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09-08-2007, 08:47 PM
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gone Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,030
|  Ram overclocking question
so I heard the golden ratio between Ram and CPU is 1:1. What I'm confused at is that if you can set the clock speed of the ram and the cpu seperately, why would the ratios even matter? I read an overclocking guide and was a bit confused. Since my CPU clock speed is 300 fsb ( when at load ) does that mean my ddr2 ram is only running at 600 mhz instead of 800?
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09-08-2007, 08:49 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,009
| Re: Ram overclocking question
no it means u have a 3:4 ratio that allows your FSB to be 300, and your RAM to be 400...cpu-z should show this ratio in the memory tab...u need to overclock your FSB to 400 or download your ram to 300 to achieve that 1:1 ratio....ratios help in overclocking when you have crap ram and need the ram to sit still while you overclock the processor...but then your memory would be bottlenecking the CPU
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09-08-2007, 11:15 PM
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| Re: Ram overclocking question
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Originally Posted by AP4LIFETN  no it means u have a 3:4 ratio that allows your FSB to be 300, and your RAM to be 400...cpu-z should show this ratio in the memory tab...u need to overclock your FSB to 400 or download your ram to 300 to achieve that 1:1 ratio....ratios help in overclocking when you have crap ram and need the ram to sit still while you overclock the processor...but then your memory would be bottlenecking the CPU | How do I know my ram is set at 400 thought?
__________________ q6600 g0 @ 3.0 ghz at stock voltage, Gigabyte P-35 DS3R
WD Raptor 150 and Seagate 320, Samsung DVD Burner and ASUS DVD Rom, Thermaltake armor case
Corsair HX 620 watt PSU, Tuniq tower 120 w/MX-1
EVGA 9800 GTX+ with 1 gig video memory @ stock settings, 4 gigs of OCZ HPC DDR2 800 PC6400 Ram
X-Fi Xtreme Gamer card, Logitech G5 series 2
Logitech G11 keyboard, Dell 22 inch monitor
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09-08-2007, 11:19 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,009
| Re: Ram overclocking question
CPU-Z, it should also tell you your FSB:RAM ratio
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09-08-2007, 11:21 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,723
| Re: Ram overclocking question
it will be in the bios.
it will say ram 800Mhz which is 400 | |
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