Is my RAM holding me back?

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Mangochutney

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Hi, I have an o/c Q6600 @ 3ghz which is very stable and has been for about a year.
Now, having added an extra graphics card I feel my cpu could be holding me back.
My RAM is Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz.
If I try to go above 3ghz, it becomes a little unstable.
I don't have a clue about adjusting timings/voltage/mhz on RAM and any attempts have always failed.

So, my question is if I get some PC2-8500C5 1066MHz RAM will it make my o/c-ing easier/obtainable?

Thanks, and sorry for being a bit amateur-ish :p
 
No, i dont think your RAM is the issue. You could get you CPU up to 3.6Ghz whilst keeping your RAM @ 800Mhz stock speeds by running on a 1:1 divider.

Install something like coretemp which will tell you the VID of your CPU. Do you know if you have a G0 or a B3 stepping? Also install cpu-z and it will tell us what spped your RAM is currently running at and what divider its on.
 
Here you go, hope this is the info you need.....

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the1gooner said:
Yeah adjust and lower the multiplier for your memory if you have too, so that it doesn't hold back any overclock.
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Sorry, but I'm not really sure what that means!
I overclocked by increasing the FSB then added a bit of CPU voltage (+0.125v).
As I've said, I really don't get RAM settings. Just a bit simple I'm afraid!! :confused:
 
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Er...
Do you mean the DRAM freq? It shows 500mhz????
Would it need setting to 800mhz or 400mhz?

Think I'll just buy the MSI SB board that overclocks itself by pressing a button!
 
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