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reda77

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hello everyone
im new at overclocking, i have an i5 750 i overclocked it from 2.66GHZ-----> 3.20ghz without adjusting the voltage, temps 65c at load and 40c idle and everything is just so perfect
but i heard that i need to overclock my ram after overclocking the cpu.
is it true and how so ?
-my rig
cpu: i5 750
motherboard: msiH55ME33
ram: 8GB ddr3 1066 ram
AND THANKS IN ADVANCE
 
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There is no need to OC the ram.

Check with CPU-Z what it's currently running at.
You can try to change the FSB/Ram ratio in the BIOS or leave it at the speed it runs now and just try different timings.

GL!
 
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reda77

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P4-630 said:
There is no need to OC the ram.

Check with CPU-Z what it's currently running at.
You can try to change the FSB/Ram ratio in the BIOS or leave it at the speed it runs now and just try different timings.

GL!
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i already checked with cpuid and the cpu was running at 3.20GHZ
i was only worrying about ram
thanks :)
 
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reda77 said:
i already checked with cpuid and the cpu was running at 3.20GHZ
i was only worrying about ram
thanks :)
Click to expand...

Look at the "Memory" tab in CPU-Z.....;)

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