O.C FSB1333Mhz

Chronos_1988 · 09-27-2009, 12:28 AM

I am looking to upgrade my CPU from a Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4ghz

Now my motherboard is a GA-945P-S3 (rev 3.3)

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2475

My motherboard has the option of booting with a 1333Mhz FSB CPU through an option in the bios which the manual says requires me to install DDR-533 RAM.

I currently have DDR-667 memory installed

Basically i'm wondering if it is necessary for me to downgrade my RAM to use this setting and install a 1333Mhz FSB CPU and could doing this cause any problems for my PC or is it safer to just stick with a FSB1066Mhz CPU?

**linderman** · 09-27-2009, 07:35 AM

it looks to me like you would have to down grade memory to 533; but why they say that is beyond me ? I cant imagine such a configuration giving much performance ?

in your shoes I would sell of your motherboard and E6600 for $100.00 -$125.00 on ebay and buy the GA-EP45-UD3L and a 1333mhz cpu, like the E8400

you will be pleased with the enhanced pereformance you will achieve

09-27-2009, 12:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chronos_1988 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 OS: XP-SP3	O.C FSB1333Mhz I am looking to upgrade my CPU from a Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4ghz Now my motherboard is a GA-945P-S3 (rev 3.3) http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2475 My motherboard has the option of booting with a 1333Mhz FSB CPU through an option in the bios which the manual says requires me to install DDR-533 RAM. I currently have DDR-667 memory installed Basically i'm wondering if it is necessary for me to downgrade my RAM to use this setting and install a 1333Mhz FSB CPU and could doing this cause any problems for my PC or is it safer to just stick with a FSB1066Mhz CPU?

09-27-2009, 07:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,432 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: O.C FSB1333Mhz it looks to me like you would have to down grade memory to 533; but why they say that is beyond me ? I cant imagine such a configuration giving much performance ? in your shoes I would sell of your motherboard and E6600 for $100.00 -$125.00 on ebay and buy the GA-EP45-UD3L and a 1333mhz cpu, like the E8400 you will be pleased with the enhanced pereformance you will achieve __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 09-27-2009 at 07:36 AM.