IT7 Max 2 ver 2, memory

I will be using this MB in my next build. Have been a rambus user but switching to DDR. The IT7 Max 2 ver 2 uses DDR 333. Is this the highest? Will the board accept future increases in DDR?

andee54 said:

I will be using this MB in my next build. Have been a rambus user but switching to DDR. The IT7 Max 2 ver 2 uses DDR 333. Is this the highest? Will the board accept future increases in DDR?

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Depending on which bios you use you will have options to run your memory much higher than just 333Mhz DDR.
I am using 167FSB and memory ratio of 3:4 giving me memory speed of about 444Mhz - 448Mhz.

so by upgrading the bios you can accept a higher memory or are you just overclocking the exsisting memory by the bios upgrade?

I am overclocking my memory on my IT7 at the moment.

150 FSB and a 3:4 ratio for DDR 400 memory speed. If you buy a 533 bus speed intel, you are practically guaranteed to hit 150FSB with a stock intel heatsink and most likely stock voltage since most of them are C1 stepping for a DDR 400 speed.

hope this helps,

-efini

efini said:

I am overclocking my memory on my IT7 at the moment.

150 FSB and a 3:4 ratio for DDR 400 memory speed. If you buy a 533 bus speed intel, you are practically guaranteed to hit 150FSB with a stock intel heatsink and most likely stock voltage since most of them are C1 stepping for a DDR 400 speed.

hope this helps,

-efini

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Not always true: I had a 2.53 C1 that wouldn't go over 147fsb, and that was at 1.675 v-core. Not all C1's are great overclockers.