Corsair Questions :D

[devsain]

Heyy to give a little background information i currently have a q6600 running at 3.0 ghz and its smooth with the highest temp reading under stress of 65 and on average 56. On idle my temp reading was 39 it rarly ever jumped up to 65 so im very happy i was able to get vcore down to 1.33125.

anyway i have yet to try 4-4-4-12 timing but i gota question i set fsb at 333 and my ram multi to 2.4 so its running at stock speed of 800 mhz but i noticed it said in cpuz it was 5:6 ratio. Is that good? and i was also wondering by me increasing the multi and leaving the ram voltage untouched does this cause more heat to be produced ? should i just let the ram run at 667 mhz and 4-4-4-12 timing?

and the ram i currently have is Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 4GB 4X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory

thank alot for the help you guys are very helpful ;D

[devsain]

please help :)

[usp8riot]

First question, I assume 5:6 is better than 1:1 but I would push the cpu more than the memory if it was me. Second question....yes, any time you increase the clock cycles in a chip, you will generate more heat. And third, I would go for higher fsb rather than tighter memory timings. I can do 5-4-4-12-1T @ 3.3ghz but only the stock 5-5-5-18-1T @ 3.6 and any real world benchmarks I do is well in favor of the 300 extra mhz.

Sorry, just noticed you were speaking of ram fsb instead of total fsb but I think the same would still ring true, not sure.

[Blazing fire]

At 1.33125, you're already reaching 65 degrees so if you're considering to go any higher, I would suggest buying a new hs.

And, like what usp8riot said, I'll increase the mhz of the memory over the timings (just a bonus for good rams if you ask me).

[Yellowbeard XMS]

In general, your best results are going to be when you increase the CPU speed AND the memory speed. I'd suggest you find your max stable OC for the CPU while using a 1:1 ratio with the memory. Then, you can try using the higher dividers to speed the memory up. But, bottom line is, get the best CPU speed you can first as it is what actually does the work.

[ratbuddy]

I'm guessing you have a Gigabyte mobo.. In Gigabyte-speak, 2.4 memory multiplier = 5:6.. The math is pretty simple.. DDR runs at double the FSB, so at 1:1 multiplier, 400mhz FSB runs the ram at 800mhz, which is why they call it '2.0.' 2.4 would run the memory at FSB*2.4, or with a 333mhz FSB, you'd get 800mhz ram. Upping the multi to 2.4 means 333*2.4, or 799.2mhz.. Er.. What I'm trying to say is that 2.4 multi is the same thing as 5:6..

I think I just confused myself, sorry if I did the same to you..