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MEMORY frequency?
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:33 pm
by buddhazen
i got some killer pc2700 from a friend that does 200+ fsb
only problem is on bootup it detects the frequency at 166% on an a7n8x
im runnin at 205x11 on the machine
should i bump the frequency to 200% or leave it on auto so it can read it at 166%
thanks in advance guys
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:51 pm
by NascarFool
You sure that's not running the processor at 200MHz FSB and the ram at 166MHz FSB ?
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:00 pm
by buddhazen
yes the processor is runnin at 200 fsb but the ram is at 166 fsb
would it be a good idea to bump the memory to 200 as well since its pc2700?
memory timings are set at aggressive at 2,33,7 or something like that
thanks once again
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:22 pm
by NascarFool
PC2700 is 166MHz (166x2) , PC3200 is 200Mhz (200x2). You can probably run the ram at 200 if you play with the timings and voltage.
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:56 pm
by buddhazen
so will i get a great performance gain runnin it at 200 frequency
and is there any way i can fry this ram tryin to get it runnin at 200
if so i wont even bother
cheers and T.I.A
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:37 am
by wvjohn
you will get some performance gain running it at 200 fsb, but you will also get some extra heat from theose little electrons zipping through the mobo - the memory will just get unstable if you push it to hard but you probably can kill it unless you jack the voltage way up