O/C limits

[mmatney]

Ok, if I have the following:

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard (FSB 1333/1066MHz)

That means that the max FSB that will be useful for my CPU is 1333 which is quad pumped.... so really 333

And that means the max I'd need for DDR2 would be 667 to run at the 1:1 ratio?

I'm basically asking, will the mobo be the bottleneck for how much I can OC my cpu (ignoring heat and such).

So if it is you need a 1600 mobo in order to take full advantage of the 800 ram (in the 1:1 ratio sense)

 

[bs6749]

That MOBO is good to at least a FSB of 450MHz because many people are overclocking the e6750 to 3.6 GHz (8 multiplier and 450MHz FSB). I own this board and I just changed the FSB to 400 MHz giving me 3.2 GHz on my e6750 (I'm gonna take it to 3.6 later). The board may or may not be able to support a FSB much higher than 450 MHz but certainly 1333 MHz is NOT the limit of this board. Depending on what you want a a final CPU clock speed will determine what RAM speed you need. DDR2 800 MHz will be perfect for a FSB of 400MHz and if you get a good brand (Crucial, G. Skill...) you can overclock that to just about whatever you need to for the FSB you want. My Crucial RAM at 800MHz and 4-4-4-12 timings is also rated for 1000 MHz (500MHz FSB) at 5-5-5-18 timings. RAM can be flexible like that just get a good brand. You can get 2x1GB sticks of this stuff right now at NewEgg for ~$55 after rebate.