![]() Now then, to understand this, you must know roughly how your RAM works. It will take you a few tries before you get things right, but hey, practice max perfect, so why not? If it cycles on and off, you and reset your CMOS (either by putting moving using a jumper or by removing the button cell battery on your motherboard) and start over. If you get the BSOD, just reduce your FSB till you are at your ram’s maximum (or below maximum) FSB. Any higher than the MFSB (my version of Max FSB), then you could encounter some stability issues (and in some cases your system will just cycle on and off or you will get the dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death). These are the most common DDR2 RAM speeds on the market and the maximum FSB you can go to before you top out the max speed your ram likes the FSB to go. ![]() Here is a little list to give you an idea of your RAM speeds (in MHz). So increasing the FSB will overclock the rest of your system (most notably your RAM). Now let me repeat what I have said before (sorry for beating a dead horse): The FSB is the way your system talks to your CPU (and the way it talks back and screams information to your data hungry processor). What does RAM have to do with Overclocking?īefore I go any further, I would like to give you a like to the RAM Information Link of AWESOMENESS! Since I have never used this before to OC, I do not recommend using (unless you can find someone on OCN that can help overclock with software). The only way to overclock these system is to softclock (use software to overclock) like (SetFSB). *Please note: Retail computers use motherboards with rather crappy BIOS which contain no overclocking support at all. If you do not understand what I am talking about, read the rest of this guide and look at the Simple Guide. This concluses my lecture on this tidbit and leads me to the next, the RAM (or Random Access Memory, but don’t worry, you do no need to know what every acronym means). Now, ideally you would want to lower the multiplier and increase the FSB to as high of a speed that you can get, but this can cause problems in the chain of command (or so to speak) since your system depends on the FSB (and most notibly, the RAM). So, if you your FSB is running at 360 instread of 400, then your CPU is running at a higher speed, but your system is running slower. Since the FSB is the channel at which your entire system communicates with your CPU, then you would want it as high as possible. Now you are thinking to yourself, “So, both combinations give me the same speed, so that would mean I have the same performance?” I am sorry to bust your bubble and ruin your cloud of glee, but WRONG! Both of these combinations will give you the same result. Lets say that you are OC (overclocking) your computer and you have hit a wall at 360FSB with a Multi of 10 (or 3.6GHz), you can drop your multiplier from 10 to 9 and increase your FSB to 400 (400 x 9 = 3.6GHz). This one is for those of balls of steel (not really) and requires a little bit more tinkering sometimes. I will cover this in a bit, so be patient. It is pretty self explanatory, but there is one issue you may encounter: RAM issues. ![]() By far the easiest way is the raise the multiplier (which I have stated before), but this will not work on most processors unless they are an EE (Extreme Edition, released by Intel), or a BE (Black Edition, released by AMD). Multiplier, FSB, RAM Timings, RAM speed, and RAM Ratio.īasically, you are trying to get the highest FSB x Multiplier formula that you can possibly achieve (within reason). They most common settings that you will be able to adjust are as follows: ![]() Once you are in the BIOS (you will know because it will be a blue screen with white text options for you to choose and no, it will not look like the BSOD), assuming you BIOS do support overclocking, you should access to the necessary settings to overclock you system (refer to your mobo’s manual). Some are in different areas and overclockign features are not under the advanced menu.: Here is an ASUS P5Q-E (Intel P45 chipset). This is what it will look like for a Gigabyte board. Most of the time there is a screen that that will tell you what button to push to access the BIOS (sometimes also referred to as Setup). In order to reach your BIOS, you need to push delete, F1, F2m or any other F button when your system first boots (you will see a splash screen at right as soon as you turn your PC on). Lets just start by going into the most common way of overclocking, which is through your motherboard’s BIOS (or Basic Input/Output System). If not, ask a few questions and I, or someone else will try and help you. If you understand how a processor gets its speed rating, then you may proceed.
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