upgraded memory and memory timings

[Lowdown]

Ok, I just went from 1GB (512mbx2) PC3200 2-3-2-5 Patriot memory to 2GB (1GBx2) PC3200 2.5-3-3-6 Corsair memory. I know the timings are a little so I was wondering if I'll see a slowdown in speed even though I have double the memory now. I'm running a AMD XP 3200+ processor on a ASUS A7N8X-E motherboard.

[Inertia]

you might notic ea slight slowdown in gaming performance, video encoding and similar things, but the valume of ram will make the system more responsive fro day to day tasks.

Which corsair model did you buy ? corsair ram will often run stable at tighter timings than the SPD , worth a shot if you have the time to do burn in runs etc to test for stability.

[Lowdown]

Thanks for responding. I got the Twinx2048-3200c2 model from Corsair. So far I haven't noticed a slow down, if anything more speed but its because of the extra memory and not having to goto virtual memory. I did try to put the memory at 2-3-3-6 and my computer wouldn't post. Big pain in the but because I would have to reset the BIOS to change it back. I have the RAM running at 2.8v also, it says on the package that it need 2.75v and my motherboard can't go any higher than 2.8v for power so I might not be able to tweak it much more. I just don't know what the memory timing numbers mean enough to know how big of a difference it will be if any. Thanks again for your time.

[Inertia]

wel the model number 3200c2 should run at cas 2 , so 2-3-3-6 should be possible, dont knwo why it wont post. It would also give you a memory bandwidth increase, becasue the CAS is the main delay when selecting areas of memory, and the lower the better.

[gummyz]

you wouldn't really notice a difference. It will usually show in benchmarks but for gaming and day2day use, you won't notice any difference at all

I guess you can look at timings as the amount of time the Ram has to rest before performing the next function. So higher timings means that Ram is relaxed for a longer time but when we're talking nanoseconds, it's nothing too noticeable since bandwidth more than makes up for it in many cases.