Originally posted by: n7
Originally posted by: cbolt67
I have 2 sets of OCZ2P800R22GK which is basically 4x 1GB sticks of DDR2 800. How much will this limit my overclock on my E8400? I know 4 sticks won't OC as good as 2. Should I step up to DDR2 1000 or 1066? I will be putting this in a DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS. If I'm reading the guides correctly I won't have a memory divider like I do on AMD. This will be my first Intel rig since an Abit BP6 with 2 celeron 366's running at 550MHz.
Most decent DDR2-800 will do well over their rated speed.
Yours is 4-4-4, so you can loosen that to 5-5-5, & likely do DDR2-1000, or at least enough to avoid holding back your CPU.
You have memory ratios on Intel, but the lowest is 1:1.
If you want 4 GHz, you need 445 MHz for the FSB, & DDR2-890.
I'm sure your RAM will do DDR2-890 5-5-5 if you set it up properly with adequate NB voltage.