Managed to get a stable FSB overclock on my C2D system, but why is my memory staying the same?

[Rodknock]

I've got the FSB running at 1400mhz, CPU at 3.15 (E6600). I tried going up as high as 1500, but it wouldn't boot so I backed it down to 1400. This is on a 680i mobo, other parts are listed in my sig as well. I am overclocking in (what I assume is) the standard manner...increasing the FSB speed since the multiplier is locked on anything but the X6800 (upwards at least). I have the FSB 'linked' to the memory, and the ratio is set to auto. No matter what I've tried, the memory speed doesn't increase. I've tried linked, unlinked, different ratios, etc. The memory speed just won't go above 800, and it's supposed to be 1066. In the BIOS, when I make a FSB change, it *says* that the memory will become a certain speed, but when I reboot, the FSB has changed and the memory is still the same. I've got the entire system the way I want it, save for the memory.

Also, the memory is advertised in terms of timings as 5-5-5-15. However, in the BIOS it was 5-5-5-18. I changed it to the stock specs, but on the loadup screen it's still saying 5-5-5-18, while in the BIOS it's 5-5-5-15. I'm going crosseyed over this memory, anyone have any ideas?

 

[Hyperlite]

hm...i'm suprised it allows 18. i'm pretty sure most of the 965 boards don't allow more than 15, i don't see why a 680i board would allow and higher than that...i dunno. we need Yoxxy.

 

[3NF]

I currently have my E6600 at the same speed on an ASUS P5N32-E SLI board. However, I have my RAM running at 800 MHz.

I would have suggested trying the unlinked mode, but it looks like you already tried that. Do you have the SLI Ready Memory (EPP) mode set, or something else that might interfere with your memory setting?

Curious - what voltage do you have your cpu core set at?

 

[Rodknock]

CPU is set at 1.35v, FSB is at 1.3, memory is stock at 2.1. SLI Ready Memory is disabled.

Update: I managed to get my ram speed to 1066, I guess I did something wrong earlier when I tried unlinked mode, but going back and doing it a second time (setting to unlinked, manually typing in 1066) seemed to work for some reason. Now the only problem is the memory timings, they are stuck at 5-5-5-18 still, anyone have any input they can share?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Better to run Linked mode and 1T because running 1T offers significant boost in performance that nothing short of DDR2-1200 will achieve. You can get those types of results by running Linked at 1T.


so my advice is run memory linked at 4-4-4-12 1T

also do not refer to your FSB as running 1400Mhz...it's running 1/4 of that in actual Mhz. You're reading the rated FSB or quad pumped as some call it. If I were to refer to my FSB speed as the quad pumped number it would be 1944