Quote Originally Posted by cadaveca View Post
what i mean is that the fsb and ram speed should , hopefully, follow the default ram multi's, 2:3, 1:1, 4:5, it does not have to be exact...but i find that say 432 for ram, is divisible by 4. So to me, fsb should be divisible by 3, giving 3:4 split, almost. If it's not you get a slight latency hit because the ratio is whacked, and this drops bandwidth.


BadAxe 2 is ok, but it's slot arrangement doesn't suit my needs. I have one tho...and have no issues getting over 400FSB. Mind you I have no issues doing such on P5W(68MOAG, 450FSB no problem) or XBX1 too(over 50% using windows, 417FSB, rebootable. more is only prevented due to clockgen), and lots of others DO have issues reaching such speeds.

It's really weird, because I have bought many parts...spent about 15k already this year on Core2Duo cpu's, boards, and DDR2. Very few of the issues I see related on forums are ones that I have had. All my e6600's(23 now) reach 3.6ghz. all of my E4300's(15) cannot do 400FSB, but 333FSB for 3ghz, @ stock volts and cooler each can do without problems. So either I got EXTREMELY lucky on all the parts I have(which i HIGHLY doubt), or something else is amiss here. I got a couple of quads when they first came out...ran into same FSB issues most had...but when it comes to Core2Duo clocking, I've yet to get a really bad chip. Mind you I don't mind pumping 1.6v for 3.6ghz, if needed.
Thanks...nice info

Have you had any e6600 die from 1.6v...there seem to be sporadic reports of slow death/degradation...I not really happy using 1.52v on my e6600(temps are fine)

BTW, why do you think the ram is dying..not sure I understand why?

I will definitely watch this and send in for RMA if need be....problem is I returned my cheapo ram(it wasnot so cheap $85 for soemthing I would not use)

15k on parts...what do you do with all the stuff....