cdawall said:
i have done testing and realized i could oc up to 2.47ghz but had to drop my htt from ~976mhz (w/ my 2.44ghz setting and 800mhz htt) to ~741mhz @2.47ghz is the extra 30mhz worth the loss of 235mhz of htt??? i know this is pro the wrong spot but i trust you guys to tell me right so there it is????
It's funny you ask that, because I am wondering THAT myself, especially during the ScienceMark 2.0 competition here this week!
IMO?
I did a "BETTER" o/c using 11x multipliers (even better using "fractional" ones my BIOS offers in 11.5x) as far as regaining RAM-mhz (memory tab section of CPU-z 1.35) than using 12x multipliers, especially concerning DDR-400 -> DDR-333 "hit" I took using "dividers" as the guys here call this technique!
12x multipliers (2773mhz CPU though) only allow me a 185/200mhz possible on RAM speeds...
11x multipliers ("only" 2750mhz CPU here) however, get me 196/200mhz (avg. of 11x-11.5x ratings I saw in CPU-z)
* Which IS better, indeed, is the question to ask!
APK
P.S.=> Imo, in theory @ least?
For SOME things, higher RAM-mhz return rates is going to benefit you more than a few mhz gained on CPU-clock rating... memory-intensive ops WILL or should, gain more by it (faster FSB = faster CPU->Memory->& back circuit speeds)...
ON THE FLIP-SIDE?
IMO, Higher mhz on the CPU will gain in CPU intensive tasks, albeit you will probably lose SOME mhz on the RAM-mhz speed regain (if you used "dividers" as I had to, going DDR-400 down to DDR-333 rates, & THEN, doing the "ram tightening of memory timing-chain numbers" as I call it to TRY get more of RAM-mhz back)...
I don't THINK there is a "perfect answer", hence WHY I am exploring 12x multipliers @ ALL in the first place (heck, I wanted 2.6ghz, that's all... I get WELL OVER 2700++ ranges now because of all of this - might as well investigate ALL of the possible avenues imo & do tests, then lastly, making a decision!)
"B A L A N C E - balance" quoting Sean Connery as Ramirez in "The Highlander" movie...
IMO @ least? Heck - it's all about that, best optimal return you can get doing BITS of both (high cpu mhz, vs. high RAM-mhz return)...apk