Ram Upgrade and a little overclock musings

clutchy · 02-09-2005, 09:27 AM

So i've been running the same computer for basically the last year, year and a half and i'm getting a little bored.

It's not that i don't love my computer it does everything i want it to do well, but every once in a while i get the urge to make my computer a little unstable, i.e. overclock it and tinker a bit.

I have a barton 2500 and some old crucial pc2100 ram. So my question is basically.

How would say getting some pc3200 low latency ram and pumping my FSB up to 200 instead the current asynchronous 166FSB and 133 ram timings effect my system? I think it would push my barton to 2.2ghz versus the current 1.83ghz. I did a silent conversion on my pc awhile back so i have 4 panaflo low low rpm 80mm fans in my case including the fan on my CPU. I also have the dual fans in my power supply. So my computer is almost completely silent not sure if having a low rpm fan on my heatsink is going to be enough. Oh and it's the silent boost heatsink, but the 80mm that came with it wasn't quiet enough so i replaced it with a panaflo.

Is there any advantage to getting this ram "low latency"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...220-006&depa=1

vs. this "higher latency" ram
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-440&depa=1

Thanks for the advice. here are my specs
Also would it help going back to a dual channel memory config?

barton 2500
an35 Ultra, shuttle board NForce 2
768 megs of pc2100, 3 sticks so no dual channel
9600xt
WD 120gig SE
various other unimportant drives...

nate el bueno · 02-10-2005, 05:23 AM

sure, the lower latency would be better, i dont know by how much, but since it's not much more $, i'd go for it. i think you're saying that you'd be over clocking your pc to 3200 speeds, and that's definatly doable, i saw a pc at frys with an amd 2600 oced to 3200, just make sure you have a decent fan

SnowSurfer · 02-10-2005, 12:37 PM

i just got a 120 mm vantec stealth fan and its very nice...spits out alot of air with barely any noise, dropped my idle temps by 6 degrees. I would say you should def be able to oc

clutchy · 02-10-2005, 11:37 PM

thanks for the replies. I didn't realize how dead this forum was...

Cheesypuff · 02-10-2005, 11:42 PM

the only reason why it's dead clutchy, is because you don't post as much as you should be!

02-09-2005, 09:27 AM	#1
clutchy Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 2,863	Ram Upgrade and a little overclock musings So i've been running the same computer for basically the last year, year and a half and i'm getting a little bored. It's not that i don't love my computer it does everything i want it to do well, but every once in a while i get the urge to make my computer a little unstable, i.e. overclock it and tinker a bit. I have a barton 2500 and some old crucial pc2100 ram. So my question is basically. How would say getting some pc3200 low latency ram and pumping my FSB up to 200 instead the current asynchronous 166FSB and 133 ram timings effect my system? I think it would push my barton to 2.2ghz versus the current 1.83ghz. I did a silent conversion on my pc awhile back so i have 4 panaflo low low rpm 80mm fans in my case including the fan on my CPU. I also have the dual fans in my power supply. So my computer is almost completely silent not sure if having a low rpm fan on my heatsink is going to be enough. Oh and it's the silent boost heatsink, but the 80mm that came with it wasn't quiet enough so i replaced it with a panaflo. Is there any advantage to getting this ram "low latency" http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...220-006&depa=1 vs. this "higher latency" ram http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-440&depa=1 Thanks for the advice. here are my specs Also would it help going back to a dual channel memory config? barton 2500 an35 Ultra, shuttle board NForce 2 768 megs of pc2100, 3 sticks so no dual channel 9600xt WD 120gig SE various other unimportant drives... __________________ LK was treated unfairly thanks X

02-10-2005, 12:37 PM	#3
SnowSurfer Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,616	i just got a 120 mm vantec stealth fan and its very nice...spits out alot of air with barely any noise, dropped my idle temps by 6 degrees. I would say you should def be able to oc __________________ I have an athlon xp 2500+ ... aren't you glad you know that?

02-10-2005, 11:42 PM	#5
Cheesypuff Vice Admiral Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Cali, but missing Hong Kong and Texas Posts: 4,782	the only reason why it's dead clutchy, is because you don't post as much as you should be! __________________ Life is like toilet paper, long and useful! The stars at night, are big and bright clap 4x deep in the heart of TEXAS!

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02-10-2005, 05:23 AM	#2
nate el bueno Spawn of Markel Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: IL Posts: 1,246	sure, the lower latency would be better, i dont know by how much, but since it's not much more $, i'd go for it. i think you're saying that you'd be over clocking your pc to 3200 speeds, and that's definatly doable, i saw a pc at frys with an amd 2600 oced to 3200, just make sure you have a decent fan

02-10-2005, 11:37 PM	#4
clutchy Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 2,863	thanks for the replies. I didn't realize how dead this forum was...

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