wert56boom
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Hi, this is my first post in this forum, but i have been visiting techspot for for quite some time now and i have to say it is nice place to learn and read about computers.
I am about to get q8400, to replace my e4400. I have overclocked e4400 (3.43 ghz)and i am going to overclock q8400 when i get it. But the problem is my Ram. I have 3x1gb ddr 800mhz ram, two sticks of patriot and one transcend.
To be sure my Ram will work fine with q8400 i tried them out to see how high i can push them. On my dissapointment i just cant get them stable higher then 415 fsb. Which doesn't make much sense as i have been running them at 860 for some time and even 890 mhz on auto voltage. If i change(increase) timings system doesn't start and it says oveclocking failed, right now i am at 2.1 volts. Default 1.8 i think. The only stable timings are 5-5-5-18
I read this about ddr2 ram
So could i push my cheap ram to 2.3 volts?
Please don't tell me to buy different ram or CPU. I have Asus p5kc MB, and i read somewhere it doens't like overclocking ram.
thnx for help
I am about to get q8400, to replace my e4400. I have overclocked e4400 (3.43 ghz)and i am going to overclock q8400 when i get it. But the problem is my Ram. I have 3x1gb ddr 800mhz ram, two sticks of patriot and one transcend.
To be sure my Ram will work fine with q8400 i tried them out to see how high i can push them. On my dissapointment i just cant get them stable higher then 415 fsb. Which doesn't make much sense as i have been running them at 860 for some time and even 890 mhz on auto voltage. If i change(increase) timings system doesn't start and it says oveclocking failed, right now i am at 2.1 volts. Default 1.8 i think. The only stable timings are 5-5-5-18
I read this about ddr2 ram
According to JEDEC[1] the maximum recommended voltage is 1.9 volts and should be considered the absolute maximum when memory stability is an issue (such as in servers or other mission critical devices). In addition, JEDEC states that memory modules must withstand up to 2.3 volts before incurring permanent damage (although they may not actually function correctly at that level). (Wikipedia)
So could i push my cheap ram to 2.3 volts?
Please don't tell me to buy different ram or CPU. I have Asus p5kc MB, and i read somewhere it doens't like overclocking ram.
thnx for help