Please help! Cannot OC Fx-4170

[RGone]

I dropped ram to 1600 with an adjusted of 18 something. = That is okay since it is the DDR18xx for some ram performance.
RGone...

EDIT:
But I thought we had all agreed having the ram at 1866 was causing the instability last night? = But you say elsewhere that the ram was actually at DDR2095 after raising FSB. The DDR2095 was likely the issue.
END EDIT.

 

[ltdan734]

Ok so after 20 minutes of p95 everything held stable until I took the screenshot of hwm then there was a single core failure. Coincidence? Anyhow the first thing I notice right off the bat is that overclocking with the fsb more so than the multiplier will make things run a little hotter. But I think we are back on the right track!

 

[Johan45]

N o you got it right ltdan set it to the 1600 with the adjusted speed of 18 something.
We're upping the fsbC_D

 

[Johan45]

Yep you need more power to the cpu or cpuNB try the CPU_NB first. Give it a bump

 

[ltdan734]

Seeing the fruits of our labor come together is making me power hungry and now I am wondering how far this chip will go. Lol

 

[caddi daddi]

let me go back and read some of this thread while i wait for rgone to email me.

 

[caddi daddi]

ok, ok i see where we are at. I had to catch back up a little.

 

[ltdan734]

Was it coincidence that I had a core fail when I did the screen or no?

 

[Johan45]

no you need more power not stable yet. I'm folding on this machine as we speak and if taking a snip it glitched I know it's not stable.try theNB_CPU like I suggested

 

[ltdan734]

Yes sir.

 

[caddi daddi]

add one bump to the cpu/nb voltage and try again.
then give us the snips again so we can confirm your setup.

 

[ltdan734]

Done and done. testing as we speak.

 

[ltdan734]

Just a random question while I watch p95 scroll. When I attempted to use oc genie it automatically went wild and set me to 4.8. Why? How are these things supposed to determine that you want to go full bore right off the bat? Sorry bored and rambling. lol

 

[ltdan734]

Ok just had another core failure about 15 minutes in. No screens as temps were fine and settings were the same as the last save for the cpu/nb being bumped one notch.
thanks
tim

 

[Johan45]

Bad ,bad OC genie!!! If you have that software installed I'd get rid of it. OC Genie doesn't think for itself and just follows a predetermined set of parameters. I've found that this kind of oc software isn't too reliable. Who's to say you weren't gonna have shutdown issues it doesn't know any better it'll just throttle you back if things get too hot.

 

[Johan45]

try it one more and see if it runs longer

 

[caddi daddi]

eyes gonja kick that oc software outa my life.

 

[ltdan734]

Will try it some more tomorrow. Time for some Bf3 then time with the wife. Have a great night fellas.

 

[Johan45]

Will do ltdan

eyes gonja kick that oc software outa my life.

I thought it was the gray and my hair but ......

 

[RGone]

Will do ltdan



I thought it was the gray and my hair but ......

Momma gunna keek he arse iffen he don't get straight and get her some tricity. Hehehe.

RGone...ster.