Tom's Hardware > Forum > Overclocking > General Discussions > Overclocking question

Overclocking question

Forum Overclocking : General Discussions - Overclocking question

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Word :    Username :           
 

so i just recently oced my q6600 to 3.2ghz stable. but the problem is that my ram frequency is somehow linked to the oc and i had no choice to underclock instead of overclocking the ram that may cause instability issues. now my question is that will underclocking ram have a large amount of performance decrease? my ram was suppose to run at 800mhz but i was forced to downclock to 711mhz.

Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.

No u wont see a noticeable difference.
In OC'ng sometimes u may need to lower your RAM's MHZ to get a good OC,so its not anything bad and u wont get a performance loss.If u are stable now,leave it or if u want your RAM to be 800MHZ or higher,u may need to increase voltages too.

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
Reply to Maziar

check your bios, most have an option to lock your ram at a certain frequency regardless of fsb.

------------------------------ q9550@3.5,biostar Tpower I45,antec 1200,9800gt,4gb Gskill 8500,corsair tx850,150gb raptor+500gb
Reply to rangersig
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Overclocking > General Discussions > Overclocking question
Go to:

There are 543 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them