Hello to all fellow forum members!
I've recently upgraded my system from an old SocketA setup and I'm excited to begin my adventures in overclocking.
I've done some reading regarding the maximum memory speed that you can achieve during overclocking.
After experimenting with a few combinations, I have been able to over clock my system to 2500 MHz at:
278 HTT
9X Multiplier
DRAM Frequency Set @ 266 (aka Memory Divider @ 1:0.66)
3X HT Multiplier
The effective memory speed at this overclock is 179 MHz.
Now my confusion is, the "standard' memory speed of my memory is 200 MHz.
I tried to push the HTT higher to achieve the standard memory speed of 200, but each time I have tried to do so the system would not Post or boot.
Using a memory divider of 266, the memory speed is equal to CPU/14.
Theoretically, I should be able to reach 2700 MHz if I push the HTT to 300 x 9 Multiplier. That would effectively give a memory speed of 200MHz.
I've actually pushed the CPU to 2700 MHz before using generic Samsung PC3200 memory, at 2GB dual channel. I cannot recall what the timings were, but I am sure they are a little more relaxed than the OCZ.
My question is, am I hitting a barrier because of the memory I am using, or the combination of my HTT speed, Multiplier, and Memory Divider settings?
Or could it be that this is a limitation of the CPU itself?
Any help or advice would be appreciated, as it boggles me that I cannot get the memory to run at the specified speed. In fact, at 179 MHz, am I not underclocking the memory?
My system specs is as follows:
Opteron 144
Asus A8N-E (latest bios)
OCZ EL Platinum 2GB Dual Channel PC3200/DDR400 (2-3-2-5, 1T) - OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
eVGA 7600 GT CO
OCZ PowerStream 520W ADJ SLI PSU
Western Digital IDE 120 GB, and 300GB Drives
2 x LG Optical Drives
Thank you very much for reading my post.
I've recently upgraded my system from an old SocketA setup and I'm excited to begin my adventures in overclocking.
I've done some reading regarding the maximum memory speed that you can achieve during overclocking.
After experimenting with a few combinations, I have been able to over clock my system to 2500 MHz at:
278 HTT
9X Multiplier
DRAM Frequency Set @ 266 (aka Memory Divider @ 1:0.66)
3X HT Multiplier
The effective memory speed at this overclock is 179 MHz.
Now my confusion is, the "standard' memory speed of my memory is 200 MHz.
I tried to push the HTT higher to achieve the standard memory speed of 200, but each time I have tried to do so the system would not Post or boot.
Using a memory divider of 266, the memory speed is equal to CPU/14.
Theoretically, I should be able to reach 2700 MHz if I push the HTT to 300 x 9 Multiplier. That would effectively give a memory speed of 200MHz.
I've actually pushed the CPU to 2700 MHz before using generic Samsung PC3200 memory, at 2GB dual channel. I cannot recall what the timings were, but I am sure they are a little more relaxed than the OCZ.
My question is, am I hitting a barrier because of the memory I am using, or the combination of my HTT speed, Multiplier, and Memory Divider settings?
Or could it be that this is a limitation of the CPU itself?
Any help or advice would be appreciated, as it boggles me that I cannot get the memory to run at the specified speed. In fact, at 179 MHz, am I not underclocking the memory?
My system specs is as follows:
Opteron 144
Asus A8N-E (latest bios)
OCZ EL Platinum 2GB Dual Channel PC3200/DDR400 (2-3-2-5, 1T) - OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
eVGA 7600 GT CO
OCZ PowerStream 520W ADJ SLI PSU
Western Digital IDE 120 GB, and 300GB Drives
2 x LG Optical Drives
Thank you very much for reading my post.