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theedge

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Hi everyone, I'm really new to overclocking and I just finished building my system. Here is my setup:
Abit NF7-S ver 2.0 BIOS20
AMD 2500 AQZEA 0341 w/ Vantec Aeroflow
OCZ PC3200 1x512MB
Enermax 350 watt PSU
Maxtor 80GB w/ serillel adapter
GeForce4 64MB PCI (i know...crap)
1 intake, 1 exhaust (antec)

I'd like to get my setup up to 200fsb. Can somebody tell me exactly what I need to set in the BIOS?
 
Here's a good starting point.

Softmenu III Setup
CPU Operating Speed: User Define
External Clock: 200
Multiplifier Factor: 11
AGP Frequency: 66
CPU FSB/DRAM Ratio: 6/6 or 5/5
CPU Interface: Enabled
Power Supply Controller: User Define
CPU Core Voltage: 1.65 or 1.675 to be safe
DDR SDRAM Voltage: 2.7 (gives 2.8 at the socket)
Chipset Voltage: 1.7
AGP Voltage: Default

Advanced Chipset Features
Memory Timings: Expert
Row Active... : 11
Ras to Cas... : 3
RAS Precharge... : 3
CAS Latency... : 2.5
System Bios Cacheable: Disable
Video Ram Cacheable: Disable
CPU Thermal Throttling: Disable
Enhance PCI: Enable
CPU Disconnect: Disable
AGP Transfer: What your card supports 2x, 4x, Auto if you dont know
AGP Fast Writes: If you card supports it then Enable.

Other good points:

If you don't use IR, then disable it.
If you don't use SATA, then disable it.
If you don't use the Parallel Port, then disable it.
If you dont use MIDI, then disable it.
If you dont use the embedded LAN card, then disable it.
If you don't use the embedded Audio, then disable it.


If that seems stable, then start tightening up the memory timing, say try 2-3-3-11, then 2-3-2-11 and hopefully 2-2-2-11. By that time, you'll be running in the "sweet zone" and ripe for discontent :D

Hoot
 
Ok, so after a lot of playing around in the BIOS, i got it up to 200x11 @1.8vcore, but i got a BSOD during Sandra Burn-in. My temps didn't go above 46 during the burn in so what is wrong? Isn't 1.8 a little high for a vcore? The chipset is at 1.7 and the vdimm is at 2.7. My timings are at 11-4-3-2.5. What should I do?
 
try using memtest86 and see if you get any errors at your current config. If you do, you need to increase the memory voltage to 2.9 and try again. If you don't pass memtest86 its unlikely that your system will be very stable.
 
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