Question Overclocking memory intel i7 3770K

[CoolJavelin]

Good Morning fellow O.C.'rs:

I have a few questions about overclocking. and I am new to this realm. Man there is a lot to unpack, but it's snowing outside, so I have a bit of time.

I'm sure these answers have been asked before, and I'd like to read up on some details of overclocking, is there a good laymens read out there someone can point to.

At any rate, here we go...

I am building a new system, specifically, a ASUS p8h77-v MoBo, and I selected the Intel i7 3770K processor. (Note I got the K chip so I can overclock it.)

Now I want memory, and I want the fastest stable setup I can get without having to sell my wife. I'm not saying that is a deal breaker, but...

I see the MoBo specs read "4 x DIMMs, max, 32GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz, Non-ECC, un-buffered memory."

The processor, on the other hand reads, "Memory Types DDR3 1333/1600"

First Question. When talking about over clocking, is the MoBo sending faster clock signals to the processor to force it to go faster? If so, is there a published limit?

#2, Is the processor working speed clock different then the memory transfer speed clock? Or, can I overclock the memory, but keep the processor running slower?

#3, if I overclock the memory, and the bottleneck is internal to the processor, will I be wasting money getting 2133 DIMMS? (I couldn't find any 2200MHz DIMMS.)

Thanks, Mark.

 

[Eximo]

H77 board won't have all the overclocking features necessary. You need P68 (bios update) or Z77 designed for Ivy Bridge.

Yes, the motherboard is asking the CPU memory controller to run faster.

Yes, the processor clock multiplier is not effected by memory overclocking. (On 1st gen Intel system it was still connected, so the base clock had to be manipulated and the memory ratio reduced as CPU clocks went up)

All DDR3 should be relatively cheap at this point. DDR3 1600 basically became the standard speed and should be the most common. 2133 is actually pretty fast, so you may not be able to get that to work without increase memory voltage. Every CPU is a little different in that regard.