Hi all, I've got a small (noobish) question for the experts out there
First off let me list the system:
AMD Athlon64 3200+
MSI K8N neo4 F mobo
2 gig G.skill HX PC3200 memory kit
Sappire X1900XT
CPU & GPU cooled by Koolance Exos with CPU-300 & GPU-180 blocks
The overclock is as follows:
FSB from 200 to 250
CPU multiplier left alone
HTT multiplier from 5 to 3
mem timings from standard 2-2-3-5 to 3-2-3-5
all voltages left alone for now
graphics card also left stock
Now my problem is as follows: everything in windows is stable, I can use the system for hours doing anything without a hitch, except play games or run a 3D benchmark, which will hang the system immediately and every single time.
I tested this very same OC (I wrote the settings down) a while ago just for fun when I still had an X850XT and it worked flawlessly even in gaming, the rest of the system was the same.
Now that I upgraded my video card to an X1900XT for the extra shader performace in EQ2 I wanted to OC again to counter the card being so CPU limited.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if any of you have encountered something like this and could tell me what is causing the problem... it's more out of curiosity than anything else really as I consider an OC nothing more than a bonus untill that CPU gets an upgrade in a few months.
Thanks in advance,
Ryu
First off let me list the system:
AMD Athlon64 3200+
MSI K8N neo4 F mobo
2 gig G.skill HX PC3200 memory kit
Sappire X1900XT
CPU & GPU cooled by Koolance Exos with CPU-300 & GPU-180 blocks
The overclock is as follows:
FSB from 200 to 250
CPU multiplier left alone
HTT multiplier from 5 to 3
mem timings from standard 2-2-3-5 to 3-2-3-5
all voltages left alone for now
graphics card also left stock
Now my problem is as follows: everything in windows is stable, I can use the system for hours doing anything without a hitch, except play games or run a 3D benchmark, which will hang the system immediately and every single time.
I tested this very same OC (I wrote the settings down) a while ago just for fun when I still had an X850XT and it worked flawlessly even in gaming, the rest of the system was the same.
Now that I upgraded my video card to an X1900XT for the extra shader performace in EQ2 I wanted to OC again to counter the card being so CPU limited.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if any of you have encountered something like this and could tell me what is causing the problem... it's more out of curiosity than anything else really as I consider an OC nothing more than a bonus untill that CPU gets an upgrade in a few months.
Thanks in advance,
Ryu