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Would I see any noticeable difference going from 3 sticks of DDR3 1066 memory to 3 sticks of DDR3 1333? Sys specs: Xeon W3670 X58 Chipset ... Menu Menu Forums Login Register Sidebar Blog Categories Category1 Category2 Category3 Category4 Categories Category1 Category2 Category3 Category4 SupportUI.X Donate Contactus MainLinks Forums articles Interviews Menu Featured Home Forums Newposts Trending Searchforums What'snew Newposts Newprofileposts Latestactivity Members Currentvisitors Newprofileposts Searchprofileposts Billboard Trophies HelpUsFindtheSlowestOpeningWindowsAppsforBenchmarking 1066MHzvs1333MHz Threadstarter boxorocks Startdate May18,2016 Sidebar Forums Hardware Memory Previous Next Sortbyvotes B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 WouldIseeanynoticeabledifferencegoingfrom3sticksofDDR31066memoryto3sticksofDDR31333? Sysspecs: XeonW3670 X58Chipset 525WPSU Quatro4000 24GBDDR31066MHz(don'tneedthatmuchRAM)   0 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 Notreallyno.YouwouldneedtogetsignificantlyfasterCAS1333tomaybenoticeadifference,youprobablyneverwouldnoticeexceptinsyntheticbenchmarks.   0 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 Notreallyno.YouwouldneedtogetsignificantlyfasterCAS1333tomaybenoticeadifference,youprobablyneverwouldnoticeexceptinsyntheticbenchmarks.   0 Tradesman1 LegendainAeternum Jun5,2013 67,884 36 126,960 15,559 No,differencewouldbeminimalasRogueLeadermentioned,also,couldbemoneywasted,yourXeonisa800/1066CPUandmightnotevenbeabletocarry1333letaloneafairamountof1333   0 B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 Tradesman1: No,differencewouldbeminimalasRogueLeadermentioned,also,couldbemoneywasted,yourXeonisa800/1066CPUandmightnotevenbeabletocarry1333letaloneafairamountof1333 TheDellservicemanualformyPCshowsboth1066and1333mhz.downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_dell_precision_workstation/precision-t3500_service%20manual_en-us.pdf Itlistsall6slotspopulatedwith4GBsticksof1333mhzram.Ionlyplanonusingonebankof3ifIcanfindfasttimingsavailable.ButI'mgettingtheimpressiontherewouldbelittletononoticeableperformanceimprovement...   0 B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 Btw(andtotallyofftopic.ButsinceIhaveamodatmyconvenience;-)... Ican'tseemtogetridofthenotificationsaboveshowingIstillhave1evenafterIhaveansweredit.AndI'mstillgettingadsevenafterI'vesignedin.   0 Tradesman1 LegendainAeternum Jun5,2013 67,884 36 126,960 15,559 Differencewillbeslighttounnoticible,exceptmaybeinheavilyDRAMintensiveapps.Theyareworkingonthesiteandmakingchangesandyesyoumightseeitshowsortofaphantomnotificationonceinawhile(andYES,it'sVERYannoying)gotoyourusernameintheupperright,clickonit,andselect"TrackedThreads',thenjustabovethelistofthreadsontherightisanoption"Markallasread"inblue,clickonitandshouldgetridofthephantomnotification.Onads,believeallusers/membersgetthem,problemswiththemmayalsopopupduetotheredesignissues   0 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 boxorocks: Tradesman1: No,differencewouldbeminimalasRogueLeadermentioned,also,couldbemoneywasted,yourXeonisa800/1066CPUandmightnotevenbeabletocarry1333letaloneafairamountof1333 TheDellservicemanualformyPCshowsboth1066and1333mhz.downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_dell_precision_workstation/precision-t3500_service%20manual_en-us.pdf Itlistsall6slotspopulatedwith4GBsticksof1333mhzram.Ionlyplanonusingonebankof3ifIcanfindfasttimingsavailable.ButI'mgettingtheimpressiontherewouldbelittletononoticeableperformanceimprovement... YeahshouldworkbutlikeIsaidthetimingswouldhavetobeastronomicallyfasttomakeanyreallifeperformancedifference.Andeventhen...IMOnotworthit.   0 B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 Ihopethisthreadisstillbeingmonitored,becauseIhaveaquestion.Ijusttriedtodoalittlecomparisontestingonmyownbyremovingthe6sticksof1066MHzECCRAMandreplacingitwith2x2GBsticksof1333MHznon-ECCRAMinDIMMslots1and2asshownintheservicemanual. TheBIOSstillshows1066MHz.AndIseenowayofchangingitto1333MHz.CPU-Zverifiedthatitisindeedrunningat1066.AnyideawhatIhavetodotoget1333MHzRAMtorunat1333MHz?   0 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 boxorocks: Ihopethisthreadisstillbeingmonitored,becauseIhaveaquestion.Ijusttriedtodoalittlecomparisontestingonmyownbyremovingthe6sticksof1066MHzECCRAMandreplacingitwith2x2GBsticksof1333MHznon-ECCRAMinDIMMslots1and2asshownintheservicemanual. TheBIOSstillshows1066MHz.AndIseenowayofchangingitto1333MHz.CPU-Zverifiedthatitisindeedrunningat1066.AnyideawhatIhavetodotoget1333MHzRAMtorunat1333MHz? AsTradesmanfearedthelikelyissueisthattheXeonW3670isratedonlyfor1066mhzram,soitjustplainwon'twork.Sorry   0 B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 RogueLeader: boxorocks: Ihopethisthreadisstillbeingmonitored,becauseIhaveaquestion.Ijusttriedtodoalittlecomparisontestingonmyownbyremovingthe6sticksof1066MHzECCRAMandreplacingitwith2x2GBsticksof1333MHznon-ECCRAMinDIMMslots1and2asshownintheservicemanual. TheBIOSstillshows1066MHz.AndIseenowayofchangingitto1333MHz.CPU-Zverifiedthatitisindeedrunningat1066.AnyideawhatIhavetodotoget1333MHzRAMtorunat1333MHz? AsTradesmanfearedthelikelyissueisthattheXeonW3670isratedonlyfor1066mhzram,soitjustplainwon'twork.Sorry Hmmm...OK.Makessense.AndtheBIOSisn'tsophisticatedenoughtoallowforrunningitfasterwithanXMPOC.Thanks.   0 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 Wellyoucan'tOCmanyXeons(likelythatone,theyarelocked)sothatswhatspreventingyouthere.   0 B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 RogueLeader: Wellyoucan'tOCmanyXeons(likelythatone,theyarelocked)sothatswhatspreventingyouthere. Wait.ThememorycontrollerisnotontheCPU.WhatwouldtheXeonhavingalockedmultiplierhaveanythingtodowithoverclockingtheRAM?   1 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 boxorocks: RogueLeader: Wellyoucan'tOCmanyXeons(likelythatone,theyarelocked)sothatswhatspreventingyouthere. Wait.ThememorycontrollerisnotontheCPU.WhatwouldtheXeonhavingalockedmultiplierhaveanythingtodowithoverclockingtheRAM? Er,theW3670memorycontrollerisbuiltintotheprocessor.Anditslimitedto1066.   0 B boxorocks Distinguished Apr9,2012 694 5 18,985 0 Oh.Iapologize.Ithoughtthe1366CPUsstillhadthememorycontrolleronthemotherboard.Sorry.   0 RogueLeader It'satrap! Moderator Dec22,2014 31,453 2,153 105,890 3,650 Noworries,ifwedon'taskquestionswedon'tlearn.!   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. 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