my computer is already not a 1:1 even when not overclocked. 333mhz fsb: 400mhz DDR2
is the ration really important?
right now my computer is overclocked to 1500mhz rated FSB (375MHZ) and my memory is at 500 MHZ.
specs
MSI p7n 750i platinum
Xeon e3110 (8400) overclocked to 3375 MHZ on default voltages (i can get up to i believe a 1530 ish rated fsb before my computer starts to crash because i am still on stock voltage)
2x1gb corsair xms2 ddr800 overclocked to 1000mhz 5-5-5-15 on default voltage (not sure how much higher i want to go but i know i can reach 1066mhz at this timings and it is stable - havent checked for errors for a long time but a 10 min test in prime95 showed none so far)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
psu: pc power and cooling 610w (49A 12v)
xfx geforce 8800gts 320mb (core/shader/memory) 580/1500/900 (i believe xfx had this card overclocked so i left it as is)
case antec lanboy (old model but has 2x 120mm fans -1 front 1 back so decent airflow... overall temps decrease at most 1C when side door is off, load and idle.)
cpu cooler is artic freezer 7 pro. its running about at 60% fan speed and wont speed up untill cpu reaches 40C which only happens after running small ffts in prime95 for a long time.
my question is how important is a 1:1 fsb dram ratio? i have better performance when my ram is overclocked to 500mhz (1000mhz) 5-5-5-15 than when it is 409 mhz at a reduced timing (4-4-4-12) where it is closer to a 1:1 fsb dram ratio.
also how do you know when you should stop overclocking RAM. there are no temp readings from it that i know of. it seems to be stable at 1000mhz (200mhz overclocked) at 2.1v (stock voltage)
is the ration really important?
right now my computer is overclocked to 1500mhz rated FSB (375MHZ) and my memory is at 500 MHZ.
specs
MSI p7n 750i platinum
Xeon e3110 (8400) overclocked to 3375 MHZ on default voltages (i can get up to i believe a 1530 ish rated fsb before my computer starts to crash because i am still on stock voltage)
2x1gb corsair xms2 ddr800 overclocked to 1000mhz 5-5-5-15 on default voltage (not sure how much higher i want to go but i know i can reach 1066mhz at this timings and it is stable - havent checked for errors for a long time but a 10 min test in prime95 showed none so far)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
psu: pc power and cooling 610w (49A 12v)
xfx geforce 8800gts 320mb (core/shader/memory) 580/1500/900 (i believe xfx had this card overclocked so i left it as is)
case antec lanboy (old model but has 2x 120mm fans -1 front 1 back so decent airflow... overall temps decrease at most 1C when side door is off, load and idle.)
cpu cooler is artic freezer 7 pro. its running about at 60% fan speed and wont speed up untill cpu reaches 40C which only happens after running small ffts in prime95 for a long time.
my question is how important is a 1:1 fsb dram ratio? i have better performance when my ram is overclocked to 500mhz (1000mhz) 5-5-5-15 than when it is 409 mhz at a reduced timing (4-4-4-12) where it is closer to a 1:1 fsb dram ratio.
also how do you know when you should stop overclocking RAM. there are no temp readings from it that i know of. it seems to be stable at 1000mhz (200mhz overclocked) at 2.1v (stock voltage)