Hey there all
Long time no check
Anyways, finally got some balls and overclocked my rig, currently running a Sapphire Pure element mobo, 1gb ddr2 800mhz ram, 6600gt pci-ex gpu, athlon 64 3200 am2 chip, but, from the stock speed of 2ghz, i got it to a stable - wait for it - 2.2ghz. even 1mhz increase over that locks up the system, doesnt even run a post. tried various combos of my ram and chipset voltages (got good cooling i reckon- idle temp on cpu is +/- 23 degrees max ive seen), but still, even though the potential DEC number to enter ranges from 200mhz (stock) to 280 max, even with max juice, cant get it above 2.2!!! very frustrating!!!
ive grabbed cpu-z, cpu burnin, and some other apps, going to give them a whirl tonight! just wanted to know if theres anything else that i can do using my standard bios setup? the multipler seems to have a max of 10x, and ram voltage runs from 1.8v - 2.10v; chipset 1.20v - 1.35v max. my mobo is an entry level piece, so i think that the limitation is on the board itself. any ideas how i can ramp up that frequency?
also, after clearing my cmos, the auto ram detection registers my one stick (only running one stick) as a stock 400mhz, when its a 800mhz module. i have to then manually set it to "maxmemclk" every time. any reason why this happens?
anyways, leaving my gpu alone for now, trying to up my cpu! still running a stock cooler, but it appears temp currently isnt an issue, even with voltages ramped up to max. have booted successfully with all combos at the 2.2ghz mark, even with max voltages.
regards
triatium
Long time no check
Anyways, finally got some balls and overclocked my rig, currently running a Sapphire Pure element mobo, 1gb ddr2 800mhz ram, 6600gt pci-ex gpu, athlon 64 3200 am2 chip, but, from the stock speed of 2ghz, i got it to a stable - wait for it - 2.2ghz. even 1mhz increase over that locks up the system, doesnt even run a post. tried various combos of my ram and chipset voltages (got good cooling i reckon- idle temp on cpu is +/- 23 degrees max ive seen), but still, even though the potential DEC number to enter ranges from 200mhz (stock) to 280 max, even with max juice, cant get it above 2.2!!! very frustrating!!!
ive grabbed cpu-z, cpu burnin, and some other apps, going to give them a whirl tonight! just wanted to know if theres anything else that i can do using my standard bios setup? the multipler seems to have a max of 10x, and ram voltage runs from 1.8v - 2.10v; chipset 1.20v - 1.35v max. my mobo is an entry level piece, so i think that the limitation is on the board itself. any ideas how i can ramp up that frequency?
also, after clearing my cmos, the auto ram detection registers my one stick (only running one stick) as a stock 400mhz, when its a 800mhz module. i have to then manually set it to "maxmemclk" every time. any reason why this happens?
anyways, leaving my gpu alone for now, trying to up my cpu! still running a stock cooler, but it appears temp currently isnt an issue, even with voltages ramped up to max. have booted successfully with all combos at the 2.2ghz mark, even with max voltages.
regards
triatium