Ram "Frequency Multiplier" question.

[falcon1209]

I have recently purchased a system upgrade consisting of:
GA-965P-DS3, E6400, Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 2x1gb

Now the problem is that I now realize why DDR2-800 is reccomended for this processor overclock and am stuck with confusion as how to overclock my ram with my CPU.

Seems like this is the best way: FSB of 500 (if obtainable) x7 CPU Multi, and 1:1 FSB:RAM Ratio. But then again a 3500mhz may be low and 500mhz seems difficult.

The question is this: Is it reccomended to change the 1:1 ratio of ram? After doing this, my BIOS says "System Voltages not Optimized". What voltages would I have to change to make it accept it if changing the ratio is reccomended?

Please help me out and try to reassure me I didnt waste $50 on higher end ram for no reason. I just really wish I would have seen Wusy's OC Guide sooner.

 

[Flewis]

I doubt that you will be able to hit 500MHz FSB, set the multiplier back to 8 and get as high as you can (im guessing 420MHz maybe =3360Mhz). Your ram will only be running at 800-900MHz but you can tighten the timings from stock to lower tighter timings giving a performance boost.