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Default overclocking q6600 with 4gig of ram?
i wish to oc my q6600 g0 stepping cpu but would having 4 gig of 1066 sli ram hinder my attempts or would it just lower the clock speed i can go and stay stable??
if so how high could i go ?
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Default overclocking q6600 with 4gig of ram?
Voltages will probably limit you before your RAM will IMO.
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Default overclocking q6600 with 4gig of ram?
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i wish to oc my q6600 g0 stepping cpu but would having 4 gig of 1066 sli ram hinder my attempts or would it just lower the clock speed i can go and stay stable??
if so how high could i go ?
Motherboard dependent Cewy. Check the voltages the mobo provides to the cpu and ram. 1066mhz ram tends to run, stock, at around 2.2v.

Also, you'll probably need to watch the timings on the ram.
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Default overclocking q6600 with 4gig of ram?
hmm i will search the net but i have to go to school now :(
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