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    Overclocking Help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by doc0047, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. doc0047

    doc0047 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey y'all, GREAT SITE!

    I'd like to stably overclock my Q9000 and my PC2 6400 RAM.


    I'm worried about how the FSB speed correlates with the RAM itself.

    Could I actually slow my system down (or make it unstable) if I don't have the correct ratios of speed between CPU and RAM?

    The general overclocking guide and even the G51 optimization guide (for my specific model) seem to focus mainly on the Core 2 Duo CPU's rather than the Core 2 Quad.

    Any suggestions on the best way to approach this?
     
    doc0047, Jun 24, 2010
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  2. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    Basiclaly u can just overclock to about 2.3-2.4GHz safetly on G51 and after that becomes a little hot.. i would try to OC RAM as little as u can as u might brick it.. i would just follow the G51 guide and ignore ur Q9000 being a quad and just use the core 2 duo OC but OC ur Q9000 up to 2.4 GHz at most ...
     
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    doc0047 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I'll follow the G51 guide, and just experiment with the clocks. I thought there was a magic ratio of ram speed to cpu speed depending on fsb.

    Thanks for the help!
     
    doc0047, Jun 25, 2010
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yes as your FSB goes up, the ram will be overclocked.

    I bet the ram will become unstable before the CPU. You might hit 2.5-2.8ghz.
     
    moral hazard, Jun 25, 2010
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    G73Guy Notebook Consultant

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    The way you are OC'ng the ratio will not change. But just for the record, the magic ratio was 1:1. But that is so old and all RAM is past that I am not sure why some still mention. 800Mhz RAM on a 1066Mhz FSB (3:2) is above a 1:1. core speed 800Mhz is 400Mhz 1066 is quad pumped so is 266Mhz the 1:1 has been exceeded.

    Some people pretend there is some synchronization aspect? They just don't get it.
     
    G73Guy, Jun 25, 2010
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    doc0047 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So my RAM is 800Mhz, and my FSB is 1066Mhz on my processor. How does the quad core aspect come into play with the "synchronization?"

    BTW, thank you and you guys are awesome!
     
    doc0047, Jun 30, 2010
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    u'd roast the G51 at those clocks... 2.5GHz is most..
     
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    It doesn't in the way I see you asking. The fsb "northbridge" is the transfer between RAM/CPU, CPU/RAM.

    Someone can answer you better I am sure. Right now I can't think of concise way to help.

    Your quad in theory process more than a dual if the app can take advantage. Not that it increases the theoretical bandwidth of the fsb or RAM. But if the task requires great computational power the quad could win. It could send requests faster than say a dual or single.
     
    G73Guy, Jun 30, 2010
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