having trouble overclocking

Gaygle · 26 Mar 2006 at 17:20

ok, i have set my memclock/CPU ratio to 1:1 (DDR 200), but now that i have overclocked it, in CPU-z it is only showing my memory as running at 117mhz when it should be at 235mhz. but there was another option in the bios that said memclock/CPU ratio (2:1) (DDR 400).....is this the option i want instead? I got scared before cos when i did this, it wouldn't boot into windows and instead came up with "Windows has detected a corruption in Windows/system32/system, try repairing windows with the windows cd". and i was like NOOOO!!!, but i quickly threw everythin back to stock and it was ok, but now i'm scared to do it agian

Gaygle · 26 Mar 2006 at 17:30

ok, so does it matter more is the CPU reaches higher FSB or the memory? why do ppl run their RAM with a 1:1 ratio? I've got 1GB corsair XMS pro, so its more than capable of being overclocked quite a bit

Gaygle · 26 Mar 2006 at 17:49

cheers for the speedy responses. ok, the CPU/RAM ratio is now at DDR333 (166mhz), but now, the stupid ram has changed its clocks to:

CAS 3.0
RAS-CAS 3
RAS PRECHARGE - 3
Tras - 8
TRC - 12

what can i do now? do i define my own timings?

Gaygle · 26 Mar 2006 at 17:59

ok i set the clocks to 2.5,3,3,7 but what i really need to know is how do i corrupt the boot up by doing this? cos thats one thing i'm not gona go through agian. i dont even know how i did it before.

thanks

Gaygle · 26 Mar 2006 at 19:14

ok, yeah it was because the memory was clocked too high. but then i do i know what my memory max's out at, if its gona corrupt the boot files when it does?

thanks