Hy there, I recently posted about my overclock results with my C2D e6300 and Kingston 667mhz PC2-5300 ram, I have 2x 1gb kingston value ram sticks. What I heard was that I couldnt overclock alot with value ram and I wouldnt be able to go above 333mhz FSB.
I followed all I learnt from this forum, was able to reach 3.2Ghz on my e6300 @ 1.86, as my multiplier was 7 ( unlike other CPUs with 8 or 9 ) i had to hit 457Mhz FSB, which is pretty high, my mobo has a 1:1 ratio, so my ram was to work at 457 x 2 = 914Mhz! I heard its simply not possible to hit this FSB with value ram.
Anyways, here I am, now I want to know, am I just lucky with my pair of sticks? Is this really a very good OC with value ram? Im posting screen shots, with CPU-Z showing CPU and RAM specs, OCCT stressing the CPU for 40minutes, with Windows Dream scene running on the background, Core temp taking temps, then im also posting Everest ultimate memory benchmarks. I have ran memory tests with Burnit as well, no errors.
I got my sticks a couple of months back at a higher price, but these days I can get these for around GBP 22, where as a pair of 800Mhz corsairs are available for around GBP 88!. If value ram can give this performance, why get an 800Mhz or even 1066Mhz ram for overclocking? Plus my PC runs all day all night on 3.0Ghz, thats still quite okay so its not like the memory has not been under stress, me and my brother game for hours on it. Further more, its not like I cant go further with my OC, nothing has stopped me yet, but with my CPU at 1.45v in the BIOS and ram at 2.0V (its rated for 1.8V) I would perhaps do better not to push it too far .Please have a look at the shots below and comment
PS: its my first time posting screen shots, so I apologize for anything I do wrong