[generalthade]

I want to oc the 2500 barton at the most that is possible and I have corsair xms extreme series pc3200 memory---2 512 ram sticks at 300 dollars and I also got an abit nfs7 motherboard...

all these parts are on their way and this will be my second built pc...my question is...what should I use as my memory timings if I oc it to 3200 speeds, im assuming 200*11 and can I bump the fsb anymore through the abit motherboard? Im thinking a 1.75 voltage also?

[alpha_gamer]

As for memory timings, keep 'em nice and high until you hit your maximum overclock and then bring them down slowly. Although, try some different combinations of timings and FSB settings since having tighter RAM timings could benefit you more than having a really high FSB.

[generalthade]

ive heard the new chips are locked, so 200 fsb and what type of voltage have many of you with trying to get it to 3200 speeds on the abit board?

also what would safe timings because this memory cost me 300 dollars?

[ski-doo]

my memory settings are sdram active precharge delay 8
ras to cas delay 4
precharge delay 4
cas 2.5t

are these correct or do they have to be cahnged in order to work better?

[alpha_gamer]

ski-doo, those timings look pretty good but if you can take your CAS down to 2.0 you should see a little bit more peformance. generalthade, you can't just ask other people what numbers you should run your rig at. You need to try different stats yourself. Even if two computers have the same specs they can be very different. With speed binning you never know how far you can push your components.

[generalthade]

ok alpha, let me ask you, when it comes to ram timings...what are the most frequent settings used because I cant just keep playing with the numbers because I really dont know what they mean and how would I know if they are stable? Prime 95 takes forever...

[Lef. Sebastian]

Corsair XMS runs at ridiculous latencies. Try for an active precharge delay of 5, ras to cas and precharge delays of 3 and cas latency of 2t.

If you can't run XMS at those speeds, you got very unlucky. As for what they mean, I really don't know. All I know is that 5 3 3 2T is pretty much the pinnacle of memory timings.

I just got a Barton 2500+ myself a few weeks ago. I've got it running at 2.32 Ghz (11x211), a 24% overclock using an ThermalRight SLK700 with a basic 80mm fan. Your chip will almost certainly be locked, so multiplier OCing is not an option unless you like filling in the pits between bridges to avoid the grounded base.

How far you'll get with your FSB depends almost entirely on cooling. Your CPU and Northbridge cooling solutions particularly. I know your XMS will have heatspreaders, so it's unlikely they'll be your bottleneck.

For my overclock, I booted at stock speeds to get all updated drivers for my entire system. Then I went about overclocking. I started by setting the FSB to 210 and setting the DRAM ratio to 100%. The RAM is XMS PC2700 by the way. I booted, ran Sandra's Burn-In Wizard using only the CPU arithmetic test 25 times. 210 passed with flying colors. Next I jumped to 215, which booted, ran, but only half the time makes it through the burn-in. So I throttled back, and 211 is where I'm happy. 100% stable and max processor temps of 44C after 3 hours of full load.

All of this is at stock voltage of 1.65V.

Where you're going to be limited is your cooling solution. Obviously I could get higher with water or more exotic forms of cooling, but I'm strapped for cash. As it is, I'm running faster than all but the newest processors for about 1/6th the cost. Heatsink cost me $30, $8 fan, lost of case fans to keep ambient low. Unless you don't have a cooling solution at all, you'll be able to run at 3200+ speeds no problem, at stock voltage. That's why I love the 2500+

[StaticXD00d]

Originally posted by generalthade
ok alpha, let me ask you, when it comes to ram timings...what are the most frequent settings used because I cant just keep playing with the numbers because I really dont know what they mean and how would I know if they are stable? Prime 95 takes forever...

You need to read THIS INCREDIBLE THREAD on memory. All of your questions will then be answered, grasshopper.

[Tr7]

Hi new to the forum but here is my stats as of 03/04/04
have 2500+ on abit nf7-s v2 corsair xms pro 3200 (18 led model)
9800xt vid and 350 turbo link ps with lite on dvd and cd-rw burners stats....... post 2222mhz and 404fsb at 1.725v,
memory at 1.6v ,agp at 1.7 very fast and very stable at this time up time 52 days .post pics at later date

[65stang]

well, id try 200X11 with stock 1.650 vcore, see if its stable. ram, run at 6,3,3,2t and give it 2.7 volts. It'll post, run prime95 and see if its stable, if not, it needs more vcore, up it to 1.70, and keep going up on the vcore till its stable. Make sure the memory is set to run 1:1 in sync with the fsb. The memory will run those timings at 200 (400mhz fsb)