How do I know that CAS 2-2-2 will not damage my RAM or my system

[Icabola]

Hi

I am using non-branded RAM PC100 256Mb @117 at cas 2-2-2

I am running with
PIII450 @4.5x117 Mhz
P3CE
ASUS V7700 GEForce 2GTS 32Mb (@200/300)

My system looks fine, crash only once within 3 days, 10 hrs a day ...GPF ...kernel32...?

Will this setting damage my RAM or my other parts?

Please help me

[Tweety]

First of...CAS settings and similar can't hurt your components...IN ANY WAY!!!!!

Those settings are the internal timings in the ramchips...2 are faster...3 are more "stable" ie less chance that the data sent to or from the ram vill be corrupted because signal is out of sync...

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[USSVoyager]

I am damn sure that the RAM cannot be damaged by increasing the speed/timings. The 'PC100' is only the guaranteed speed of the RAM, not the maximum that it can handle. As long as your system is stable, the RAM should last a lifetime...

USSVoyager

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[jopey]

anytime you run anything out of spec you can damage it.

PC100 is supposed to be run @ 100mhz. since your running @ 117 fsb you can ruin your ram.

how ever it really happening is very rare.

[Icabola]

Originally posted by jopey:
anytime you run anything out of spec you can damage it.

PC100 is supposed to be run @ 100mhz. since your running @ 117 fsb you can ruin your ram.

how ever it really happening is very rare.

Thanks for all u guys, now I am thinking of buying Micron or Corsair PC133 SDRAM, but do you think the performance of this system will increase?

Regards

Icabola

[aug1516]

Well if you run the new ram at the exact same speed and CAS setting then no your system will not get a performance increase. However I bet your system will be more stable now that you are using ram that is acually meant to go up to 133 rather than pushing your 100mhz ram up to 117. With this new ram you also have a chance of overclocking your systen even higher. Maybe 120mhz bus or 125?

[Ruffian]

Hey Icabola how come the ram on your GTS is clocked at 300mhz? Its suppose to run at 333mhz.

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[Icabola]

Originally posted by Icabola:

Hi

I am using non-branded RAM PC100 256Mb @117 at cas 2-2-2

I am running with
PIII450 @4.5x117 Mhz
P3CE
ASUS V7700 GEForce 2GTS 32Mb (@200/333)

My system looks fine, crash only once within 3 days, 10 hrs a day ...GPF ...kernel32...?

Will this setting damage my RAM or my other parts?

Please help me

[PCGuRu2K]

About the only thing that setting your Ram to Cas 2-2-2 is that because of the constant GPF's and reboots you'll probably corrupt some files on your HD. Other then that I see no problems.... Try 2-3-2

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[Beigma]

The only bad experience I had from setting my CAS 3 rated RAM to CAS 2 was my system failed to boot. That's all and it wasn't damaged in any way.

[Icabola]

Originally posted by Beigma:
The only bad experience I had from setting my CAS 3 rated RAM to CAS 2 was my system failed to boot. That's all and it wasn't damaged in any way.

THANK U VERY MUCH GUYS!

Regards

Icabola