I understand I cannot overclock my system because my motherboard cannot support it, but timings can be adjusted for RAM, and I want to know if it is worth it. CPU-Z, under the memory section under timings, says: CAS# Latency: 2 clocks RAS# to CAS# Delay: 2 clocks RAS# Precharge: 2 clocks Cycle Time (Tras): 5 clocks Command Rate: 2T In my BIOS are options to raise and lower these timings, but I am not going to just jump in and start changing things without an idea of what I am doing, so, is it worth it, and if it is, what should I change the timings to? Anyway, thanks for your time guys. Biostar P4m800-m4 Pentium 4 Prescott @ 3GHz 1GB PC3200 RAM Geforce 6200 AGP 2 80Gb Harddrives XP Home SP2

Are those the SPD timings or the actual timings currently in use? If thats what's currently in use, then thats the best your gonna get as they are very tight as it is. The only thing you might want to change is the 2T command rate, try 1T (if you can) and test with memtest86. That will give you a pretty good performance increase. Out of curiosity, what exactly do you find slow about your computer that makes you want to overclock it? Or is it just for fun? My Amiga 500 Rocks!!!

If you are running the system at stock, you are not going to get any appreciable benefit from tightening your timings. If anything, your system might even become more vulnerable to instability due to too tight timings. Tightening up the timings on most machines is done to complement the performance boost attainable on an overclocked system. If your machine is not overclock friendly there is no reason to mess with the system timings, just leave it at SPD or AUTO.

I agree with both of the above. If your RAM timings are already 2-2-2-5, that's as good as it gets. Make sure you're getting that info from the memory tab using CPUZ & not the SPD tab. Regardless, there's not much point tightening the timings if the rest of your system is running at defaults. If your board's model number is P4M80-M4, it is overclockable....you just have to know how. Read the manual. http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us... And you may wanna try the latest BIOS if you don't already have it: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us... You could also give BIOSTAR's WarpSpeeder (overclocking software) a try. Your board isn't on the support list though: http://www.biostar-usa.com/download...