I would like to know which of the following would be a better setting for the FSB:

1) 9 x 400
2) 8 x 450

Will the higher FSB speed work better for FSX?

I see you do not know much about O/c. Thats ok, many are not in tune, no pun intended.

I am not going to get into a huge post about the right way to clock. What I will say is that if you are not working with the other settings of the motherboard in terms of memory cache and sub timing features, then the highest FSB you can get at the highest memory speed you can do, at the lowest memory timing is what you want.

But as a pro a O/c and Intel I know that is not always the fastest real world clock. With Intel it responds more to a setting known as Transaction Booster and DRAM STATIC READ CONTROL, both need to be used with caution and a good understanding of how electronics work but in a nutshell, with those 2 items tuned I can run lower FSB and obtain higher system performance

Overclocking is an art and a science. It takes years of expereince to learn how to do it, do it right and understand what you are doing too.

For you I would stick to the basics, stable at the highest FSB/memory speed/lowest memory timing and 1T enabled.

I suppose if I'm going to try lower multipliers/higher FSB then I need to bump up the FSB and NB voltages?  For instance, add 0.1 - 0.15v when FSB goes above 430MHz?

raptorx wrote on Jan 13^th, 2008 at 12:19pm:



I cant answer that for you but yes, usually voltages need to be tweaked up. That does not mean they must or how much needs to be boosted.

Want some advice? Get on the net and start looking up your board and succesful clock setting for the proc and memory you use.

and be advised, some people like to brag and lie about things and at the same time some boost voltages higer than they should just for bragging rights

A good place to look is XtremeSystems in their forums. The boys (engineers) from Intel, AMD, ATi, Nvidia, Asus, MSI, OCz, and the list goes on hang out over there and play although most dont give out names or who they are/where they work.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/index.php

1:1 is a good place to start. Its not always the fastest with newer intel procs. What you must do is make settings and benchmark, the real world test. its a process and not an exact science. that is why I said its an art and a science

Many claim 1T is not required and does little. The fact of the matter is, it will do little and may not produce the best results if the user is in tune with the memory subtiming and other settings, and they understand the CPU strap and how to manipulate the STRAP in conjunction with memory sub timing. Its a matter of understanding how things work, learn the theory and test it, then make changes to upgrade the results. The production run (date of components and their type) of the hardware can make 2 identical systems run completely different. System A clocks 200Mhz higher than system B of the same hardware.



The numbers that work best for you are based on more than just the brand name and its specs. thos specs are there as a guideline, not set in stone. The corsair forums may also be of assistance. They also post succesful numbers in clocks

Holy Crap that's a good website!


NickN wrote on Jan 13^th, 2008 at 12:26pm:

Thanks Nick.  I think I'm good for right now.  Once again I appreciate your help.

-Jim

watch your temps make sure your processor fan and heat sink is clean, when mine is clean i can run 2.8 stable but once dust builds up it gets to hot to run at the over clock