Is this good RAM for OC'ing an E6400?

[Awake77]

if the board allows 2.4v-2.5v dimm he can hit ddr2-1200@5-5-5-14/16/18
o if you are going to run @.3v at those hi sppeds you will want to either rig a 80mm fan or smaller to cool the ram. you could also buy that "crab" ram cooler, but i went the cheap way since i got a 6pk coolermaster 24cfm 80mm fans for $9.99@newegg.

Damn thats fast...Im wondering if its worth the $70.00 to drop from the 'sure thing' of the GSkill HZ's to this RAM.

 

[greenmaji]

I was just saying that either would be pretty much overkill for 1:1 with a E6600.

 

[dominick32]

I am glad you decided on the Gskill Extreme. It still remains one of the best choices right now. Mine were excellent, doing well over 1000 mhz @ stock timings. 1160 mhz took loosened up primarys (5-5-5-15), but running high frequency with 2.1 volts was a surprise to me. I always highly recommend these sticks in Conroe OC builds.

Good luck.

 

[MadMan007]

Green has a point, he doesn't need ram capable of much more than DDR2-800 1:1 with an e6600. Remember he's not using phase

 

[Evilsizer]

Green has a point, he doesn't need ram capable of much more than DDR2-800 1:1 with an e6600. Remember he's not using phase

well im not pushing big fsb either and got to ddr2-1175 on the ab9 pro with max fsb of 395mhz. the holing back of the ram was lack of voltage past 2.3v if i had 2.35/2.4v the ram would have been fine.
stable i could get like i said lack of vdimm @5-5-5-15 is this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Evilsizer/ocforums/Abit ab9 pro/stuck.jpg
well ram was stable at ddr2-11xx range [email protected] but had to use slower fsb to cpu which i didnt want so i switched it to the ss above.

edit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Evilsizer/ocforums/Abit ab9 pro/266501d32.jpg
i found this one but i seem to be missing my ddr2-11xx ss, well i will have to do another.

 

[MadMan007]

So you use a 2:3 FSB:RAM ratio? Have you tested how much of a difference, if any, it makes performance-wise?

 

[Evilsizer]

So you use a 2:3 FSB:RAM ratio? Have you tested how much of a difference, if any, it makes performance-wise?

gimmie afew and i will do 3ghz at different ram speeds. for the test i will stick with timings @5-5-5-18.

 

[MadMan007]

Based on the increased Ram speed tests from some article that had a lengthy discussion here, maybe you remember it, I'd guess the differences will be minor. *waits anxiously* Do some non-synthetics too if possible

Here's that article: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=1&artpage=1962&articID=472 There are some apps that benefit from a little to a lot, interesting is that some Ram ratios actually decrease some benchmarks Your results should be interesting given that you're running non-standard speeds to start.

 

[Evilsizer]

Based on the increased Ram speed tests from some article that had a lengthy discussion here, maybe you remember it, I'd guess the differences will be minor. *waits anxiously* Do some non-synthetics too if possible

yea kinda minor like these
@3.1ghz 1:1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Evilsizer/ocforums/superpi 1m runs/1m17859.jpg
@3ghz 4:5
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/Evilsizer/ocforums/superpi 1m runs/working.jpg

non like effects of cpu score in 3dmark06? was just going to keep it simple with 1m/2m runs, suggestions then?