Basic RAM questions

[Novaric]

Ok, i've got the ABIT IS7 with a 2.8c, Zalmann 7000CU cooler, a sapphire radeon 9700 pro and 1 gb of Geil 3200DDR Value ram. I can't seem to overclock at all. I've tried changing CPu voltage as high as 1.6, ram voltage as high as 2.8, and run FSBs at 215, 220, 250, and various speed in between at different CPU/DRAM settings...1/1, 3/2 and 5/4. I cannot figure out why i can't overclock this thing. I'm thinking its the RAM, how can i check on the RAM in windows...i can't find it under system info or in 3dmark!! Anyone have any tips/ideas to OC this or even just prove the RAM is working? It seems to me that windows is only showing the 128mb of GPU ram!

I said this in another post, but not getting much action there. Anyways....would low quality RAM cause difficulties in OC'ing? Would the best solution be to send it back and get about half as much RAM, but much higher quality and be able to run tighter timings and faster CPU?

Any help on getting my OC'ing off the ground would be much appreciated

 

[bolomite]

to test your RAM, go download memtest86