Overclocking ram... risky?

[Xenon14]

I have a 2500+ and corsair stick of 2700 512mb. I want to get the 2500+ to 3200+ by upping the frequency from 166 to 200. If my ram can't handle that speed, and I boot at 200 can it damage the ram permanently?

And also, how much performance difference am I looking at by upping the FSB to 200 instead of changing the multiplier to get 3200+ speeds? Thanks.

 

[1966]

no real risk. the ram will do what it can.

if you overclock ram beyond it's limits you might see lock ups.

 

[Xenon14]

Originally posted by: 1966
no real risk. the ram will do what it can.

if you overclock ram beyond it's limits you might see lock ups.

BTw, i have an Epox 8RDA+ board... does it automatically replace ratios for pci/agp if I turn the FSB to 200?

 

[MDE]

The difference between upping the FSB to get to 2.2 and the multiplier is noticeable. Take the RAM as far as it'll go, and then use the multiplier if needed.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Xenon14

Originally posted by: 1966
no real risk. the ram will do what it can.

if you overclock ram beyond it's limits you might see lock ups.

BTw, i have an Epox 8RDA+ board... does it automatically replace ratios for pci/agp if I turn the FSB to 200?

There are no ratios, nForce2 locks them automatically.