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16GB DDR3 560MHz 8-8-8-21 Triple Channel
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Can you explain what 'fooled around' means? Would help us give advice if we know what you have done.
Automatic OC'ing from the motherboard BIOS will always set the voltages way too high, it's ok if your content with the extra heat, it is best to get a good OC'ing guide and jump in with both feet.
You will learn the OC'ing basics and get a cooler stable system.
Good info: 3 Step Guide To Overclock Your Core i3, i5, or i7 – Updated!
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3 STEP OVERCLOCKING GUIDE – BLOOMFIELD AND GULFTOWN
This should be enough to get you started.
It will seem like a lot of reading, once you get the basics, it's not so difficult.
If you set the RAM frequency to 1964 MHz, you can use the timings I posted.
10-10-10-30 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS), tRFC 88, Command rate 2T, leave the rest on 'Auto'.
These have to be set manually in BIOS.
If it doesn't boot, loosen the timings to 11-11-11-33 and try again.
You should also set the DRAM voltage manually to the specified voltage for the RAM probably 1.65v for your RAM, also the VTT CPU at 1.15v.
It would have been better for your system to get RAM rated at 2000MHz at 1.5v.
Hello
I did overclock from 266 to 320 this afternoon. I did not change anything else. I did not touched the voltage, leaving it to auto as mentioned in a video. Should I play with the voltage to?
My actual memory is rated to 400 mhz. I did saw a video this afternoon where the guy had install 1066 mhz memory stick.
My board is Asus P5B and CPU Q6600. Could I get more juice from it before getting a new motherboard, CPU and memory.
Martin
Hi Martin, going from 266 to 320 do you notice the machine runs faster, apps open quicker? I suspect your hardware is limiting what you can do with clocking.
It may help but its not a guarantee. I once went from 1333 to 1866 DDR3 DRAM and I saw only a slight improvement. One thing to look for with RAM is a lower CL or CAS number than what you have now. that is Column Access Strobe Latency and is an idicator ofr RAM performance as well as the frequency.
Good RAM is fairly cheap if you want to give it a try. The lower the CL is the higher the price usually.