F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXM + MSI 790FX-GD90 + AMD Phenom II X4 955

[KnightMare]

Looking for any advice on this pairing
2 yr old light gaming rig, became the workhorse of the network (primary)
looking for last hoorah, since im limited on processor upgrade with this mobo

Hoping upgrade from 2x2GB OCZ DDR3 PC 1600 will help with multi tab browsing and older gaming
(BF2142/COD MW2/Black Ops/GOW/Crysis/Frontlines)

Will be building top-notch gamer this coming summer

[Tradesman]

Beleive we are already working this issue on another thread...agreed?

[KnightMare]

Yes, Sorry, thought i was on a different forum
Thats what happens when sleep deprived and juiced up on caffine

[Tradesman]

No problem, just wanted to be sure

[KnightMare]

Installed

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4x4)DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

doesnt seem that much faster coming up from 4GB
am i missing something?

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...s/NEWRAM-2.jpg

[Tradesman]

Sorry can't read the screen shot, what does it show in the CPU-Z Memory tab?

[KnightMare]

Better screenshot

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...EWRAMCPU-Z.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...os/CPU-ZID.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...ida64stats.jpg

sry, dont know what happened on the size before

[Tradesman]

It's running at 1333, if going to leave it at 1333, might want to tighten the timings down to 7-7-7-24 or so and possibly try CR at 1N or 1T, will prob need to boost DRAM voltage _ 0.03 or so and CPU/NB voltage to + 0.06

[KnightMare]

What would i need to do to run it at spec (1600)

and do you recommend Ganged/Unganged.
i understand:
Ganged - All RAM accessible on the fly via 1x128 bit pipeline
Unganged - Each core has dedicated 4GB stick via 2x64 bit pipeline

[Tradesman]

I prefer ganged, here's a thread that might help setting up 16GB, if no joy doing so (and there might not be, most 955s can't carry 1600 then we can try tightening the timings at 1333 for a performance boost, check here:

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=7688

[aim54x]

Looks like you are in good hands here.