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Humanoid_1
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Posted on: 02/22/2017 01:16 AM
That'd be nice.
Blops 3 i have gained 40fps (iirc like 108 > 150~)just from going from stock 2133 jedec timings to 3200>CL12.
Of course that is an extreme example but it was a case where CPU usage was not maxed nor was GPU in a particular area with lots of effects.
I have noticed a couple other games that ram speeds affect FPS a lot such as overwatch and fo4.
I've even seen different brands of same spec RAM (DDR3 1600 when I was last looking in detail at this kind of info) provide as much as a 9% increase in fps in games.
Curiously not all reviews found significant differences, but enough did that I found. Most certainly not all games are effected of course.
When counting big differences in RAM speed I expect much more interesting differences. Time for a refresh with an upcoming DDR4 system
That'd be nice.
Blops 3 i have gained 40fps (iirc like 108 > 150~)just from going from stock 2133 jedec timings to 3200>CL12.
Of course that is an extreme example but it was a case where CPU usage was not maxed nor was GPU in a particular area with lots of effects.
I have noticed a couple other games that ram speeds affect FPS a lot such as overwatch and fo4.
I've even seen different brands of same spec RAM (DDR3 1600 when I was last looking in detail at this kind of info) provide as much as a 9% increase in fps in games.
Curiously not all reviews found significant differences, but enough did that I found. Most certainly not all games are effected of course.
When counting big differences in RAM speed I expect much more interesting differences. Time for a refresh with an upcoming DDR4 system

PrMinisterGR
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Posted on: 02/22/2017 03:53 AM
I know my next one is minimum 3200, and at as tight timings as possible.
I know my next one is minimum 3200, and at as tight timings as possible.
Robbo9999
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Posted on: 02/22/2017 11:45 AM
That was my approach too when I assembled my rig a few months ago: 3200Mhz RAM and then I just tightened the timings as far as they would go: 15-15-15-32-240 1T
I figured that 3200Mhz was a high enough frequency & that tightening timings would be the way to go.
EDIT: see the tRFC I have at 240 above, make sure you don't end up having something crazy loose in there like 1000 - I've seen someone who made massive gains by lowering tRFC from 1000 to something like 500 - talking something like 3% difference in Physics score on Firestrike! Apparently having a loose tRFC can help achieve higher clocks & tighter timings elsewhere, but it does reduce performance if you have tRFC too loose!
I know my next one is minimum 3200, and at as tight timings as possible.
That was my approach too when I assembled my rig a few months ago: 3200Mhz RAM and then I just tightened the timings as far as they would go: 15-15-15-32-240 1T
I figured that 3200Mhz was a high enough frequency & that tightening timings would be the way to go.
EDIT: see the tRFC I have at 240 above, make sure you don't end up having something crazy loose in there like 1000 - I've seen someone who made massive gains by lowering tRFC from 1000 to something like 500 - talking something like 3% difference in Physics score on Firestrike! Apparently having a loose tRFC can help achieve higher clocks & tighter timings elsewhere, but it does reduce performance if you have tRFC too loose!
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Posted on: 02/22/2017 12:39 PM
I hoped to see max MHz and lowest timings configs.
Nice review otherwise, cheers.
I hoped to see max MHz and lowest timings configs.
Nice review otherwise, cheers.
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That'd be nice.
Blops 3 i have gained 40fps (iirc like 108 > 150~)just from going from stock 2133 jedec timings to 3200>CL12.
Of course that is an extreme example but it was a case where CPU usage was not maxed nor was GPU in a particular area with lots of effects.
I have noticed a couple other games that ram speeds affect FPS a lot such as overwatch and fo4.