Need help.

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 06:54

I'm looking at buying a new PC but I will only be purchasing 3 parts and buy the rest later (Dont worry I will use the existing parts from my old PC to "fill the gaps")

I know what CPU I want : Intel I5 2500k

Struggling to decide what MB I need and what Ram I need.

I'm reading that SB motherboards support 1.5v Ram (example: Memory Interface x4 1.5v DDR3 DIMM Sockets)

However I am looking at the Ram and a lot of them say 1.55v - 1.65

Forgive me if this is a stupid question but the MB only says 1.5v would it still work?

This is the ram I am lookin at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

I also need a motherboard which will be a very good overclocker (i'm looking for 4 or more ghz stable without touching voltages only the multiplier) and a board that will support crossfire which I aim to get in the future.

Thanks in advance.

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 07:35

Wow thanks a lot Kaeo that MSI board looks perfect, although I still dont understand about the RAM voltages, I've read you have to manually change a setting in the bios to run the ram at the correct voltage and then get the full clock speed. what can you tell me about it?

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 07:48

cheers

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 15:53

Alright built the thing however I need help getting a few things setup.

My ram is 1600mhz xms3 8 gb but in the bios its running at 1333mhz at 1.472v on "Dram auto"

would like to get that running at the speed I paid for.

also the cpu voltage is on auto changing from 1.216 to 1.208

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:02

went for the MSI board

what voltage will i need to change the Dram to so i can get 1600mhz

seems my CPU is adaptive changing the core speed to suit the current task, I would much prefer it to stay at a solid 4ghz.

any advice?

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:03

your temps are so low, i got the venom cooler at it hangs at 38 on stock :/ bit dissipointed

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:03

cheers Surveyor

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:05

when program can i use to monitor temps whilst in windows?

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:06

ah, well whats the max safe temp or a reasonable temp

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:16

changed dram freq to 1600mhz and changed dram voltage to 1.492 how do i test stability?

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:23

Can you give me a link surveyor?

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:35

thanks a lot surveyor, im struggling to understand the RAM readings in CPUz

under memory tab it says dram freq - 798 and fsb:dram 1:6

Im assuming im missing something but shouldnt it display as 1600mhz?

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:36

how long do i need to run this blend test? seems to be working fine so far

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:40

cheers my temps are 43 max

not too shabby, although i still want to get 4ghz stable at some point

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:42

"turture text completed 10 tests in 9 minutes- 0 errors, 0 warnings"

ran 4 of them

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:50

i dont want to go too extreme 4ghz is a nice solid number for me, im not overclocking the ram i'm just changing it so it runs at the speed it should

Sjdeany · 22 Apr 2011 at 16:54

a lot of the voltage settings are currently on auto, I was hoping the unlocked chips were as easy as upping the multi, I'm in experianced in overclocking thats why i chose the unlocked chip as i have read they are easier and more stable at oc.