[nlug] Re: over-clocked ram

2009-06-16 Thread Chris Faulkner
You could always do what I do: Ghetto Cooling: http://hybridhackers.org/images/photoalbum/album_1/tcrackerpc_t2.jpg :) I would first run the memory at the rated speed. Then, start with your overclocking at the next step and monitor the temps and then make your assessment from there. On Tue,

[nlug] Re: over-clocked ram

2009-06-16 Thread Greg Donald
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.edu wrote: If you are a super-performance enthusiast with money to burn, then yes, overclocked memory is worth the extra cost, When you tried it, did it seem worth 2-times the cost? For example, 1300MHz ram is being

[nlug] Re: over-clocked ram

2009-06-16 Thread Chris McQuistion
I've done a lot of overclocking over the years and for memory, this is my take: If you can get faster memory, for not much more money, and it doesn't take much more voltage to run at that speed (which would generate more heat and require more cooling), then it might be worth doing. If the cost

[nlug] Re: over-clocked ram

2009-06-16 Thread Howard White
Chris McQuistion wrote: I've done a lot of overclocking over the years and for memory, this is my take: If you can get faster memory, for not much more money, and it doesn't take much more voltage to run at that speed (which would generate more heat and require more cooling), then it