Thanks for the response, looking good then! Guessing u cant rele be too sure until u test it though? Did u flash it from within windows?
I havent had any problems as such just need some guidance as to what I can realistically achieve and whether it would be worthwhile doing as might just get the wolfdale soon but Id love to experiment safely ocing.
Is it worth using the on the fly oc in ocguru? in windows? as it seems be a bit easier then messing with bios but then again I dont know how much ability there is to change stuff here
What cooling are you using? Ive jus got stock atm so doubt ill get too high a fsb on that
how important is it to change mem timings? as that gets me confused a bit
also ive heard some ppl have problems with our boards have u had/found the same?
Ive got stock cooling and pcz 6400 (800) memory 2 gig (4*512)
2 * 512MB AeneonMajor, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12
(2x512MB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12 Not sure about CAS on this one might be 4-4-4-12
Thanks for the response, looking good then! Guessing u cant rele be too sure until u test it though? Did u flash it from within windows?
A: I always flash through booting into DOS with a boot disk, Its the safest way, I have never flashed through windows, I don't trust it.
I havent had any problems as such just need some guidance as to what I can realistically achieve and whether it would be worthwhile doing as might just get the wolfdale soon but Id love to experiment safely ocing.
Is it worth using the on the fly oc in ocguru? in windows? as it seems be a bit easier then messing with bios but then again I dont know how much ability there is to change stuff here?
A: Again, its always the best to use the BIOS for your overclock, it is a true overclock. However, it is possible to use overclocking on the fly to find your max OC potential, or the "sweet spot". Once found, use the same timings in the bios.
What cooling are you using? Ive jus got stock atm so doubt ill get too high a fsb on that?
I have the Arctic Freezer 7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
$22 from newegg. I Idle at 29, and full load 59, thats after 6 hours of orthos stress test.
My FSB is set at 280 (Stock 200).
how important is it to change mem timings? as that gets me confused a bit
MEM timings are a funny thing. They are great for faster response, BUT for overclocking lower timings are nice because when you start to overclock you stress the ram at higher frequencies. As you raise the front side bus, you not only raise the frequency of the processor, but the ram is raised in sequence with it. Soo, with the timings, the higher the frequency the harder the ram is working so it becomes crucial that you "loosen" the timings to reduce heat and increase stability after you reach a certain OC and the ram becomes unstable.
also ive heard some ppl have problems with our boards have u had/found the same?
I have had no problems what so ever. I did alot of research on our board before I got it, and the main problem people were crying about , is ram compatibility. Our boards come out of the box with a very predated BIOS, so its almost REQUIRED to flash your bios to the latest as soo as you get it powered on. Thus, fixing any issues that people are complaining about.
Ive got stock cooling and pcz 6400 (800) memory 2 gig (4*512)
2 * 512MB AeneonMajor, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12
(2x512MB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12 Not sure about CAS on this one might be 4-4-4-12
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Well, this is is something that is going to hold you back potentially. As all ram OC's different, same as the processor. It is never a good idea to run two different brands as this will highly limit your OC. Just the same as running 4 gigs instead of two. The best setup for OC, is 2 x 1GB sticks that come in a pair. I bought two stick of SUPERTALENT form newegg, also very cheap and I have mine running at 933 MHZ from 800MHZ. Stable all day. Also, with this ram, I was able to keep the stock settings of 4-4-3-8 2T at that speed
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my setup Im running in the bios
CPU FSB 280 x 10 which equals 2.8 GHZ (Stock 2.0 GHZ)
N / B strap is set to DDR2800
Divider is set at 3/5 DDR 667, this brought the memory to 933MHZ while the processor is at 2.8 GHZ. This is very important because if you run a 1/1 ratio. When you OC your FSB, it will bring your ram WAY out of speck, causing a NON boot, then you would have to clear the cmos and start again.
CPU is at 1.31v(stock 1.29 - 1.35)
Ram 2.2 v (stock recommendations)
And remember, don't be set on going into the bios and setting your timings once and saying sweet , its done. I rebooted a good 20 times before I found where I wanted to be. Start small, boot into windows, and run
http://sp2004.fre3.com/beta/orthos_exe_20060420.cab I like this because it stresses both cores automatically for our dual core processors. Run for a few hours to test stability. If its fine, no errors or locking up, then go back into the bios and bump it up somemore. Repeat this, unitl you start having stability issues, then maybe try a new memory divider bringing the frequency down. Or just back down to the last stable setting and keep it there.
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