Memory Upgrade

big.rich1976

big.rich1976

big.rich1976

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Hey,

Im due to upgrade the memory on my PC in the coming weeks. I am currently running PC2-5400 running at 667mhz, I am planning on upgrading to
PC2-8500C5 1066MHz from OCZ, Should i expect a good performance increase. Just getting into my overclocking and feel my current ram could be holding me back slightly. all the best

Rich
 
Thanks Cob,

I am planning on upping the speed of my E2180, upto 250*10 at the moment and seems to be stable. Was not so sure about overclocking the ram but may give it a try. The orig plan was to hold out on ram until DDR3 prices come down. They havent done so far and may drop a quad core in at some point next year. May look at getting some pC2-6400 in the meantime maybe.
 
I will do that, If i remember correctly the mem i have at the moment is not generic non branded, Im fairly certain i bought Crucial Ballistix range so may be OK to OC. Will test it and see.
 
Just remembered, I purchased 2gb of ballistix ram as my dad had given me 2gb already. they are all 667mhz but two different sets. will have to check what the old stuff is. Thanks for the help tho. Much appreciated.
 
I wouldnt say its the sole reason, But i was thinking i could maybe do with some faster memory but it wouldnt appear i need it at the moment. I must admit i do find this whole business of memory very confusing nowadays. obviously my ram runs at 667mhz and my CPU is running at 800FSB i could see a bottleneck there, however if i did buy some ram at 1066mhz again the bottleneck would still be there. need to do some more research me thinks. Im thinking tho if i do buy the ram it may be ok for when i upgrade later on.
 
OK finally think i have my head round these multipliers, Thanks for the help. Im presuming my ram multiplier is 2x? Hence Double Data Rate AKA DDR???? In reality then i wouldnt really be pushing my ram at all.
 
Thats fantastic. That makes perfect sense. Thanks so much for the help. My asus P5KC has a option where if the OC is unsucessful it will reset the bios automatically, If it didnt i can locate the jumper on the motherboard to clear the CMOS. I have had a poke around in the BIOS for the ram divider, there is a page where all the settings are, timings, frequencies etc. will try the settings you have suggested. cheers


Rich
 
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