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A64 3200+ overclock, with ram underclock?

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i overclocked my 3200+ to 2.35ghz on an asus a8n sli and i checked it all out to see if it was running at proper speeds with cpu-z but then i checked my ram speed and it was running at 196mhz why?

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The memory controller in your 3200+ chip determines the RAM frequency by dividing the CPU frequency by an integer. So, if your CPU frequency is 2000 MHz, the divider might be 10, which gives you a ram frequency of 200 MHz.

Now, when you speed up the processor, it recognizes that your RAM isn't qualified to run at 2350/10 = 235 MHz, so it increases the value of the divider. 11 would still be too high: 2350/11 = 214 MHz, so the multiplier increases to 12: 2350/12 = 196 MHz.

If the original RAM frequency was 200 MHz, you're not paying too great a penalty for running it at 196 MHz (2%) compared to the increase in CPU frequency (17.5%), so long as your timings are the same.

Reply to HotFoot

well actually my timmings have dropped to 3337 instead of 3338 so is that ok

Reply to Magnificent

Lower timings are better, so, yes, your new timings are marginally better than your old ones.

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