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Overclocking shoud I go higher?
Name: maddog23 Date: July 3, 2005 at 13:05:01 Pacific OS: Windows xp CPU/Ram: 1gig
Comment:
Hey I was just wanting some opinions. I have a intel p4 2.8c(northwood core) and asus p4p-800-e deluxe mb and some corsair vs ddr 400 ram. I managed to oc to 3.1ghz. That being a 222fsb I have the necessary cooling. Zalman 7000A heat sink and aproximately 6 case fans in a gamming type case. So my question is, If I purchased some ocing memmory ocz(life time warranty from my understanding) I'm thinking I can go alot higher. But is it worth it in the long run. I just am scared my computer might die in a couple of years. The only thing holding me back ins the ram. I achieved over 3.6 and temps were good by setting a divider for ram.(just to test it) Whats your opinions? Get some more ram and oc higher or just stay where im at. It performs well as is. Thanks Maddog23
I went for really expensive OCZ so I could oveclock at 1:1...it's not worth the cost of the ram....
Using a ram divider on an intel cpu isn't bad. The performance hit is less than what it would have been on a AMD. Whereas AMD is best run at 1:1, intel cpu's are better run with dividers (if you can't run 1:1) since you get a bigger fsb and thus better performance
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Response Number 6
Name: maddog23 Date: July 5, 2005 at 16:32:51 Pacific
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I can set a devider pretty easy for instance...I can go up to 3.5 easy and set a devider of 320 and it runs my ram at default speeds. I have taken it all the way up to 3.78 and its very stable. I Just have been told its such a bottleneck and performance killer. So I went back down to 3.1mhz and with a 1:1 ratio. Don't think I really notice a different from 3.5 to 3.1 seems to be about the same. So I guess whats your advice? To leave as is or use the divider? Maddog23
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