serious help with X2 3800+

ok, i posted here cos i dun really know which section it belongs to. pls help mi out..

erm i'm experiencing uber lag/throttling ever since i changed to my new processor (X2 3800+) and i think it has something to do with the fact that i changed my processor to a dual core which i overclocked it to 2.5ghz. this is so becos it was the same with my cs and i went to task manager to set affinity to only 1 core and the lag/throttle was solved. even though i tried the THG Task Assignment, warcraft did not appear under the list of programs active to set, so i went to set under application profile. however it did not help either.. then i went to downclock it back to stock and then i dun experience the lag anymore. so wad im trying to find out is that wads the reason causing all this lag and is there anyway i can play wc3 without having to run at stock? thks

erm its lag as in its throttling and has nothing to do with my net cos on router and my other com runs fine in a same game. and the throttling/lag is gone as soon as i downclocked to stock.

ok my rig is as follows:

AMD X2 3800+ o/c to 2.5ghz
on XP-90 with silentcat 92mm fan
DFI Lanparty UT SLI-D
2*512 PDP ddr400 xblk+ @ 2.5-3-3-8
OCZ Powerstream 420w

so hopefully im able to get some sort of help. thks guys

oh yes i actually forgot to add in what my graphics card is, im using msi 7800gt, didnt oc my card

stock temperature is around 36deg and oc around 38deg. PCIe is locked at 100

hmm will monitor how much ram its taking up and provide further report. thks pickxx for help

MBM is no longer being updated to work for new boards. Since the configuration wizard for Motherboard Monitor doesn't cover DFI NF4 boards, you have to download MBM, skip the configuration wizard, and then replace the data file with a custom file you can get here: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/sh [...] rd+monitor
It isn't hard, once you understand what to do. There are additional steps to make it work for video card temps...

60+ is BAD BAD BAD

When your temps are high, they sometime can build up....so after 2hours of gaming your 60+ temps can turn into 70+ temps and then the cpu starts to slow itself so you dont causea fire...lol....ora meldown actually.


my guess is you need better cooling.

57-60 for an OC'd cpu isn't bad(but certainly not good.)....and it shouldn't throttle at that temp....

I dont know....i am out of ideas on this one.

Did you have to raise the voltage at all to achieve your oc? It's a bit unlikely but it's possible your power supply is the culprit here. I haven't read the greatest things about OCZ PS's, and oc'ing an X2 to 2.5 with a 7800 could certainly put a serious strain on it.

It's certainly possible that this problem would take time to show up to. As your power supply heats up, it delivers less power, so it might not become an issue until 2 hours into a game like wc3.

Anyways, its something for you to consider...

its been a about a month now since u posted and i was wondering if u have resolved ur issue since i am having the same. i am currently using a amd 64 3800x2, evga 7800gt, 2 gig corsair xms ram, and a dfi nf4 sli-dr expert. i am not overclocking but i also have issues with warcraft when playing dota( also seems to occur after a duration of playing) and counter strike. its most confusing since the computer runs fine on everyhthing else ive done it even runs counterstrike source flawlessly just the original its stutters immensly. its almost as if my fps drops down to 3. i havent yet overclocked since im trying to resolve this issue first and i doubt its overheating since i have around 37c. if anyone can assist and post an opinion i would greatly appreciate it.