OCing the e5200

[Pop86]

Im running the Gigabyte EP34-UD3r and the E5200 Dual core 2.5ghz cooled off with a xigamatec fan
2x2gb gskill pc 6400 and 2x1gb pc5300 OCQ Platinum Gaming edition or something of that sort

Running a Radeon 4870 HD video card, Corsair vx550W powersupply

Ive seen other posts about the e5200 and tried to follow what they have done.. and ive seen lower speeds and the computer not posting.

FSB to 330, with stock voltages, 1.30 vcore just to try it by itself ect

Ive heard alot of good things about this chip back when I bought it and never got around to clocking it out..

 

[kraven]

1. I don't see a question in your post.

2. Wrong section.

to the AMD subsection!

 

[I.M.O.G.]

Moved to Intel Subforum.

 

[Boulard83]

Start with 300x10 and stress test with OCCT + monitor temp with CoreTemp.

Come back with result !

 

[kkpudge7]

Welcome to the forums!

Might want to update your sig, the 4870 is GDDR5 not 3

 

[redduc900]

2x2gb gskill pc 6400 and 2x1gb pc5300 OCQ Platinum Gaming edition or something of that sort

We need to know exactly what RAM is installed, so post a direct link to at least the G.Skill. If indeed you're running both PC2-6400 and PC2-5300, remove the 2 x 1GB of PC2-5300 if you plan on overclocking. Post the VID of your chip, using RealTemp--> "Settings" page--> Max Core VID. Next fill out this BIOS template for the GA-EP45-UD3R w/ all of your current settings...

[b][u]GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R[/u][/b]
[u][b][u]MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)[/u][/b]
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: 
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.
CPU Frequency ...........................: Mhz
[b][u]Clock Chip Control [/u][/b]
[b][u]Standard Clock Control[/u][/b]
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............:Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:Mhz
C.I.A. 2......................................: Disabled
[b][u]Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter][/u][/b]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: mv
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: mv
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: ps
[b][u]DRAM Performance Control[/u][/b][u][/u]
Performance Enhance...................: [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: 
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............:
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]
[b]Standard Timing Control[/b]
CAS Latency Time..............................: 
tRCD .........................................: 
tRP...........................................:  
tRAS..........................................:  
[b]Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter][/b]
tRRD...........................................:
tWTR..........................................:
tWR............................................:
tRFC...........................................:
tRTP...........................................:
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:

[b]Channel A[/b]

[b]Channel A Timings Settings [Press Enter][/b] 
Static tRead Value.........................:Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustmen.......................:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment......................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .....................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment......................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).....................:Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank).....................:Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank).....................:Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank).....................:Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...................:Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...................:Auto  ps
DDR Write Training ...........................: Enabled
[b]Channel A Driving Settings [Press Enter][/b] 
Driving Strength Profile...................:[AUTO],[667Mhz],[800Mhz],[1066Mhz],[OC-1200],[OC-1333]

Data Driving Pull-Up Level.................:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level..................:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level.................:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level..................:Auto 

Data Driving Pull-Down Level...............:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level................:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level...............:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level................:Auto 
[b]Channel B[/b]

[b]Channel B Timings Settings [Press Enter][/b] 
Static tRead Value.........................:Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustmen.......................:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment......................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .....................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment......................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank).....................:Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank).....................:Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank).....................:Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank).....................:Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...................:Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...................:Auto  ps
DDR Write Training .........................: Enabled
[b]Channel B Driving Settings [Press Enter][/b] 
Driving Strength Profile...................:[AUTO],[667Mhz],[800Mhz],[1066Mhz],[OC-1200],[OC-1333]

Data Driving Pull-Up Level.................:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level..................:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level.................:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level..................:Auto 

Data Driving Pull-Down Level...............:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level................:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level...............:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level................:Auto 


[b]{U]Motherboard Voltage Control[/b]{/U]
Voltage Type.………... Normal 
[b]CPU[/b]
Load Line Calibration......................: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU Vcore..................................:v
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*..............:v
CPU PLL...............1.500V*..............: v
CPU Reference.........0.755V*..............: v
[b]MCH/ICH[/b]
MCH Core..............1.100V...............: v
MCH Reference.........0.800V...............: v
MCH/DRAM Ref..........0.900V...............: v
ICH I/O...............1.550V...............: v
ICH Core............……1.100V...............: v
[b]DRAM[/b]
DRAM Voltage..........1.800V...............: v
DRAM Termination......0.900V...............: v
Channel A Reference...0.900V...............: v
Channel B Reference...0.900V...............: v
[b]{U]Advanced Settings[b]{U]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3......................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect..................: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)....................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support.......................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support.....................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ................: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function..........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology..................: [Disabled]

 

[Pop86]

Core VID Max = 1.2250 Model
Brand G.SKILL
Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
Speed DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Cas Latency 5
Timing 5-5-5-15
Voltage 2.0V - 2.1V

thats my ram..

Working on that bio's sheet shortly...

 

[redduc900]

Until you get your current settings posted, give these a try for 3.87GHz...

Robust Graphics Booster ...............: [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio .......................: [12]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio...................: +0.5
CPU Frequency .........................: 3.875GHZ

Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control.................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 310Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ...........: Auto

C.I.A.2 ...............................: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive........................: 800mV
PCI Express Clock Drive................: 900mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [STANDARD]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [266]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: [3.00A]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................: [930]
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time.......................: 5
tRCD ..................................: 5
tRP....................................: 5
tRAS...................................: 15

Advanced Timing Control
tRRD...................................: [Auto]
tWTR...................................: [Auto]
tWR....................................: [Auto]
tRFC...................................: [46]
tRTP...................................: [Auto]
Command Rate (CMD) ....................: [Auto]

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ......................: 800/1066 (test both)

Channel A
Static tRead Value.....................: [6]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment..................: [Auto]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment..................: [Auto]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................: [Auto]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................: [Auto]

Trd2rd(Different Rank).................: [Auto]
Twr2wr(Different Rank).................: [Auto]
Twr2rd(Different Rank).................: [Auto]
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank).................: [Auto]

Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............: [Auto]
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............: [Auto]
DDR Write Training.....................: [Auto]

Channel B
Static tRead Value.....................: [6]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment..................: [Auto]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment..................: [Auto]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................: [Auto]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................: [Auto]

Trd2rd(Different Rank).................: [Auto]
Twr2wr(Different Rank).................: [Auto]
Twr2rd(Different Rank).................: [Auto]
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank).................: [Auto]

Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............: [Auto]
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............: [Auto]
DDR Write Training.....................: [Auto]

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type...........................: [Manual]

CPU---------------------Normal-----------Current

Load Line Calibration..................: [Enable]
CPU Vcore...............1.27500V.......: [1.3875]
CPU Termination.........1.200V.........: [1.280]
CPU PLL.................1.750V.........: [1.500]
CPU Reference...........0.760V.........: [.810]

MCH/ICH
MCH Core................1.100V.........: [1.300]
MCH Reference...........0.760V.........: [.790]
MCH/DRAM Reference......0.900V.........: [.900]
ICH I/O.................1.500V.........: [1.500]
ICH Core................1.100V.........: [1.100]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage............1.800V.........: [2.000]
DRAM Termination........0.900V.........: [.900]
Channel A Reference.....0.900V.........: [.900]
Channel B Reference.....0.900V.........: [.900]

Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3..................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect..............: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support...................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support.................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ............: [Disabled]
CPU EIST Function......................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology..............: [Disabled]

 

[Pop86]

So I went for the specs you said.. everything seemed ok.. It went and booted, passed windows loading screen then a blue screen came up and it was something about memory dump to save something, quickly disappeared.. after that I tried to let it reboot again and the blue screen passed much quickly this time.. I tried 800 and 1066

Reset cmos and still had the same problem... ran windows repair util and I got past the blue screen into windows with nothing but a black screen and a mouse that moved... So I popped in my old HD that i recently made a copy of onto the NEW HD I just had gotten..

So my other installation is messed up somehow gonna run a full restore on it i guess if it'll save my new downloads on there or just run the WD copy tool again...

 

[I.M.O.G.]

For future reference, when I used to run windows on my main box, one of the first things I'd do after configuring an install was going into computer properties and setting the machine to halt on critical errors (blue screens). This way, the blue screen doesn't disappear and you can get useful information from it prior to failing into a reboot. Sometimes, you can manage to repair a file that gets corrupted and it's a quick fix compared to the alternatives.

 

[redduc900]

After making any overclocking related changes in the BIOS, you should at least run Memtest86+ to check for RAM stability before attempting to boot into Windows. And Memtest doesn't only fail when there's a RAM related issue (Vdimm and / or DRAM timings), as failures can be caused by insufficient Vcore / Vcc, or incorrectly set vMCH / vNB for example. You should also have an image of your current install ready to go, just in case you can't boot into Windows.

There were a considerable number of changes in the template I posted, so you should have prepared for a worst case scenario. After the original BSOD, you should have loaded Optimized Defaults in the BIOS (instead of only changing the Driving Strength from 800 to 1066), made sure you could boot into Windows, then modified the settings I posted to find out what setting(s) in particular were set incorrectly.

 

[Pop86]

Ill remember to follow those steps next time.. i should of the first time but I didn't prepare myself very well

Is there anyway to fix 'broken' copy of windows without resinstalling it? its loading up into windows to a black screen and sits there idle with a mouse on the screen..

 

[redduc900]

Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS, and change only those settings absolutely necessary to boot into Windows. Next try either performing a Repair install...

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

... or you could try restoring the system to a time prior to yesterday, as long as you can access the "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" option from the Advanced Options menu (in order to access the menu, press the F8 key just before Windows begins to load / directly after POST). You'll need to log on as the administrator, or a user that has administrative rights. At the command prompt, type...

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe ...and then press ENTER.

...then just follow the instructions on the screen. Another possibility is to select the "Last Known Good Configuration" (the most recent settings that worked) option from the Advanced Options menu.

 

[Pop86]

No system restore point available, Last known Good Configuartion did not work, and Safe mode Command Prompt never showed up.. just sat at the black screen

Im just gonna reinstall it I suppose.. Gettin this post all off topic now :|

 

[Bobnova]

Sounds dead. You might try the automated repair via the install disk. It's worked for me in the past.