Sen's Ultimate Winchester Thread

[thousandLies]

bios v1.3

 

[Npetune3000]

What BIOS are you using?

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Once again...I'd have to get a whole new mobo to use it. Plus why dont YOU get the XP120. It fits DFi fine.

how high of an OC do u think i could get w/ it?

 

[thousandLies]

just updated to 1.41....no difference

this sucks!

 

[Sentential]

just updated to 1.41....no difference

this sucks!

Run memtest86. Check to see if you are throwing off any errors. What timings are you using?

 

[thousandLies]

2.5-3-3

 

[Sentential]

Hmmmm. Run memtest86 and check for errors. but it sounds like a CPU / mobo issue to me.

 

[thousandLies]

i'm running memtest now, honestly though i've never had much luck with this ram...it'd never go above 205 stable in my last system....

but the board might be messed up...if you pull out the ram and put in again, it takes like 10 tries to get it to post....

i guess ill replace the board and borrow my friend's ocz mem and give that a try

 

[Sentential]

Do you know what RAM chips you have? Do you have CH5? or what?

What are the stock timings of your RAM?

 

[thousandLies]

its corsair xms pc3500 cl2 v1.1 (had it since may '03)...stock timings according ot corsair are 2-3-3


as for the chips, how do i check?

 

[Optimus Prime]

take off the heat spreaders... LoL that is a pita though and be carefull cause u just voided your lifetime warrenty from corsair... and yes they are that picky in their warrenty service.

 

[thousandLies]

...i've tried!...they're totally stuck on

 

[bass]

its corsair xms pc3500 cl2 v1.1 (had it since may '03)...stock timings according ot corsair are 2-3-3


as for the chips, how do i check?

No need mate, there winbond BH5 chips

 

[Sentential]

Arrrrrrggg still having issues. However THIS time I know what the problem is. My mobo is ****ed up. The mobo physically will not boot past 280. Preping for an RMA

 

[confuzzedintel]

On the lines of ram i have some DDR400 PDP 2-3-2-5 TCCD ram is it going to be any good for my AMD build at the end of this year?

 

[thousandLies]

No need mate, there winbond BH5 chips

hmm...how can i be sure?


edit: nevermind, i'm positive its bh5.....i'll be replacing my motherboard tomorrow


and i know i should search this but since i'm here i might as well ask, does bh5 REQUIRE absurd amounts of voltage to hit lets say 290 running at 166?

 

[Sentential]

hmm...how can i be sure?


edit: nevermind, i'm positive its bh5.....i'll be replacing my motherboard tomorrow


and i know i should search this but since i'm here i might as well ask, does bh5 REQUIRE absurd amounts of voltage to hit lets say 290 running at 166?

No it shouldnt. Im having the same issue. My mobo wont boot beyond 278 which is a serious problem for me So the mobo has got to go.

 

[man_utd]

Prepping? Are you freezer popping off your sinks?

 

[Overclocker550]

sent, how do you know if its your ram or your mobo that wont go over 280fsb? even if it wont, just use the 10x multi, dont waste time rmaing a mobo that was only guaranteed to do 200fsb. My mobo did 300fsb, this is the highest I tested it so far but CPU-z says I got a newcastle and dual channel wont post. I can get into windows at 2.6GHz at 1.4(overvolts to 1.45) but more volts does not help me overclock higher, it only stabilizes 2.6GHz. I think 2.54GHz at 1.4v was stable. This newcastle sure does not like volts!

 

[Overclocker550]

sent, how do you know if its your ram or your mobo that wont go over 280fsb? even if it wont, just use the 10x multi, dont waste time rmaing a mobo that was only guaranteed to do 200fsb. My mobo did 300fsb, this is the highest I tested it so far but CPU-z says I got a newcastle and dual channel wont post. I can get into windows at 2.6GHz at 1.4(overvolts to 1.45) but more volts does not help me overclock higher, it only stabilizes 2.6GHz. I think 2.54GHz at 1.4v was stable. This newcastle sure does not like volts!

 

[thousandLies]

on my old setup (unlocked 2500+, nf7s) i couldn't do 210 at 1:1 with this ram =\


(though i suppose there's always the likelyhood of me doing something wrong)