lol...I got nothing out of my new W/C setup

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mentaL704

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Its my memory, I thought I would at least get something out of it. I dropped over 15C. My idle is now 21c and load is 30. I have to pull out a stick and figure out which one it is.

I was at 265FSB on SHF. Im still stuck at 265, as soon as I try anything higher my system wont even post. Guess its time for some mushkin.

 

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Have you tried changing the Mem/FSB ratio to see how far you can push your CPU?

 

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Yeah. You should get at least 100MHz more or so.

In addition to lowering RAM speed, try jacking up vcore a bit more.

 

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cV said:

Yeah. You should get at least 100MHz more or so.

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Not always.

A 15c degree drop in temp is nothing to be upset about. I think that is a huge gain on the stability front alone.

Is your system quieter?

 

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Well of course not always. But in this case, it's perfectly feasible.

His RAM is probably the thing holding him back at 265FSB.

 

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Im not upset about the 15C drop in temp at all. I am upset that I didnt get anything out of it. Nothing not even 1FSB. I thought it may have been my RAM, but wanted watercooling anyway. I had a Stock Heatsink Fan. But heres the thing, I put the ratio 266 and still got nothing. I find it hard to believe that my chip is maxed.

Im alot more stable across the board. Like in games much smoother it seems. Maybe its my PSU. I dont even know what kind it is. How do I figure out if its my PSU thats causing it??

Thanks in advance guys!

Would the NB be heating up @ 265FSB? Or is every board different and there is no way of telling?

 

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is your vdimm maxed? i assume you've pumped as much voltage into them as possible

 

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yes my vdimm is maxed @ 2.85.

 

ogboot

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i think i have similar difficulties with my ram. if i was running a single stick instead of two im fairly sure i could clock it higher....

 

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a 265fsb at the 3/2 ratio would put your ram WELL under its rated specs, would it not? have you tried this? i would borrow some ram off someone just to test it out...perhaps your ram does not like ratios.

 

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hUMANbEATbOX said:

a 265fsb at the 3/2 ratio would put your ram WELL under its rated specs, would it not? have you tried this? i would borrow some ram off someone just to test it out...perhaps your ram does not like ratios.

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Well, read my post up a few.

 

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LOL.... I'm worried after reading this....

I just order 4 Maze4 today... LOL....