Overclocking memory

yorkshirelad84 · 14 Apr 2009 at 20:03

Just wondering if first of all, is it actually worth doing, and if so....How?

racerboy59 · 15 Apr 2009 at 06:35

raise fsb???

but then again, if you really need to ask if it's worth it, maybe you should leave the BIOS alone.

latercomer2 · 15 Apr 2009 at 09:13

you can either tweak the timing or up the clock rate. Is it worth it? No idea but if you post your specs then I'm sure there will be plenty of opinions

croggy · 15 Apr 2009 at 10:30

Post specs! if youv overclocked your processor then your memory could be a bottleneck, but if youv overclocked your processor, youv most likely overclocked your ram lol

well unless youv changed multipliers etc.

!TIMMY! · 15 Apr 2009 at 10:36

It depends what you do on your PC, if you bench then defo. Game then yes, browse the web, no.

yorkshirelad84 · 15 Apr 2009 at 14:30

Gaming really, i already have plenty of ram, the question is simply to satisfy my inquisitive mind,

CPU: AMD phenom 9950 BE clocked to 3.0 ghz just via the multiplier
Memory: 8 gig OCZ XTC gold 800 mhz
Motherboard: Asus crosshair

need to know owt else?

!TIMMY! · 15 Apr 2009 at 14:40

Oh I take it that is 4 x 2gb of ram? If so you might have trouble getting it higher than 800mhz as it puts more strain on the NB.

You can try lowering the multiplayer on the cpu, and raising the FSB. You might need more voltage for the ram, but be careful to not put too much through the ram. Then test with Prime95 / Memtest.

yorkshirelad84 · 15 Apr 2009 at 14:56

!TIMMY! said:
Oh I take it that is 4 x 2gb of ram? If so you might have trouble getting it higher than 800mhz as it puts more strain on the NB.

You can try lowering the multiplayer on the cpu, and raising the FSB. You might need more voltage for the ram, but be careful to not put too much through the ram. Then test with Prime95 / Memtest.

Yea, 4 x 2gb, and i'll try that, with 8 gig there is probably no need for me to overclock the memory tho i take it?

contra · 15 Apr 2009 at 23:24

croggy said:
Post specs! if youv overclocked your processor then your memory could be a bottleneck, but if youv overclocked your processor, youv most likely overclocked your ram lol well unless youv changed multipliers etc.

croggy your specs are off the chain !!

what fps do you get in games you own?