Overclock question

[Phewl]

Hey all,

So currently I am clocked at 2.64 ghz, with my RAM at DDR480. My RAM does not want to go any higher, and I am wondering if it is worth it to push my CPU up to 2.75 using a divider? I have heard that the best performance for my motherboard comes from a synchronous set up.

Opinions?

 

[Mayhs]

um not sure but people ive spoken to say that a higher clocked cpu with a dvider is better than a lower clocked cpu with no divider

 

[gwai lo]

It depends...with Intel systems more bandwidth is better, usually.

I remember the thing with the on die memory controller allowed the divider to be used without too much, if any, performance hits.

 

[Logan321]

Well, 2-3-3-6 1T at @225 DDR > 2.5-4-4-10 @250DDR, occording to my benchmarking.

I think it depends on your ram, and how much you have to relax the timings to get the extra speed out of it.

I run my ram at a 5/6 divider, and it's plenty fast.

 

[Mayhs]

basically your benchmarking shows that running a divider is better

 

[Phewl]

Well, 2-3-3-6 1T at @225 DDR > 2.5-4-4-10 @250DDR, occording to my benchmarking.

I think it depends on your ram, and how much you have to relax the timings to get the extra speed out of it.

I run my ram at a 5/6 divider, and it's plenty fast.

To get my ram to 240 mhz I had to change only the CAS to 2.5. Still running at 1T. If I am understanding clearly, running a divider is in my interest with this setup ?