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I was trying to overclock my 4200+ and has some questions. Here's my system specs:
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4200BVBOX - Retail
Motherboard:
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
RAM:
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PT - Retail (Timings listed as 2-3-3-6)
I was following these excellent guides:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=391768
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=306418
I followed the first guide and used ClockGen to get some numbers:
I lowered my CPU multiplier to 6x, Memory clock to 133Mhz, HTT 3x
my max FSB in ClockGen was 270 using Prime95. Beyond this the computer would reboot or BSOD.
With the HTT at 5x, my FSB reached 238 where the HT speed was 1190 using Prime95. Beyond this I'd get BSOD.
Not sure if these are good or bad. After these I tried to isolate the memory speed. I left them at the default timings the BIOS set them at (2.5-3-3-8). I'm not sure if I should be messing with them, but after reading some memory guides, the last number isn't one to tweak and the middle two were the most important and these were set to what the memory is listed for. So I decided not to mess with those.
So I set the HTT to 3x, the memory clock to 200, CPU to 6x and started boosting my FSB then running tests in MemTest86+. Here's where I started getting some issues and have some questions. First, that guide listed running 5 tests of test #5 and 5 tests of test #8. This seems to take about an hour and a half. Is this normal? I just wonder b/c the poster had indicated these were "quick" tests. Second, and more importantly, when setting my FSB above about 228, my machine wont post and I have to reset the CMOS. Is this normal? It seems weird that I jacked up my FSB much higher in windows with ClockGen while testing step #1. Is there a much different load put on when first attempting to post, then later in windows? Is there some voltage changes I should make to get it to post, or is 228 obviously my max. I did have it post and get into MemTest86+ and run the tests successfully at 230, but when I rebooted to try to up the voltage it wouldn't post. So is 228 my limit?
Sorry for all the questions. I have read the guides, but am still a bit confused about some stuff
Thanks for any help!
Matthew
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4200BVBOX - Retail
Motherboard:
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
RAM:
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PT - Retail (Timings listed as 2-3-3-6)
I was following these excellent guides:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=391768
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=306418
I followed the first guide and used ClockGen to get some numbers:
I lowered my CPU multiplier to 6x, Memory clock to 133Mhz, HTT 3x
my max FSB in ClockGen was 270 using Prime95. Beyond this the computer would reboot or BSOD.
With the HTT at 5x, my FSB reached 238 where the HT speed was 1190 using Prime95. Beyond this I'd get BSOD.
Not sure if these are good or bad. After these I tried to isolate the memory speed. I left them at the default timings the BIOS set them at (2.5-3-3-8). I'm not sure if I should be messing with them, but after reading some memory guides, the last number isn't one to tweak and the middle two were the most important and these were set to what the memory is listed for. So I decided not to mess with those.
So I set the HTT to 3x, the memory clock to 200, CPU to 6x and started boosting my FSB then running tests in MemTest86+. Here's where I started getting some issues and have some questions. First, that guide listed running 5 tests of test #5 and 5 tests of test #8. This seems to take about an hour and a half. Is this normal? I just wonder b/c the poster had indicated these were "quick" tests. Second, and more importantly, when setting my FSB above about 228, my machine wont post and I have to reset the CMOS. Is this normal? It seems weird that I jacked up my FSB much higher in windows with ClockGen while testing step #1. Is there a much different load put on when first attempting to post, then later in windows? Is there some voltage changes I should make to get it to post, or is 228 obviously my max. I did have it post and get into MemTest86+ and run the tests successfully at 230, but when I rebooted to try to up the voltage it wouldn't post. So is 228 my limit?
Sorry for all the questions. I have read the guides, but am still a bit confused about some stuff
Thanks for any help!
Matthew
