DS4 RAM multiplier

Flareon · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:04

Hello

I'm running an E6400 @ 3.6Ghz on a GA-965P-DS4 atm. The lowest available setting for the RAM multiplier is 2, which means currently the RAM is overclocked by 100mhz.
I want to go higher, but I think the RAM might be throttling me and I can't lower the multiplier any more.
Is there a way to lower it further? A new bios revision or?

Cheers

Cob · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:05

Nope.

x2.0 (1:1) is the lowest available on the P965 chipset.

Flareon · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:19

balls. What are my options then?

Cob · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:22

I assume you have loosened the timings and raised the vdimm?

If you have then better memory is your only option.

But 3.6ghz is very good for an E6400.

Flareon · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:34

Nope the timings are still stock 4-4-4-12 and the vdimm is +0.3 (the RAM is specced as 2.3v).
I was hoping to do the full job without having to push the RAM.

Oh and the 3.6 OC is only stable until I start stress testing. That's with the RAM at 900Mhz. I've proved that it's the RAM causing me grief as I tried putting the FSB down to 225 and the RAM multiplier to 4 (=900) and got the same BSOD while stress testing, or doing a standard memtest.

Stable at 3.2Ghz though, 40C in TAT, which is the max to get stock speed on the RAM.

Cob · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:40

Which memory?

Justintime · 19 Sep 2007 at 18:45

Flareon said:
Nope the timings are still stock 4-4-4-12 and the vdimm is +0.3 (the RAM is specced as 2.3v).
.

+.3 is only 2.1v, tried higher? since its rated to 2.3v.

Flareon · 19 Sep 2007 at 22:13

2 sets of Geil 4-4-4-12 512mb x 2 PC6400

Orly Justintime?

I thought the base was 2.0, don't ask me why. Will give it a go. Ta!