FSB:DRAM RATIO

[Bennet121]

Can anyone explain what this means and what the best settings are?

I have an i7 2600k at 4.3ghz and 16gb of standard crucial 1333mhz ddr3 ram... I read 1:1 is the best ratio to have but the ratio on my computers cpuz says "1:5".

Is this ok or should I change something to make my system run better! I recently built this as my first system and am realising quickly that I dont know anything about computers!

(BTW I use the system for CAD software rather than gaming)

 

[Orcvader]

For SB just leave it as it is. The FSB for SB is 100mhz, so effectively your RAM would be running at 1000mhz (Double Data Rate so 500x2=1000). I would try see if you can raise it so you can get 1333mhz on your RAM speeds.