Hey guys,I have an Athlon x2 +3800 with 4gb of pc3200 ram and i have been reading about people gettin their Athlons to 2.9Ghz stable and i can only get mine to 2.69Ghz Stable. Any ideas as to what my problems are? Will provide specs if needed.
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- Thread starter Moonlawg
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Yes, spec's would be a good idea.
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Yeah, Specs needed. Also, My memory might be off, However 2.9 sounds like a helluva O.C. for a 3800. Every system is different, I know I could only get 2.8 stable out of my Opty 165- Thread Starter
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Well Im runnin a Zalman CNPS9500 heatsink,So its keepin cool.
Ram - 4 gigs of Corsair XMS3200.
GPU - Zotac 9600GSO 1GB GDDR3.
Hdd - 500gb Sata-II Seagate barracuda.
Now for ram timings,
CL 3
RAS to CAS delay (tRCD) 3
RAS precharge (tRP) 3
Cycle time (tRAS) 8
Bank cycle time (tRC) 16
Command rate (CR) 2T
Ram - 4 gigs of Corsair XMS3200.
GPU - Zotac 9600GSO 1GB GDDR3.
Hdd - 500gb Sata-II Seagate barracuda.
Now for ram timings,
CL 3
RAS to CAS delay (tRCD) 3
RAS precharge (tRP) 3
Cycle time (tRAS) 8
Bank cycle time (tRC) 16
Command rate (CR) 2T
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What voltage do you have on the CPU to hit 2.69 and what do temps look like under load?
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Download OCCT and check temps after running about 10-15 minutes.
http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download
http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download
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Not to thread crap but can you wine OCCT?
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Lower your O.C. and try again.
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I lowered it to 2.66 and my voltage to 1.4375 and my ram voltage to 2.65 and its running lightning fast.
It's the best settings i've been able to run on this setup so far. anyways, i ran the OCCT test for 20 minutes, come up with no errors. and max temp got to about 60c.
By far the hottest i've ever seen it run.
I am now idle at 29c.
It's the best settings i've been able to run on this setup so far. anyways, i ran the OCCT test for 20 minutes, come up with no errors. and max temp got to about 60c.
By far the hottest i've ever seen it run.
I am now idle at 29c.
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OCCT runs the CPU at 100% load, Test's for heat and stability. Prime 95 is also good for stability/heat stressing your CPU. While you can often get large Overclocks to boot, You really have to stress test to find out if they are stable. Another usefull tool in O.C.ing is Memtest to check your memory for errors. Heat of course is the big enemy in O.C.ing, So getting as good as case ventilation as possible is a pretty big key.
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Yeah i know what you mean. Last night i put a small fan on top of all my ram. It's pretty neat! haha.
I have 7 fans total in my comp. 4 are 120mm, others are CPU,chipset,GPU,etc.
I've made it as air friendly as i possibly can.
But thanks alot for all the help and info. Really made a difference in my machine. Appreciate it!
I have 7 fans total in my comp. 4 are 120mm, others are CPU,chipset,GPU,etc.
I've made it as air friendly as i possibly can.
But thanks alot for all the help and info. Really made a difference in my machine. Appreciate it!
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