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I have a DFI LanParty DK 790FX, AMD Athlon X2, OCZ Reaper 4gb (2x2gb) DDR2 800, Nvidia GTX 550ti.

I got BF3 and i'm trying to get best game play. However this Genie bios is making my brain hurt.

I was getting about 27-30 fps outside of combat and 18-23 in combat, and i figured out the genie bios enough to get my timing to 4-4-4-15, which brought me to about 33-38 fps out, and 23-27 in.

Is there a way i can make this bios clock the memory to 1066? All the reviews on newegg were people saying they went to 1066. I raised the voltage to 2.1v but i cant seem to get anything above 800mhz in cpuz.

Any input is appreciated...

 

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With the CPU Host/HTT Clock at the default of 200MHz, make sure Timing Mode is set to Manual, then change the "Memory Clock value or Limit" option to DDR1066.

 

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the max value there is DDR800 .

 

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Do you have the latest 706 BIOS revision installed?

 

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to be honest i don't know how to tell that. All it says for the version on boot is:

Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version 6.00PG


And based on cpuz the date for that is 1/16/2008

 

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With "Memory Clock value or Limit" highlighted, and using the + / - keys on the Numpad, the highest option available is DDR800?

 

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redduc900 said:

With "Memory Clock value or Limit" highlighted, and using the + / - keys on the Numpad, the highest option available is DDR800?

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Yes.

 

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So w/ DDR800 selected, CPU-Z shows 400MHz in the DRAM Frequency field of the Memory tab?

 

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redduc900 said:

So w/ DDR800 selected, CPU-Z shows 400MHz in the DRAM Frequency field of the Memory tab?

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Yep. And if not being used it goes back down to 200

 

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What do you mean it goes back down to 200?

 

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redduc900 said:

What do you mean it goes back down to 200?

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If there is alot of load. Such as in a game cpuz says 400. But if I am just idle it says 200.

 

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That's impossible. The DRAM frequency won't fluctuate between 200 and 400MHz (DDR2-400 / DDR2-800) between idle and load conditions. Post pic's of CPU-Z open to the CPU, Memory, and SPD tabs, this w/ the DDR800 option selected in the BIOS.

 

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I will as soon as I get home. Thanks

 

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Here are the screen caps.

While Under Heavy Load

While Idle

SPD Tables

 

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Disable AMD K8 Cool & Quiet Control, and the DRAM frequency and multiplier will stay at DDR3-800 / x16.