How Much Could I Overclock My Memory?

[DarkClown12]

I am thinking bout over clocking my memory. I have 512mb of DDR DIMM mem, i was wondering if i oc it how much can it increase to if i oc and how to do it?

in opinions will help

thanx again

darkclown12

[abu_has_the_power]

wat brand r they? and wat mobo do u have?
ocing ur ram is mostly trimming timings and increasing vdimm. there's other mods to it, but trimming timings is the most popular one.


u'll notice significant results if u trim ur timings. to do that, u need to go into bios and see if there's an option to change ram timings. depends on wat board u have

[bigdawgfoxx]

I read a review on tomshardware I believe where the faster timings didnt help too much. I really dont think they would make a whole lot of difference in every day computing.

I dont think that counts as overclocking, as it is not overclocking. He wants to up the Mhz it runs at I believe.

The first thing I want to know is what CPU you have and how fast your ram currently runs at. You want your RAM and FSB to run at the same speeds.

For example, if you have an AMD CPU running at 400Mhz FSB, you will want your ram running at 400Mhz. If you have an Intel CPU running at 800Mhz FSB, you will also want your RAM running at 400Mhz.

If you have an AMD CPU running at 333Mhz, you will want your RAM running at 333Mhz.

[DarkClown12]

MSI KT3 Ultra2, duno brand of memory, i have two 256mb chips in my pc, how can i tell the brand cause i cant read it on the chips

[bigdawgfoxx]

I want to know what speed the RAM runs at? PC3200, PC2700 or what? Do you know?

[DarkClown12]

Motherboard - KT3 Ultra 2
Memory- 256 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM
SpecTek (256 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM)

[lynx]

Sandra (http://www.sisoftware.net/sandra)

Motherboard information includes info on your memory.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@23 February 2004 - 21:11
I read a review on tomshardware I believe where the faster timings didnt help too much. I really dont think they would make a whole lot of difference in every day computing.

I dont think that counts as overclocking, as it is not overclocking. He wants to up the Mhz it runs at I believe.

The first thing I want to know is what CPU you have and how fast your ram currently runs at. You want your RAM and FSB to run at the same speeds.

For example, if you have an AMD CPU running at 400Mhz FSB, you will want your ram running at 400Mhz. If you have an Intel CPU running at 800Mhz FSB, you will also want your RAM running at 400Mhz.

If you have an AMD CPU running at 333Mhz, you will want your RAM running at 333Mhz.
yea, it does. did u c my other thread called "is this too good to be true" or something like htat? a small trim and my scores went crazy

[DarkClown12]

i posted the memory and motherboard i have above in my previous post

[bigdawgfoxx]

What kind of CPU you have?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+23 February 2004 - 20:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 23 February 2004 - 20:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@23 February 2004 - 21:11
I read a review on tomshardware I believe where the faster timings didnt help too much.&nbsp; I really dont think they would make a whole lot of difference in every day computing.&nbsp;

I dont think that counts as overclocking, as it is not overclocking.&nbsp; He wants to up the Mhz it runs at I believe.

The first thing I want to know is what CPU you have and how fast your ram currently runs at.&nbsp; You want your RAM and FSB to run at the same speeds.

For example, if you have an AMD CPU running at 400Mhz FSB, you will want your ram running at 400Mhz.&nbsp; If you have an Intel CPU running at 800Mhz FSB, you will also want your RAM running at 400Mhz.

If you have an AMD CPU running at 333Mhz, you will want your RAM running at 333Mhz.
yea, it does. did u c my other thread called "is this too good to be true" or something like htat? a small trim and my scores went crazy [/b][/quote]
You had it at 2-3-3-8 and had it running at 4000 speeds...no clue how but good job.

You then said you had it at 2-3-3-6, but you never posted benches...so I never saw any improvment...wana post the newest benches?

[DarkClown12]

Athlon XP 1800+ oced to 1.66 ghz, and fsb = 146

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx+23 February 2004 - 21:36--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigdawgfoxx @ 23 February 2004 - 21:36)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@23 February 2004 - 20:27
<!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@23 February 2004 - 21:11
I read a review on tomshardware I believe where the faster timings didnt help too much. I really dont think they would make a whole lot of difference in every day computing.

I dont think that counts as overclocking, as it is not overclocking. He wants to up the Mhz it runs at I believe.

The first thing I want to know is what CPU you have and how fast your ram currently runs at. You want your RAM and FSB to run at the same speeds.

For example, if you have an AMD CPU running at 400Mhz FSB, you will want your ram running at 400Mhz. If you have an Intel CPU running at 800Mhz FSB, you will also want your RAM running at 400Mhz.

If you have an AMD CPU running at 333Mhz, you will want your RAM running at 333Mhz.
yea, it does. did u c my other thread called "is this too good to be true" or something like htat? a small trim and my scores went crazy
You had it at 2-3-3-8 and had it running at 4000 speeds...no clue how but good job.

You then said you had it at 2-3-3-6, but you never posted benches...so I never saw any improvment...wana post the newest benches? [/b][/quote]
can&#39;t do that anymore. removed that ram already. but i didn&#39;t c bout 200 points higher than the 4000

[bigdawgfoxx]

On sisoft...thats not a ton but still pretty nice..I need to run it and see what my mushkin can do

[DarkClown12]

What about helping me?

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@23 February 2004 - 21:39
On sisoft...thats not a ton but still pretty nice..I need to run it and see what my mushkin can do
most likely better. 2-2-2-5 makes a huge difference

[lynx]

Originally posted by DarkClown12@24 February 2004 - 01:36
Athlon XP 1800+ oced to 1.66 ghz, and fsb = 146
Run your memory at the same speed as your FSB. It is the most efficient for Athlon processors/chipsets, so there&#39;s no point in overclocking your memory.

[tesco]

Originally posted by DarkClown12@23 February 2004 - 21:39
What about helping me?
:lol: ...

ok it looks like your ram might already be oc&#39;d. Make sure your ram:fsb ratio is 1:1 and the ram will be runnnig at 146 same as your processor.

[DarkClown12]

if i oc it what should i change it to? and where in the bios do i go to change it?

[lynx]

Don&#39;t oc your memory, it is not a good idea. As I&#39;ve already said, set it to the same speed as your cpu, that is underclocking it to 146MHz rather than it&#39;s default of 166MHz.

The option to set the speed, if it exists, will be somewhere under advanced chipset options, but without knowing your mobo it is difficult to say exactly what options are available.