SkaarjMaster
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I'm turning on this system tonight out of the case to test first and noticed the CPU and MB can run at 1333MHz no problem, but the RAM is only rated for 1066MHz (at 5-5-5-15, 2.1V). I was wondering if it was possible or even worth it to try and overclock the RAM only? Here's my partial new system specs:
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8600 Wolfdale (3.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB)
MB: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (FSB 1600/1333MHz, mem standard DDR2 1333)
HS: Noctua NH-C12P
RAM: Corsair 4GB(2x2GB) 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM 1066 (PC2 8500) TWIN2X4096-8500C5
VIDEO CARD: EVGA Nvidia GTX 280 (1GB)
PSU: Enermax Revolution85+ ERV850EWT 850W
HD: Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200rom 32MB cache SATA 3.0GB/s
DVD-ROM: Asus E818A3T Black SATA 18X
FLOPPY DRIVE: Sony Black OEM
CASE (will be): Lian-Li PC-71B full-tower
(2nd HD will be identical, external HD not listed, no DVD burner yet, no sound card added yet either; all will be gradually added)
Thank you.
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8600 Wolfdale (3.33GHz, 1333MHz FSB)
MB: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (FSB 1600/1333MHz, mem standard DDR2 1333)
HS: Noctua NH-C12P
RAM: Corsair 4GB(2x2GB) 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM 1066 (PC2 8500) TWIN2X4096-8500C5
VIDEO CARD: EVGA Nvidia GTX 280 (1GB)
PSU: Enermax Revolution85+ ERV850EWT 850W
HD: Western Digital Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200rom 32MB cache SATA 3.0GB/s
DVD-ROM: Asus E818A3T Black SATA 18X
FLOPPY DRIVE: Sony Black OEM
CASE (will be): Lian-Li PC-71B full-tower
(2nd HD will be identical, external HD not listed, no DVD burner yet, no sound card added yet either; all will be gradually added)
Thank you.