DDR3>DDR2 Performance Decrease...AMD Hexacore

[bongas]

"* DDR2 1066MHz DIMMs work only on the black slots for one DIMM per channel."

Thats the problem with 1066mhz ddr2 ram.

"2 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1333/1066/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory"

And thats the issue of concern if ddr3 rams are used...no OC of DDR3 supported aswell as only 2 diims for dual channel which means that a total of 4GB (2 x 2GB)


the good thing is that its under 1.5 years warranty.

NO CANNOT BUY FROM EBAY< NEWEGG< AMAZON < MICOCENTER.............they dont deliver in Pakistan.(WE lost the US open, this was the first time our country went into the finals of a grandslam tennis championship)(i think we played really well)(it was a doubles match . (pakistani + Indian) vs (bryan brothers "from america" )

 

[bongas]

yes it is P45 chipset, i donot know the OC capabilities of that board...but as it is p45, i hope that it would be a nice OCer.

now coming on ddr3, considering that it only supports a max of 1333mhz , how much will it be able to OC a quad core cpu???? (knowing that the board does not support a ddr3 OC )

 

[bongas]

i am confused.....why the hell do i need pc8500 rams?????????

please can u clearify something: Is my current ddr2 value RAM a bottleneck for my CPU when i Overclock it ???????????????????????????????

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT WANT TO OC MY RAM.......I JUST WANT TO OC MY CPU @ 3.7GHz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is there any way too keep the ram @800mhz or less and then OC the cpu to 3.7GHz.


MY ram:
kingston ddr2 @800mhz pc6400 value ram ie without heatspreads!

 

[bongas]

@Someone , i am planning to buy a used board lga 775 that supports overclocking .(probably a p45 chipset) within the next month .

Then next year (whenever the sandy bridge comes out) i will upgrade to a quad core just by replacing my current chip with a q9400 or a q9550 or whatever comes within the range of pounds 95.

buy a 3rd party cooler most likely a dark knight s1283w and then OC the quad core.

and then (i am still unclear about it) whether to buy a new pair of rams or not.
AGAIN, i do not want to OC my ram just want to OC my CPU , is the value ram a bottleneck for my cpu?????

@Someone...you have OCed your CPU, can you tell me that what was your stock memory speed? was it 1333mhz or 1600MHz ?

if it was 1600MHz, how come that you have OCed your CPU but the ram did not OC itself??????

 

[bongas]

LOOK AT WHAT BIGWAYNE SAID:

Unless your ram can overclock beyond 400MHz (DDR2-800) the max processor speed you could hope for is about 3.2GHz . . . and that's using sync [1:1] memory ratio which is not optimal . . . if you had 533MHz (DDR2-1066) then you would have more "justification" for spending out on a new LGA775 motherboard . . .


Is this true????

 

[bongas]

[Off Topic]


The Intel® LGA775 chipset is "optimal" with the memory running "twice" as fast as the FSB and is slowed down enough with the memory running [1:1] sync let alone lower . . .

What do you mean by that ?

How can a chipset run optimal, it will either be an optimal OC of the cpu or the optimal OC of the ram......not the chipset.

If you really meant chipset then all i would say is that i did not get it !

 

[bongas]

OC UK FORUM

WHAT the hell...can any ONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME THAT WEATHER I CAN OC MY PC or not WITH MY KINGSTON VALUE RAM WHICH HAS A STOCK SPEED OF 800MHZ.

i am really fed up of all of you...cant you people PLEASE advice me about my ram relating to oc my cpu. it has been such a long time since i have sstarted this thread but NO ONE SEAMS to answer a simple question.

HOW MUCH WILL I OC MY CPU considering all the factors to be open EG:

CPU cooler = nitrogen cooling
CPU chip = the best q9400 ON EARTH
board = p5qc
ram = kingston 2x2gb @800mhz.(without heat sinks and therefore its a value ram)

HELP
HEL[
HELP
HELP
HELP

 

[bongas]

My apology to the OC UK forum but still, heres a simple form to fill:
(note , only cpu overclocking is the main concern)

I7 x58 chipset + kingston ddr3 1333MHz value ram (YES/NO)
I5 p55 chipset + Kingston ddr3 1333MHz value ram (YES/NO)
AMD 785G chipset + kinston ddr2 800MHz value ram (YES/NO)
q9550 p45 chipset + kingston ddr2 800MHz value ram (YES/NO)

Please select yes if u think that the setup wont be a bottleneck for Ocing the "CPU"
Please select no if you think otherwise.

 

[bongas]

Thaks a lot, i think i understand...........@muel

 

[bongas]

The bottom line is that i am going to wait till the next year for the sasndy bridge to come out and then plan an upgrade to my existing setup or change to a new platform.
That depends on what would fit in my budget .

at the end i would like to thank Big wayne and sastusbulbas (except for the little fight they had) and muel for the final reply also CAT guy for helping me make a decision and all the Guys who posted to HELP............................U all are the best