How to achieve 1066MHZ Ram?

Freakfish1 · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:28

Hi There,

I have got 4GB of this RAM and a 680i MB.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ady Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK)

The question i have how do i get this RAM to go from 667MHZ to 1066-MHZ?

Also can the timings be pushed slightly lower from 5-5-5-15 to 4-4-4-14?

If so how do i go about doing this. I have a vague idea and have been playing around, but i don't want to save to CMOS until I'm sure.

Thanks

Leutrim.23 · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:31

I have 800MHz 4GB Corsair ram and I would also love to know how to overclock to 1066. Plusis it worth it?

MeatLoaf · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:50

Freakfish1 said:
Hi There,

I have got 4GB of this RAM and a 680i MB.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ady Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK)

The question i have how do i get this RAM to go from 667MHZ to 1066-MHZ?

Also can the timings be pushed slightly lower from 5-5-5-15 to 4-4-4-14?

If so how do i go about doing this. I have a vague idea and have been playing around, but i don't want to save to CMOS until I'm sure.

Thanks

Set memory to run unlinked from the CPU and manually set it at 1066Mhz.

Then go to voltage options and give it the correct volts, tbh id leave it at 5-5-5-5

MeatLoaf · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:50

Leutrim.23 said:
I have 800MHz 4GB Corsair ram and I would also love to know how to overclock to 1066. Plusis it worth it?

Your 800Mhz ram may not clock to 1066Mhz

w311zy · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:52

MeatLoaf said:
Set memory to run unlinked from the CPU and manually set it at 1066Mhz.

Then go to voltage options and give it the correct volts, tbh id leave it at 5-5-5-5

i think he means 5-5-5-15

liquidex · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:54

Yeah change your fsb to 500 but make sure it does not affect your cpu as it might not overclock that far. If you plan to run your ram faster than the timings will probably have to be more loose so just leave it at cas5.

Freakfish1 · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:59

MeatLoaf said:
Set memory to run unlinked from the CPU and manually set it at 1066Mhz.

Then go to voltage options and give it the correct volts, tbh id leave it at 5-5-5-5

What voltages should i run it at if i set it unlinked at 1066mhz? How does the timings effect the Voltage?

MeatLoaf · 26 Dec 2008 at 13:04

Well to run at higher speed or tighter timings it needs more volts. Stock volts are 2.1v for your ram to run at stock 1066 speed.

Freakfish1 · 26 Dec 2008 at 15:02

MeatLoaf said:
Well to run at higher speed or tighter timings it needs more volts. Stock volts are 2.1v for your ram to run at stock 1066 speed.

OK i clocked at 1066mhz and timings of 4-4-4-14 T2 and Voltage of 2.1. When i boot up it just beeps which would indicate that the ram is not working as it should. I reverted back to defaults.

Any suggestions?

SlyReaper · 26 Dec 2008 at 15:11

Freakfish1 said:
OK i clocked at 1066mhz and timings of 4-4-4-14 T2 and Voltage of 2.1. When i boot up it just beeps which would indicate that the ram is not working as it should. I reverted back to defaults.

Any suggestions?

Yeah, put it back to default timings.

FreeStream · 26 Dec 2008 at 15:17

Try 2.2V, 5-5-5-15 at 1066 (533Mhz actual clock)

Oh and change your sig, rules and all that!

Freakfish1 · 26 Dec 2008 at 15:42

Concorde Rules said:
Try 2.2V, 5-5-5-15 at 1066 (533Mhz actual clock)

Oh and change your sig, rules and all that!

What do you mean 533mhz actual clock? Thats lower than 667mhz? I dont understand?

FreeStream · 26 Dec 2008 at 15:47

Freakfish1 said:
What do you mean 533mhz actual clock? Thats lower than 667mhz? I dont understand?

DDR is double data rate, its not actually running at 1066Mhz, its as far as I understand its what SDR would have to run at to get the same bandwith. Give or take.

Now, DDR667 (667mhz) is just 333.5Mhz doubled, and at a guess thats what its running at now at the E6x50s are 333Mhz FSB/whatever CPUs.

You have to change the memory multiplier or whatever the equivalent is to either 533Mhz or 1066Mhz depending on how the BIOS displays it.

This ip43 board here does it in DDR speeds so mine is set to 800Mhz as its PC6400 (DDRII-800).

Its all very simple really after you get to grips with it.

Although apparently with DDR3 you times the running speed by 4 :confused:

If you download CPU-Z, you should find it displaying 333.4Mhz in the memory or SPD tab (Im on my mac atm so I can't tell you exactly)...