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- Apr 1, 2004
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- OP, Illinois
Alright so I have a bit of a problem while trying to OC my new rig. I have an Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe using bios v 1008, and it seems as though my AMD XP 2500 won’t overclock beyond 2.2 GHz or 11x200. It won’t accept any multiplier above 11x, but it will accept any multiplier at or lower then 11x. I even tried lowering the multiplier to somewhere around 7x and then I gradually increased the CPU external frequency from 200 MHz to 230 MHz or 460fsb. The system would boot on 7x – 9x CPU multiplier timings however, when this was done this system wouldn’t boot at the 10x multiple. I am assuming that it is, because those settings yielded 2.3 GHz CPU clock.
My system configuration is:
AMD XP Barton 2500 w/ Stepping codes AXDA2500KV4D,
AQXEA 0326MPM
Raidmax 420w psu
Asus A7N8X-E deluxe mobo w/ v. 1008 bios
1.0 GB (2x512mb) of Kingston DDR 400 or PC3200 memory in dimm slots 1 & 3 in dual channel mode
Asus V9570TD Geforce FX 5700 256mb video card
SoundBlaster Audigy w/ 1394
As far as heat is concerned in the system I am using a Swiftech MCX462-V heatsink with acrylic silver 5 and a vantec tornado 92mm 5000 rpm fan. I have 2 80mm intake fans in front 1 80mm side intake fan and 2 80mm vent fans in back. I also have one 5.25 bay vent fan in front. So, overclocked to an XP 3200+ my system runs 38c at idle and 41c under load.
For bios settings under advanced chipset features everything is set to manual. Memory frequency is at 100% sync with FSB w/ 5, 3, 3, 2.5 as timings. Both FSB and AGP spread spectrum has been disabled. My CPU v-core is set to 1.725. AGP frequency is set to 66mhz. Both AGP and DDR voltages are set to default. One option I have noticed that may be the cause of the problem is under advanced chipset features there is an option for CPU Interface. This is the only one set to optimal and the manual says this allows for overclocked CPU/FSB parameters. However, it is grayed out and I can’t figure out how to access the sub menu option. If anyone with a A7N8X-E who knows how to access this would be a great help. Well I hope this is enough info to get started and everybody thanks for looking.
Drak
My system configuration is:
AMD XP Barton 2500 w/ Stepping codes AXDA2500KV4D,
AQXEA 0326MPM
Raidmax 420w psu
Asus A7N8X-E deluxe mobo w/ v. 1008 bios
1.0 GB (2x512mb) of Kingston DDR 400 or PC3200 memory in dimm slots 1 & 3 in dual channel mode
Asus V9570TD Geforce FX 5700 256mb video card
SoundBlaster Audigy w/ 1394
As far as heat is concerned in the system I am using a Swiftech MCX462-V heatsink with acrylic silver 5 and a vantec tornado 92mm 5000 rpm fan. I have 2 80mm intake fans in front 1 80mm side intake fan and 2 80mm vent fans in back. I also have one 5.25 bay vent fan in front. So, overclocked to an XP 3200+ my system runs 38c at idle and 41c under load.
For bios settings under advanced chipset features everything is set to manual. Memory frequency is at 100% sync with FSB w/ 5, 3, 3, 2.5 as timings. Both FSB and AGP spread spectrum has been disabled. My CPU v-core is set to 1.725. AGP frequency is set to 66mhz. Both AGP and DDR voltages are set to default. One option I have noticed that may be the cause of the problem is under advanced chipset features there is an option for CPU Interface. This is the only one set to optimal and the manual says this allows for overclocked CPU/FSB parameters. However, it is grayed out and I can’t figure out how to access the sub menu option. If anyone with a A7N8X-E who knows how to access this would be a great help. Well I hope this is enough info to get started and everybody thanks for looking.
Drak