Above clocking RAM

**Lucas Stephen** · 03-07-2011, 05:03 PM

Later it is not a BE Phenom, I know I don't have as many selections in over clocking. Properly now I have the bus speed at like 240MHz and that over clocks my CPU to 3.36GHz and my RAM to 960MHz, since my RAM is at x4 multiplier. If i were to portion the multiplier at x5.33, But I am just peculiar since I have it running at lower than the rated speeds, what is the highest speed that my RAM should run at? Is it just 1066, or will it over clock higher?

**Hermes Owen** · 03-07-2011, 05:03 PM

I would impart it. RAM bandwidth hardly ever creates a dispute in anything.

**Jeremia Plato** · 03-07-2011, 05:04 PM

To answer your question, though, the highest speed at which your RAM is assured to work is 1066. Anything quicker than that depends on the mortal stick. The only (and I mean only way to find out how fast a given stick will run is to try out on that stick.

**Philo Sylvester** · 03-07-2011, 05:04 PM

Also, the phenoms get splendid memory execution. my e8400 with ddr2-6400 dual channel got 6.8GB/s and I had to OC fabulously to get 9GB/s, wheras 9GB/s is about average for the phenom setup, and you'd get quite a bit more with the PC2-8500.if that doesn't work, push your clock speed as high as you can WITHOUT raising the timings. Latency would be your chief memory improvement, bandwidth not so much.

**Odilon Aubrey** · 03-07-2011, 05:05 PM

What the others have said is 100% correct, but if you actually want to know how fast your memory will go is by developing your CPU and RAM to default clocks (2.8 GHz and 1066 MHz), keep your OC voltages, then extend to over clock both. You should have a lot of CPU OC headroom so until you reach 3.36 GHz, you can charge any instability on the RAM. At that instant, you can loosen the timings. I won't recommend upping the voltage since it's not within spec anymore.