Open1Your1Eyes0

Hey everyone,

I apologize if it sounds a bit noobie of a question but I was wondering if running unlinked RAM and CPU FSBs are bad idea on NVIDIA boards, say like 780i. The reason I ask is because I've had Intel chipsets for most of my computer experience and never had to deal with unlinking the FSBs. However I will soon be acquiring an EVGA 780i board for SLI purposes and I wanted to transfer my current OC to it so I'm just looking for heads up information. Can anyone fill me in on a little more detail about it? Is there some kind of limit? How far apart from each other should they NOT be? Is there a voltage bump/lowering required for it?

Thanks in advance to everyone.

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Open1Your1Eyes0

Anyone?

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Open1Your1Eyes0

Bump.

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lockdownx1x

Their is nothing harmful about it. If that's what you're asking.

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Asus Mobile

No it just means you can run the RAM at a speed not based on a FSB:RAM ratio. That can be beneficial for OC'ing. It is an option that OC'er's would like. Basically allows more fine tuning.

Now remember I am a notebook guy so not like I am a well of knowledge of this. But you want an answer and there it is. Having this option is a good thing, consider yourself lucky. You have an OC'ing MoBo.

Edit: Slow down on the bumps! You made me spill my beer.

Open1Your1Eyes0

Not that it's harmful but whether if they are too far apart will that impact the stability?

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Open1Your1Eyes0

Seems a little too good to be true for me. There's gotta be a catch somewhere. It just doesn't seem like a good idea that CPU and RAM are running at different FSB speeds.

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Locool676

No. There is no problem running unlinked. You can run it as slow or as fast as you want.

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T3h_Ch33z_Muncha

i thought it just ran the RAM at a divider. like running the ram at 2:3 on an intel board

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Open1Your1Eyes0

That's if you're running them linked. Then yes, a divider(SPD) comes into play.

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