Goodberry
06-06-04, 07:25 AM
After thoroughly browsing this forum and other sites, I finally overclocked my AMD 3200+, now running at 215 X 12.5. :D
The problem arises with my RAM; it is PC2700 and I have managed to overclock it as far as to run at 180 MhZ... it doesn't like going any further than that, which is a problem because my CPU is at a faster bus speed.
I think the solution is going to have to be "buy more RAM"; my motherboard is an Asus A7N8X deluxe, so unfortunately it only supports up to PC3200.
1). Can I expect to be able to overclock PC3200 RAM to run at 215 MhZ?
2). Is it worth buying 1 Gb of RAM? Currently I have 512 which performs well, but seeing as I am upgrading would it be worth doubling it? I am a student and so I don't have huge wads of cash to spend on components, and seeing as Corsair PC3200 is about £110 per 512 MB I only really want to dole out the extra cash if it would be worth it.
3). Better to buy 2 X 512 modules or 1 X 1024 module?
The problem arises with my RAM; it is PC2700 and I have managed to overclock it as far as to run at 180 MhZ... it doesn't like going any further than that, which is a problem because my CPU is at a faster bus speed.
I think the solution is going to have to be "buy more RAM"; my motherboard is an Asus A7N8X deluxe, so unfortunately it only supports up to PC3200.
1). Can I expect to be able to overclock PC3200 RAM to run at 215 MhZ?
2). Is it worth buying 1 Gb of RAM? Currently I have 512 which performs well, but seeing as I am upgrading would it be worth doubling it? I am a student and so I don't have huge wads of cash to spend on components, and seeing as Corsair PC3200 is about £110 per 512 MB I only really want to dole out the extra cash if it would be worth it.
3). Better to buy 2 X 512 modules or 1 X 1024 module?