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Thread : Newbie Overclocking Question
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Profile: stranger
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I just had a quick question, I plan on building a system within the next month or so and I have been reading all over the internet about overclocking and such. Here are the components I planned on getting, and my question will follow them.
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Profile: Forum Fixture
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4x533mhz fsb is impossible on 750i chipset. 4x400 is possible. Your best bet at good oc is use the 9x multiplier. 750i is not a good chipset for oc. Try to minimize the stress on it by using higher multiplier and lower fsb. --------------- Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu |
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As posted the 750i might have troubles reaching 400 MHz (and will not, let me stress that, WILL NOT reach 533 MHz under any cirscuntance short of a miracle), so with that board your best bet at 3.2 Ghz would be something like 360*9, maybe 400*8, but that's a maybe.
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Profile: addict
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Profile: stranger
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I figured 533mhz was too much, but I wasn't sure. However, struggling to reach 400mhz on that chipset is a suprise. I've read a lot of reviews about it and a lot of folks seem to be running it around 400mhz. Is there another chipset you would recommend in the same price range that would reach a 400mhz FSB better? |
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I don't know what the price of the mobo you listed, but the rampage can hit 480 fsb i think with a quad. |
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Profile: stranger
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It's priced between $180 and $200 pretty much everywhere. So something in around that $200 mark would be good. |
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The current oc record holder is this p45 board: Those are the boards you'd need if you want to reach 4x533mhz fsb. --------------- Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu |
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Profile: stranger
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533mhz FSB isn't something that's necessary for me, I was really just looking for 3.2 ghz for the overclock so I went with the faster RAM for a little better performance, but I would be just as happy going with the 800mhz RAM and a 400mhz FSB. |
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--------------- Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu |
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Profile: stranger
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Is the P45 Board SLI Supported or is it just Crossfire Supported? |
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Only Nvidia boards support sli. The top end Skulltrial support both sli and cf, but cost $600. --------------- Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu |
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Now that I think about it, I may just go with the 750i and just OC to 3.0ghz and then maybe see if I can tweak a little more out of it. Maybe I'll run 350mhz FSB instead. I'm really just looking for an increase in game performance and also multitasking performance. Or maybe I'll go with the 780i and get the 800mhz RAM which is cheaper than the 1066mhz RAM anyway. I should break even with the price difference and then maybe I can hit 400mhz easier. Message edited by roy3306 on 07-13-2008 at 04:50:57 AM |
