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More info?)
I would try 5%-10%, I have the same motherboard and am overclocking mine 10%
and it is solid.
"Louise" <none@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c26d2d7b9af4b539897a9@news-server.nyc.rr.com...
> In article <41b8f051$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>,
> waynes.spamtrap@tiscali.co.uk says...
>>
>> "Mike" wrote
>> > Wanted to know personal recommendations for twin memory modules for the
>> > P4C800 Deluxe. Want to purchase 2 x 512. Any comments would be
>> > appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using 1GB (2x512) of Crucial *Ballistix* PC3200 with an ASUS P4C800E
>> and
>> its all good. Currently overclocking the memory at 231MHz 1:1
>> (2.5-3-3-8)
>> 2.7vDimm.
>>
>> Dunno what it is with this ASUS mobo but the memory runs *burning* hot so
>> I
>> have a large fan hanging down for cooling. It didn't crash or anything
>> just
>> I don't like my components to run to hot when it is simple to cool them.
>> . .
>> .
>>
>> Wayne ][
>>
>>
>>
> This is the first time I've not had a Dell, so please forgive questions
> about what I probably should know, but don't.
>
> I have the P4C800 E Deluxe with a P4, 3.2 cpu and 2 gig of Kingston
> Value Ram (4x512). Win XP Pro SP1 (primarily using Firefox and not IE).
>
> I am wondering about overclocking the cpu and/or the memory. How do you
> do it and how much would be recommended? Any estimate of what
> percentage gain I would experience?
>
> I multi-task quite extensively and I use Dragon Speech Recognition
> Software which is very demanding on memory and cpu and anything else it
> can get it's hands on
. They have just issued a new version and it
> is even more processor and memory demanding.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions and education you can offer.
>
> Louise