Testing / comparing : Intel D975XBX2 / Asus P5B DX ***56K WARNING***

[MuttonFlanks]

You're definitely safe at those settings. You could even move the memory to 667 which would make it run at its rated speed.

Sorry if I keep repeating myself but at 667 it would be running on 4:5 ratio right? Is that any worse than 1:1?

Anyways I had a bit of a scare last night. I tried 400FSB just for the hell of it and of course my computer wouldn't boot. I thought ok I've seen this before, just go to maintenance mode and reset. Nothing showed up on my monitor. So I thought uh oh, tried leaving the CMOS battery off for 10 minutes, still nothing. Tried in regular mode and got 3 long beeps. Looked it up in the manual and it said 3 beeps = no memory.

What?!?! Did I accidentally fry my memory So I took out my memory and tried one stick. It worked. Put in the other stick, and that worked too. Everything seems to be fine now, phew. I hate this overclocking thing, makes your heart sink when you think you've done something terribly wrong.


Edit: I just checked CPU-Z and answered my own question. It's at 677 4:5 ratio. So I guess my real question is, is it better to run at the rated 800DDR2 speed or to achieve a 1:1 ratio?