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overclocking memory ?
Name: brian Date: February 4, 2003 at 06:34:21 Pacific OS: win 2000 pro CPU/Ram: 2600xp/512ddr
Comment:
Hi all, im buying some new ram (corsair 512 pc3500 ddr400) and it will run on a gygabyte 7vax mobo. Can anyone tell me how to change the "cas" settings ? Ive looked in the bios and i cant see anywhere to change these settings.
Name: AMDTech Date: February 4, 2003 at 10:41:57 Pacific
Reply:
I got the same board there is no option for this in the Bios but there are option for memory in Frequency/Voltage Control;
DRAM Clock(MHZ) you can go upto 400 mhz but i left mind at AUTO & i got a 333 mhz DDR & the Gigabyte Utility software give me 333 mhz for memory so live it to AUTO i should be fine but if you wont that faster put it to 400 mhz but maybe it wont work at 400 that all depend on your DDR memory if it can take it.(It should).
BTW:Your memory speed is usely limit by your FSB so even if it's give me 333 mhz for my DDR i'm pretty shore it working at 280 mhz Sysoft Sandra 2002 pro say so ,cuz i'm overclock by the FSB to 140x2=280 mhz.
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