Hi all,
I'm looking at upgrading my PC and I want to make sure the parts I get can overclock well together. What I'm thinking of at the moment is:
-Q6600 2.4Ghz Intel G0 SLACR CPU
-2x2GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM (Generic)
-Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 Motherboard - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification - GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0)
I have the other parts already but I don't think they are entirely relevant so I won't bother posting them. I'm quite new at overclocking, but I roughly understand it. The Q6600 has (at stock) a multiplier of 9x and an FSB of 266Mhz. So from what I understand, with the said parts I should be able to get the FSB up to 400Mhz bringing the total speed to 3.6Ghz (theoretically, and not higher as the generic RAM won't overclock very much at all, 800mhz / 2 = 400.) Are there any problems with this configuration? Will the total FSB become 1600Mhz if the FSB is at 400Mhz and is quad pumped? (I don't really understand this bit.) Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking at upgrading my PC and I want to make sure the parts I get can overclock well together. What I'm thinking of at the moment is:
-Q6600 2.4Ghz Intel G0 SLACR CPU
-2x2GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM (Generic)
-Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 Motherboard - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification - GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0)
I have the other parts already but I don't think they are entirely relevant so I won't bother posting them. I'm quite new at overclocking, but I roughly understand it. The Q6600 has (at stock) a multiplier of 9x and an FSB of 266Mhz. So from what I understand, with the said parts I should be able to get the FSB up to 400Mhz bringing the total speed to 3.6Ghz (theoretically, and not higher as the generic RAM won't overclock very much at all, 800mhz / 2 = 400.) Are there any problems with this configuration? Will the total FSB become 1600Mhz if the FSB is at 400Mhz and is quad pumped? (I don't really understand this bit.) Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance!