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768 @ ddr333 or 512 @ ddr400

  • 30-07-2005 10:18pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭


    as topic,

    i have 3 sticks of ram,
    if i use all 3 theyll run at the lowest speed and if i run just 2 i can run them at the higher speed.

    has anyone got any recommendations of what would give better performance in video encoding / tv capture and possibly some gaming.

    or does someone know of a program that i could run for a few hours that will give me a benchmark on the ram performance, like 3dmark.

    thanks,
    chalk


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭airetam_storm


    Chalk wrote:
    as topic,

    i have 3 sticks of ram,
    if i use all 3 theyll run at the lowest speed and if i run just 2 i can run them at the higher speed.

    has anyone got any recommendations of what would give better performance in video encoding / tv capture and possibly some gaming.

    or does someone know of a program that i could run for a few hours that will give me a benchmark on the ram performance, like 3dmark.

    thanks,
    chalk
    For encoding the extra ram wont really make the difference, its just about all cpu based, but for gaming you might just get the extra few fps without the extra ram..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    thanks,
    wouldve thought the ram would have had some sort of influence on it.

    do you think id be better running less ram at the higher speed then?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭airetam_storm


    Sorry only edited now. For games i find i get more frames with my 512 of pc3200 than a gig of pc2700. Tested with Far Cry/Doom3

    But encoding in really about cpu clock cycles, but id still stick with the 3200 nonetheless, unless you can be swapping the extra in and out regularely, which prob isnt good for it anyway


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    Sorry only edited now. For games i find i get more frames with my 512 of pc3200 than a gig of pc2700. Tested with Far Cry/Doom3

    fair enough then
    thats gonna swing it for me ;)

    reboot and whip that ram out now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    :/

    post screen showed dram speed at 333mhz,
    the ram was running at 400 the other day.

    have to figure out how to tell the pc to sort that.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭airetam_storm


    Just a bios enty, should be in the same screen as the cpu settings


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    ill have a look,
    cpu-z says the max b/w is 200mhz.

    does that sound right?

    this is my first pc build btw ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭airetam_storm


    Yeah 200, but Double Data Rate=400mhz


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    hehe,

    ok ok,
    im a n00b,
    thanks again :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭dubdvd


    For encoding the extra ram wont really make the difference, its just about all cpu based, but for gaming you might just get the extra few fps without the extra ram..


    I would'nt fully agree with you there ...OK when it comes to video encoding the cpu will make or break a system thats going to be used solely for encoding ....but trust me ram has a big part to play in this aswell
    Digital media encoding can really strain the memory subsystem of your computer, as large media files have to be streamed to the CPU very quickly and for this to happen these files have to be buffered ?????so memory those come into play ...

    and if you want a FREE program to to see which of the two groups of ram runs at a faster bandwidth "as in mb's -per-sec or min" then just use the likes of SISOFTSANDRA ..it a simple to use benchmark and proformance tool ...just run each config of your ram and take note of what each is capable of ....either run we say for example 512 mb of each first and see how it goes "more than likely the 400mhz will win that one " but then run mix it up and see what you get ????????
    also you could try MEMTEST This test is very thorough stand-alone diagnostic program....

    but at the end of the day i'd sell of the 333 mhz and get yourself another stick of 400 mhz ..cos if your going to be video encoding you'll be much better of with at least 1 gig of ddr 400mhz


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭airetam_storm


    dubdvd wrote:
    I would'nt fully agree with you there ...OK when it comes to video encoding the cpu will make or break a system thats going to be used solely for encoding ....but trust me ram has a big part to play in this aswell
    Digital media encoding can really strain the memory subsystem of your computer, as large media files have to be streamed to the CPU very quickly and for this to happen these files have to be buffered ?????so memory those come into play ...
    But the dirrerence between 512 DDR400 and 768 DDR333 would be negligable. What cpu are you using?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    thanks for the links,

    the pc isnt going to be solely used for video encoding or anything.
    its an average spec pc that i put together from parts i bought mainly on here.

    i put video encoding up as its probably the only time ill ever be stressing it to the limit,
    i would have intentions of upgrading it piece by piece over the coming months,
    but at the moment im trying to hang onto cash for my holidays so buying parts isnt top of my list,
    ill be needing a new processor before i even consider getting more ram so i just want to see if someone could recomend how to get the best from what i have at the moment.

    as i said i have 2x256 of ddr400 and 1x256 of 333,
    so im trying to figure out would it be worth my while sticking the 333 stick in there and slowing the other stuff down or would 512 @ 400 be better all round.

    ill see if i can get some results from sisandra,
    and ill post em up when i do :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭dubdvd


    sorry i picked it up wrong i thought you had 768 of 333 and 512 of 400 and not 2x256 of ddr400 and 1x256 of 333...my head never does work well when im work nights ...


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