Nforce2 boards have a option for a % even? so the ram could run at whatever speed you wanted? i cant remember my last nforce2 board got alittle wet and doesnt work lol
when u wana da? i not played for a while (errr 2 days :p lol) and not really a dueler as shane would tell ya, im a timid cherry picker :)
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I think the nforce2 boards were the first that really allowed for flexible asynchronous memory/cpu speeds. The nature of that flexibility has changed a lot, with some manufacturers listing the options as multipliers or divider ratios, and some sticking to "standard" lables like ddr400 or whatever.
I guess the point we were both making is that it's not trivial and changing one setting may affect more than one component.
Tell ya what... I haven't flown at least half of the planes in the current planeset so you can have the first and third choice :) I should be available most times from Friday evening through the weekend, wife ack permitting. Let me know and we'll rumble just for fun.
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Originally posted by eagl
I think the nforce2 boards were the first that really allowed for flexible asynchronous memory/cpu speeds. The nature of that flexibility has changed a lot, with some manufacturers listing the options as multipliers or divider ratios, and some sticking to "standard" lables like ddr400 or whatever.
I guess the point we were both making is that it's not trivial and changing one setting may affect more than one component.
Tell ya what... I haven't flown at least half of the planes in the current planeset so you can have the first and third choice :) I should be available most times from Friday evening through the weekend, wife ack permitting. Let me know and we'll rumble just for fun.
what ya fly?
i fly mostly 109s F4/g2 or g10(not that much)
190a5
zero (both models)
i rarely fly la5/7s
47s i fly the d11 mainly
38s i fly all models, though earier is nicer
i dont fly spits
i dont like f4us but am "average
i dont fly f6fs
probably be 190a5 then 47d11 i dunno lol
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I've been flying the ki-84 since it was released, but it's a bit quirky with the flaps and all...
The early zeek is fun too.
Don't fly 109s much and don't even recognize the other thing you mentioned. I actually though it was a GV at first until I realized you were talking about P-47 :) I won a con tourny duel in P-47s once but that was a long time ago and our opponents spun at the merge hehe.
Er... Your choice. I'm going to bed 'cause it's late here.
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Originally posted by eagl
I've been flying the ki-84 since it was released, but it's a bit quirky with the flaps and all...
The early zeek is fun too.
Don't fly 109s much and don't even recognize the other thing you mentioned. I actually though it was a GV at first until I realized you were talking about P-47 :) I won a con tourny duel in P-47s once but that was a long time ago and our opponents spun at the merge hehe.
Er... Your choice. I'm going to bed 'cause it's late here.
UK? even better same here....;)
be in ya gunsites soon
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I'm running 2 gig of ram and loading in video setup what I can into system memory.
Using 2X1024 PC3200
And yes....over a gig is loaded into my system memory.Usually 1189 ends up in my system memory.
Game smoother.........but framerate won't improve because of that methinks. Framerates usually dependant on Card, Card Memory, and most importantly Monitor Refresh Rate. Opps almost forgot cpu.