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Evga 680i SLI mobo, X6800 @ 2.93 (stock), 2GB Corsair Dominator 6400C4D, Evga 8800GTX, RAID0
OK...my first Nvidia chipset mobo and GPU. I'm not planning any OCing at this point and am a noob with regard to memory timings.
Given that the Corsair memory is SLI/EPP enabled is there any benefit in enabling the SLI/EPP timings of 4-4-4-12-2T@800MHz@2.1v as opposed to the stock memory timings of 5-5-5-18-2T@800MHz@1.9v, even with the stock CPU clock? Any reason not to do it?
Are the EPP/SLI settings considered overclocking? Can these settings result in reduced life of the RAM and is there a reason not to use them? It looks like Corsair rates and warranties using these settings, so I'm just confused as to whether or not I should use them, and whether or not I should expect performance gains over the 5-5-5-18-2T timings without also OCing the CPU.
Any help in understanding would be appreciated. Thanks.
OK...my first Nvidia chipset mobo and GPU. I'm not planning any OCing at this point and am a noob with regard to memory timings.
Given that the Corsair memory is SLI/EPP enabled is there any benefit in enabling the SLI/EPP timings of 4-4-4-12-2T@800MHz@2.1v as opposed to the stock memory timings of 5-5-5-18-2T@800MHz@1.9v, even with the stock CPU clock? Any reason not to do it?
Are the EPP/SLI settings considered overclocking? Can these settings result in reduced life of the RAM and is there a reason not to use them? It looks like Corsair rates and warranties using these settings, so I'm just confused as to whether or not I should use them, and whether or not I should expect performance gains over the 5-5-5-18-2T timings without also OCing the CPU.
Any help in understanding would be appreciated. Thanks.