high overclock question

bkolk · 01-28-2008, 10:57 PM

So i was just wondering when people get high overclocks, like 4ghz or 5ghz, with WC or w/e, thats done by increasing the FSB right?. Now do they also increase the memory to match the FSB on the OC'd CPU? It seems like pushing the memory that far would be more difficult than the CPU (b/c the cpu has extra cooling but nothing special is done to the ram, or is there?) Or do they use a memory divider and take the performance hit?

MetalOwns · 01-29-2008, 12:06 AM

Most people will set the memory multiplier to a 1:1 ratio with the FSB. So in the case of 4GHz, with an FSB of 444(*9), the RAM would be running at 888MHz, which is not that high over stock speed if they were running DDR2 800 RAM.

TheGlazer · 01-29-2008, 02:30 AM

Run 1:1 (Sync) and it's all good.

01-28-2008, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
bkolk Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 316	high overclock question So i was just wondering when people get high overclocks, like 4ghz or 5ghz, with WC or w/e, thats done by increasing the FSB right?. Now do they also increase the memory to match the FSB on the OC'd CPU? It seems like pushing the memory that far would be more difficult than the CPU (b/c the cpu has extra cooling but nothing special is done to the ram, or is there?) Or do they use a memory divider and take the performance hit? __________________ Intel E8400 Zalman 9500AT evga 8800gt dual-slot cooler 4gig (2x2gb)g.skill ddr2 1066 gigabyte p43 Antec sonata II mid tower 200gb Seagate HDD 500gb Seagate HDD

01-29-2008, 12:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
MetalOwns Super Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, WI Posts: 429	Re: high overclock question Most people will set the memory multiplier to a 1:1 ratio with the FSB. So in the case of 4GHz, with an FSB of 444(*9), the RAM would be running at 888MHz, which is not that high over stock speed if they were running DDR2 800 RAM. __________________ SYSTEM: RAIDMAX SMILODON Case LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS Intel Core2Duo E6600 (2.40) @ OC'ing 2 gigs G.Skill DDR2 800 RAM @ OC'ing 2x 320 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (RAID 0) EVGA Ge-Force 7900 GS KO @ 710/985 @ 1.48v/2.20v LITE-ON 20x DVD+/-R Burner/12x DVD-RAM w/ LightScribe LITE-ON 48x CD Burner/16x DVD-ROM Hanns·G 19" Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

01-29-2008, 02:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
TheGlazer True Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 109	Re: high overclock question Run 1:1 (Sync) and it's all good. __________________ Antec P182 E6400 @ 3.20Ghz Asus P5B Deluxe 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC6400 800mhz @ 4-4-4-5 evGA 880GTS 512mb Seagate 320GB Tuniq Tower 120 PC Power & Cooling 610 Silencer Viewsonic VX922 19" 3DMark06 13,440

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