dominator ram

[Fatyankee]

Hi all and thanks for looking at my post.
Im new to these forums and new to over clocking and could do with a little help

I have an Intel core 2 quad Q9550
Asus P5N-T Deluxe
EVGA 9800gx2 1gb
2x2gb dominator 8500 1066
Vista 64 hp

i used to have corsair value ram and recently switched it for dominator but my default MB speed was 800 so i changed it in bios to 1066
my timings on cpu z where then all different so i manualy changed them to 5,5,5,15 and i have a ratio FSBRAM 5:8

my question is do i need to overclock my cpu to be inline with my ram for me to get my best performance and what is a safe level i can go to , i have a TT max orb fan on my CPU and using Core Temp my cpus are between 36 and 50 degrees depending on how long they been running

except the numbers i get from n tune are alot higher


again im new to all this and would appreciate any help , thankyou

[Rudra.J]

Hi all and thanks for looking at my post.
Im new to these forums and new to over clocking and could do with a little help

I have an Intel core 2 quad Q9550
Asus P5N-T Deluxe
EVGA 9800gx2 1gb
2x2gb dominator 8500 1066
Vista 64 hp

i used to have corsair value ram and recently switched it for dominator but my default MB speed was 800 so i changed it in bios to 1066
my timings on cpu z where then all different so i manualy changed them to 5,5,5,15 and i have a ratio FSBRAM 5:8

my question is do i need to overclock my cpu to be inline with my ram for me to get my best performance and what is a safe level i can go to , i have a TT max orb fan on my CPU and using Core Temp my cpus are between 36 and 50 degrees depending on how long they been running

except the numbers i get from n tune are alot higher


again im new to all this and would appreciate any help , thankyou

If you really want to try it out, you can over clock your CPU. Make sure you increase the ration by one point at a time, monitor the core temperature, and once it gets higher, stop, regularly check the temperatures. Remeber, overclocking is always dangerous. Do it on your own risk...