DOES 680i motherboard's max FSB change with different ram speeds?

[stevolution]

Hi all,

I was just wondering, does the max fsb change if you run linked 1:1 (or linked & sync'ed) instead of running ram through a divider (unlinked)?

I'm currently running in9 32x max mobo at 460FSB running E6550 at 3220Mhz but running crappy generic PQI 5-5-5-18 DDR2 800mhz ram orthos stable. When I try pushing 475FSB from clockgen, seems to be pretty stable but cannot boot into windows when the values are set from the BIOS.

So just wondering if it would make difference if I get a ram that's able to run linked and sync'ed?

Thanks alot!

 

[SerpentRoyal]

If RAM is bad, then problem will show up in windows with S&M and other windows-based memory tester. Inability to boot into windows is an indication of low Vcore (CPU not stable at that speed). You can always lock the memory speed at a safe setting to take it out of the equation. A relaxed memory speed will allow you to probe for the maximum stable FSB of MB/CPU.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Running Linked puts less stress on the memory controller and requires less voltage to remain stable. You can try that.

My memory would do DDR2-1005 4-4-4-12 2T unlinked and linked it would do up to DDR2-1000 synced and linked with the FSB at 500.

That is until the board decided to light itself on fire.