overclocking woes

DFI NF4-DAGF 10/19/05 BIOS
AMD64 3200+ Venice @ 2.6ghz
1 DIMM Corsair ValueSelect 1GB Ram

Grr...damn ram.

I can OC to 2.6 just fine, but I have to use a cpu:ram ratio of cpu/14 to do so (ram is set to 150mhz default and increases with cpu clock)

The ram is rated to run@200mhz. I had the voltage up to 2.7 on it, and it was able to run through most of 3dmark06's cpu test, but eventually crashed; it was running@216mhz I believe.

What caused the crash in this case? Would it be undervoltage (wtf) or just too hot?

I'm only getting a 3dmark06 score of 934 for the cpu test, and I'm almost certain it's due to how much I had to underclock the ram (it's running@185mhz with the cpu's 2.6ghz speed).

Also, I have 1.5 volts running through my cpu. What's the max voltage that can run through a venice core before damaging it? I'm tempted to go further, but do not want to until I have answers to these questions.

Thanks.

 

Having the same problems as myself. I have read in the DFI forums that the 1 gig sticks don't overclock well and the value select have the same problem. So our problem is kind of compounded. Best I've done on my rig is 2450mhz on my CPU and 204.1 on my Ram CPU/12. I'm a noob and have been reading and playing as I go.... Time to learn about all the other Ram settings.... Think I'll upgrade my Ram when I get the $$$$$