Overclocking issues with Intel E5200 on Gigabyte G31M-ES2L !

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Scorpy said:
I need 3.2ghz dude .... and my ram is 667mhz transcend .... what settings ?
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Mate,

No hope that you will be able to do it with a transcend 667 ! as this mobo does not support 1:1 FSB:RAM ratio, The best it does it is 2.66,

So to achive a 3.2 GHZ clock, the ram has to do a minimum of 1064 Mhz (400FSB X 2.66=1064).
the low multiplier of this CPU makes it very difficult.
 
Hmmm but will the mobo support more than 1066 fsb ? I mean suppose I get 1066mhz ram will it work ? Cos the specs of the mobo say 1066(O.C)/800/667 ... so does this mean with 1066mhz stock ram it wont boot ?
 
Mate,
Better alternative is to sell of your E6400 & buy a E5200 which will enable you to score very good overclocks.
 
Just my .5 cents.... aim for max "overall FSB" overclock for fastest 24x7 usage instead of running ram @ 1000/cpu @ 3.8ghz and fsb @ mere 250 lmao.

Not worthy upgrading from one conroe to another.... high multi doesnot mean insane OC whatsoever, keep the cpu ;)

Scorpy said:
How much can I sell this crappy proccy for now :P ? And also how much E5200 costs ?
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^^

Yups..get the CPU to spin at the quickest and be stable. Getting RAM at the tight latencies and high speed, will not change the world for you.

Yea, JEDEC is holy grail, but EPP is good too...!
 
@ Scorpy: You need not change your CPU. Your RAM is holding you back. get a new 800MHz pair with cl4 timings. Also mention whet memory dividers are supported by your mobo.
 
Yes I can live with my 3.2ghz processor .. my ram is holding me back D: .

I need 4GB ram ... my mobo specs say it supports 1066(O.C)/800/667 .... so does this mean that if I buy 1066 mhz STOCK speed ram my pc wont boot ? Do I really need 800mhz and then oc to 1066 mhz D: ?

What memory divider you talking about ? In the bios I can choose fsb x2/2.5/3
 
Sorry dude, it's been quite a some time since I got my hands on an Intel system. But get 1066MHz RAMs, and set it to run at 800MHz, so that you eliminate any RAM issues to easily OC. Yes your board might not boot up when using a ram at 1066.
 
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