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    How low can you go?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Meaker@Sager, Aug 14, 2009.

  1. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    did you just halve your ram frequency?
     
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    533mhz = 1066 DDR

    Look at the latencies.
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    I'm scared crapless to do this. I wanted to up mine from 667MHz to 800MHZ, maybe increasing the latencies a little if necessary, but the thing is.. I still need this computer for school. :p
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm stupid, forgot that it was the real frequency.

    Anyway, what kind of performence increase do you get with the lower timmings?

    I remember that I was able to lower myne quite a bit but the real life difference was unnoticible.

    In fact i sometimes run my 800mhz ram @880mhz with 667mhz timmings.
    But I guess i just have some really nice ram.

    Edit: let me post a pic for you in a sec.
     
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Going from 7-7-7-18 to 5-5-4-12 (with much tightened performance level timing and tRFC) will help my minimum frames.
     
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  7. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    well here is the best I can do right now:
     

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    Thanks for the posting of the cpu-z RAM timings. Could you post a screenshot from memset as well?
     
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    Not bad for DDR2, my old modules would do 480mhz-500mhz at 6-6-6-15.
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sure nando, just give me a few mins (like 5 or so).
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ok here it is with memset too:
     

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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I managed to get the ram to 444.9mhz (889.8mhz).
    here:
    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=656962

    I tried a bit higher but ORTHOS gave me an error. either the CPU became unstable or it was just because I ran out of battery power. Anyway the notebook turned off two seconds later.

    Next I'll try to set the multi of the CPU down so that I can be sure it's not the CPUs stability that is the problem.

    hopefully I can get this ram above 900mhz.
     
    moral hazard, Aug 16, 2009
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    Damn, I thought this was a limbo thread for notebooks.
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    to see who's notebook is thinner?
    I would definatly not win :(
     
    moral hazard, Aug 16, 2009
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