Kazeko

Couple questions that arose today, after installing my TR120 Extreme.

I did some testing with overclocks, memory bandwidth and what have you, and I'm a bit lost.


First and foremost - With heat as a non-issue, I try to push the 1.5v marker, but can't get the system stable at any OC with anything more than 1.45v going through the core. Admittedly I didn't try feeding the FSB more voltage. Perhaps it was a FSB heat issue?

Any ideas what could be causing this? Voltage Regs? FSB needs more voltage or is too hot? I'm not sure where to start with this short of just throwing something out and hoping it works - plus, given the question below, I"m not sure how far I should push this.


Furthermore, should I avoid pushing more voltage through it than Intel's specifications indicate? I.e. The voltage range for a G0 Stepped Q6600 is .90v to 1.5v I believe? Should I avoid passing the top range, or is there any danger besides the potential heat issues?


Next item on the list - Memory Dividers, and what have you.

I'm currently using 4 gigs worth of Crucial Ballistix @ 1066mhz, 5-5-5-15-2T

Would it be better to drop the clock on the RAM down to a 1:1 ratio and speeding up the timings for higher over clocks (i.e. 400x8 or 450x8) or leave it at the OE settings, and simply jockey with a 4:3 divider or what have you?

What limited memory bandwidth testing tools I have would lead me to believe a higher frequency for the RAM is better, but after trending many of the OC'ers on these forums, I'm beginning to wonder if it really is better?