Hello

What is a DEC setting with the parameter 400 - 1400 ?

I upgraded my RAM to G-Skill 1100 4x2GB DDR2. Well it seemed a reasonable price at the time.
And Pauline says just stick in the RAm, no problems.
When I boot up the, BIOS says 800 for ram, but the timings have changed to match the RAM correctly, so I manually changed the setting in the BIOS to 1100 to match the RAM

But then there is a DEC setting with the parameter 400 - 1400 ?
I have NO idea what I am doing and asking pauline was my only help.
Pauline makes a very poor obi wan kenobi as pauline was NO help.
I just set it to match the RAM to 1100.
Everything seems to be ok, but just thought to ask in case I am screwing up something.

I have searched the forums but to no avail, so just wondering if anyone here can help.

The motherboard is an EVGA 780i (not the FTW version).

Regards...Danielle

SLI Ready Memory:

Above 1066 MHz(Above PC2 8500)
Corsair TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF
Corsair TWIN2X2048-9136C5DF
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8888C4DF


1066 MHz(PC2 8500)
OCZ OCZ2N10662GK
OCZ OCZ2N10661G
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5
Kingston KHX8500D2K2/1G
OCZ OCZ2N1066SR2GK
OCZ OCZ2N1066SR1G
PNY D22GX85GMR


900 MHz(PC2 7200)
OCZ OCZ2N900SR2GK
OCZ OCZ2N900SR1G
OCZ OCZ2N9002GK
OCZ OCZ2N9001G


800 MHz(PC2 6400)
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3DF
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D
Crucial BL2KIT12864AL804
Crucial BL12864AL804
Crucial BL2KIT12864AA804
Crucial BL2KIT6464AA804
Crucial BL12864AA804
Crucial BL6464AA804
Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/2GN
Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN
Patriot PDC22G6400LLK
PNY D22GX64GMR-4


Standard Memory:

Above 800 MHz(Above PC2 6400)
Kingston KHX9600D2K2/2G
Kingston KHX9200D2/512
Kingston KHX8000D2K2/2G
Kingston KHX7200D2K2/2G
Patriot PDC21G8000+XBLK
Patriot PDC21G8500 ELK
Crucial BL2KIT12864AL1005
G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ
Mushkin XP2-1066


800 MHz(PC2 6400)
Mushkin XP-6400
Mushkin XP2-6400
OCZ OCZ2G8002GK
OCZ OCZ2P800R21G
OCZ OCZ2T8002GK
Corsair CGM2X1G800 G
Corsair CGM2X2G800 G
Corsair XMS6405v4.1
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400
G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR
G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
Team Xtreem PC2-6400 800MHz 3-3-3-8
Team Xtreem PC2-6400 800MHz 4-4-4-10
Patriot PDC22G6400ELK
Geil Ultra GX22GB6400UDC
Super Talent T800UX2GC4


667 MHz(PC2 5400)
Corsair VS512MB667D2
Buffalo D2V667C-1G/BJ
Patriot PDC21G5300LLK
PQI 5400 Turbo
Kingston KHX5400D2K2/1G
Geil GX21GB5300SX
Muskin xp2 5300 2x1gb
Mushkin HP2-5300


533 MHz(PC2 4200)
Kingston KVR533D2/512R
PQI MAB412UOE 512MB DDR2 533
OCZ DDR2 OCZ2533512V

Recomended ram for a EVGA 780i there is some kinston 1200 MHZ ddr2 out there but i do not suggest that use their ram .Because they are not SLI ready memory. and dec setting is if you want to overclock you ram, i found that overcloking you ram dose not work to well with ddr2. And at the top of you screen there should be SLI ready memory setting flick that on advance and then set you timmings to 5-5-515 i think it is.

Hello and thanks
The timings updated correctly in the BIOS when I booted up the PC as per the packaging and what you stated: 5-5-515
Only the speed stayed the same, ie 800 MHZ
So I manually upped the speed to 1100 MHZ, which is what the speed was stated on the packaging
Looks like it works fine and all is stable, so thanks