Hey guys,
I have a very basic question regarding CPU overclocking:
If you've overclocked your CPU, when you add more RAM do you have to go through the entire overclocking (testing) process again?
I'm completely new to overclocking. In fact, I've never overclocked in my life despite being a lifelong PC gamer. After perusing through a few guides, however, I've seen RAM timings, etc. mentioned in them and that caught me by surprise because all along I'd thought that overclocking a CPU simply involved changing some of the CPU's properties in the BIOS and that RAM wasn't taken into the equation (or modified) at all.
Here's my current situation:
My PC is equipped with an Intel i7 860, 8 GB RAM, and an AMD HD 5870 video card. I've ordered both a new video card (GTX 780) and two sticks of RAM (16 GB) to completely replace the RAM I already have. My CPU, which is currently at its stock speeds of 2.8 Ghz, however, will undoubtedly bottleneck me a bit with this new hardware so I want to try and overclock it as much as possible to try and overcome that. I will eventually get a new CPU and motherboard, but I don't plan on doing that right now.
As the RAM is being shipped, I'm considering overclocking my CPU to get that out of the way so that I can stick the new RAM and video card into my computer the moment they arrive and be good to go. Since my RAM will be undergoing a change, however, would it be best to just wait until the new sticks arrive and I've installed them before overclocking? If I overclock now and the new RAM arrives, will I then have to modify my RAM in the BIOS and more or less endure the overclocking process again, testing the different timings and voltages out, etc.?
If you need additional information about my motherboard/RAM, here is what's currently in my computer and what I recently ordered:
Motherboard
RAM (Old)
RAM (New)
Pardon my lack of patience (I'm eager to overclock this thing!), but thank you very much in advance for any help/advice.
I have a very basic question regarding CPU overclocking:
If you've overclocked your CPU, when you add more RAM do you have to go through the entire overclocking (testing) process again?
I'm completely new to overclocking. In fact, I've never overclocked in my life despite being a lifelong PC gamer. After perusing through a few guides, however, I've seen RAM timings, etc. mentioned in them and that caught me by surprise because all along I'd thought that overclocking a CPU simply involved changing some of the CPU's properties in the BIOS and that RAM wasn't taken into the equation (or modified) at all.
Here's my current situation:
My PC is equipped with an Intel i7 860, 8 GB RAM, and an AMD HD 5870 video card. I've ordered both a new video card (GTX 780) and two sticks of RAM (16 GB) to completely replace the RAM I already have. My CPU, which is currently at its stock speeds of 2.8 Ghz, however, will undoubtedly bottleneck me a bit with this new hardware so I want to try and overclock it as much as possible to try and overcome that. I will eventually get a new CPU and motherboard, but I don't plan on doing that right now.
As the RAM is being shipped, I'm considering overclocking my CPU to get that out of the way so that I can stick the new RAM and video card into my computer the moment they arrive and be good to go. Since my RAM will be undergoing a change, however, would it be best to just wait until the new sticks arrive and I've installed them before overclocking? If I overclock now and the new RAM arrives, will I then have to modify my RAM in the BIOS and more or less endure the overclocking process again, testing the different timings and voltages out, etc.?
If you need additional information about my motherboard/RAM, here is what's currently in my computer and what I recently ordered:
Motherboard
RAM (Old)
RAM (New)
Pardon my lack of patience (I'm eager to overclock this thing!), but thank you very much in advance for any help/advice.