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The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!
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7. September 2006 @ 12:30 |
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DiExMach,
Don't know how well off your funds are but here's a very good deal that will get you into a decent dual core for a very reasonable price! It includes a 160GB S-ATA 300 hard drive, 512MB DDR400, a DVD 16x Burner, CPU cooler Intel D840 CPU and a 400 Watt Power Supply. The Asus MB will let you use your present video card. You can't find a better deal than that, and no sales tax to boot!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...CCODE=WEM1193GB
Happy Computering,
theone
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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7. September 2006 @ 12:42 |
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Hmmm, not that I'd trust the Power supply. It even says "sizzling" in the review!
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7. September 2006 @ 13:06 |
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sammorris,
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Hmmm, not that I'd trust the Power supply. It even says "sizzling" in the review!
If I didn't already have a dual core now, I would buy it. I would probably change the PS because of my OC and extra drives, but everything else is solid name brand stuff! In my opinion a great buy at $299.99. I'll even ask for the "crowy Seal of Approval" for it! LOL Hey crowy, help me out here Please!!! Check this out and tell me that it wouldn't get your seal of approval:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...CCODE=WEM1193GB
It meets all the dude's needs as well, better than anything else I've come across.
Happy Computering,
theone
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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7. September 2006 @ 13:14 |
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Yeah bar the PSU it looks good.
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7. September 2006 @ 17:10 |
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theone,
That package deal is at a dynamite price,
but I'm afraid the psu might end up imitating a stick of dynamite!!!
I'm with sam on the psu.
Did the calculations on the psu calculator and as it stands that setup is going to be drawing around 404 watts!! Thats without adding any extra pci cards/extra drives, or doing any overclocking.It's gonna be working overtime from day one.If the psu is one of the cheap but reasonable quality one's,it might last a while,but if not,
a pyrotechnics display may be in order.
I'll give it the seal but I'd like to see a better psu in there.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein |
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7. September 2006 @ 17:46 |
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sam,having the memory at 2T will result in a performance decrease of ~3%.Only use 2T if your o/clocking the hell out of it and the memory becomes unstable.
Try this:
set the HTT speed at 250.Set the multi to 10.Set the LDT/FSB ratio to 4x.Leave your memory at 1 to 1 with the CPU(Your memory will be running at DDR500)Dont worry you won't hurt it,remember my old value select could hit DDR580 @ 3.1v
Leave the memory at default timings and set the command rate to 1T but give it an extra .1v for now.I'm not sure what other settings you have in your bios but leave everything else on auto or default.Try booting with these settings for now and let me know how you go.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 00:22 |
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I'm a little reluctant to up the memory voltage any, for fear of what may happen. This isn't an experimental machine for me, I will need to use this system for quite some time, if the RAM fails on me within a year due to that I shan't be impressed. :-) How would i set the multiplier to 10x?
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8. September 2006 @ 00:31 |
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In your bios you should have an option to change the cpu/fsb ratio.Change it from 11x to 10x.Don't worry about upping the voltage on your memory for now just leave it at default.If you cant boot at 250x10 drop the HTT back to 240 and try again,if still no good try 230 etc.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 00:35 |
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Right. Is there any reason I'm to drop the multiplier? I'll gladly do it, but it will obviously take a much higher memory speed to attain the same level of performance.
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8. September 2006 @ 00:54 |
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8. September 2006 @ 00:57 |
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sam,
No it won't.Remember your default multi is 11x200=2.2ghz.LDT/fsb multi is at 5x giving you 200x5=1000mhz (HTTx2=2000mhz)HTT speed.Your memory @ 1 to 1 with the cpu frequency is 200mhz x2(400mhzDDR)
Putting the multi at 250x10=2.5ghz.Lower the LDT multi to 4x = 250x4 gives you 250x4=1000mhz x 2 =2000mhz...The same.Your memory if left at 1 to 1 with your cpu will be at 250 mhz x 2=500mhz(DDR500)
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 01:08 |
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I don't really follow that I'm afraid! I tried the following with these results (all conducted with HT at 4x)
Previous OC: 218mhz x11 - 2.6V
230mhz x11 - 2.6V: unsuccessful (Reset at Windows XP logo)
230mhz x10 - 2.6V: unsuccessful (Stopped at end of POST)
230mhz x10 - 2.7V: unsuccessful (Crashed at end of POST)
220mhz x11 - 2.7V: successful (but barely any more than the last one)
This is without changing memory timings, but the tests result were all unbootable, not just unstable.
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8. September 2006 @ 01:22 |
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sam,ok.
look in your bios for the memory divider.
Might say DRAM ratio option or something similar.
Change it to 180mhz(or 9/10)
try at 220 HTT x11.Leave your memory at 2.7v.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 01:24 |
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OK. AT this stage is it worth changing the core voltage to 1.4V? I know I gave you grief about that time and time again, but if it will help a lot, and if it's a safe voltage I may consider it, seeing as the higher end X2s do operate a that voltage do they not?
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8. September 2006 @ 01:26 |
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samoris awesome pc. What size is that moniter? And why is there 2?
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8. September 2006 @ 01:28 |
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sam,
1.4v is not going to hurt your cpu.
Give it a try by all means but before you do that try loosening your memory timings to say 3/4/4/8. or 3/5/5/10
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 01:38 |
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Mmm, it may be high time to loosen the memory timings:
(I can't find any locks for the DRAM speed other than: "Set DRAM frequency" and that only offers 266,333,400,466,533 etc.)
222mhz x11 RAM@2.7V, DRAM@400, Memory Timings now 1T: Unsuccessful (Reset at end of XP logo)
220mhz x11 RAM@2.7V, DRAM@400, Memory timings at 1T: Unsuccessful (BSOD at end of XP logo:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUIAL 0x0000000A 0xE15C3F7D, 0x00000001, 0x00000000, 0x8053DD13)
Revert back to 2T at 220x11 and it's fine.. so far.
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8. September 2006 @ 01:39 |
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thanks emachine, I have the CRT still out because there's nowhere to put it at the moment! If it's still on my desk I may as well use it! The monitor is the 24" in my signiature.
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8. September 2006 @ 01:49 |
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sam thats it.
set the dram frequency to DDR333.
Now up your cpu from 220 to say 222 and see how you go.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 01:55 |
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Right OK. What exactly is that doing, forcing the memory to run at 83% of the "bus" speed?
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8. September 2006 @ 02:00 |
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thats exactly right sam,your getting it now!!
If thats succesful change the memory back to 1T.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 02:07 |
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LOL good good! Funny, I've guided a few people on the basic principles of overclocking and never actually tried it myself. I missed out on how fascinating it is! Leaving timings at 2T (since that seemed to work better at a 400mhz setting) and trying 222x11 now seems to work OK with DRAM at 333mhz (so I assume that's technically 370mhz). I may try for 225mhz x11 later, but I need to go out in 25 minutes, and I'm going to Sandra this speed first just to make sure it's stable-ish. I appreciate a full test takes hours, but at this stage, I'm going to see what happens with a Sandra test. I stress tested the 220x11 @400, 2T 2.6V overclock for 17 hours folding, so I'm reasonably confident at least that one's stable.
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8. September 2006 @ 02:15 |
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sam,fantastic!!
374mhz to be exact.
Now you can see you have a bit of headroom before your memory gets back to DDR400.
P.S. Didn't take you long to update your sig!!!
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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8. September 2006 @ 04:22 |
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LOL well... right. I'm now running at 225mhz x11 (I believe that's 2475mhz) with the settings as they were, 2T at 0.83x RAM (375mhz I think) at RAM voltage 2.7V (versus 2.6 stock) and CPU voltage 1.35V (stock). I'm not quite so confident about the stability of this one, as although it's working now, the first time I booted, I got a crash at the windows desktop, and when I pressed the reset button, an entirely light blue screen briefly appeared.
Update: I'm now running at 2475 on 1T timings, and so far so good (touch wood)
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8. September 2006 @ 04:54 |
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