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**linderman** · 02-21-2008, 05:44 PM

I agree with the fellas above / I have never hit a systems max overclock using 4 sticks of ram

alos if you are using a prescott CPU you had better watch your temps carefully those run hot already!

in your shoes I would look for a matched 2gb pair (2 x one gig each stick) like the crucial ballistix DDR500 you will need to bump up the vdimm to 2.75 and probably the cpu voltage a touch too

dont go crazy / if you burn up that board you wont like the replacement costs ! even used your board sells for more than it was new!

you will need a good aftermarket cpu cooler and maybe even a better northbridge cooler

what cpu cooler are you running now ????

240 on the cpu clock is a hot clock for sure! you will really need to watch temps / have A+ air flow inside the case >>>> like two high RPM 120mm case fans >>>>> like 3000 rpm's >>>>> those will make your case sound like an electrical transformer; but ???????????? if will keep your system cool !

02-21-2008, 05:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14,060 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: OC'd system stability problem I agree with the fellas above / I have never hit a systems max overclock using 4 sticks of ram alos if you are using a prescott CPU you had better watch your temps carefully those run hot already! in your shoes I would look for a matched 2gb pair (2 x one gig each stick) like the crucial ballistix DDR500 you will need to bump up the vdimm to 2.75 and probably the cpu voltage a touch too dont go crazy / if you burn up that board you wont like the replacement costs ! even used your board sells for more than it was new! you will need a good aftermarket cpu cooler and maybe even a better northbridge cooler what cpu cooler are you running now ???? 240 on the cpu clock is a hot clock for sure! you will really need to watch temps / have A+ air flow inside the case >>>> like two high RPM 120mm case fans >>>>> like 3000 rpm's >>>>> those will make your case sound like an electrical transformer; but ???????????? if will keep your system cool ! __________________ If you cant be polite and friendly; then please be silent. Last edited by linderman : 02-21-2008 at 05:48 PM.