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20. October 2006 @ 16:40 |
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marsey99,
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no i have to drop it to 3 3 3 8 2t at 215
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im running it at 252 now with the the ram at 410 2.5-3-3-8-1t. i just cant get my head around it. its on 1.4v and its gone higher???
You lost me!!
You shouldn't have to drop it to 2T@215 if it can run @252/1T?? Especially with tighter timings.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. October 2006 @ 16:41
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20. October 2006 @ 16:55 |
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its just crashed on me and iv had to drop it back down again.
@252 i was running the ram @166mhz which equates to ddr410. ran fine with tight timings.
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=131489
but i just had a brain wave(which crashed the system so it wasnt that good) i had forgoten that i can give the ram more power(its all on different pages in the bios).
im runnig now a 225x10 1.40v. rams (ddr450) 225@3.0-3-3-8-1t very high power. im going to see how far i can push the ram now that iv upped its juice to the max.
with these settings it is realy responsive.
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20. October 2006 @ 17:08 |
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marsey99,
keep us posted!!
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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20. October 2006 @ 17:25 |
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lmfao
that was a watse of 10 min. with tightish timings it will go as high as, are you ready for it..... 226(ddr452)3.0-3-3-8 1t
it is running nice tho.
im going to knock the ram back to 166(2.5-3-3-8 1t) and see what it will do now
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who are nanya? cpuz says they make my ram but the stickers say value select have i been had? and for £25 a 512mb module should i be surprised/bothered?
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crowy
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20. October 2006 @ 17:50 |
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marsey99,
Have a look at your ram chips.Do they say nanya or corsair?
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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20. October 2006 @ 17:53 |
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marsey99,
Even with Corsair XMS Cas 2, I have to set the Latency at 2.5 in order to run at 3.81GHz with my D-940. If I set the memory to 2 instead of 2.5, the overclock fails at the post! I have my memory locked at 400MHz and it now runs at 476MHz with no problems and a one click boost in voltage on the memory. I have it set at 2.5-3-3-5 and it runs like a dream!
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20. October 2006 @ 18:28 |
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its being arsey now and wont post above 242x10. i think im missing somthing but i am realy tired. its 3:15am now and 6:30am seems like it was yesterday :)
but maybe it was just a fluke that it ran @252 yesterday. i will try again later this afternoon when i have some time
the stickers on the ram say corsair value select but cpuz says its made by nanya technology. i got them from a computer fair for £25 each. i now think i was had, at the end of the day if somthing looks too good to be true it normaly is. im not that pissed off, i got 1gb of ram for £50 and thats still a good price today.
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21. October 2006 @ 00:44 |
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/memory/display/20051109214430.html
You've not been had at all.
Corsair don't produce and dram chips at all, they buy them and then build the modules they sell on.
They usually use Samsung on the top modules, obviously they used nanya on these modules, and whereas the spid will report back Corsair on the more expensive memory, they obvioulsy don't bother writing it in on the value memory, or at least didn't on your set.
Nanya are still a major producer, and have shown some very good overclocking ability.
To really poush your ram, you need to start at the beginning, and wind back your multiplier for the cpu, and start using memtest.
You can then start to properly test the ram without any chance of the results being influenced by the other parts of the system.
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21. October 2006 @ 09:22 |
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im new to overclocking & want to take my system a bit higher before i build a new computer. i would really appreciate some help. my specs are:- amd athlon 64 300+ 2.0ghz socket 754, asrock k8upgrade vm800 socket 754 mobo, asrock ez upgrade cpu board ( to easily upgrade you motherboard to am2 with 1 cpu & 4 dimm slots ), 2gb corsair twinx xms ddr400 pc3200 ( unsure of latency timings, but will check if needed ), geforce 6600 256mb agp ( overclocked to:- 2d & 3d core clock from 300mhz to 424mhz, memory clock from 400mhz to 523mhz ), 250gb samsung sp2504c sata hdd, hard drive cooler with 2 fans, antec case exhaust, & various other fans.. please see my other post for parts im considering for when i build a new pc. im unsure of what to choose, liquid cooling or heatpipes/heatsink with fans.. again, i would really appreciate any help, advice or suggestions.. THANKS
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21. October 2006 @ 16:56 |
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SUP, i finaly upgraded my cpu from 2Ghz cpu to a 3Ghz one. i went to over clock it and the highest i got was 3.4Ghz, any one know y i'm stuck? my bus is running at 900Mhz rom 800.
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BigCharb
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21. October 2006 @ 17:06 |
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sorry, i ment my fromt side bus is running at 900Mhz from 800Mhz. thanx :)
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21. October 2006 @ 18:28 |
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Marsey99,
99.9 percent of ram module manufacturers buy their chips from memory ic manufacturers.OCZ/Mushkin/Corsair/Teem Group etc.All use samsung/infineon/winbond and others to build their high performance modules.The Corsair value select modules use lower performing chips(not necessarily bad though) to suit the average user.After doing a bit of research,Nanya although not well known are producing some very respectable chips.Not sure why Corsair didn't program your chips to read as Corsair though.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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crowy
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21. October 2006 @ 21:14 |
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Here's an excellent little stress testing piece of software:
http://www.testmem.nm.ru/snm.zip
Tests cpu/cache,memory,power supply.
I particularly like the current/lowest/highest temp readout.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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22. October 2006 @ 00:26 |
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BigCharb,
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SUP, i finaly upgraded my cpu from 2Ghz cpu to a 3Ghz one. i went to over clock it and the highest i got was 3.4Ghz, any one know y i'm stuck?
Tell me what motherboard your using and I'll get back to you. Also are you using the BIOS settings or an overclocking utility? Nothing beats manual settings. How far you can overclock a 3.0 is mainly determined by the MB and how much adjusting it's BIOS will let you do! I had my 3.0 all the way to 3.94 on air! I ran it full time at 3.84 and it ran great. This was on an Asus P4P800-SE MB with 2 megs of XMS Cas 2 DDR400 and a Zalman 9500-LED to cool the Beast!
Happy Computering,
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22. October 2006 @ 02:15 |
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Russ,this is your speciality,
I'll leave you to this one!!!!
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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BigCharb
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22. October 2006 @ 06:30 |
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SUP, I?m using an ECS P4M800PRO-M478 mobo, this one (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1862445&CatId=182) I went into the bios and enabled the overclocking feature, it automatically set my frequency to 300 MHz, and I?m guessing my multiplier is locked at 11. And I get 3375 MHz, I round it to 3.4, lol. Any way to unlock the multiplier? And if not, what about voltages; the highest voltage increase available is 0.05v. I doubt that will make a difference. Thanks :)
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22. October 2006 @ 09:42 |
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i have ran that test twice(the s+m one) once with the ram set to ddr440 and once with the cpu @240 (ddr402) and both passed(took some time to do all the tests tho). i have not done the boot tests yet because i have no blank disks but i can get some tommorrow and try that then.
those charts are cool and it says my psu was rock solid only changing by .04v on both, 12v and 5v which ran @ 12.42v and 5.34 averages under a 98% load
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22. October 2006 @ 12:27 |
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BugCharb,
Sorry, it took me a little time to do some research. You are pretty much limited by your motherboard to around 3.4GHz. It lacks the adjustability of a higher end board. The VIA chipset is a known dog as far as performance goes! Because of the DDR/DDR2 slots it's also limited memory wise as well. I would recomend an Asus P4P800-SE but the prices on them have gone way up, mainly because it's the only really good MB available for the 478 Prescott! You can find them on the net for about $125 (USD). Like I said, I had no problems running at 3.84GHz with this MB and good memory. It uses the Intel P865PE/ICH5R chipset which is about the best around for a socket 478 Prescott.
For about the same money you can get a socket 939 MB/Combo with an Athlon 64 3200+ that uses your DDR400 (PC3200) memory and comes with outstanding on-board video.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...1964565&CatId=0
Here's the specs from Newegg, which are more complete than Tigerdirect.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138264
Something like this would be a better move as it will allow you to go dual-core in the future. It has excellent on-board video and a PCIe 16x slot to upgrade to say an X850GT PCIe 16x for about $120. I just built one recently for a customer and was very happy with the performance. It has all the necessary bells and whistles for overclocking. It runs rings around the performance of my Prescot!
Happy Computering,
theone
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22. October 2006 @ 12:49 |
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You may not know it but I have very broad musical tastes, from Classical to Heavy Metal, with a little Country thrown in for good measure. The only thing I can't stand is Rap! Nothing against it, but it just isn't music!
I'm very much like you there, I'll listen to almost anything except rap!
Marsey99, nanya have proven very bad RAM chips, about the worst you get in my experience. They're under the hood of Elixir RAM which is known to have a lifetime of about a year max. If it is the actual board these chips are placed on, I'd be surprised.
Yeah sorry bugCharb, still being in downermode, ECS boards are poor at overclocking, and VIA chipsets don't help much either. A better board is recommended.
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22. October 2006 @ 14:15 |
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sammorris,
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A better board is recommended.
That's why I gave him the BioStar TForce/A64 3200+ Combo. If he has to spend the same money, it might as well be to get something with a future that you can upgrade. The TForce 6100 is about as good as you can get for overclocking socket 939 CPUs on a budget. Good solid motherboard that has all the necessary adjustments, and it will smoke the Prescott!
If it was me , I would buy the TForce/A64 combo and make a back up computer out of the Prescott/ECS!
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22. October 2006 @ 14:30 |
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Yeah. On a side note, I can thoroughly recommend the use of Rheostat fan controllers. Infinitely better than the naff Aerocool panel I got before it, fans go slower (and therefore quieter) and my system runs cool enough with the CPU fan speed half-way and the others at minimum during gaming. This renders the system fans utterly inaudible behind the Hiper power supply, which is supposed to be quiet! I'm now wishing I got a Seasonic lol. Nah, the Hiper is a good unit, but since I'm quite high up in its power draw bracket, it obviously gets warm, and hence fan noise, although I'm sure it could be quieter than it is. When I first start up, all I can hear is the hard disks (seriously). That's not bad, when you consider there are 3 120mm case fans, a Zalman 7000 heatsink, a 40mm chipset fan, and a damned stock-cooled X1900 in the system! To give my system a bit better cooling, the stock NZXT fans are being swapped out for some Nexus ones later this week I hope. NZXT ones will probably be mildly quieter, but the Nexus fans will push a fair bit more air, and them being white, they'll react to UV. It also sees off the blue LEDs, which while nice, destroy the effect of Ultra-Violet Lighting, especially when it's sound sensitive.
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22. October 2006 @ 16:31 |
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SUP,LOL,BugCharb...anyways thanks for the input, i'm selling my comp to my bro for 800 dollars next month and i'm go'n to buy a nice system for around 14 to 16hundred dollars. untill then i will have to stick with my poor setup, when i do go and build my baby i will have some questions; but until then thanks alot. :)
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22. October 2006 @ 16:49 |
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im sure this house is bugged, first it was crowey now its sam.
i wanted to have a good look at the ram so, i removed the heatsink because the fan overhangs the ram(great design, should cool the ram aswel ahem) and i took them out. i peeled back the stickers that say warrenty viod if removed and low and behold there was another sticker underneath, sam have a guess who makes them....got it one elixer.
lying 2 faced cheeky fer at the pc rair must of printed them and just stuck them over the top because now the stickers are off, if i rub them the ink/writing rubs away, wereas the real ones that were underneath have a more silky feel.
i had always thought they were too good to be true, thing is they are nearly 12 months old and i have just started to oc them. 0-o.
to tell you the truth tho sam they ran fine this morning when i ran that ram test, and i did the long(4 hours total)test on the ram, that was with them oced to ddr440 and it got a pass. heyho only time will tell.
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22. October 2006 @ 17:07 |
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sammorris,
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im sure this house is bugged, first it was crowey now its sam.
Sam, I need the Invisibility Cloak back. Took me forever to get it back from Crowy! LOL!!!
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23. October 2006 @ 00:04 |
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All I will say is that I know Elixir use Nanya chips from personal experience, and don't know of any other memory manufacturer to use them (or at least to tell you such), and the only two people who have them (me and my friend) have both had them fail. They're pretty naff at overclocking, I'm amazed you got the results you did. Swap for some Corsair pronto!
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