how far can i overclock? - Page 2

Apokalipse · 04-16-2005, 02:04 AM

actually, the benchmarks show it about on par with OCZ. don't know about G.Skill though, that is some really overclockable RAM

rcsavageboy · 04-16-2005, 09:34 AM

about the psu. ive ready many reviews and i havent seen any problems with them.

also yes the ram i have is cheapo ram. came with a dell

about my mobo ill be getting a dfi lanparty. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE

about the cpu. i picked out the winchester core because i heard good things about overclocking them. also i picked out the case because of the awsome air flow.

I was already planning on getting some artic silver 5.

about the ram heatsinks, i had been looking at these before. do you think these would do well: http://xoxide.com/ramsink.html

if you know of any better heatsinks please tell me i dont want to be kicking myself later.

btw thanx for all of your guys help so far.

Apokalipse · 04-16-2005, 11:34 AM

alluminium is not really great for cooling, try and find some copper ones
although with the RAM you're using, it's not going to make much difference

dale5605 · 04-16-2005, 12:38 PM

To repeat what I said grab some copper ramsinks for your ram.

These would keep your RAM really cool.

http://www.xoxide.com/ramsink1.html

P.P. Mguire · 04-16-2005, 01:01 PM

heatspreaders dont really do much. so you really shouldnt worry about cooling for you ram. as long as you have good airflow for your case then that should be fine. i would suggest an antec PSU, typically a true power and OCZ or G.skill ram pc3200. and w/ that id say you can hit 2.6.

Trifid · 04-16-2005, 01:06 PM

I would also agree with around about 2.6ghz with good ram.

For the heatspreaders, I think they are more for looks than usefulness.

P.P. Mguire · 04-16-2005, 01:09 PM

Quote:

For the heatspreaders, I think they are more for looks than usefulness.

exactly, unless your running a system that has an FX-55 oc'd to 3.9 and have watercooled heat spreaders on there lol.

diabloII · 04-16-2005, 01:29 PM

you'll need good ram

that is at least $160 if you want an ok overclock (corsair xms?)

at least $220 if you want a decent overclock (anything labeled "samsung tccd" on newegg)

and pc2100 is ram from what, 2 years ago? they're outdated already and are very slow and if OC them they probably won't even be as fast as my cheap value ram

dale5605 · 04-16-2005, 02:06 PM

You two are talking about heat spreaders. I was talking specifically about ramsinks. Those are not the same as heatspreaders. Copper ramsinks actually help a lot with cooling, so realize I'm talking about those and not regular heat spreaders.

P.P. Mguire · 04-16-2005, 02:20 PM

well even if you put tweak monster heatsinks on it it wont make much of a diff unless your pushing the crap out of the ram.

04-16-2005, 02:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,017	actually, the benchmarks show it about on par with OCZ. don't know about G.Skill though, that is some really overclockable RAM __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

04-16-2005, 11:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,017	alluminium is not really great for cooling, try and find some copper ones although with the RAM you're using, it's not going to make much difference __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

04-16-2005, 12:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
dale5605 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,488	To repeat what I said grab some copper ramsinks for your ram. These would keep your RAM really cool. http://www.xoxide.com/ramsink1.html __________________ <font size=\"1\">Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHZ HT-------------------AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Intel Stock CPU Cooler------------------------Zalman 7700-Cu Idle: 51C---------------------------------------Idle: 21C Load: 72C--------------------------------------Load: 28C ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe-----------------------GIGABYTE K8NF4-9 NForce4 4X 512MBX2 Corsair XMS 2-2-2-5 PC-3200-----512MBX2 Corsair XMS 2-2-2-5 PC-3200 ATI RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition-------ATI RADEON X800 XL Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS----------Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Western Digital Raptor 37GB 10K------------2X Western Digital SATA150 Caviar SE 80GB RAID 0 Antec True 480W------------------------------Thermaltake Silent PurePower 680W Zalman 5.1 Headphones----------------------Zalman 5.1 Headphones Zalman High Sensitivity Microphone----------Zalman High Sensitivity Microphone Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A----------Logitech Media Keyboard Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0A---------Logitech MX510 3DMark05: 5,928------------------------------3DMark05: 5,000</font>

04-16-2005, 01:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,010	I would also agree with around about 2.6ghz with good ram. For the heatspreaders, I think they are more for looks than usefulness. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

04-16-2005, 02:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
dale5605 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,488	You two are talking about heat spreaders. I was talking specifically about ramsinks. Those are not the same as heatspreaders. Copper ramsinks actually help a lot with cooling, so realize I'm talking about those and not regular heat spreaders. __________________ <font size=\"1\">Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHZ HT-------------------AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Intel Stock CPU Cooler------------------------Zalman 7700-Cu Idle: 51C---------------------------------------Idle: 21C Load: 72C--------------------------------------Load: 28C ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe-----------------------GIGABYTE K8NF4-9 NForce4 4X 512MBX2 Corsair XMS 2-2-2-5 PC-3200-----512MBX2 Corsair XMS 2-2-2-5 PC-3200 ATI RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition-------ATI RADEON X800 XL Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS----------Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Western Digital Raptor 37GB 10K------------2X Western Digital SATA150 Caviar SE 80GB RAID 0 Antec True 480W------------------------------Thermaltake Silent PurePower 680W Zalman 5.1 Headphones----------------------Zalman 5.1 Headphones Zalman High Sensitivity Microphone----------Zalman High Sensitivity Microphone Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A----------Logitech Media Keyboard Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0A---------Logitech MX510 3DMark05: 5,928------------------------------3DMark05: 5,000</font>

04-16-2005, 09:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
rcsavageboy True Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 221	about the psu. ive ready many reviews and i havent seen any problems with them. also yes the ram i have is cheapo ram. came with a dell about my mobo ill be getting a dfi lanparty. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE about the cpu. i picked out the winchester core because i heard good things about overclocking them. also i picked out the case because of the awsome air flow. I was already planning on getting some artic silver 5. about the ram heatsinks, i had been looking at these before. do you think these would do well: http://xoxide.com/ramsink.html if you know of any better heatsinks please tell me i dont want to be kicking myself later. btw thanx for all of your guys help so far.

04-16-2005, 01:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
P.P. Mguire Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,546	heatspreaders dont really do much. so you really shouldnt worry about cooling for you ram. as long as you have good airflow for your case then that should be fine. i would suggest an antec PSU, typically a true power and OCZ or G.skill ram pc3200. and w/ that id say you can hit 2.6.

04-16-2005, 02:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
P.P. Mguire Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,546	well even if you put tweak monster heatsinks on it it wont make much of a diff unless your pushing the crap out of the ram.

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