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apache_lives   12-24-2004 at 09:48:11 AM

Intel P4 2.6C
1x512mb Kingmax TBGA DDR400
Albatron PX865PE Pro

In a month or so im going to buy 2 new sticks of 512mb Kingmax TBGA DDR466 to overclock my 2.6c to ~3.0ghz (and run memory in sync), but untill i can get them, im wondering - Is it worth it (performance wise) to overclock the cpu and run the memory below 400mhz (i have to use the 4:3 or "DDR333" ratio and run the memory around ~370mhz) - would the performance drop if i did? or would the extra clock speed help reguardless of memory bandwidth?

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endyen   12-24-2004 at 10:02:52 AM
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Bothe scale about the same, so a 7.5% drop in memory will be ofset by a 7.5% OC, then you will see a gain of about 8% in cpu performance, because your overall oc will be a bit over 15%. Nothing massive, but in some progs,it will help .
For gaming, probably only about 1 or 2 extra frames per hundred.

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apache_lives   12-24-2004 at 11:47:06 AM
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It runs at 400mhz, CL2.5-3-3-6, 2.5v. Do you know how far this stuff will overclock?

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