Q9450/Corsair DDR3-1333 OC

After reading the Quad OC guide it states that my processor(q9450) has a 8x333mhz = 2.6ghz and that the memory has to be rated for a higher FSB to slowly push up the FSB. Since my RAM is rated at 1333 and 1333/4(as its dd3) is 333.25 doesn't that mean that I have no room to grow and therefore cannot push my FSB up?

I'm just making sure I am not missing something here and this would mean I am not going to be able to OC at all.


Hutch

I ran core temp and it says that it is a revision C and has a VID of 1.2500v

Bam - got a forum sig now with my info in it.


The exact ram I own is TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX on the corsair website, with timings of 9-9-9-24.

After reading your explanation of ram calculations this is what I get:

8 x 333.25 (my max multiplier and freq.) = 2.666 Ghz (what currently run at)
and
333.25 * 4 (because my RAM is DDR3, not DDR2 and therefore we multiply by 4 instead of 2) = 1333 (current FSB)

So unless I'm not understanding something, I'm already running my peak FSB speed and therefore cannot push my clockrate any higher. Is this correct?



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Wow, nice change!

Uhh, as far as I know, that may be what it is currently running at, but you can change it down to sync mode, which is double the FSB as far as RAM speed goes.

It has been proven again and again that having a divider that takes the memory over the FSB speed, that it doesnt do much for performance. While raising the FSB and lowering the RAM speed does!

That is simple, because the RAM data has to pass through the FSB to get anywhere. So take what you are using now. 333 FSB. Thats 667 Mhz DDR natural speed. To equal your current RAMs speed, it would need 666 Mhz of FSB bandwidth to let 1333 Mhz worth of data through it.

--Lupi

Uhh... Multiplier??

You mean memory ratio? They vary greatly, and are not limited to 4 times anything. As a matter of fact, they tend to be berserk ratios, like 2:3, 6:10, hehe!

A Memory ratio can be set at alot of things. You just happen to want Sync Mode. That should sync it up with the FSB.

And unless your Double Data Rate 3 memory happens to be quad data rate, then you are mistaken with another ratio. And not the memory divider, like you should mean.

--Lupi

i found a guide for ddr3 here on toms and that decided which ram i bought. most of the ddr3 they had to showcase came up w\ low spd values except for a couple of them, ocz platinum 1333 being the one i bought.

Some of the other ddr3 ram had low and funky spd's showing up and i didn't want to get stuck w\ that or pay twice as much for ddr3 1600 or 2000.

I currently have my 9450 @ 3.5 and ram @ around 750mhz