Goals:
Basics of my System:
Mainboard : ASUS M3A
BIOS : AMI (OEM) 1206 06/11/2010
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR2
Processors
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ (2C 2.6GHz/5GHz, 2.6GHz IMC, 2x 512kB L2)
Chipset
Memory Controller : ATI (AMD) RX790 GFX Single Slot 2x 1GHz (2GHz) FSB, 8GB DIMM DDR2 2x 400MHz (800MHz)
Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : [4x] 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3)
Video System
Video Adapter : ASUS EAH6850 Series (960 SM5.0 790MHz/775MHz, 1GB DDR5 4GHz 256-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)
Storage Devices
WDC WD800JD-60JRA0 (80GB, SATA150, 8MB Cache) : 75GB (D
Seagate ST3320620A (320.1GB, ATA100, 3.5", 16MB Cache) : 298GB (C
HP DVD Writer 1270t (356.8MB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 340MB (E
Logical Storage Devices
HDD_2_80gig (D
: 75GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD800JD-60JRA0 (80GB, SATA150, 8MB Cache)
Hard Disk (C
: 298GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3320620A (320.1GB, ATA100, 3.5", 16MB Cache)
Floppy Disk (A
: N/A
M3A (E
: 341MB (CDFS) @ HP DVD Writer 1270t (356.8MB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS IXP SB600/700/800 SMBUS Controller
LPC Hub Controller 2 : ASUS IXP SB600/700/800 PCI to LPC Bridge
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8716F
Audio Device : ASUS IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi 883 High Definition Audio
Audio Device : ASUS Radeon 68xx HDMI Audio (NI Barts)
Audio Codec : ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB600 SMBus
Network Services
Network Adapter : Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps)
Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64
I have been able to O/C to Max. x15 (3000 Mhz) w/ bios and over-volt of 1.375 ircc.
Toms's Hardware acheived 3200 Mhz @ 1.4v which I would like to do also.
There are a lot of options in the Bios I do not understand, and why the FSB/Dram ratio changes...or whether my Ram is running Asynchronously or not when i try to force it to run at the rated 400 Mhz. If I can get the CPU to 3200 MHZ then the Ram seems to clock in @ 400 Mhz per CPU-ID. I don't think my Ram settings are correct though...Also, I have seen other people report being able to tweak the FSB a few Mhz to sync up with the RAM (x15.5 + 206 FSB for example) but my PC crashes or locks up every time I change that number -I don't change voltage on BUS.
After Re-building I found my PLL and I think that can help me maybe...with that application CPUFSB (ircc). I played around with speedfan and CoreTemp..but my CPU fan had a 3 pin vs. a 4 pin and I don't think the "PWM" was being changed correctly. I tore apart Ol' Betty and gave her some new air via a Cooler Master Heat sink/Fan kit. Reseated the CPU and HS which was just a precaution. When I built the PC in 2007 I did not have any idea what I was doing...Now I have small idea...enough for me to fry my system if not careful...
So, my goal is to obtain 600 MHZ increase on CPU (2600-3200 Mhz) + sync up the RAM to rated speed of 400 MHz x2 = 800 MHZ (PC2-6400 (Hynix)). Then adjust fan speeds to compensate for ambient temps + overheating. Bump up the GPU to 900+ MhZ + over-volt GPU and Video ram via Smart Doctor or Precision X or Overdrive in Catalyst Vision Driver Software...And all this on a system designed to run best on Windows XP... Inorite?
btw, I upped the PSU to 600W but it has no FAN control plug
. So I think I can install the old CPU fan as an additional PSU/Case fan because it has 3 pin connector that matches the PWR_FAN male end...have to mod the case though.
Also, I need to better understand air flow in the Case....I can reconfigure fans if necessary. The Cooler Master has a 4 pin so I should be able to access fan control + the chassis fan same thing.
It's kind of scary that a simple desire to get above 30 FPS in BF3 has led to this O/C obsesession...I dream of Ol' Betty running like a thoroughbred not the Ol' Mare I birthed many moons ago...haha.
Well, more to come, this probably will help no one in this known universe...
Now if there was a sandbox utlity for testing bios/system configs w/o rebooting I would be in heaven !
Thanks,
Sorry to ramble.
Lothyr
Veteran of many wars except a real one.