New system, need memory advice for OC!!

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I am building a new system and here are the specs u need to know:

Asus P4C800-E
P4 3.0GHZ 800mhz FSB

My question is this MOBO supports up to pc3200 400mhz DDR SDRAM and i was
wondering as i will be trying to overclock this as much as possible using
AIR COOLING. I will be using a Thermalright SP-94 heatpipe Intel CPU
heatsink with a 92MM tornado Fan on top of it.

My real quandry is the memory which i am very confused about and would
really like some tips from you guys. Does it make any difference in
overclocking abuility to use pc4000 400mhz DDR SDRAM over what the mobo
calls for which is pc3200 400mhz DDR SDRAM?

Also any suggestions on 2x512 or 2x 1GB memory that i should use, i am
really looiking into this memory from OCX, but it is very expensive and i am
not sure if it is overkill without water cooling or not. Also any other
tips or CPU's u think will overclock better the a p4 3.0GHZ 880 FSB on the
asus board?

Thanks for any suggestions!!!
 
Tom said:
I am building a new system and here are the specs u need to know:

Asus P4C800-E
P4 3.0GHZ 800mhz FSB
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You could buy an AMD Athlon64 3000+ for the same price.
My question is this MOBO supports up to pc3200 400mhz DDR SDRAM and i was
wondering as i will be trying to overclock this as much as possible using
AIR COOLING. I will be using a Thermalright SP-94 heatpipe Intel CPU
heatsink with a 92MM tornado Fan on top of it.

My real quandry is the memory which i am very confused about and would
really like some tips from you guys. Does it make any difference in
overclocking abuility to use pc4000 400mhz DDR SDRAM over what the mobo
calls for which is pc3200 400mhz DDR SDRAM?
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PC3200 = rated for 200/400MHz
PC4000 = rated for 250/500MHz

you risk killing the ram if you run it too high above its rated speed.
 
Bitstring <[email protected]>, from the wonderful person
Species said:
PC3200 = rated for 200/400MHz
PC4000 = rated for 250/500MHz

you risk killing the ram if you run it too high above its rated speed.
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No, you will only kill it by hiking the voltage =trying to get it to
run= above its rated speed. Just turning the speed up will, at worst,
result in it giving you memory errors (or not working at all). No
permanent damage will ensue.
 
No, you will only kill it by hiking the voltage =trying to get it to
run= above its rated speed. Just turning the speed up will, at worst,
result in it giving you memory errors (or not working at all). No
permanent damage will ensue.
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How sure are we about this? After all, I did kill a Cyrix by
accidentally running it at way above its rated clockspeed.

After all, AFAIK the amount of power dissipated by these stuff are
directly related to their clockspeed. So I would think at a certain
point, the amount of power drawn to power a certain clockspeed will
generate enough heat to kill the chips no?

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Bitstring <[email protected]>, from the wonderful
person The little lost angel said:
How sure are we about this? After all, I did kill a Cyrix by
accidentally running it at way above its rated clockspeed.

After all, AFAIK the amount of power dissipated by these stuff are
directly related to their clockspeed. So I would think at a certain
point, the amount of power drawn to power a certain clockspeed will
generate enough heat to kill the chips no?
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Only enough heat to lock them up, normally. And memory chips don't run
nearly as hot as CPUs. Yes, power dissipation goes up linearly with
frequency, and with the =square= of voltage (for Cmos chips, to first
approximation). However they normally quit working well before you reach
temperatures that do permanent damage, unless you have hiked the voltage
way up.
 
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