- Aug 29, 2007
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I haven't assembled a PC in nearly 6 years, and I'm finally getting ready to build a new one.
I'm planning on getting a Gigabyte P35-DS3R MB with a Q6600. I've never overclocked before and wasn't really planning on it for this one, but the Gigabyte MB does not support 533 memory, only 1066/800/667. 1066 seems a little too expensive, and I've read that using non-integer multiplier speeds is actually slower, so 667 or 800 would be slower than 533, which is half of 1066, the FSB speed. So, this leads me to this thought:
Can I set the FSB to 1333, effectively overclocking the Q6600 to 3Ghz, and then use 667 memory? Any thoughts on that configuration, and are the any voltage issues I need to be aware of in general and specifically for the memory?
Thanks.
I'm planning on getting a Gigabyte P35-DS3R MB with a Q6600. I've never overclocked before and wasn't really planning on it for this one, but the Gigabyte MB does not support 533 memory, only 1066/800/667. 1066 seems a little too expensive, and I've read that using non-integer multiplier speeds is actually slower, so 667 or 800 would be slower than 533, which is half of 1066, the FSB speed. So, this leads me to this thought:
Can I set the FSB to 1333, effectively overclocking the Q6600 to 3Ghz, and then use 667 memory? Any thoughts on that configuration, and are the any voltage issues I need to be aware of in general and specifically for the memory?
Thanks.