I have a 2.4C @ 3.0 (250FSB) right now. The memory im using is 512x2 Corsair XMS DDR400. For some odd reason i cant get past 250 FSB without it kicking out. I have it at a 3:2 Ratio in the bios but even if i drop it lower it still wont go past 250. I had the same ram but in 2x256 modules and it let me overclock to like 280-290. whats going on with this?
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Overclocking problem
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Sideroxylon
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Could be you've reached the limits of the cpu and not the memory.
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What are your ram timings? Give us your specs.
could be that the mobo just can't handle anything faster. in the pc modder issue of cpu mag, they tell a lot how they couldn't get past 215mhz. i guess if you go any faster you get emi.
might increase vcore tho... that can help tho i'm told (same source: cpu mag) that you shouldn't push it past a certain voltage, i think they said 0.2v diff was the top but i honestly do not remember
i don't overclock as i have nothing really worth it except my laptop but that heats up my dorm so much i'd probably cause a fire if i tried to overclock it.
might increase vcore tho... that can help tho i'm told (same source: cpu mag) that you shouldn't push it past a certain voltage, i think they said 0.2v diff was the top but i honestly do not remember
i don't overclock as i have nothing really worth it except my laptop
but that heats up my dorm so much i'd probably cause a fire if i tried to overclock it.Sideroxylon
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Loosen the timings a bit. You got it pretty tight for that OC.
nah tried all that. even set it really high. I even tried using SPD timings, but still nothing. The one thing that i dont get is that at 250FSB @ 3:2 ratio its only DDR400. When i set the ratio @ 1:1 it wroks fine when i push it to 215-225. That tecnically makes it DDR450 @ 225. This means the ram can go faster and i already know my cpu can hit 3.5GHz stable on air. So im totally lost.
hmmm... i was expecting to hear kingston or samsung.
btw, i have yet to understand ram timings and what they mean so the #'s mean little to me (saareeee but true)
official diagnosis from the n00b who has never o/c'd:
you probably have reached the limits of your mobo's performance. a gigabyte mobo may get you a little faster in the performance dept., but the new 915/925 chipsets are made for more speed and you will definitely get more out of them. pity they cost so much tho.
btw, i have yet to understand ram timings and what they mean so the #'s mean little to me (saareeee but true)
official diagnosis from the n00b who has never o/c'd:
you probably have reached the limits of your mobo's performance. a gigabyte mobo may get you a little faster in the performance dept., but the new 915/925 chipsets are made for more speed and you will definitely get more out of them. pity they cost so much tho.
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