Is this correct?

[bmxp]

Well I finally got my system all together and running.

I am running windows xp sp2

MSI P7N SLI Platinum 750i
E6550
2x1gb G.Skill DDR2 800
Palit 9600GT 1gb 256bit GDDR3

and some other stuff...

But my question is that I loaded up CPUz and looked at the ram settings and this is what I got

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/bmxp/cpuz1.jpg

Should the ram be at 400mhz?

And if it is not suppose to be at 333mhz, Should I change the FSB clock to 400 or 800? or???

Any input or clarifications are greatly appreciated

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: bmxp
Well I finally got my system all together and running.

I am running windows xp sp2

MSI P7N SLI Platinum 750i
E6550
2x1gb G.Skill DDR2 800
Palit 9600GT 1gb 256bit GDDR3

and some other stuff...

But my question is that I loaded up CPUz and looked at the ram settings and this is what I got

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/bmxp/cpuz1.jpg

Should the ram be at 400mhz?

And if it is not suppose to be at 333mhz, Should I change the FSB clock to 400 or 800? or???

Any input or clarifications are greatly appreciated

Everything is set correctly

 

[bmxp]

Hmm. I dunno. I'm still confused for some reason. If it says bus at 333 and is quad pumped so its 1333 FSB, right? Then the ram says 400 shouldn't it be on sync? ?I'm getting back into computers and my last system was basic as far as overclocking. AthlonXP3200+ on an Asus nforce 2... talk about old haha.

Thanks for any help. Maybe I'm just missing something here...

 

[ch33zw1z]

RAM is not quadrupled like the FSB. Your RAM is DDR2, thus 400(MHz) * 2(DDR) = 800MHz. Your settings are correct. If you wanted your FSB/RAM ratio to be 1:1, you have to push the FSB to 400, or set your RAM speed manually to 333. In real world use you won't notice much difference between your current ratio and a 1:1.

 

[degibson]

FSB = The bus between the CPU and the memory controller in intel chipsets (the MC is sometimes called the northbridge).
Notably, the RAM doesn't connect directly to the FSB, it has its own bus to the MC.

 

[bmxp]

So, in AMD systems or maybe in my old nforce 2. It was directly connected? or at least it seemed easier to do. Just bump up the FSB and bam that's it. OR was that because it was ddr1?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: bmxp
So, in AMD systems or maybe in my old nforce 2. It was directly connected? or at least it seemed easier to do. Just bump up the FSB and bam that's it. OR was that because it was ddr1?

It's likely just the difference between two different motherboards. Now you have FSB:memory dividers if you didn't have those before.