RAM performance comparsion!!! aggresive timings VS stable timings

[cjm18]

I have 2x256 of samsung pc 2700 ddr and am looking to get a barton mobile 2600 and OC it as much as possible. This article says its good OC'er ram.
http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/samsung/DDR333_4.htm

how much does computer performance suffer when i use slower settings on the memory? is it worth an extra 12 FSB mhz? I have an abit kx7-333 board and i hear it has no agp lock....also a thermaltake silent boost and a 350 watt ps. Where should i start when i first try to oc? timings , bus , ratio, suggestions etc?

 

[mattsmall]

depends...

i would look into getting an nforce board like the epox 8rda+ or dfi lanparty they work well and then you look at timing and fsb an agp/pci lock. first rais the fsb and core/ mem voltage then worry about ratios like put it down to 4/3 or 5/3 then rais the fsb even more untill the cpu becomes unstable then add more voltage. dont for get to keep benchmarking.