overclocking crisis! please help

siaful · 08-12-03, 12:46 AM

Ok guys, I'm running on:

2.4c philly
ic7
antec 550 true
kingston hyperx 3500

I can't seem to get past 275fsb at all. I tried 3:2, but no luck there. I can ran stable at 275fsb and 1.68vcore. MY vdimm is set to 2.8. My cooling is more than suffient, so thats not the issue. I have a honeywell fan blowning right at the pc, which brings the temps down considerably. Please, any advise would be appreciate.

Btw, Intially I was running the system off an enlight 300w and got the same results as the antec 550. That sucks, because now I have this expensive psu that gives me the same performance as my enlight 300w.

cack01 · 08-12-03, 12:54 AM

Do you have an option to increase voltage of the north bridge.

siaful · 08-12-03, 01:00 AM

no, i don't think so

method().man · 08-12-03, 01:09 AM

What kind of chips does your RAM use?

siaful · 08-12-03, 01:34 AM

what do you mean? I use the kingston hyperx 3500

method().man · 08-12-03, 01:47 AM

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Originally posted by siaful
what do you mean? I use the kingston hyperx 3500

You gotta look at the actual chips on the RAM themselves. What do they say on them? Winbond, Samsung? Also, a part number would help.

As I see it, there are two possibilities with your setup: either your chip has hit its limit (completely possible since you're already at 3.3 GHz) or your RAM isn't playing nice with your mobo (which is also highly possible since many people have experienced problems with Abit canterwood/springdale boards when using RAM that is made of a particular type of chip - Winbond CH-5s).

siaful · 08-12-03, 01:55 AM

It just gives the speed and specs " 256mb pc3500 cl2 184-pin dimm".

I think you may be right about the memory. I think its whats holding me back. Also(off topic), do you know of any software that gives accurate psu readings. Thanks

siaful · 08-12-03, 01:55 AM

What should I do about the memory?

method().man · 08-12-03, 01:58 AM

Ok, I think you're reading the label on the heatspreader. You either have to 1) peel the spreader off and figure out what kind of chips they use or 2) find out on the Internet.

unreal · 08-12-03, 02:00 AM

i never would have thought the ram would be such a cause, but i have found out recently that ram speed... makes a big difference with the m/b.

siaful · 08-12-03, 02:35 AM

Reported retail max speed for this ram is 434. Does that mean I can't overclock beyond that?

micamica1217 · 08-12-03, 03:57 AM

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Originally posted by siaful
Reported retail max speed for this ram is 434. Does that mean I can't overclock beyond that?

almost....

most memory will go a little past spec. speed, yet what ram timmings are you running?

maybe going 3,4,4,8 you'll get a little faster (FSB).

mica

flapperhead · 08-12-03, 07:18 PM

3.3 aint exactly peanuts . you may have reached the cpu limit. to eliminate the ram relax timings and run the fsb mem ratio really easy like 3/2 that way u know your memory wont fail first..

08-12-03, 12:46 AM	Thread Starter #1
siaful Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	overclocking crisis! please help Ok guys, I'm running on: 2.4c philly ic7 antec 550 true kingston hyperx 3500 I can't seem to get past 275fsb at all. I tried 3:2, but no luck there. I can ran stable at 275fsb and 1.68vcore. MY vdimm is set to 2.8. My cooling is more than suffient, so thats not the issue. I have a honeywell fan blowning right at the pc, which brings the temps down considerably. Please, any advise would be appreciate. Btw, Intially I was running the system off an enlight 300w and got the same results as the antec 550. That sucks, because now I have this expensive psu that gives me the same performance as my enlight 300w.
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08-12-03, 12:54 AM	#2
cack01 Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San diego or UC Davis	Do you have an option to increase voltage of the north bridge. __________________ LianLi PC70 Dual PIII 1.0@1.2 (7.5*160) on ABIT VP6 768 PC-133 Geforce 4 TI4200 310/580 Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum 2x 40 GB Seagate 5400 w/Striping 1x 80 GB Seagate 7200 24X Yamaha CD-RW Sony 520GS 21"
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08-12-03, 01:00 AM	Thread Starter #3
siaful Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	no, i don't think so
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08-12-03, 01:09 AM	#4
method().man Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hell's Kitchen	What kind of chips does your RAM use?
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08-12-03, 01:34 AM	Thread Starter #5
siaful Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	what do you mean? I use the kingston hyperx 3500
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08-12-03, 01:55 AM	Thread Starter #7
siaful Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	It just gives the speed and specs " 256mb pc3500 cl2 184-pin dimm". I think you may be right about the memory. I think its whats holding me back. Also(off topic), do you know of any software that gives accurate psu readings. Thanks
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08-12-03, 01:55 AM	Thread Starter #8
siaful Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	What should I do about the memory?
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08-12-03, 01:58 AM	#9
method().man Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hell's Kitchen	Ok, I think you're reading the label on the heatspreader. You either have to 1) peel the spreader off and figure out what kind of chips they use or 2) find out on the Internet.
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08-12-03, 02:00 AM	#10
unreal Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: miami	i never would have thought the ram would be such a cause, but i have found out recently that ram speed... makes a big difference with the m/b. __________________ Main system xeon x3440 (oc'ed to 3.5) ASrock p55 extreem / mastercooler hyper 212 Nvidia 250 (oc'ed attempting) 2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Thermaltake toughpower 750 xt 300gig seagate 8mb cache 7200 (boot) 400gig seagate 8mb cache 7200 1TB Samsung 32mb cache 7200 74gig western digital 8mb cache 10,000 MyHeatware
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08-12-03, 02:35 AM	Thread Starter #11
siaful Registered Join Date: Jul 2003	Reported retail max speed for this ram is 434. Does that mean I can't overclock beyond that?
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08-12-03, 07:18 PM	#13
flapperhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: wash dc area	3.3 aint exactly peanuts . you may have reached the cpu limit. to eliminate the ram relax timings and run the fsb mem ratio really easy like 3/2 that way u know your memory wont fail first..
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