Lets finish my OC

mythy · 10-03-07, 07:37 AM

I could use some help and sugestions for the rest of my OC setup. Ihave managed to get myCPU at a steady stable clock of 3.4GHz and I have been running my ram at 378MHz at a 1:1 ratio and I would like to get things moving a bit more to help my blazing CPU. My ram simply wont go any faster then 400MHz (DDR2 6400) so I was thinking about some 1066 instead.

Whats your opinion on this? Would it be worth the upgrade or would I not see any performance improvements from pushing my FSB multiplier?

mythy · 10-03-07, 11:27 AM

So faster memory wont help because I don't have a bottle neck yet at a 1:1 ratio?

Sorry I'm a bit of a n00b still

Madpistol · 10-03-07, 11:48 AM

Your bottleneck only truly hits once you hit 3.6Ghz, which will place your FSB @ 400x9 and your ram @ 800mhz. If you wish to go higher than that, you should get some faster ram.

cyntho · 10-17-07, 10:12 AM

I believe you can always look at it as such.

The FSB x 2 = The Frequency of your Memory, so make sure your rated memory frequency is within the range of what you're OCing.

Ex. 500 x 2 = 1000MHz rated memory (PC-6400 will now be OCing)
Ex2. 400 x 2 = 800MHz rated memory (PC-6400 will be fine)
Ex3. 378 x 2 = 756 MHz rated memory (PC-6400 will be fine with room still).

The FSB x Multiplier = CPU Speed

Ex. 500 x 7 = 3.5GHz CPU Speed
Ex2. 400 x 9 = 3.6GHz CPU Speed
Ex3. 378 x 9 = ~3.4GHz CPU Speed

This is all from what I understand so far. If there needs to be some modification to this, please let me know.

10-03-07, 07:37 AM	#1
mythy Single Male Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,115	Lets finish my OC I could use some help and sugestions for the rest of my OC setup. Ihave managed to get myCPU at a steady stable clock of 3.4GHz and I have been running my ram at 378MHz at a 1:1 ratio and I would like to get things moving a bit more to help my blazing CPU. My ram simply wont go any faster then 400MHz (DDR2 6400) so I was thinking about some 1066 instead. Whats your opinion on this? Would it be worth the upgrade or would I not see any performance improvements from pushing my FSB multiplier? __________________ ---Q6600 @3.45 430FSB - P5K Deluxe--- ---1066 5-4-4-12 PL6! - 257 GTX OCed--- ---ASUS Xonar DX - Dell 2407 24 LCD---

10-03-07, 11:27 AM	#2
mythy Single Male Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,115	Re: Lets finish my OC So faster memory wont help because I don't have a bottle neck yet at a 1:1 ratio? Sorry I'm a bit of a n00b still __________________ ---Q6600 @3.45 430FSB - P5K Deluxe--- ---1066 5-4-4-12 PL6! - 257 GTX OCed--- ---ASUS Xonar DX - Dell 2407 24 LCD---

10-03-07, 11:48 AM	#3
Madpistol It's a wittle baby! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,554	Re: Lets finish my OC Your bottleneck only truly hits once you hit 3.6Ghz, which will place your FSB @ 400x9 and your ram @ 800mhz. If you wish to go higher than that, you should get some faster ram. __________________ http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/sig/deta...d%20Pistol.png MadPistol's Rig AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (RB-C3) @ 4Ghz, 1.425 Vcore, 1.25V NB VID Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (w/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm fan) Gigabyte UD3H AM3 790GX motherboard XFX Radeon HD 5870 PNY XLR8 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Titanium OCZ Vertex II 120GB SSD (OS drive) Western Digital 500GB Caviar (black) Western Digital 640GB Blue Samsung DVD burner Logitech MX performance mouse Logitech G15 keyboard Corsair HX 750-watt Modular PSU Antec Nine Hundred case Windows 7 Home Premium x64 ASUS MK241 24" LCD ACER X241W 24" LCD - RIP

10-17-07, 10:12 AM	#4
cyntho Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Lets finish my OC I believe you can always look at it as such. The FSB x 2 = The Frequency of your Memory, so make sure your rated memory frequency is within the range of what you're OCing. Ex. 500 x 2 = 1000MHz rated memory (PC-6400 will now be OCing) Ex2. 400 x 2 = 800MHz rated memory (PC-6400 will be fine) Ex3. 378 x 2 = 756 MHz rated memory (PC-6400 will be fine with room still). The FSB x Multiplier = CPU Speed Ex. 500 x 7 = 3.5GHz CPU Speed Ex2. 400 x 9 = 3.6GHz CPU Speed Ex3. 378 x 9 = ~3.4GHz CPU Speed This is all from what I understand so far. If there needs to be some modification to this, please let me know.

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