Tygerwoody
Gawd
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- Feb 5, 2004
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ok, I have had this 2.4C for over a year and a half now. My original Setup was:
2.4C stock heatsink
IS7
2x256 corsair 3200 XMS ram
Vantec Ion Power supply 420w
Geforce 4 Ti 4600
my highest stable overclock was fsb 260 with a 5:4 or 3:2 ratio. The only problem, is 261 would not even boot into windows. No matter what setting i used, same results. Completely stable to nothing in 1 mhz. I can lax the timings all i want, change memory/proc ratios, up voltage to CPU. If i got at least a little bit more from the cpu from an increase in voltage i would suspect it would be it. Nothing nothing nothing. Same results.
So I'm thinking cooling right? buy a thermalright SLK948U HSF with a 92mm tornado. Guess what same results.
So I'm thinking memory. Has to be the memory. Buy 2x512 Corsair 3700 ram. Same results.
Buy a 6800 GT. Which doesn't have anything to do with overclocking, but for the sake of history, i'm putting it down.
By now I'm like, man this motherboard has got to be it. Buy an IC7. Guess what? same results.(actually the IS7 has almost the exact same performance as the IC7, even though the IC7 has a "better" chipset)
Again, i'm thinking memory. I buy this nice 2x512 TCCD memory. Run at whatever ratio i want. 1:1 5:4 3:2 does not matter. Same result
I use my buddys Thermalright XP 120 HSF, SAME THING.
really guys I am at a loss for words. 260 completely stable. 261 absolutely nothing. I am a long time overclocker and this has got me completely stumped.
For the record:
Up to date bios
tried every bios setting imaginable i can think of.
fixed AGP/PCI
upped voltage on cpu(from 1.525, all the way up to 1.625 no difference in stability, small increase in temps)/memory/agp
laxed memory timings
tried every memory ratio with 5 different types of memory
set the bios PAT to Auto Normal Auto Disable Disable
tried disabling hyperthreading
Windows overclocking tools used, as well as bios
What on earth is going on? I'm sure i am forgetting something else i did, but if anyone has any ideas so that i can OC higher i would appreciate it. out of all of this the only parts that still remain are my case and power supply. The rest has been swapped out at one point. My Current settings are in my sig. Thanks
2.4C stock heatsink
IS7
2x256 corsair 3200 XMS ram
Vantec Ion Power supply 420w
Geforce 4 Ti 4600
my highest stable overclock was fsb 260 with a 5:4 or 3:2 ratio. The only problem, is 261 would not even boot into windows. No matter what setting i used, same results. Completely stable to nothing in 1 mhz. I can lax the timings all i want, change memory/proc ratios, up voltage to CPU. If i got at least a little bit more from the cpu from an increase in voltage i would suspect it would be it. Nothing nothing nothing. Same results.
So I'm thinking cooling right? buy a thermalright SLK948U HSF with a 92mm tornado. Guess what same results.
So I'm thinking memory. Has to be the memory. Buy 2x512 Corsair 3700 ram. Same results.
Buy a 6800 GT. Which doesn't have anything to do with overclocking, but for the sake of history, i'm putting it down.
By now I'm like, man this motherboard has got to be it. Buy an IC7. Guess what? same results.(actually the IS7 has almost the exact same performance as the IC7, even though the IC7 has a "better" chipset)
Again, i'm thinking memory. I buy this nice 2x512 TCCD memory. Run at whatever ratio i want. 1:1 5:4 3:2 does not matter. Same result
I use my buddys Thermalright XP 120 HSF, SAME THING.
really guys I am at a loss for words. 260 completely stable. 261 absolutely nothing. I am a long time overclocker and this has got me completely stumped.
For the record:
Up to date bios
tried every bios setting imaginable i can think of.
fixed AGP/PCI
upped voltage on cpu(from 1.525, all the way up to 1.625 no difference in stability, small increase in temps)/memory/agp
laxed memory timings
tried every memory ratio with 5 different types of memory
set the bios PAT to Auto Normal Auto Disable Disable
tried disabling hyperthreading
Windows overclocking tools used, as well as bios
What on earth is going on? I'm sure i am forgetting something else i did, but if anyone has any ideas so that i can OC higher i would appreciate it. out of all of this the only parts that still remain are my case and power supply. The rest has been swapped out at one point. My Current settings are in my sig. Thanks