fsb on q6600

[baron5]

hey guys i was just wondering about the fsb on my q6600. since im goin to be overcloking to around 3.0 to 3.2(more if i can) what would the fsb look like at that clock speed. seeing that it starts at 1066 i have no idea what it could go to because ive never overclock before. besides from my p4 2.8 to 3.0 with startard heatsink and fan.

So do u have any idea?

[darksideleader]

a CPU has a bus speed and a multiplier. It uses those to make the rated FSB speed. Your just raising the bus speed.

[b1gapl]

I think the Q6600, has a 9x multiplier. So the FSB will look like somewhere around 333MHz (1332MHz) - 355MHz (1420MHz), for the Q6600 to be 3.0-3.2GHz.

[baron5]

yeah see that why i dont want to get the ddr2 800 gskill hz because i could only get then to about 1100. but if i get the ddr2 1000 hz i can clock then to about 1300 maybe i bit more to get closer to my fsb so my comp. will run faster. dont u think?

[b1gapl]

You have to understand that the numbers in the parenthesis are the effective speed. The actual speed is 333-355. It's just that Intel's FSB is quad pumped, to increase it's effectiveness, I guess. So for example 333x4 = 1332MHz.

You also have to understand that DDR2-800 is really running at 400MHz not 800. That's why they call it DDR....it stands for DOUBLE Data Rate.

So DDR2-1000....the real speed is 500MHz (500x2=1000MHz). But your FSB won't go that far with a Q6600. Since you want the Q6600 at 3.0-3.2GHz, it's only going to be 333-355MHz, which the DDR2-800 comes in, since they run at 400MHz.

[baron5]

ahh now i understand thanks. i forgot about that hey. competely slipped my mind yeah your exactly right. hz ddr2 800 its thanks for sure now. ur a lengend b1gapl!

[b1gapl]

lol...I'm not a legend, just wanted to help. The mods here are legends.

See if you got DDR2-1066 (real speed is 533MHz), then you would have to have the FSB at 533MHz (2132MHz), to use that ram, at that speed. Your Q6600 would be 4.7GHz (533MHz x 9).....which is impossible, unless you use liquid nitrogen to overclock.

[baron5]

maybe i was goin to use n2. (not). as if i can afford that. kool that means i can finsh my comp with this weeks pay and not next weeks. yayer cant wait to start biulding it.

[b1gapl]

That's going to be an uber awesome system. Enjoy it!

[Nagasama]

Originally Posted by b1gapl

lol...I'm not a legend, just wanted to help. The mods here are legends.

See if you got DDR2-1066 (real speed is 533MHz), then you would have to have the FSB at 533MHz (2132MHz), to use that ram, at that speed. Your Q6600 would be 4.7GHz (533MHz x 9).....which is impossible, unless you use liquid nitrogen to overclock.

i dont know intel overclocking, so bear with me.
couldnt you run it at 533x6 (3.2 ish) to get the most out of that (ddr2-1066) RAMs stock speed?
isnt the (actual) clock speed more important than total ghz?
ie
355x9 would be less desireable than 533x6?