the ram speed will be too high on CAS 4 if u put it to multi 2.4....dont think the 4gb kit will be able do so high on CL4... try with CAS 5

btw, always tune from low speed to high speed slowly ba....like that u ma can know how far ur max speeds is with certain voltage lo...ur gigabyte got OC software to use in window ma

system memory multiplier is the divider of ur proc:ram speed

2.0 is 1:1 ratio....

yeap.. i am trying to say use 5-5-5-15 settings actually

just use the oc software to find max speed slowly

did u add vcore?

n to find max mem speed...u can do so by reducing ur proc multiplier so ur clock wont be so high on high fsb...

erm..sory for being not clear....

by using lower proc multiplier, ur proc clock is lower on the same proc fsb speed....

read here for more understanding...

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry15451675
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/626450
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/627600

no probs bro...

hopefully those thread can be moved n pinned here

ah bro ar..... ur divider n proc clock for both bench is not the same wor... like that compare where got fair

actually from the 2nd n 3rd link i gave u got explain the effect of CL4 and CL5... go read up bro... the explaination there very detailed

yes ur proc clock will increase if u increase ur proc fsb... ur ram speed will increase together as well as u increase ur fsb... pls read the links i posted above to get more understand

erm..bios set vcore u ma check in ur bios lo

u will need a cpu cooler if u wana OC high....good ones shud be sunbeam conre contact freezer or ocz vendetta II or xigmatek s1283...those will give u big improvement over u temp compared to intel stock heatsink...

where do u live btw?

go to ur bios n set ur multiplier to 8..

then disable C1E and EIST or something like Intel Speed Step...

i am using 64bit too n there is no problem with the cpuz

iirc for gigabyte mobo it is known as Vfsb ...its the same as Vtt... jsut that u might not have GTL ref option....

its differs for every the proc models...

like e8 series is said to have better OCing ability with E0 stepping compared to C0...

while q6600 is said to be better OC n running cooler on G0 compared to B3....

for those comparison, it doesnt mean that C0 cannot clock better than E0.... most of the time its down to the ability of the proc itself imho.... just that getting the better stepping increases ur chance of getting a more OCable proc...

my 2cents...

not sure bout old models bro.... what i know is only from current models....

u are right new steppings normally comes with improvement.....try google for q6600 G0 vs q6600 B3 and u shud be able to get a picture of what difference it brings already....

well...try increaase the vcore then... shud do the job for u... donot put the vcore on auto

yes.... ur q9400 has max multi of 8....

the clock is detected as 2ghz most possibly due to C1E or EIST functions... disable those n it shall be 2.66ghz again....

if not, check ur multiplier settings in ur bios to see if its set to 8.....

to start OCing, read all these basic first

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry15451675

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/626450

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/627600

hmm...normally a 2x2gb 800mhz ram wud suffice since quad core fsb normally will be walled at 450-470 like that....

value ram can OC oso if u want...just that u will have to run at loose timing

if u want performance ram for 4gb kit, iirc it shud be at a price tag of around rm300-400 in garage sales.... generally performance 4gb will OC to 9xx at CL4 and 1xxx at CL5

read these first

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=633097&hl=
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/623648
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/626450
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/627600

read this bro

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry15451675