- Aug 21, 2007
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Hi, I'm a newbie when it comes to overclocking seeing as how I haven't done it, and I've got a few questions regarding overclocking and ram.
If I had an E6750 and some DDR2-800 ram and I wanted to overclock the cpu to 3.4GHz, then I would need to raise the FSB to 425MHz, because multiplying that by 8 gets you the 3.4GHz, correct? And if I wanted to keep a 1:1 ratio then I'd have to overclock the ram from 400MHz to 425MHz, right?
But what if I had DDR2-1066, then would I have to underclock the ram from 533MHz down to 425MHz? Because if I wanted a 1:1 ratio and I left the ram at stock speeds, then overclocking the cpu to 533MHz would give me 4.26GHz (which seems ridiculous), right? Is there any reason to get DDR2-1066 if I can't use it at it's stock speed and have to underclock it?
If I had an E6750 and some DDR2-800 ram and I wanted to overclock the cpu to 3.4GHz, then I would need to raise the FSB to 425MHz, because multiplying that by 8 gets you the 3.4GHz, correct? And if I wanted to keep a 1:1 ratio then I'd have to overclock the ram from 400MHz to 425MHz, right?
But what if I had DDR2-1066, then would I have to underclock the ram from 533MHz down to 425MHz? Because if I wanted a 1:1 ratio and I left the ram at stock speeds, then overclocking the cpu to 533MHz would give me 4.26GHz (which seems ridiculous), right? Is there any reason to get DDR2-1066 if I can't use it at it's stock speed and have to underclock it?