• Memory timings?
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I've been getting some bluescreens lately when I'm gaming, so I talked to ATI's customer support and they suggested that my issue may be with my memory timings. The bluescreen info is as follows. LocaleID: 1033, BCCode: 124. I've got 4GB of Gskill DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666), and I'm using an ASUS M4A79XTD EVO motherboard. I don't know anything about memory settings, so if you know how to help me a "layman's terms" description may be needed. Thanks.
Memory timings, specifically CAS times are basically the speed at which the ram communicates with the CPU, etc. Forcing memory to run at higher timing can cause errors, so you should increase the times in the BIOS. Read this for help: [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bios-a-z,1200-11.html[/url] If you are unfamiliar with the BIOS, read this: [url]http://www.lejabeach.com/sisubb/Practical_BIOS_Editing.pdf[/url] With RAM, the higher the proccessing speed (mhz), the higher the memory times. Having low memory times is good, but it depends on your RAM. As for your problem, it might be defective RAM, though try raising the CAS latency first (refer to guides linked), but if that doesn't fix the problem, run a memtest86 test to check for problems.
My timings are 9-9-9-24. I don't understand that guide at all.
those timings are.. terrible..
[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18476570]those timings are.. terrible..[/QUOTE] Are they? That sucks. Like... a lot. Would you mind helping me make it better?
[QUOTE=MTMod;18476494]My timings are 9-9-9-24. I don't understand that guide at all.[/QUOTE] What exact model is your memory? Those timings don't seem right at all.
It's not that bad for DDR3.
[QUOTE=cryticfarm;18482260]It's not that bad for DDR3.[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.cubeupload.com/files/d3ce00ram.png[/img] That's my 800Mhz DDR2 RAM in a dell machine, and it has better timing than his g.skill ddr3.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;18482234]What exact model is your memory? Those timings don't seem right at all.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190[/url]
[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18482338][img]http://www.cubeupload.com/files/d3ce00ram.png[/img] That's my 800Mhz DDR2 RAM in a dell machine, and it has better timing than his g.skill ddr3.[/QUOTE] Rated box. Timings increase as clock speeds go up. Look up DDR1 for example, it has 3-4-4-8 here: [url]http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26569&vpn=F1-3200PHU2-2GBNT&manufacture=G.SKILL[/url]
[QUOTE=cryticfarm;18487823]Rated box. Timings increase as clock speeds go up. Look up DDR1 for example, it has 3-4-4-8 here: [url]http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26569&vpn=F1-3200PHU2-2GBNT&manufacture=G.SKILL[/url][/QUOTE] Wow. Finally someone who explains why they rated someone dumb. I hate it when all of the sudden I've got a box on my post with no reason why. You are a good man. Also, can anyone help me out of improving my timings?
those are correct timings according to the newegg page.
[QUOTE=BananasGoMoo;18494018]those are correct timings according to the newegg page.[/QUOTE] Yes I know. Does anyone know how to fix my problem? My system only runs for a few hours before it gets this bluescreen and shuts down. [editline]11:35PM[/editline] Now my PC only runs for half an hour at the maximum. For a few minutes before the error occurs, my displays will flash here and there. If it helps, the Locale ID is 1033, and the BCCode is 124.
Run with one stick of RAM. If it crashes, try the other.
[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18482338][img]http://www.cubeupload.com/files/d3ce00ram.png[/img] That's my 800Mhz DDR2 RAM in a dell machine, and it has better timing than his g.skill ddr3.[/QUOTE] The timings are measured in clock cycles. DDR3 runs much faster than DDR2, however, so just because the timings are higher doesn't mean they're still slower; in fact, DDR3 with slightly higher timings may actually end up being quicker in realtime because the clock speeds are so much higher. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_latency#Effect_on_memory_access_speed[/url] [quote]In general, the lower the CAS latency, the better. When comparing latencies at different clock speeds, they must be translated into times to make a sensible comparison; a higher numerical CAS latency can be less time if the clock is faster.[/quote] [IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/mblunk/Private/2.png[/IMG] Notice how the CL continues to increase, but the actual real-time delay decreases due to the clock speeds increasing disproportionately faster. [editline]11:06PM[/editline] So his DDR3 1333 at a CL of 9 is still faster than your DDR2 800 with a CL of 6. [editline]11:07PM[/editline] That is, the actual latency is faster.
i did tl;dr version already lol
[QUOTE=cryticfarm;18501117]i did tl;dr version already lol[/QUOTE] yeah, but combine always makes shit misinformed posts and i'm getting tired of it, felt the need to blow him away
[QUOTE=and;18501204]yeah, but combine always makes shit misinformed posts and i'm getting tired of it, felt the need to blow him away[/QUOTE] k that was just one post because I was tired
So I figured out that whenever I try to watch a movie with VLC or Media Player Classic, I bluescreen within 10 seconds. I'll try the memory thing tomorrow and get back to you guys.
So I've figured out that it's definitely the drivers. I uninstalled them and ran DriverCleaner Pro, and had no problems. I re-installed them completely (after uninstalling the device from device manager), and now I'm bluescreening every 10 minutes or so. Am I pretty much screwed until they release new drivers?
[QUOTE=MTMod;18512313]So I've figured out that it's definitely the drivers. I uninstalled them and ran DriverCleaner Pro, and had no problems. I re-installed them completely (after uninstalling the device from device manager), and now I'm bluescreening every 10 minutes or so. Am I pretty much screwed until they release new drivers?[/QUOTE] get older drivers? like the last working ones. or just the previous ones.
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