What does Windows Vista Rate you???

drwho · Nov 9, 2007, 05:51 AM

What would you guys suggest I do to help boost my performance?

ChaosMinionX · Nov 9, 2007, 07:29 AM

Overclock

Dyre Straits · Nov 9, 2007, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by drwho

What would you guys suggest I do to help boost my performance?

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It looks like the one thing holding you down is the RAM. What timings are you using for it in BIOS? That's where I'd start looking to see if I could tighten the timings and, if possible on that motherboard with that particular RAM, change from 2T to 1T if it's not there already.

But, it's definitely the RAM that needs to be worked on.

drwho · Nov 9, 2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

It looks like the one thing holding you down is the RAM. What timings are you using for it in BIOS? That's where I'd start looking to see if I could tighten the timings and, if possible on that motherboard with that particular RAM, change from 2T to 1T if it's not there already.

But, it's definitely the RAM that needs to be worked on.

Here's a copy of where my memory is at right now, what would suggest I try setting the memory at, DS? How much do I need to raise the voltage?

PangingJr · Nov 9, 2007, 03:50 PM

your RAM (G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) has factory specs of memory timings 4-4-4-12 at speed DDR2-800 and at 2.0V-2.1V

manually enter memory speed, timings, and voltage in your BIOS to match the specs.

4-4-4-12 at DDR2-800 and 2.0V

Dyre Straits · Nov 9, 2007, 08:48 PM

Exactly what PanginJr said. If for any reason it wants to balk at those settings, try them with the voltage at 2.1.

Per your images posted, it's definite that the mobo has auto set the RAM to 'safe' speeds.

drwho · Nov 10, 2007, 01:54 AM

After i got home from work tonight and had some dinner I turned the computer on and set up the new memory parameters as you have suggested above. No problems sofar. One more question, should I set the Command Rate to 1T instead of 2T? Changing the memory settings doesn't seem to have changed my score in Vista. It's still at 5.4. Thanks for your help, guys. I appreciate it.

It's a couple of hours later and I've tried setting the Command Rate to 1T but when booting back into Windows I got a BSOD, so I went back into the Bios and reset the Command Rate to 2T.

Dyre Straits · Nov 10, 2007, 06:49 AM

Yeah, as I mentioned previously, if you set it to 1T and have problems, you'll need to reconfigure the memory.

Now, try it the other way around.

Set it to 1T, but raise the CAS settings up one notch. If you can get 1T to work, it's better.

You can also try setting up the RAM and CPU as Unlinked and try pushing the RAM FSB up a bit at a time, too. If you do this, bump the voltage to the RAM up one notch to help overcome any deficiency.

Good luck!

drwho · Nov 12, 2007, 06:31 AM

Ahhh.....success. Raising the CAS setting to 5 and upping the voltage to 2.05 did the trick. I was able to set the 1T and boot into windows.

Well, almost. About 20 minutes after booting into windows I got another BSOD.

Dyre Straits · Nov 12, 2007, 08:28 AM

I wouldn't be afraid to boost the voltage even to 2.1 or 2.2. I've had a few RAM vendors even suggest as high as 2.4. BUT, I'm really not into frying my RAM.

Kazeko · Nov 12, 2007, 07:24 PM

Out of curiosity, those scoring 5.9 HDD wise... are you running RAID setups?

I'm sitting @ 5.6 for some reason, with a single 320gb Seagate SATA 3.0 hard disk.

drwho · Nov 12, 2007, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kazeko

Out of curiosity, those scoring 5.9 HDD wise... are you running RAID setups?

I'm sitting @ 5.6 for some reason, with a single 320gb Seagate SATA 3.0 hard disk.

Nope, no raid setup. Just a single HDD like you. Except my HDD is 250 GB (also a Seagate).

PangingJr · Nov 13, 2007, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Kazeko

Out of curiosity, those scoring 5.9 HDD wise... are you running RAID setups?

I'm sitting @ 5.6 for some reason, with a single 320gb Seagate SATA 3.0 hard disk.

yes, i have RAID0 set to get the subscore of disk drive at 5.9,
for a single Seagate SATA drive i think i get about the same subscore 5.6-5.7 as yours.

my disk-drive subsystem is very fast i think i should have 6.9 by now if there is a subscore for it, lol.

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drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	After i got home from work tonight and had some dinner I turned the computer on and set up the new memory parameters as you have suggested above. No problems sofar. One more question, should I set the Command Rate to 1T instead of 2T? Changing the memory settings doesn't seem to have changed my score in Vista. It's still at 5.4. Thanks for your help, guys. I appreciate it. It's a couple of hours later and I've tried setting the Command Rate to 1T but when booting back into Windows I got a BSOD, so I went back into the Bios and reset the Command Rate to 2T. __________________ Last edited by drwho; Nov 10, 2007 at 03:32 AM.

Nov 12, 2007, 06:31 AM	#69
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Ahhh.....success. Raising the CAS setting to 5 and upping the voltage to 2.05 did the trick. I was able to set the 1T and boot into windows. Well, almost. About 20 minutes after booting into windows I got another BSOD. __________________ Last edited by drwho; Nov 12, 2007 at 07:13 AM.

Nov 9, 2007, 03:50 PM	#65
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	your RAM (G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ) has factory specs of memory timings 4-4-4-12 at speed DDR2-800 and at 2.0V-2.1V manually enter memory speed, timings, and voltage in your BIOS to match the specs. 4-4-4-12 at DDR2-800 and 2.0V

Nov 12, 2007, 07:24 PM	#71
Kazeko DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Out of curiosity, those scoring 5.9 HDD wise... are you running RAID setups? I'm sitting @ 5.6 for some reason, with a single 320gb Seagate SATA 3.0 hard disk.