- Jun 16, 2010
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I have what is probably a stupid questions, but it's one that's specific nonetheless, and thus I've had little luck in searching for an answer.
I have a motherboard that supports only changing bus frequency. This is the only way I have to overclock my cpu; there are no options for changing multiplier, voltage, etc. (cheap MOBO). The MOBO only uses DDR2 667 or 800, and I am currently using 800, but it supports FSB settings up to 1333.
My problem is this: when I change the bus speed to overclock my Celeron E3300 to 3.3GHz (266 or the next FSB setting of 1066) it clocks my DDR2 800 ram too high above the 400MHz threshold and causes my system to become unstable. If I back the bus setting down a little, back to 245 and 3.02 GHz cpu and ~400MHz ram, the system runs fine.
My questions is this: can I buy higher frequency ram, DDR2 1000, and use it in my MOBO that only supports 667 and 800 so that by changing my bus speed the ram will not be clocked too high and thus become unstable? I know the MOBO will only recognize the ram at a lower speed, but will the overclock above 400MHz that was unstable for my DDR2 800 be stable for the 1000? Or will the DDR2 1000 just not work at all in my MOBO?
I know this question may seem a little esoteric; then again probably not, everyone here most likely knows more than me. I'm just looking for a way to keep my system stable at the higher FSB setting because I like the performance gain I see by overclocking ever so slightly.
Thanks for your help and time!
I have what is probably a stupid questions, but it's one that's specific nonetheless, and thus I've had little luck in searching for an answer.
I have a motherboard that supports only changing bus frequency. This is the only way I have to overclock my cpu; there are no options for changing multiplier, voltage, etc. (cheap MOBO). The MOBO only uses DDR2 667 or 800, and I am currently using 800, but it supports FSB settings up to 1333.
My problem is this: when I change the bus speed to overclock my Celeron E3300 to 3.3GHz (266 or the next FSB setting of 1066) it clocks my DDR2 800 ram too high above the 400MHz threshold and causes my system to become unstable. If I back the bus setting down a little, back to 245 and 3.02 GHz cpu and ~400MHz ram, the system runs fine.
My questions is this: can I buy higher frequency ram, DDR2 1000, and use it in my MOBO that only supports 667 and 800 so that by changing my bus speed the ram will not be clocked too high and thus become unstable? I know the MOBO will only recognize the ram at a lower speed, but will the overclock above 400MHz that was unstable for my DDR2 800 be stable for the 1000? Or will the DDR2 1000 just not work at all in my MOBO?
I know this question may seem a little esoteric; then again probably not, everyone here most likely knows more than me. I'm just looking for a way to keep my system stable at the higher FSB setting because I like the performance gain I see by overclocking ever so slightly.
Thanks for your help and time!
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