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Just got some OCZ 3200 EL Dual Chan, now what?

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Just wondering how much I can push my 3200 EL now. I'm currently running at 7-3-3-2 as the pc wouldnt boot at 5-2-2-2 and said it corrupted windows, any suggestions??

Also wondering why in SiSoft my bench scores with this ram aren't even touching some of the generic 3200 used in their scores??
::Edit - I realized I was comparing my scores with a p4's mem scores and my understanding is p4's have a higher mem bandwidth as a rule of thumb.

Thanks
 
Originally posted by: high
Just wondering how much I can push my 3200 EL now. I'm currently running at 7-3-3-2 as the pc wouldnt boot at 5-2-2-2 and said it corrupted windows, any suggestions??

Also wondering why in SiSoft my bench scores with this ram aren't even touching some of the generic 3200 used in their scores??
::Edit - I realized I was comparing my scores with a p4's mem scores and my understanding is p4's have a higher mem bandwidth as a rule of thumb.

Thanks
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As a rule of thumb - don't compare the AXP memory scores with the P4. The P4 actually seems to have efficient dual-channel memory. Two channels virtually doubles the bandwidth. On the AXP, the difference is well under 10% for dual sticks.
 
I just got the exact same memory, and got a prime error when running overnight. CPU doesn't seem to be the culprit, as load temp did not exceed 45-46C. I'm running the memory at 2-2-3-5 on a p4c800e...should I up the voltage?
 
You have the right timings...so yeah I would probably up the voltage to stabilize the ram a bit. I have not ran an overnight prime95 yet but I think I will try now just to be sure. Does anyone know if and how high I can push this ram at 1:1. I've heard ocz will overclock pretty well, and I don't feel like underclocking it to get a few fsb mhz, I wanna go 1:1 as far as possible.
 
I have the OCZ PC3200 Performance Series Rev 2 chips in my box. In my older KT400 mobo it ran at 2-2-2-6, but in an nForce2 mobo, it runs at 2-3-3-8, providing perfectly acceptable performance at stock voltage.
 
Try running it at 11-3-2-2 for best and optimal bandwidth / performance.

My next question is: Using a 1:1 divider with my 2500@3200, how far can I expect to go upping the fsb providing I am upping voltages accordingly??? I would love to be at 11x210 or so, but not too sure if many people have succeeded in overclocking ram
 
Just to update, I ran memtest after failing prime, and ended up with errors. I boosted the voltage to 2.75 and have been running two instances of prime for over 12 hours now without any failure. I'm pretty sure that's what was holding me back. This ram seems very voltage hungry...try boosting it, or call OCZ, as I've heard their customer service is great!
 
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