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- Jun 14, 2005
Chance dude your missing the point completely. His RAM will do 1600mhz no problem as that is what they are rated for. EVERY AMD MOBO DOES NOT SUPPORT ANYTHING OVER 1333mhz WITHOUT OVERCLOCKING. That being said, when he ups to the 1600mhz divider even though his HTT speed stays the same the 1600mhz divider is considered overclocking and taxes the IMC harder no matter the timings of the RAM. Think of the memory dividers in terms of a highway. 1333mhz is the default 4 lane highway with speeds at 70mph, while 1600mhz is the same default 4 lane highway with speeds at 110mph. When running on the 1600mhz divider the IMC is receiving more information than normal due to the increased speed, thus it taxes the IMC more, usually enough that the stock voltage of the cpu-nb (IMC) is not up to the task of handling 1600mhz speed without a bump or two in cpu-nb volts. This is totally dependent upon the CPU's IMC. If you are lucky stock volts work just fine, if not a bump or two in voltage may be needed to stabilize the IMC when working at those speeds irregardless of memory timings.
As long as he is running the timings off the stick, which the manufacturer states those sticks will run at those timings for 1600mhz, then for initial testing he takes the RAM timings out of the equation so that the only variable he has left to mess with is the cpu-nb voltage. The only chance the RAM has to be of any factor is the fact that the RAM he bought is specifically designed for Core i5 intel chips and the P55 mobos. Some of these sticks of RAM have to run at looser timings than quoted on the stick in AMD systems. Aside from that one little caveat his cpu-nb voltage is much more dependent on the stability of his system at this point with the 1600mhz divider.
As long as he is running the timings off the stick, which the manufacturer states those sticks will run at those timings for 1600mhz, then for initial testing he takes the RAM timings out of the equation so that the only variable he has left to mess with is the cpu-nb voltage. The only chance the RAM has to be of any factor is the fact that the RAM he bought is specifically designed for Core i5 intel chips and the P55 mobos. Some of these sticks of RAM have to run at looser timings than quoted on the stick in AMD systems. Aside from that one little caveat his cpu-nb voltage is much more dependent on the stability of his system at this point with the 1600mhz divider.