What the heck? 2 Tbird 1.4's that won't run higher than 1.1 anymore?

[killem1x1]

OK, I am a newbie to overclocking, but not to computers in general.

Q:
I have 2 1.4's. (1 for BKP)
Both unlocked
Both are the AY's
A7A266 mobo
water-cooling (temps are still to high for some reason, but that's a different question)

People always say " it just started happeneing".
..., but for real this did:
I had been changinf the FSB up higher, and higher, hit lockups, of mem errs, then I would drop back to something stable (slightly over 1500 for about a week)
Then, fri night, I can barely boot 1050?!?
WTF
I tried to creep it up again slowly, just over 1100, then BAM
again back to 1050.
I figure I've "done it now" screwed the pooch, astalavista to my first "o-clock"

So I pull the block off ( must be a pound of freakin copper)
swap with my trusty backup bird (I'm thinkin' ahead now)
still 1050, what? I said still 1050!!!

Only someone who has laid out this much CASH, in the last few weeks...
Someone who crept alon on an old P2 233 for the last 4 years...
Only someone who has toasted evrything fresh "outa tha box" can truly understand my dimeanor.

If there is anyone with a kind soul that can tell me anything other than swap the mobo (Thats th qustion I'm afraid to ask)

PS
I've pulled all my cards, tried 1 stick of sdram at a time, and tried two different HDDs

Thanks for any help, and for the ops of this Board, GOOD WORK!

[Hoot]

Have you tried clearing the cmos ram and re-entering your bios settings? That is where I would start.

Hoot

[killem1x1]

Will do now, and report back in a few!
Thanks!

[killem1x1]

"Have you tried clearing the cmos ram and re-entering your bios settings? That is where I would start.
Hoot "

1st cmos clear, no-go

Maybe I didn't do it just right?

2nd time,
We are back at 1400 Houston!!!!!!

It seems the simple solutions are the ones we try last, and always work.

Thanks Again!!

[el]

so why did it boot at 1100 and not 1.4. hmmmm I wonder? should it boot at 1050 if not at 133?

[killem1x1]

In my first post I hinted to a different problem I am attemtpting to cure.
Titled:
Cooling,and what the heck am I doing wrong?

I think this may be more suited for the "cooling" section, but I also feel that the "AMD-crowd" are the ones giving the most feedback in this area, so please excuse meif I'm not in the right place, but...

I have a good pump, nice big hunk of copper for a block, decent fan on the 5x10 RAD, and I also have added 2 PHSF (pelt / heat / sink / fan-combo) to the opposite side of the Rad, sooo..
Big delta is pulling from one side, and the 2-pHSF's pulling the opposite direction.

My room temp is high 82.6 right now
My water temp just out of the block is 81.2
My BIOS reports a Mobo temp of 86, and a cpu temp of 140

I have tried:
1.
putting the rad on top of a block of ice :)
2.
mounting different fan combos on the rad
3.
2 different cpus both 1.4's
4.
A huge freakin box fan where the side panel should be :)

Which is where I'm at now.
Any suggestions will be heartily attempted
Thanks

[Pitspawn]

About why the Clear CMOS worked...

Sometimes whenever you make your TB go soooo fast it wont like it and it screws stuff up in CMOS. I noticed this because my BIOS screen had erratic data in it, i tells ya it looked weird. Whenever this happens a clear CMOS should work.

I had this happen to my pc when I tried to boot at 1100 @ 1250 when the max I can get with my psu is about 1189Mhz. I also had this happen to a friends comp who I took to 133FSB with the retail HSF thinking that temps looked low.

[rugby]

What waterblock are you using? You might want to make sure it's mounted properly. If it attaches via the socket tabs be VERY careful tightening it down because I did that and snapped off the tabs and lost 2 tbirds that way. I've got a dangerden block arriving today (hopefully) that mounts via the 4 holes around the socket and WON'T fall off and mounts much nicer.