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Am I doing the right thing to overclock this?

This is a follow up to this question. I bought the motherboard mentioned in the question and a 2133 MHz RAM that does figure in the memory compatibility sheet of the board. After assembling it runs ...
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1.35 V RAM in a 1.5 V system - Will it fry or overclock?

The general question is: When installing low voltage RAM in a board that outputs a higher voltage to the memory module, will this fry the RAM or will it be like overclocking it? My specific case is: ...
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What exactly does “(OC)” mean in products description

Note: this is not a shopping recommendation request I want to buy a nice and fast RAM and a motherboard that supports it. Lets say that I would want to take this RAM (2400MHz), and put it into this ...
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Is overclocking RAM worth it? [closed]

I am going to purchase a motherboard that supports up to DDR3 2400(O.C.). I have seen things saying that overclocking RAM is not worth it. Is it worth it to buy memory that is rated for DDR3 2400 ...
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OC'ing a Sapphire 7950, problems with memory clock

I bought a new rig with sapphire radeon 7950 flex w/ boost. Good scores initially in 3dmark 11, around 7300 stock. Problem is, as soon as i start overclocking, issues arise. the core clock is at 860, ...
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How do I overclock my RAM?

I just built a pretty awesome computer on a i2700k Sandy Bridge processor and am pretty happy with it thus far. By just changing the multiplier, I have things fairly stable at 4.6 GHz on air, moving ...
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Difference between the many versions of GTX 680 [closed]

My GPU starts giving me problems and I was thinking of buying a new high-end GPU. I wanted to buy something that will give excellent performance and will last for a long time so I went with the GTX ...
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Dual channel the same in CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 or 4 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9?

I'm trying to decide between buying a 16GB (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9) kit or 4 individual 4GB modules (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9). For some reason the place I'm getting them from (not newegg) its cheaper to buy the ...
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How to get to BIOS with new faster memory

I built my machine in 2008, it has: mobo: MSI P45 Diamond CPU: Intel Q9450 RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 and various and sundry additional parts that I don't think have anything to do with my ...
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How do I flash my RAM's SPD to make it work with a MacBook Pro?

I have an early 2011 17" MacBook Pro (MacBookPro8,3). I opted for the CPU upgrade (2.3 GHz), but decided to put in the extra memory myself. I briefly checked that the Intel specifications stated that ...
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Memory Overclocking

How do I overclock my system memory (DDR3 2000) to 2000MHz? I recently assembled a new system with the following memory and motherboard: Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 ...
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Help getting my memory running at it's rated speed

I'm running a 4Gb Kit (2x2Gb) Corsair XMS3 DHX DDR3-1600 RAM (can't find a product page any more but here's the exact same review I originally read that led me to buy the stuff, that gives hopefully ...
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Ram detection issues (12gb) on X58 Asus p6t deluxe motherboard (6 x 2gb ddr3 dimms)

I've been using this ASUS p6t deluxe + i7 920 + 3x2gb G Skill DDR3 1333 for more than 2 years without any issue. A few months ago, I added 3 more dimms, the exact same brand and model, bought from ...
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Is it bad to run ram at higher voltage?

Let me start with I know nothing about overclocking. All I know is that my machine won't boot with all 6 ram slots full. The ram I have is supposed to be at 1.5v but in order to even boot my system ...
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Can I use DDR3 PC3-10600 and 10666 RAM together?

I have a gigabyte P55-UD4P mobo, with a i7-860. Currently I only have 4gb of RAM installed 2x2gb - This RAM is DDR3 PC3-10600 found here: ...
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is having all ram slot filled remove some overclocking room?

I have 4x 2gig, filling out all my ram slot. Does it automatically mean that I wont be able to overclock as much as having only 2 filled? Using Asus p7p55d-e pro motherboard Intel i5 760 and 2x ...
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Memory modules not running at rated speeds

I'm having some odd memory issues with my build. Here are my specifications right now: QDI Superb 4 motherboard Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.4 GHz (512 KB L2, 533 MHz FSB) 3x 256 MB PC2100 DDR266 RAM ...
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Is there an equivalent of Memtest86 for CPUs?

I need an easy way to do system stability tests. I have come to rely on Prime95 which does a fantastic job of proving stability (or instability) very quickly; but it requires an OS installed. I would ...
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over-upgrading macbook ram to 4gb

I'm using a core duo macbook white (not core 2 duo) for a while and have it upgraded to the maximum 2GB. What happens if I just put 2x2gb RAM modules in there? Has anyone experience "overstuffing" ...
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How to select a processor/memory combination for overclocking?

I am looking to rebuild an older system of mine which is past it's prime. I intend to keep many of the existing components (hard drives, GPU, case, fans, etc) but I do intend to replace the ...
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What steps do you take when overclocking?

When overclocking your system? what steps do you take to get a maximum but stable overclock out of your system? I've personally just slammed up the FSB speed until my system can't run Prime95 for a ...