OK I admit I am confused.
My C2D 6400 has run at 3.2ghz happily before (but my cooler wasnt attached properly or came unstuck) with my OCZ PC6400 memory in a Gigabyte DS3. Now it doesn't (prob due to cooling) but I also have the newer G33M-DS2R board as well.
I'm looking to buy a 2nd C2D system and wondering if I buy some cheapo PC8500 (1066) memory (ignoring issue of slower timings for now) that will be better for overclocking as I can get it set to run at a speed below its tolerance. CPU is prob gonna be a 6420.
Where I do get confused is how the mem frequencies correspond.
If I run 6400 at 3.2ghz (400FSB) using the OCZ 6400 memory can I set the memory as though it was 533mhz memory and overclock it back to its 800mhz design frequency? Pretty sure the new mobo won't allow that!
Similarly if I run the 6420 at 3.2ghz using the Cheapo 8500 memory can I set that as though it was 667mhz memory and overclock it to below its PC8500 (1066mhz) limit?
Does that make any sense to anyone? I got confused as heck when I see "memory dividers of 2.5"... aren't they multipliers?
Someone here must have worked this all out in English!!
My C2D 6400 has run at 3.2ghz happily before (but my cooler wasnt attached properly or came unstuck) with my OCZ PC6400 memory in a Gigabyte DS3. Now it doesn't (prob due to cooling) but I also have the newer G33M-DS2R board as well.
I'm looking to buy a 2nd C2D system and wondering if I buy some cheapo PC8500 (1066) memory (ignoring issue of slower timings for now) that will be better for overclocking as I can get it set to run at a speed below its tolerance. CPU is prob gonna be a 6420.
Where I do get confused is how the mem frequencies correspond.
If I run 6400 at 3.2ghz (400FSB) using the OCZ 6400 memory can I set the memory as though it was 533mhz memory and overclock it back to its 800mhz design frequency? Pretty sure the new mobo won't allow that!
Similarly if I run the 6420 at 3.2ghz using the Cheapo 8500 memory can I set that as though it was 667mhz memory and overclock it to below its PC8500 (1066mhz) limit?
Does that make any sense to anyone? I got confused as heck when I see "memory dividers of 2.5"... aren't they multipliers?
Someone here must have worked this all out in English!!