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Name: martin16v
Date: February 28, 2009 at 05:42:49 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU/Ram: 3.213 GHz / 3069 MB
Product: Gigabyte / Ga-ma790gp-ds4h
Subcategory: AMD
Comment:

mobo>>
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H 790GX Socket AM2+

cpu>> AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition 2.7GHz Socket AM2+ 2MB

ram>> OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Gold Memory.

overclocked to 200x16 = 3.21ghz
iv just noticed that the memory is running at 800mhz.
i changed it in the bios to 1066mhz but pc fails to boot



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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: February 28, 2009 at 06:53:13 Pacific
Reply:

Manually configure the memory settings:

http://www.ocztechnology.com/produc...


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Response Number 2
Name: martin16v
Date: February 28, 2009 at 12:32:04 Pacific
Reply:

thanks jam.
set to 5.6.6.18 and uped the volts to 2.00 and is running ok.
my be i should have done this before i stated to overclock??


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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: February 28, 2009 at 13:36:44 Pacific
Reply:

Why 2.0v & not 2.1v? It probably doesn't matter as long as the system is stable but the OCZ link shows the voltage as 2.1v.

"my be i should have done this before i stated to overclock??"

It shouldn't matter. Does the 16x CPU multiplier allow the RAM to run at full speed?


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Response Number 4
Name: martin16v
Date: February 28, 2009 at 13:41:46 Pacific
Reply:

"Does the 16x CPU multiplier allow the RAM to run at full speed?"

if you meen 1066mhz..yes it dos

i did have the bsod two times so iv uped it to 2.1v


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Response Number 5
Name: martin16v
Date: March 1, 2009 at 04:45:53 Pacific
Reply:

well ithought every thing was ok but i keep getting the bsod.
back to the drawing board


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Response Number 6
Name: jam
Date: March 2, 2009 at 14:17:47 Pacific
Reply:

Did you run memtest86?


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