Overclock on RAM

[quikgp]

I'm currently in the midst of overclocking my computer, and I'm a little unsure of how to read the overclock on my RAM. I've posted screen shots, and I was hoping people would be able to inform me of what clock speed my ram is ACTUALLY running at. EVGA tuner shows it running at 987 mhz, but if I understand correctly, that only shows half the speed?

if I work out the math:

QPI - 200
Multiplier 20x
RAM ratio: 2:10

so the math goes as follows QPI/2 * ram divider = (200/2) * 10 = 2000 mhz

That confirms what I thought about the EVGA tuner showing me half of the speed.

Am I right? or am I reading this wrong?

[MpG]

Just for the record, the 200 is your system base clock (BCLK), while your QPI is the box labelled "QPI Link".

EVGA's tuner is based on the venerable CPU-Z program, and is actually quite accurate. Your actual memory speed is ~1000MHz, but because it's Dual Data Rate memory, the effective speed is ~2000MHz. Most marketing (and forum discussion, for that matter) uses the effective speed, since it sounds much more impressive and sells better.

[quikgp]

Originally Posted by MpG

Just for the record, the 200 is your system base clock (BCLK), while your QPI is the box labelled "QPI Link".

EVGA's tuner is based on the venerable CPU-Z program, and is actually quite accurate. Your actual memory speed is ~1000MHz, but because it's Dual Data Rate memory, the effective speed is ~2000MHz. Most marketing (and forum discussion, for that matter) uses the effective speed, since it sounds much more impressive and sells better.

Thanks MPG, so if I understand you correctly, when purchasing ram rated at 1600mhz, this is the EFFECTIVE SPEED and therefore, under CPU-z will measure ~800 MHZ?

So my Actual speed is ~1000mhz, making my effective speed ~2000 mhz (which is ~400mhz higher than the spec'd clock)?

[MpG]

Originally Posted by quikgp

Thanks MPG, so if I understand you correctly, when purchasing ram rated at 1600mhz, this is the EFFECTIVE SPEED and therefore, under CPU-z will measure ~800 MHZ?

So my Actual speed is ~1000mhz, making my effective speed ~2000 mhz (which is ~400mhz higher than the spec'd clock)?

You got it.

[quikgp]

Seems like computer parts vendors will do anything to make things way more confusing then they need to be. but, hey, I'll take the fact that I got an extra ~200 mhz out of my ram! mushkin always seems to deliver

[Surk]

Maybe your desktop wallpaper is taking away your extra ram?? :-))

[rjbarker]

Running spec 1600 Mhz Memory at 2000 Mhz is extremely amazing at that Bclk (if its indeed stable)...try running LinX 20 passes Max Memory Test and let us know at which "cycle" you error out....

Posting and getting to Windows Desktop is one thing.....getting through 20 - 30 passes of LinX is a whole new ball game