Overclocker's Memory Configuration For 2 DDR DIMMs in a 3 Slot Motherboard (DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb)

[GermaniumGenie]

I have a DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb motherboard, and two DDR550 memory DIMMs. I am an avid overclocker with temperatures around 28C for my processor on air unoverclocked, and 33C overclocked to 9x260 on my CG revision Athlon 64 2800+. What would be the best way to put my memory in the slots to get the highest overclock: Slots 1 and 2, Slots 2 and 3, or Slots 1 and 3? I have them in 2 and 3 at the moment.

Specs:
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Revision CG
Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb w/ Thermalright NB-1C NB heatsink and fan
Heatsink + Fan: Thermalright XP-120 w/ Delta 120mm 150cfm fan
Case: Antec Performance 1 P-160WF
Memory: PQI DDR550 PC-4400 (@ 2.5,3,4,10 right now with 265FSB at 1:1)
Hard Drive: 36.7GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM 8MB Cache Serial-ATA (connected to S-ATA port 3)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256MB (bad cooling, and I think it is holding me back)
Sound Card: Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS
16X Artec DVD-ROM
52X24X52 Lite-On CD-RW
Silver Floppy Drive
Fan Controller: Silver Silverstone Eudemon (not in use)

EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT IN USE IS DISABLED IN MY BIOS (such as onboard sound, RAID, Cool?n?Quiet, etc.)

 

[GermaniumGenie]

come on, does nobody have any suggestions on increasing my overclock? would increasing the voltage on my chipset risk my motherboard frying even though I have good cooling on it? also, would increasing the voltage on my memory to 2.8 or 2.9 be safe or would that increase the risk of them frying? I want to overclock as high as I can without anything frying in games or after keeping my computer on overnight

 

[Arcanedeath]

You can go up to 2.85V safely on most memory w/ decent case ventaliation, I belive for your board slots 1 and 2 are the optimum config, but I'd check the manuel to be sure (for example on the K8N-E Deluxe using the 3rd slot w/ 2 DS dimms forces you down to DDR200 eg PC1600) I belive your PQI memory uses Samsung TCCD chips and if I recall they are safe up to around 3V as long as you have good cooling (eg active cooling on the memory) w/ A64's memory speed is not as important as clock speed as they are not really memory bandwith starved so if you use a memory divider that keeps your memory closer to spec and it lets you push your CPU farther I'd rec. doing that. Hope this helps...

 

[imported_IrvinJ]

Have at it Bro... no guts no glory. I run high voltages on my Cosair CMX512-3500C2 and it doesn't hurt it one bit, but then I have excellent ventilation/cooling in my case. To be candid about this high voltage on OC RAM, your system will probably go squirrely and do weird things before you fry it. When you see this happening then decrease your voltage and RAM multiplier. Remember, always try OC your RAM with multiplier before you increase the voltage and then only take the voltage to the point where the RAM stabilizes out.

 

[GermaniumGenie]

thanks

 

[GermaniumGenie]

do you know the maximum safe voltage for an Athlon 64 2800+? Mine is at 1.60 right now. Default is 1.5.

 

[Arcanedeath]

it totaly depends on your cooling, but on air I don't think I would go any higher than 1.65V w/ a 130nm CPU and thats if I had it cooled w/ something like an Thermalright XP 120

 

[Ka0t1x]

Don't up the voltage on a CPU unless you have to.

edit: Also, almost every CPU is different..Voltages will vary, stay as close to stock as you can.

 

[GermaniumGenie]

I have a Thermalright XP-120 w/ Delta 120mm 150cfm fan.