A8N-sli Premium ...San Diego 3700+ overclock

the_tyke · 11 Feb 2006 at 08:26

It's ages since I've overclocked and I now have this mobo /CPU with 4 X 512 Corsair XMS 3200 and I've forgotten the basics.

Just to get be started what should I be aiming for in terms of a moderate overclock. HTT,FSB, Multiplier etc. Is the max on this board still 1000 ,ie HTT 4 X 250 like my old MSI Neo2 platinum ?
Am I right in thinking the rated speed on this CPU is 2200 Hz.

the_tyke · 11 Feb 2006 at 15:49

Cheers, thanks very much !

the_tyke · 11 Feb 2006 at 17:52

Ok initially I'll give it a go with my 4X512's. If as you say it's gonna be a problem, I might have to buy 2 X 1gig sticks. Can you recommend a replacement as past experience has shown that when I try and research for memory myself, I end up going round in circles for ever !!

the_tyke · 11 Feb 2006 at 22:56

Agent WD40 said:
Would you have a budget for the RAM? If so, how much?

Not really thought that far, why what are you offering ?

the_tyke · 12 Feb 2006 at 00:14

Agent WD40 said:
Nope, not offering any thing. Just thinking what you would be able to get. I've only got a 1gig kit of PC4800 platinum RAM from OCZ. I'd suggest you look at a 2gig kit from G.Skill, such as the HZ stuff I use. Its pretty impressive. Maybe its some thing to think about...

Agent.

OK thanks very much !

Do you mean the 2gig kit as per MY-008-GS ?
RAM is a mystery to me. The pc4000 is a faster ram, yet it's cheaper than the pc3200 :confused:

the_tyke · 12 Feb 2006 at 08:09

Agent WD40 said:
Nope, not offering any thing. Just thinking what you would be able to get. I've only got a 1gig kit of PC4800 platinum RAM from OCZ. I'd suggest you look at a 2gig kit from G.Skill, such as the HZ stuff I use. Its pretty impressive. Maybe its some thing to think about...

Agent.

Agent, I think I'm gonna order some of that HZ PC4000 (£152.69). The reviews look pretty good, thanks !

the_tyke · 12 Feb 2006 at 09:41

Ok ,cheers.

BTW when I get this ram, how would it best to set up the timings initially on the A8N-sli mobo ?

Sorry for being a pain with these questions !

the_tyke · 12 Feb 2006 at 21:25

Just been reading the Asus manual. Is the memory divider now called the max memclock. If so I presume 400 is 1:1 and 333 is a lesser percentage of FSB with 200 meaning the ram is half the speed of the fsb.

I have got 2 gig of G.skill HZ PC 4000 coming ,so I was going to aim for Agent wd40's timings. eg
1t
tcl 3
trcd 4
trp 4
trc 8

the others : trfc,twr,trwt is it best to leave in auto ?

the_tyke · 12 Feb 2006 at 22:00

So with PC4000 ram ,which is 250 mhz, I should be able to use 1:1 up to and hopefully above 250 fsb.