RAM for Abit IC7 MAX3 - P4 3,0GHz - 800 FSB

 > If you're not planning to overclock, PC3200 is all you need. There are
some
 > good articles on which brands are compatible and perform best on the 875P
 > Canterwood chipset used on the IC7 in the memory section at
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.anandtech.com</font" target="_blank">www.anandtech.com</font</a>>

What if I have plans to overclock ? Then I need to have something faster
than PC3200 right ?

 > A good all-around and relatively inexpensive suggestion is Crucial-Micron
 > PC3200. I'm not sure about availability where you are.

I'm from Denmark, and the choices are not many. But Geil, Kingston, OCZ,
Corsair are available. And then some unknown one like A-data and Perfomance.
But I think it is difficult to see the differnce betweens these, other than
the price.

 > I'm using Buffalo Technology PC3700 on my IC7 and it's working very well
at
 > 220 mhz, which allows me to overclock a P4C 2.4 to 3.3ghz using the 5:4
 > ratio -- 275 fsb.

I'm not quite into how the ratio works, but it is the ratio bwteen the FSB
and the RAM ? I have heard that the ratio must be 1:1 to get the perfect
perfomance ?

Morten Nielsen


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"Morten Nielsen" <Gzus||removethis||@worldonline.dk> wrote in message
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  > > If you're not planning to overclock, PC3200 is all you need. There are
 > some
  > > good articles on which brands are compatible and perform best on the
875P
  > > Canterwood chipset used on the IC7 in the memory section at
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.anandtech.com</font" target="_blank">www.anandtech.com</font</a>>
 >
 > What if I have plans to overclock ? Then I need to have something faster
 > than PC3200 right ?
 >
  > > A good all-around and relatively inexpensive suggestion is
Crucial-Micron
  > > PC3200. I'm not sure about availability where you are.
 >
 > I'm from Denmark, and the choices are not many. But Geil, Kingston, OCZ,
 > Corsair are available. And then some unknown one like A-data and
Perfomance.
 > But I think it is difficult to see the differnce betweens these, other
than
 > the price.
 >
  > > I'm using Buffalo Technology PC3700 on my IC7 and it's working very well
 > at
  > > 220 mhz, which allows me to overclock a P4C 2.4 to 3.3ghz using the 5:4
  > > ratio -- 275 fsb.
 >
 > I'm not quite into how the ratio works, but it is the ratio bwteen the FSB
 > and the RAM ? I have heard that the ratio must be 1:1 to get the perfect
 > perfomance ?
 >
 > Morten Nielsen

It's a complicated equation, and the answer depends on the cpu you buy and
the money you have to spend.

In my case, I bought an inexpensive P4C 2.4. I probably would not have been
able to get much beyond 255-260 fsb at 1:1, even at CAS 3 with the loose
timings specified for most PC4000. In other words, I would have been
hard-pressed to get the cpu much beyond 3 ghz.

By running 5:4, I could keep the ram running CAS 2 at 220 mhz and push the
cpu all the way to an fsb of 275 for 3.3 ghz. That gave me a system that
will beat any stock 3.2 at 1:1.

If you do buy a P4C 3.0ghz cpu, then even at 1:1 you probably have no need
for PC4000 memory. Do the math. At the memory's rated speed of 250 mhz with
a multiplier of 15, you'd have to get the cpu to 3.75ghz, which would be
beyond the expected OC limit for most air-cooled systems.

My advice is to decide before you order the parts what goal you hope to
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 > In my case, I bought an inexpensive P4C 2.4. I probably would not have
been
 > able to get much beyond 255-260 fsb at 1:1, even at CAS 3 with the loose
 > timings specified for most PC4000. In other words, I would have been
 > hard-pressed to get the cpu much beyond 3 ghz.
 >
 > By running 5:4, I could keep the ram running CAS 2 at 220 mhz and push the
 > cpu all the way to an fsb of 275 for 3.3 ghz. That gave me a system that
 > will beat any stock 3.2 at 1:1.
 >
 > If you do buy a P4C 3.0ghz cpu, then even at 1:1 you probably have no need
 > for PC4000 memory. Do the math. At the memory's rated speed of 250 mhz
with
 > a multiplier of 15, you'd have to get the cpu to 3.75ghz, which would be
 > beyond the expected OC limit for most air-cooled systems.
 >
 > My advice is to decide before you order the parts what goal you hope to
 > reach, and make sure the cpu and ram will work together to achieve it.

I sure will

Do you know a place where the whole overclocking/memory/fsb are explained
more deeply. Also the concept of CAS, memory timings etc. I'm a little bit
confused about the different memory types, the FSB ratio and so on.

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"Morten Nielsen" <gzus.RemoveThis@worldonline.dk> wrote in message
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 > Do you know a place where the whole overclocking/memory/fsb are explained
 > more deeply. Also the concept of CAS, memory timings etc. I'm a little bit
 > confused about the different memory types, the FSB ratio and so on.

The articles and forums at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.anandtech.com" target="_blank">www.anandtech.com</a> and <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.tomshardware.com" target="_blank">www.tomshardware.com</a> are a
great place to start. Also don't miss the bios guide at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.rojakpot.com" target="_blank">www.rojakpot.com</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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