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Originally Posted by Caldezar Hmmm... after some research it appears that my G.Skill RAM may be the culprit. Seems that lots of people are having trouble specifically pairing G.Skill 1066 with Gigabyte boards. Might have to buy new RAM now... just in time for the DDR2 prices to rise. Ugh...
Realistically though, Can I O/C the CPU without issue if I keep my RAM at 800? I thought there's a limitation with that? If I'm OK to do that, what real-world impact would it have to leave my RAM @ 800 for a while? Would I likely even see an impact on gaming? |
I was concerned that I had a unstable unlocked cpu, but underclocking the ram did the charm. Unfortunately my gigabyte 790xt doesn't play nice with ocz 1066 ddr3 ram, and I am forced to underclock the ram to 800.
I think the difference between 800 and 1066 is minimal compared to two extra cores(if the program utilizes the cores). You might be able to tighten the timings up a bit, and the difference will be virtually nil.