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I'm running an Ath 800 classic/Asus K7V with a VOS32 and Northwind 3.0 GFD at 1030 (10*103/ vcore1.85). It'll boot up to 105, but that's it. Is there any way to get this higher? I've heard of some people with this board getting stable up to 112. Also, I've tried setting the vio voltage from 3.40 to 3.56 and it won't boot then. Should I try jumpered mode, bump up the vcore a little? Temps now are 33 idle, 36 load.
The Chomper
03-21-01, 06:30 AM
JZL (Mar 19, 2001 05:38 p.m.):
I'm running an Ath 800 classic/Asus K7V with a VOS32 and Northwind 3.0 GFD at 1030 (10*103/ vcore1.85). It'll boot up to 105, but that's it. Is there any way to get this higher? I've heard of some people with this board getting stable up to 112. Also, I've tried setting the vio voltage from 3.40 to 3.56 and it won't boot then. Should I try jumpered mode, bump up the vcore a little? Temps now are 33 idle, 36 load.
Bump Up The VCore And Bump DOWN The Voltage!!
"Bump DOWN The Voltage!!"
Just to be clear, when I said it won't boot at 3.56, that's at the current configuration, too, not just when I try to go over 105 fsb. Should I still take the vio down to 3.3?
If you are stuck at 105 FSB then it is the motherboard chipset probably that's holding you back, but it could be a NIC card, memory etc etc. Get that PCI voltage down now man! No need to fry up some PCI cards! It's probably the motherboard! I almost bet it is!
First: I don't know the K7V.
Can u change the FSB in the bios? If yes, are u doing it that way?
. . . "Should I try jumpered mode . . .?"
Yes, I can and have been setting fsb in BIOS. The vio must be set via jumper. The vcore is set via the GFD. In BIOS I can and usually do leave the vcore at "Auto" or I can set it to 1.85 there also. Either way it registers @ 1.86 per SANDRA and MBM, and it doesn't boot higher than 105 either way, either.
Jumpered goes to 110 with this board.
The feedback I've gotten from several sources seems to be about even on both whether I should up the core and whether I should lower the vio. I've had the vio at 3.40 for nearly a week without problems. One thing about getting info from the net is that it's a problem deciding what advice to take, if any, when there's no consensus. I guess if it doesn't help me boot higher or help performance a noticeable amount, I just as well bring the vio back down.
If an NIC card has to do with LAN or broadband or any networking beyond dial-up, that doesn't apply to me. Isn't this site trying to collect data on those right now?
I forgot the memory. I've three sticks of 128MB PC-133. One's Infineon and the other two are Micron. Before OC'ing, I ran these at Cas 2 (143MHz), then went back to SPD when I started OC'ing. On the KV7, you can choose PC-100 or PC-133 in BIOS as well. I've tried going back up to Cas 2 but it wouldn't boot above 105 then either, not did it, if I recall correctly, at 8ns. I don't think I tried it with the BIOS set to PC-100.
Have u tried to use high FSB speeds at lower mutiplier levels? Like 8x110MHz, just to see if u can get these high FSB. Try that.
the chipset (can't remember the name off-hand) on the original athlon (classic athlon) boards is akin to the kt133, in that it can't take high fsbs. my kt133 goes as far as 107 and won't take any more. it's probaby that your chipset just can't cope with any more. walter's got an idea, though, about booting at a lower mult. to see if the chipset and core can take the higher fsb. worth a shot.
remembered the chipset's name: kx133... irrelevant, but there you go.. :)
Proze: Do u change ur FSB speed in the bios, or with the dipswitches?
when i switched to the 1006 bios, it wouldn't even boot if i changed my fsb by 1mhz in bios!! so i tried doing everything with the dipswitches and jumpers and now i'm fine. a bit of mission, but 1006 gives quite a performance increase over previous bios'.
Dude, it's probably the mobo chipset. I can't even get over a 103 on mine and I've tried it all for hours. It's my mobo chipset that is doing it Cause I stripped it down and everything else and tweaked it all out in BIOS, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. Forget it! Get a 266 socket processor with an ALI mAgik chipset or a KT 133 A if you those high FSB. On the earlier chipsets you get lucky even hitting 107! SOme can get up to 120, but with these chipsets that is like hitting the lottery. Good luck!
Just before I odered the GFD & hs/fan I stepped up the fsb from 800 just to get my feet wet and make sure the computer wouldn't explode. It booted to 112 then. The voltage was default then.
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