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That ram should be able to do 890 with 2.1v and loose timings.
My advice is to invest in a better CPU cooler, as your temps are going to be holding you back from going much farther. I have the same Zalman on one of my rigs and it is a poor performer. The 3 best options out right now are the TRUE, the Noctua NH-U12P and the Xigmatek S1283, in my opinion. Good work!
Originally Posted by millenclutch  Alright, I finally got off of my my but and bought the parts to my system. I am a noob so any tips or advice would be great (do have a decent understanding of how everything works, however). Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.61 (highest temp running P95 is around 66C) Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P OCZ Gold 4x2GB DDR2 800 @ 850 5-5-5-15 Antec Signature SG850 Power Supply Zalman CNPS9500 w/ Arctic Silver 5 XFX GeForce GTX285 WD 300GB VelociRaptor 2x WD 1TB Caviar Black Creative X-Fi Titanium Coolermaster HAF Windows Vista 64bit I was surprised at how easily everything went together. Putting the CPU fan on was the worst part, I thought I was going to break it for sure. Pushed the power button and tadda, everything was good to go on the first try. I was hoping to get some suggestions on my overclocking and get input as to how high I'll be able to take it based on what I have so far. I was hoping for 3.8GHz which would put my ram at 890MHz. Which brings me to: what is the highest this ram should go? Thanks guys. |
My advice is to invest in a better CPU cooler, as your temps are going to be holding you back from going much farther. I have the same Zalman on one of my rigs and it is a poor performer. The 3 best options out right now are the TRUE, the Noctua NH-U12P and the Xigmatek S1283, in my opinion. Good work!
