freagul
04-02-2006, 09:23 PM
guys i have a problem. i just got my new mobo and proc (A8N-SLI Deluxe and x2 3800+) and have been running it for about a week now. i decided to start trying to oc it today, after reading eclipse's great amd guide (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1027479689#post1027479689). i followed everything exactly. i dropped the ht link multi to 2x with the nTune program that came with my board. i put the cpu multi at 5x with asus Ai Booster program that also came with the board. and i put the ram at 200mhz in bios (because it wouldnt go any lower). i would have done the ht link and cpu multis in bios but i couldnt find the options.
from there i started trying to bring the fsb up with the ai booster program. i figured it would be better to use what came with the board than to use clockgen--perhaps i was wrong, i dont know. ai booster has the option to raise the cpu external frequency, i could be way off but isnt that another name for the fsb? i've been out of the loop for awhile so correct me if i am wrong. anyway i got it to 216 without any problems, both instances of prime95 ran fine. the moment i hit 217 or higher though, the system would immediately freeze. no errors in prime95, no immediate reboot--it would just freeze. even the mouse wouldnt move. i tried raising the cpu voltage all the way to 1.4125 (i watercool, voltage shouldnt be an issue) and always the same response. i made sure the pci bus was locked at 33.33, still the same response.
i dont know what to do, is my board just topping out at a pathetic 216 or what? eclipse's guide says there's a problem if i cant break 250 and i cant even do 220!
edit: if it helps any, my bios is 1013. should i upgrade to 1016, or would it be worth the trouble of finding a floppy drive and hooking it up?
from there i started trying to bring the fsb up with the ai booster program. i figured it would be better to use what came with the board than to use clockgen--perhaps i was wrong, i dont know. ai booster has the option to raise the cpu external frequency, i could be way off but isnt that another name for the fsb? i've been out of the loop for awhile so correct me if i am wrong. anyway i got it to 216 without any problems, both instances of prime95 ran fine. the moment i hit 217 or higher though, the system would immediately freeze. no errors in prime95, no immediate reboot--it would just freeze. even the mouse wouldnt move. i tried raising the cpu voltage all the way to 1.4125 (i watercool, voltage shouldnt be an issue) and always the same response. i made sure the pci bus was locked at 33.33, still the same response.
i dont know what to do, is my board just topping out at a pathetic 216 or what? eclipse's guide says there's a problem if i cant break 250 and i cant even do 220!
edit: if it helps any, my bios is 1013. should i upgrade to 1016, or would it be worth the trouble of finding a floppy drive and hooking it up?