GA-7n400-L & 1800XP won't OC over 148mhz fsb

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My GA-7N400L and my 1800XP won't go over 148 fsb! Even at 148 fsb it's unstable. What gives? I've tried upping the voltage on the cpu and ram. I'm also running 512mb PC2700 ram that I've pulled out of a compaq computer. I'm thinking that its the ram or my locked 1800XP. Any tips?

 

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do you have any other ram to try in it to see if thats it ?

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I can either be the ram or the mobo. I would hate to think it's the mobo.

 

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i got the same mother board and mine rocks.


whats power supply do yuo have ?

 

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You have the same motherboard but you also have an unlocked amd

 

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its unlocked but i have mine set to default multi.

i really dont know what to say untill i know lil more

good luck with it

 

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Do you think by installing OCZ Performance PC3200 RAM would make a difference? Or maybe my enermax 330 watt powersupply is holding me back?

 

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What method did you use to unlock your cpu?

 

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id try that OCZ, and see what it does. my chip was unlocked when i got it

what bio's you runing. there is a new F8 out

 

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I am currently running the f7 bios. Do they actually sell already unlocked amd cpu's. I also noticed you are running pc 2100 also.

 

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i got it back in december so it is a older steping.

yup i got my junk PC-2100 runing at 300Mhz


you got 2100 in it or 2700 in it ?

 

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I got pc 2700 in. Since your cpu is unlocked it enables you to change your multiplier, right? I noticed your multiplier is at 12.5

 

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yes i can change my multiplier, but the stock mulitplier for the 2800 is 12.5 so i have not changed mine

that 2700 should do pertty good, id try the OCZ. first and see what that does. since that is the easyest to test out

 

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Try relaxing timings on u'r memory,had similar problems but mine was over 200Mhz thou....this board rocks!

 

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What kind of memory timings should I use?