Overclocking system question...

[IamDavid]

I haven't overclocked for long so can anyone tell me which benifits a system overall speed more? Does it shw better in certain apps? Like Photoshop vs. gaming?

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Generally, the CPU speed increase will far outweigh the memory speed decrease.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

for Photoshop, Memory CAPACITY (1-2GB+), not speed, is king. You could have a 90GHz processor, but if you only have 256MB of RAM, it won't make a difference.

for gaming, your graphics card often has the biggest influence.

There are two types of memory speed so to speak. You have frequency ("DDR400", "PC3200", etc) and timings ("2-3-3-10, 1T", etc [See: 'Performance' RAM])

Timings, for the most part, have very little real world impact. As far as frequency goes, as long as you aren't buying PC2100 memory for a system that needs PC3200, you'll be fine.

But to answer your question, a faster CPU will have a larger impact.

- JaAG

 

[IamDavid]

thanks guys