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How far could I overclock with value Ram (Man! I'm confused on how to do it)

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maximo12

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I know there will be people say, "go read... can't you do a search."

I know expensive ram is helpful but how far could I expect to push my 2ghz 3200+ with value ddr400. I would have bought higher rated ram (like ddr500) but I didn't plan on overclocking until a couple of days ago.

I read the overclocking guide which was extremely helpful. However, I'm still kind of confused about what area to overclock. It seemed like he would say how to overclock the fsb and then say but this isn't ideal. Can someone tell me what's "ideal."

 
see zebo's stickied thread at the top

at 166, you could probably clock to 240 easily, since your memory would be at 200mhz, or stock speeds.
 
do I have to do anything special to the cpu to allow overclocking. I know with the xp's you had to unlock them. So i need to overclock the fsb (htt) the same on the ram and the cpu. I've read that guide like four times and I swear I'm still confused.

I need somebody to hold my hand.
 
Ok here are some tips:

1. Before you OC, set HT Frequency to 4x (stock is like 5x). Otherwise it won't work.

2. Don't adjust voltages until you run tests and crap out. If you adjust voltages too high for what you need, you can break something.

3. If you set the "Max memory clock" to [auto], it will automatically follow your CPU FSB, so you don't have to worry about it.

4. You could probably get like a 10mhz OC out of it before you have to start upping voltages. When upping them, go one step at a time, run Memtest or P95, repeat until stable.

5. CPUs can OC much more on stock voltages, yours will definately hit 2.2ghz before you need to up voltages. And again, go slow, don't do more than you need.

OCing is a tedious process (for those of us who tweak like crazy) so be patient, always be satisfied with your OC, and post often. Good luck!
 
thanks. I appreciate your help.

I didn't know about #3. So you're saying I really don't have to raise the fsb on my memory. It'll do it on it's own.
 
Before you start overclocking, I would download UBCD and make a CD from it. It is bootable and has Memtest 86+ on it. Set your boot sequence in BIOS to boot from CD and, if possible, disable HDD. That should prevent you from corrupting anything on your HDD when it's unstable. Run Memtest every time you increase your speed and you'll be much safer. There's still a chance that you'll corrupt something even if it passes Memtest, but it usually won't corrupt your O/S beyond repair... at least that's been my experience.

Get UBCD here:

UBCD
 
Originally posted by: maximo12
thanks. I appreciate your help.

I didn't know about #3. So you're saying I really don't have to raise the fsb on my memory. It'll do it on it's own.
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If you're overclocking with value RAM you do not set it to Auto. That's going to make it run 1:1, which the chips can probably only handle for 10-20MHz above stock. Changing the RAM speed setting to 166 or 133 depending on where the FSB is will act like a divider.
 
Oh yeah, I forgot I had DDR500 ram. I set it to auto until I hit 250mhz FSB then I gotta set it to 166.
 
yeah, set it to 166, or maybe even 133 if you push the HTT up enough. this is called setting a devider. and yes, setting it to "auto" will automaticly make the ram run at the HTT speed. but this isnt really a good thing with your ram, because being value ram, it probably can only handle a 10-20MHz increase, which equals a HTT of 210-220. not very much. if you set the ram at 166 though, it will lower the ram speed lower then the htt speed.
 
Originally posted by: Mrvile
Oh yeah, I forgot I had DDR500 ram. I set it to auto until I hit 250mhz FSB then I gotta set it to 166.
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You can try even further at 1:1--the rating itself is not the sole dictator of your maximum memory overclock. If the chips are good you could go even higher.
 
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