overclocking my 3800 x2 GYEA

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tehownage

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will i be able to overclock this computer to 2.4 ghz with this ram,
please give me details on ram voltage and all that because i'm pretty noobish when it comes to ram timing and ratios but i got cpu clocking ok.

i'll be overclocking a amd 3800 x2
ram : OCZ 1GB Kit DDR400 CL2.5-4-4-8 (OCZ4001024V25DC-K)(512MBx2) <<<this is what worries me, its value ram

my mobo is asus sli premium
psu enermax 500 wat

so what do I do to get that clock speed, or atleast up to 2.3ghz
 
yes, im running my processor at 2.4ghz with a ddr333 divider (166mhz) and with the ldt on 240 it runs the ram at ddr400.
also, you'll probably need to use a hypertransport multiplier of 4 instead of the default 5.
 
tehownage said:
will this increase overall speed and performance, since i'm lowering memory frequency and hypertransport
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yes, actually the hypertransport is running at 960mhz so like 40mhz less (240*4) and my ddr isnt actually lower, its still at ddr400 (.83*240 = 200mhz)
hypertransport speed doesn't matter much as long as its above like 600mhz it doesn't make a huge difference... i think its because the ram is less than it or something like that. either way you'll get 2.4ghz easily (effectively a 4600+ for HOW MUCH LESS $??) lol.

the .83 is actually a ddr333 divider... set the ram frequency to 166mhz because 166mhz = ddr333.
i didn't increase voltage at all, so theres generally no heat increase besides 400mhz.

everywhere ive heard people have gotten 2.4ghz clocks with the 3800+ with no voltage increase as well. (including newegg reviews and this forum)
 
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tehownage said:
ram : OCZ 1GB Kit DDR400 CL2.5-4-4-8 (OCZ4001024V25DC-K)(512MBx2) <<<this is what worries me, its value ram
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yes, actually those timings are crappy... that looks like its very o/cable though... probly to 2.5-3-3-6 or even 2-3-3-6... it'll run a little warmer though lol but thats ok, buy a thermaltake heatspreader or something for it.:rolleyes: :cool:
 
i'll try to get the timing to 2.5-3-3-(6 or 7)
do you think it would be possible to get a 1:1 ratio with this memory, or would if be too risky?
 
do you think it would be possible to get a 1:1 ratio with this memory, or would if be too risky?
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try finding the max of the RAM. make sure you lower everything else like the CPU mulitplier so it wont get in the way. you can also do this with finding the max of the CPU. then find a good setting to where you get close to RAM and CPU max.
 
k i'll just set the ram frequency to 166mhz , ht multiplier to 4, and i'll go for the 240 ghz clock on my cpu.

so basically with this setting the memory will be just as fast as it would normally be at stock settings?
and should i go for a timing of to 2.5-3-3-(6 or 7?)
 
download this. it does all the math for you. all you have to do is input the multiplier, fsb, and divider.
it help so you can see what your ghz is going to be at a certain fsb. and see if the RAM will be at its stock clock frequncy.
A64MemFreq 1.1 by goddh0r
 
1.so setting ram to 166 and cpu to 240 won't cause any stress on ram or extra heat output?
2. does changing timing to tighter settings produce extra heat, and does it require higher voltage for ram?
 
i dont think it would. but maby the higher voltage might make it heat up but since your ram setting is at 166mhz you'd need to reach an fsb of ~255 just to get the RAM back up to the stock clock of 200mhz.
 
yea, setting the ram to 166mhz and fsb to 240mhz will even the ram back out at its original 200mhz (thats what i did :) ) and yes, if i were you i would shoot as low as possible, that ram could really bottleneck operation. 2-3-3-6 seems reasonable. 2-2-2-5 doesn't though :)
either way try to get the cas latency to 2 instead of 2.5
 
i'll try but i don't want to risk damaging anything. will the cpu go up without a hassle? and what in increments did you use to get yours up to 2.4ghz, stock cooling?
 
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