3.4e Overclock

AlterBridge86 · 09-24-04, 09:01 PM

Hey ya'll...right now i'm running 1:1 at 4.51ghz on my 3.4e D0 stepper...clocked amazing well, and its being cooled by my Vapo LS so all is nice and chilly.. either way, i do have a question...i noticed that when i tried to crank my FSB above 270 i began to see "Artifacts" on the screen...is my Video Card holding back my overclock? I have OCZ Gold PC4000 memory with the DDR Booster for added voltage, so the memory as far as i know is rock solid...i'm wondering now what is really holding me back...any help is appreciated! Thanks!

PS
My video card is a piece of crap...GeForce FX5600 256mb...can't even break 1000 in 3dMark03...lol...Thanks for the help!

Osirus · 09-24-04, 09:46 PM

got a picture of your overclock?
Your card MIGHT hold you back, if your AGP/PCI isnt locked.

AlterBridge86 · 09-24-04, 10:51 PM

Hey, thanks for the reply...i do have some pictures...
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CPU-Z Info - btw, the 1.52v is an inaccurate reading, its set to 1.875 in the bios but is in reality at 1.50v due to the droop mod...the CPU-Z reading is just messed :P...either way, here are the pics...

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Also, upon some further testing, i noticed that when i cranked my Memory up to 270mhz at 3.3v through ddr booster it got a bunch of errors in Memtest86...so maybe my memory is holding me back as well...but i still think its strange that i began to see artifacts since i'm not overclocking my video card...btw, the AGP/PCI bus is locked, so that shouldn't be the problem either...Maybe some DDR600 will run 1:1 with this proc

Either way, any other ideas? Thanks for the help!!

Osirus · 09-24-04, 10:55 PM

Very nice OC. have you tried it at different ratio's 5:4, 3:2, 1:1 ?

Electron Chaser · 09-24-04, 11:02 PM

Damn nice OC you got there already. WOW!!!

Stratcat · 09-24-04, 11:34 PM

Yeah, like stated a couple posts above, I'd try a divider, and might even consider gettin rid of the booster thing. Either way, 270 is gettin' up there for 1:1 PC4000. Ya' gotta' lot of stuff goin' on here. Plus, I've heard of the Hi FSB 1:1 mem artifact prob on i865PE mobo's, but never on an i875PE.

BTW - Baby, at 270 1:1 and 1.7Vagp, I'd bet that NB getts pretty freakin' toasty! How's the N.B. cooling holding up? Mine (passive) just 'barely' passes the 'finger test' at 257 and 1.6Vagp (when doing heavy memory intensive tasks)!

No artifacts though.

*whew*

Strat

AlterBridge86 · 09-25-04, 12:09 AM

yeah, i'll give the divider a shot...the reason i got the whole booster in there is simply because my mobo doesn't give above 2.85v to my ram...and it needs 2.8 according to OCZ to run at 250, so i figured that the booster was kind of necessary...i'll try out a divider, see what it'll get up to, i really prefer to keep it 1:1 for constant use though, more real life speed increases are seen that way even if the clock is slower...as far as my NB, I had a Koolance EXOS watercooler on my CPU before i got the vapochill, so i now have my Koolance cooling ONLY my NB - keeping that nice and chill. Anyways, i'll check back in here tomorrow with some results of trying a divider. Thanks for the help and suggestions!

AudiMan · 09-25-04, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by AlterBridge86

btw, the 1.52v is an inaccurate reading, its set to 1.875 in the bios but is in reality at 1.50v due to the droop mod...the CPU-Z reading is just messed :P...

Did I understand correctly? You set it to 1.875 in the BIOS?

Which stepping/s-core is the chip?

AlterBridge86 · 09-25-04, 06:06 PM

LOL...woopsie...its a Prescott...i meant to say i set it to 1.4875 in the bios, not 1.875...that'd kil it! lol...its D0 Stepping also, which, as far as i can see, kicks ass

AudiMan · 09-25-04, 06:13 PM

Damn that's a sweet chip. I'm jealous.

09-24-04, 09:01 PM	Thread Starter #1
AlterBridge86 Registered Join Date: Aug 2004	3.4e Overclock Hey ya'll...right now i'm running 1:1 at 4.51ghz on my 3.4e D0 stepper...clocked amazing well, and its being cooled by my Vapo LS so all is nice and chilly.. either way, i do have a question...i noticed that when i tried to crank my FSB above 270 i began to see "Artifacts" on the screen...is my Video Card holding back my overclock? I have OCZ Gold PC4000 memory with the DDR Booster for added voltage, so the memory as far as i know is rock solid...i'm wondering now what is really holding me back...any help is appreciated! Thanks! PS My video card is a piece of crap...GeForce FX5600 256mb...can't even break 1000 in 3dMark03...lol...Thanks for the help!
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09-24-04, 09:46 PM	#2
Osirus Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Check your Six...	got a picture of your overclock? Your card MIGHT hold you back, if your AGP/PCI isnt locked. __________________ HP dv8300us Media Center Lappy
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09-24-04, 10:51 PM	Thread Starter #3
AlterBridge86 Registered Join Date: Aug 2004	Hey, thanks for the reply...i do have some pictures... ------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU-Z Info - btw, the 1.52v is an inaccurate reading, its set to 1.875 in the bios but is in reality at 1.50v due to the droop mod...the CPU-Z reading is just messed :P...either way, here are the pics... ------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, upon some further testing, i noticed that when i cranked my Memory up to 270mhz at 3.3v through ddr booster it got a bunch of errors in Memtest86...so maybe my memory is holding me back as well...but i still think its strange that i began to see artifacts since i'm not overclocking my video card...btw, the AGP/PCI bus is locked, so that shouldn't be the problem either...Maybe some DDR600 will run 1:1 with this proc Either way, any other ideas? Thanks for the help!!
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09-24-04, 10:55 PM	#4
Osirus Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Check your Six...	Very nice OC. have you tried it at different ratio's 5:4, 3:2, 1:1 ? __________________ HP dv8300us Media Center Lappy
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09-24-04, 11:02 PM	#5
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09-24-04, 11:34 PM	#6
Stratcat Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago - USA	Yeah, like stated a couple posts above, I'd try a divider, and might even consider gettin rid of the booster thing. Either way, 270 is gettin' up there for 1:1 PC4000. Ya' gotta' lot of stuff goin' on here. Plus, I've heard of the Hi FSB 1:1 mem artifact prob on i865PE mobo's, but never on an i875PE. BTW - Baby, at 270 1:1 and 1.7Vagp, I'd bet that NB getts pretty freakin' toasty! How's the N.B. cooling holding up? Mine (passive) just 'barely' passes the 'finger test' at 257 and 1.6Vagp (when doing heavy memory intensive tasks)! No artifacts though. whew Strat __________________ CPU: X3220 B3 L640F SL9UP 1.2875 VID - 3.4G [8 X 425] 1.4875V - 44 Idle\|62 Load (Core Temp 0.95) Mobo: Asus P5B-Dlx Rev 1.03G - AS5 Everything - Bios 0910 Final H20: Swiftech: MCP350 --> Two MCR120's in Parallel + Two Enermax 95 CFM --> MCW6000 - AS5 DDR-II: G.Skill PC6400 HZ Micron D9 [2 x 1GB] 1:1 425MHz \| 4-4-4-10 \| 2.10V HDD: WD 36G SATA-I Raptor Video: ATI Radeon X1950Pro - Stock Reference Model Monitor: Viewsonic/Optiquest Q115 - 21" Audio: TB Santa Cruz + Klipsch Promethia 2.1 PSU: OCZ PowerStream 520ADJ - 33A +12V Rail - 1% Output Regulation UPS: APC RS1000 - 1KVA 600W - USB Hibernate Case: "we don't need no stinkin' case" O/S: WinXPro-SP2 - Reg Tweaked - Opera 9.22 Stability: Quad Orthos/Memtest86+/PCMark05/3DMark06 - Currently Running Distributed Computing 24/7
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09-25-04, 12:09 AM	Thread Starter #7
AlterBridge86 Registered Join Date: Aug 2004	yeah, i'll give the divider a shot...the reason i got the whole booster in there is simply because my mobo doesn't give above 2.85v to my ram...and it needs 2.8 according to OCZ to run at 250, so i figured that the booster was kind of necessary...i'll try out a divider, see what it'll get up to, i really prefer to keep it 1:1 for constant use though, more real life speed increases are seen that way even if the clock is slower...as far as my NB, I had a Koolance EXOS watercooler on my CPU before i got the vapochill, so i now have my Koolance cooling ONLY my NB - keeping that nice and chill. Anyways, i'll check back in here tomorrow with some results of trying a divider. Thanks for the help and suggestions!
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09-25-04, 06:06 PM	Thread Starter #9
AlterBridge86 Registered Join Date: Aug 2004	LOL...woopsie...its a Prescott...i meant to say i set it to 1.4875 in the bios, not 1.875...that'd kil it! lol...its D0 Stepping also, which, as far as i can see, kicks ass
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09-25-04, 06:13 PM	#10
AudiMan Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Winnipeg	Damn that's a sweet chip. I'm jealous.
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