diff --git a/scripts/quartus/Makefile b/scripts/quartus/Makefile
index 318f7b3..f626fc5 100644
--- a/scripts/quartus/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/quartus/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ tab_%/results.txt:
 	bash tabtest.sh $@
 
 area: synth_area_small synth_area_regular synth_area_large
-	-grep -B4 -A10 'Slice LUTs' synth_area_small.log synth_area_regular.log synth_area_large.log
+	-grep -A3 "Total logic elements" synth_area_*_build/output_files/synth_area_*.fit.summary
 
 table.txt: tab_small_ep4ce_c7/results.txt
 table.txt: tab_small_ep4cgx_c7/results.txt
diff --git a/scripts/quartus/synth_system.qsf b/scripts/quartus/synth_system.qsf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a84293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/quartus/synth_system.qsf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+set_global_assignment -name DEVICE ep4ce40f29c7
+set_global_assignment -name PROJECT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY output_files
+set_global_assignment -name TOP_LEVEL_ENTITY system
+set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_FILE ../system.v
+set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_FILE ../../../picorv32.v
+set_global_assignment -name SDC_FILE ../synth_system.sdc
diff --git a/scripts/quartus/synth_system.sdc b/scripts/quartus/synth_system.sdc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ee3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/quartus/synth_system.sdc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+create_clock -period 10.00 [get_ports clk]
diff --git a/scripts/quartus/synth_system.xdc b/scripts/quartus/synth_system.xdc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5748466..0000000
--- a/scripts/quartus/synth_system.xdc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-# XDC File for Basys3 Board
-###########################
-
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN W5 [get_ports clk]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports clk]
-create_clock -period 10.00 [get_ports clk]
-
-# Pmod Header JA (JA0..JA7)
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN J1 [get_ports {out_byte[0]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[0]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN L2 [get_ports {out_byte[1]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[1]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN J2 [get_ports {out_byte[2]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[2]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN G2 [get_ports {out_byte[3]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[3]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN H1 [get_ports {out_byte[4]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[4]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN K2 [get_ports {out_byte[5]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[5]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN H2 [get_ports {out_byte[6]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[6]}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN G3 [get_ports {out_byte[7]}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte[7]}]
-
-# Pmod Header JB (JB0..JB2)
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN A14 [get_ports {resetn}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {resetn}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN A16 [get_ports {trap}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {trap}]
-set_property PACKAGE_PIN B15 [get_ports {out_byte_en}]
-set_property IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33 [get_ports {out_byte_en}]
-
diff --git a/scripts/quartus/system.v b/scripts/quartus/system.v
index c4882a1..19a4b8d 100644
--- a/scripts/quartus/system.v
+++ b/scripts/quartus/system.v
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module system (
 	output reg       out_byte_en
 );
 	// set this to 0 for better timing but less performance/MHz
-	parameter FAST_MEMORY = 1;
+	parameter FAST_MEMORY = 0;
 
 	// 4096 32bit words = 16kB memory
 	parameter MEM_SIZE = 4096;