First time overclocker....

[thesob40]

Im just starting to get into overclocking and lastnight i attempted to over clock my CPU with in the 3500+ Venice core. I got it running stable at 2420 MHz with stock heatsink/fan. I also have a question....my HTT is at 220.0 MHz and my multiplier is at x11.0....is that good or bad? that might seem like a retarded question but remember, im new to this. And one more question....is there any way to overclock RAM? or atleast tweak the RAM timmings to increase the speeds

 

[supastar1568]

well when you increase your FSB you are also increasing your RAM speeds, so in a way you are doing so already.

 

[thesob40]

oh ok thanks for the quick response

 

[supastar1568]

but if you do not want to overclock your RAM you can use a memory divider

 

[thesob40]

which would you recommend??

 

[supastar1568]

depends on the RAM you have. I have corsair value RAM so although I overclocked my CPU I used a memory divider so that my RAM would stay at 400mhz effective

 

[TSS]

try to keep as close to 200 mhz as you can. cpu speed > ram anyday. theres more on dividers in the quick and dirty OC guide.