Memory..

[Disturbedguy]

So, I rebuilt the system a while ago and have been using it as I normally would for a bit to see if it encounters any issues, which it hasn't.

So I now want to make sure that the RAM I bought is running at the correct timings / voltages etc to make sure I get the best possible performance.

Whats the best way to do this?

[Lee H]

Speccy shows the memory information regarding speed and voltages as does CPU-Z in a limited way.

[kalniel]

So, I rebuilt the system a while ago and have been using it as I normally would for a bit to see if it encounters any issues, which it hasn't.

So I now want to make sure that the RAM I bought is running at the correct timings / voltages etc to make sure I get the best possible performance.

Whats the best way to do this?

Your BIOS should have a page that reports the currently set values, otherwise download a tool like CPUZ as mentioned by Lee above, though I think that doesn't look at mem voltages.

[Disturbedguy]

Never heard of specccy, will have a look at it tonight.

If I wanted to get the best out of my RAM, would I just go off whats on the manufacturers website / your website (where i bought it) / packaging?

[kalniel]

If I wanted to get the best out of my RAM, would I just go off whats on the manufacturers website / your website (where i bought it) / packaging?

Depends on your system and what you're using it for. For most uses RAM speed above a normal level doesn't improve anything, so you're better off keeping timings and speed normal and getting the voltage down - that way you at least get a (very minor) pay of in terms of electricity used and heat generated.

The next best thing is using RAM to enable a better overclock - here you're not getting more use out of the RAM exactly, but you're stopping it from restricting your CPU speed which is more likely to have an actual effect.

Once you're at your desired overclock then final optimisations for a given voltage can involve tweaking the timings, either the ratings that are on the packaging (and hopefully ram itself), or by working out the timings in such a way as to minimum the total cycle times for different scenarios - http://www.anandtech.com/show/3851/e...afraid-to-ask/

If you're not running at the speed suggested on the packaging then the timings/voltage you can run are likely to be different. For example I have 2000mhz RAM, but my memory controller can't run that fast, so I run slower speeds, but tighter timings than given on the packaging.

But the quick answer is just enable XMP/AMD equivalent and let the motherboard sort it all out