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Paul wrote:
> In article <b83Bc.45180$wH4.2692108@twister.southeast.rr.com>, NBK
> <spammers@must.die.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Everytime i set PAT to turbo or standard UT 99 will freeze and i have to
>>reboot Windows.
>>My specs: P4P800 Deluxe 1016 BIOS, Windows XP SP1, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
>>Cats 4.6, ADS 1394 card, onboard sound
>>
>>Thanks
>>NBK
>
>
> Get a copy of a Windows utility that can show you the memory
> timings - i.e. Tcas, Trcd, etc. Try the three settings for PAT.
> I think you'll find Auto leaves the memory timings alone,
> while Turbo does things like set the timing to 2-2-2. If your
> memory is not low latency stuff, it might not like that too
> much. Turbo has also been known, on some Asus boards, to turn
> up Vcore, to the point that the CPU gets a lot hotter. Take
> a look for these symptoms, and ask yourself whether it is worth
> it. I would recommend setting memory timings manually, and
> testing with memtest86 and prime95, to find the tightest
> timings you can, that don't affect the stability of your
> machine. Download the datasheet for your memory, or get
> the timings off the packaging the memory came in.
>
> HTH,
> Paul
I am using 2x512 Crucial PC-3200 DDR-RAM CL-3.
NBK
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