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- Mar 18, 2004
I just got my ci7 and Asus Rampage II today, but my impression thus far is that those super high ram speeds may be an overclocking bottleneck.
Depending on my settings, I can run my mem at 2Ghz if my CPU is at 2.86Ghz, 3Ghz, 3.33Ghz, or (I think) 3.5 Ghz.
Then, if I allow my memory speed to drop to around 1.91Ghz I can get my CPU up to 4.03 Ghz... but my QPI / DRAM Voltage is at a too-hot-for-comfort 1.56V.
I get the impression that if I lower my bclck ratio by a multiplier or two and mem speed by a divisor that I could achieve the same speed, with a faster bclck, but slower mem (around 1.7Ghz)...
So can someone tell me how real the advantage is of DR3 2000 over DDR3 1600 if it means taking the block from say 200 to 191? Is a waste of time and an unnecessary strain on the CPU?
Depending on my settings, I can run my mem at 2Ghz if my CPU is at 2.86Ghz, 3Ghz, 3.33Ghz, or (I think) 3.5 Ghz.
Then, if I allow my memory speed to drop to around 1.91Ghz I can get my CPU up to 4.03 Ghz... but my QPI / DRAM Voltage is at a too-hot-for-comfort 1.56V.
I get the impression that if I lower my bclck ratio by a multiplier or two and mem speed by a divisor that I could achieve the same speed, with a faster bclck, but slower mem (around 1.7Ghz)...
So can someone tell me how real the advantage is of DR3 2000 over DDR3 1600 if it means taking the block from say 200 to 191? Is a waste of time and an unnecessary strain on the CPU?