Ultra X-Connect and Overclocking

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So I picked up one of these badass looking PSU's the other day from frozen cpu. It has to be the sexiest PSU I've ever seen, but anyway, I've been running an overclocked Athlon XP for quite some time and as of recently, my overclock no longer wants to hold.

Here's my system configuration:
Coolermaster Wavemaster
Ultra X-Connect 500W Modular CPU
Abit NF-7S 2.0
Athlon XP 2500+ (previously running at 3200+)
Aerocool Deep impact (ugly but workable) both fans mounted.
ATI Radeon 9600 pro
1024 meg corsair LL PT running 2-3-2-11
WD Raptor 36.7 gig
All voltages are standard.

Here's what it's doing:
I start up prime 95 on boot at 3200+ and start MBM. It runs for a few seconds then 2 tone sirens. Abit 2 tone siren means that there's either a heat or voltage problem. The temperature never gets higher than 58C so I'm willing to guess it's a voltage issue. Since I just installed this new PSU last week, i'm assuming that that is the culprit.

When I ran prime 95, i logged all of the voltages. They all looked fine. The vcore rail was the only thing that looked odd as it dropped to 1.58V a few times.
Should my XP be able to handle 1.58 v? most of the time it reads 1.62 or 1.6 (even tho it's set to 1.65) either that or MBM is reading the chipset voltages..

any ideas?
 
BTW, the ram is PC3200.
Here's a log of MBM 5 normal clocking.. No load.. just what the system looks like
+---------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | Case | CPU | Sensor 3 | Core 0 | Core 1 | +3.3 | +5.00 | +12.00 | -12.00 | -5.00 | Fan 1 | Fan 2 | Fan 3 |
+---------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 8/24/2004 | 12:10:08 PM | 1831 MHz | 29° C | 46° C | 0° C | 1.62 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.03 V | -5.04 V | 3096 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2376 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:09:58 PM | 1831 MHz | 29° C | 46° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.34 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.04 V | 3068 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:09:48 PM | 1831 MHz | 29° C | 46° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.04 V | 3096 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2376 RPM |
 
+---------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | Case | CPU | Sensor 3 | Core 0 | Core 1 | +3.3 | +5.00 | +12.00 | -12.00 | -5.00 | Fan 1 | Fan 2 | Fan 3 |
+---------------+---------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 8/24/2004 | 12:16:26 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 50° C | 0° C | 1.62 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.04 V | 3068 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2376 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:16:16 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 11.98 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3068 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:16:06 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.62 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3096 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2376 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:15:56 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.03 V | -5.09 V | 3068 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:15:46 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 50° C | 0° C | 1.58 V | 2.69 V | 3.31 V | 5.00 V | 11.98 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3096 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:15:36 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3096 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:15:26 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.04 V | 3068 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:15:16 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3096 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:15:06 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.67 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3068 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2393 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:14:56 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.60 V | 2.69 V | 3.31 V | 5.00 V | 11.98 V | -12.11 V | -5.09 V | 3096 RPM | 2960 RPM | 2360 RPM |
| 8/24/2004 | 12:14:46 PM | 2195 MHz | 30° C | 49° C | 0° C | 1.62 V | 2.69 V | 3.33 V | 5.00 V | 12.04 V | -12.11 V | -5.04 V | 3068 RPM | 2986 RPM | 2360 RPM |


There's MBM of a 2200 MHz prime 95 torture test which it sirened and shut down during.
 
Running prime's torture test resulted in a fatal error, rounding was .4583492279, expected less than 0.4.

That was after 1 minute running prime..
 
hmm i'm not sure abotu X-Connect quality for their PSU.
It might be your problem mate. you need solid rails
if you want a sexy PSu try Antec NeoPower :eek:
 
well, i had an enermax 465 silent in there and it was great. I got this thing cuz it's modular and damn beautiful. The rails look fine. The deviation isnt that far, it's just not stable in prime. I'm not sure why.
 
DermicSavage said:
I am running this power supply, and it is working fine at specs below
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Awesome, what are your voltage readings? I was thinking of getting a NeoPower as well to compare between the two, then choosing which to keep.
 
Well that doesn't give me a very warm and fuzzy feeling. I just installed one of these psu's less than an hour ago. All MBM5 readings look ok. Here's my average for the rails for the last hour or so...

3.3v------3.38v
5v---------5.17v
12v-------13.09v

The 12v is a little high but well within specs. Hope this isn't your problem as I'm planning on OC'ing a bit higher when my new RAM gets here next week.
 
Sideroxylon said:
Well that doesn't give me a very warm and fuzzy feeling. I just installed one of these psu's less than an hour ago. All MBM5 readings look ok. Here's my average for the rails for the last hour or so...

3.3v------3.38v
5v---------5.17v
12v-------13.09v

The 12v is a little high but well within specs. Hope this isn't your problem as I'm planning on OC'ing a bit higher when my new RAM gets here next week.
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That is a HIGH ASS 12v rail ... is that even safe?
 
i wouldn't trust those readings, mbm never ever gave me accurate readings, especially as far as temps.
 
I'm running a sexy Blue Ultra XConnect and it's working great for me.

I also installed a Swifty W/C kit that included the MCP 6000 at the same time so it's hard to say which played a role and to how much but my O/C has improved dramatically.

I have an XPM 2400+ and I've had it stable up to 13 and 225...

Just not at the same time :)

Seriously thought, I'm running 12x210 rock solid and my rails are a LOT more stable than my other RaidMax P/S I replaced.

Dermic: what are you cooling with?
 
MX2times said:
I suppose if you arent old enough to appreciate women;)
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LOL, those who mistake "sexiness" for a PSU with sexiness for a woman DEFINITELY need to get out. :D
 
cheezies said:
Awesome, what are your voltage readings? I was thinking of getting a NeoPower as well to compare between the two, then choosing which to keep.
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Ripped off an IRC script I use

Voltages: (Core 0: 1.664V, Core 1: 2.64V, +3.3: 3.328V, +5.00: 5.053V, +12.00: 12.038V, -12.00: -12.355V, -5.00: -5.092V)

and from MBM:

+3.3: 3.34V, +5: 5.05V, +12: 12.10V, -12: -12.35, -5: -5.09V

And warlock, I am water cooled. My pump runs off AC power tho, so it does not hinder my power supply.
 
DermicSavage said:
Ripped off an IRC script I use

Voltages: (Core 0: 1.664V, Core 1: 2.64V, +3.3: 3.328V, +5.00: 5.053V, +12.00: 12.038V, -12.00: -12.355V, -5.00: -5.092V)
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Even with a 6800 GT in your system, all your rails look very solid. Good stuff, hopefully mine will arrive soon.
 
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