Overclocking help with Intel

[doggyfromplanetwoof]

Hi. I decided to go the intel route and screw future proofing, thanks to the replys in my other thread on AM2/3 and such. Since I am on a budget, I got the best stable/overclocking cheap mobo/cpu (Althought I want a new wolfdale and at $135, you can't beat it!) combo I can find.

From what I understand, this mobo does not have a 1:1 memory devider and thus my DDR2 800 ram may be a problem if I push this cpu to 9.5x300 or even 9.5x400 instead of the default 9.5x266. Am I confused or will DDR2 667 ram be better in this case since no 1:1 devider and 266FSB base. Best of helps here please! I hope I told my question well enough to understand, I dont really understand it my self.

Parts listed:

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX

Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65w

Not bad for under $290 bucks huh? 😀

Basicly, to hit 9.5x400 which this board can do. What type of ram will I need? Will DDR2 800 hamper this with no 1:1?

 

[Tweakin]

I think your idea of 9.5* may be a little out of line with a m-atx board. These normally don't OC as well due to limitations associated with a smaller board. Please post all your results.