should this be 2000mhz?

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Shep_Cobain

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According to OCZ website your settings are correct and 2000MHz is the stock speed. Try running a single pair of sticks to see if that helps. Also, your mobo may be undervolting the RAM so pushing an extra 0.1V may help.
 
You cant run 4GB of DDR3 at 2000Mhz on a 790Ultra board, atleast last time I checked you couldnt, some controller issue I think. Like RichL said, running 2GB should allow you to hit 2000Mhz though.

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DavidB said:
Especially when your running a Q6600 at 334 fsb, RAM fsb running at 1000mhz and processor at 334....madness.
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I still dont understand 'why' exactly its "bad?" to unlink ram and cpu FSB.
Surely if you can run them seperatly at higer frequencies then thats better?

I made a thread about this a while back and got a good answer from Greebo, but I just dont see why its actually better to keep the ratio at 1:1.
 
Natima said:
I still dont understand 'why' exactly its "bad?" to unlink ram and cpu FSB.
Surely if you can run them seperatly at higer frequencies then thats better?

I made a thread about this a while back and got a good answer from Greebo, but I just dont see why its actually better to keep the ratio at 1:1.
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I don't think performance is actually much better at 1:1... it just benefits so little from having faster RAM than CPU.

Think of it this way, you have a motorway that allows speeds of 100mph, this leads to a roundabout with speeds of 33mph. You have 10 cars to get round the roundabout, they all whizz down the motorway, but then spend time qued at the entrance to the roundabout. Where as if the motorways speed was at 33mph they all go at the same rate and no cueing is involved at all.

So the only actual difference is that you've got the first car through a little quicker, presuming theres millions of cars trying to get through, the overall difference of having a fast motorway is very small ( only the difference between the two first cars).

Thats the way i understand it anyway... Having such fast RAM and a much slower CPU will just provide a very small performance improvement over 1:1. Ofcourse a lot of people have tested this and actually found 1:1 can be faster, not sure how this works, guess its just beacuse of the queing.

In all, its not bad....just not very usefull. And when your paying that much excess over DDR2 you really would like to see a difference. On a plus side, it'l be a while before he needs new RAM!
 
DavidB said:
I don't think performance is actually much better at 1:1... it just benefits so little from having faster RAM than CPU.

Think of it this way, you have a motorway that allows speeds of 100mph, this leads to a roundabout with speeds of 33mph. You have 10 cars to get round the roundabout, they all whizz down the motorway, but then spend time qued at the entrance to the roundabout. Where as if the motorways speed was at 33mph they all go at the same rate and no cueing is involved at all.

So the only actual difference is that you've got the first car through a little quicker, presuming theres millions of cars trying to get through, the overall difference of having a fast motorway is very small ( only the difference between the two first cars).

Thats the way i understand it anyway... Having such fast RAM and a much slower CPU will just provide a very small performance improvement over 1:1. Ofcourse a lot of people have tested this and actually found 1:1 can be faster, not sure how this works, guess its just beacuse of the queing.

In all, its not bad....just not very usefull. And when your paying that much excess over DDR2 you really would like to see a difference. On a plus side, it'l be a while before he needs new RAM!
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Actually the performance increase over 1:1 is next to 0.

It's like buying E2180 at stock speeds, 1gb PC5300 ram and 8800GTX in quad SLI with 1400watt PSU. You could just as well do the same stuff with 1 single 8800 gt and there wont be any difference.


A Van with sportcar seats is still a Van, it won't do 200mph.
 
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