DDR400 Ram / how do I overclock

[tynesider]

I have,
512MB DDR400 PC3200 Ram
AMD Athlon XP 3000 oem Barton Core
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe

I was told by Micro Direct to run the ram at 400, but don't know how to do it and they won't explain it to me...any ideas?

Thanks
Tynesider

[undergroundtech]

That would be your FSB settings in the advanced section of your bios. Since its a dual channel mobo, set your FSB at 200 to run at 400 DDR (Double Data Rate).

[tynesider]

Hi,
Thanks for that, will give it a go.

Cheers
Tynesider

[jester]

Is there any ram divider settings he can play with also?

[tynesider]

Hi,
Looking at my bios settings, it has
FSB Spread Spectrum, set at 0.50% , I can change this to 1.00%.
Is this all I have to do?

Cheers

[undergroundtech]

Hi,
Looking at my bios settings, it has
FSB Spread Spectrum, set at 0.50% , I can change this to 1.00%.
Is this all I have to do?

Cheers

Yes I would try to run it at 1.00%

[silenze]

Uh...

First you should download cpu-z from cpuid.com to check what your ram is running at now (it should display 200 for 400Mhz DDR).

The FSB speed spectrum has nothing to do with what you're trying to accomplish...

You just want the CPU frontside bus at 200Mhz and the FSB:DDR ratio at 1:1 or "DDR400"...