200 mhz memory overclock to much?

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colbyman

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i have OCZ 800 ram and im overclocking it to 1000 mhz... is that to much? its perfectly stable with the system in my sig. it is the ATI ready memory.

Thanks in advance.
 
There's only one way to find out! What voltage and timings do you have it at now?

Is this, OCZ2A8002GK, the model number for it?
 
its OCZ2A8001G
i think they are the same though.
my voltage is at 2V and my timings are at 5-5-5-15.
 
Arcygenical said:
2.2v and 5-5-5-15 should work... if the RAM can do it.
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well i have the voltage at 2.0 and the memory is at 1000mhz stable. im just wondering if this is safe... it seems like a big jump.

better yet:D is it safe to go further if it will alow me?
 
colbyman said:
well i have the voltage at 2.0 and the memory is at 1000mhz stable. im just wondering if this is safe... it seems like a big jump.

better yet:D is it safe to go further if it will alow me?
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Well, it's the RED DDR2-800 stuff, the ATI certified sticks...

It's rated for 2.1v. Most ram needs a bit of a kick to get into the 1000s. It's not uncommon to need 2.25v or higher to hit DDR2-1000.

What do you consider "stable" by the way...?
 
Arcygenical said:
What do you consider "stable" by the way...?
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i consider stable to be i can run all tests on 3Dmark 06...play company of heroes for 3 hours... take a short 20 minute flight in FSX at a place with some really complex scenery... all in one boot and no hang-ups. that seem stable to you?
 
colbyman said:
well i have the voltage at 2.0 and the memory is at 1000mhz stable. im just wondering if this is safe... it seems like a big jump.

better yet:D is it safe to go further if it will alow me?
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Those are amazing numbers. If you feel like you need more speed, then it wouldn't hurt to increase the voltage a bit.
 
ghost6303 said:
is heat bad? yes heat is bad
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well i know that heat is bad... im just wondering if the heat is to high right now... is there a way i can tell what the temps are? im not worried about long time damage because im hopefully getting some tracer Ballistix from my padre here in about a month and then im giviong the memory to my brother...

i guess if all my other temps are allright then the memory should be fine right?
 
colbyman said:
i guess if all my other temps are allright then the memory should be fine right?
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never assume anything. there is no temp sensor on RAM usualy. you need one of those hand held temp guns to check accurately. but usualy if you can tollerate pinching the stick between your finger and thumb (careful not to move the stick) for more then 5-10 seconds its ok. if your skin sticks to the heat spreader, its too hot. talk about "rule of thumb" :p if you increase the ram voltage more then 1.5-2.5 tenths of a volt (+0.15 - +0.25) you probably want to angle a fan to blow across them.
 
ghost6303 said:
never assume anything. there is no temp sensor on RAM usualy. you need one of those hand held temp guns to check accurately. but usualy if you can tollerate pinching the stick between your finger and thumb (careful not to move the stick) for more then 5-10 seconds its ok. if your skin sticks to the heat spreader, its too hot. talk about "rule of thumb" :p if you increase the ram voltage more then 1.5-2.5 tenths of a volt (+0.15 - +0.25) you probably want to angle a fan to blow across them.
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well i have got the 12 cm fan the blows across my hard drive to the memory i will test how hot the heatsinks get here in a minute...

EDIT: i just loaded Flight simulator X and flew for around 5 minutes and then put my fingers on the first stick of memory and it wasnt hardly hot at all. i could sit there all day with my finger on it. well.... not really but it wasnt hot.
 
colbyman said:
well i have got the 12 cm fan the blows across my hard drive to the memory i will test how hot the heatsinks get here in a minute...

EDIT: i just loaded Flight simulator X and flew for around 5 minutes and then put my fingers on the first stick of memory and it wasnt hardly hot at all. i could sit there all day with my finger on it. well.... not really but it wasnt hot.
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That sounds good, then. Although, if you start increasing the voltage past 2.1-2.2v ish then i'd hang a fan over the RAM. Do you think you could give me a link to the RAM you're using? I'm finding it difficult to find a proven 4x 1GB set that'll work in a 680i motherboard.
 
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