should i overclock? i have a antec p182 with 4 fans set on high , and a zalman 9700NT running at full speed. i checked bios and i have my cpu running @ 28c and mobo 31c , for some wierd reason i have cpu-z showing me my cpu is running @ 1.6ghz and my memory ( crucial ballistix which is suppose to be 4-4-4-12 ) shows it running @ 5-5-5-18.

what programs can i use to view my temps on windows becuase with MBM5 i cant see any temp readings.

For thermal monitoring, you have a few choices:

Core Temp, SpeedFan, or Everest. Each have different features. The first two are free, but Everest you'll have to pay for to get the version that is worth using.

The reason that CPU-z is showing your proc running at 1.6 is Intel Speedstep Technology. It's a power saving feature. Put your CPU under load and look again, it will show the proper speed. Also, if you didn't set your memory timings manually in BIOS, then your motherboard will pickup the SPD settings according to whatever memory you installed. Set all of that manually.

i did i set it to Manual and put the timings 4-4-4-12 , but hten my pc turned off , i tried turning it on again then for a second it came on and turned off again , then after a minute it went back to normal , what did that happen? im scared to mess wit the bios now

Question: Did you raise the DDR2 voltage?? standard is 1.8v and Crucial Ballistix is at 2.2v so raise it 0.4v

Yeah, go ahead and overclocked. Just make sure you stay in the limits (temps and voltage).

P.S. Hows that awesome system I build ya doing

hey silverion , its beastly ~ and i figuired out its been running @ 7x multiplayer so i just fixed that a few days, thanks for all your help.

where can i raise the voltage for the memory do i have to press the ctrl + F1.

if i set my memory to Manuel and 4-4-4-12 , my computer turns automaticly off and does not turn back on for about a min-2 , then it turns on for about 1 sec and turns off again then it turns on eventually in another 2-3. why is it doing this? am i damaging my pc? im scared lmao.

so why cant i put my memory timings to Default (4-4-4-12) and why it turning off and why is this going on :X im really scared that if i try to mess wit the bios my pc wont turn on again.

what board do you have???

It should be near the vCore for the Cpu....my guess is that the ram is just undervolted and failing...if you raised it, get memtest86 v3.3 (not 3.4) ot memtest86+ and run that to see if you have dud sticks

u git DS3L rev 2.0 , how long does memtest take? it was sayign something about i have to run 2 progs because it does not work for 2gigs

.....never saw that before....I just let mine run overnight.

how long should it take?

best is overnight. It will just keep running till you stop it. Most likely if there are major problems with the ram it will pick it up right away

ok so what about my pc actually turnning off and not turning back on , im scared there would be a time where it would never turn back on.

once again...the ram is most likely crashing the system

instability

That's probably a mobo feature. Mine does that too, when your settings are unstable.

why would it not be stable tho , if crucial ballistix is suppose to run @ 4-4-4-12.

did you up voltage or its faulty ram

Dunno, not enough voltage? Too much voltage?

o so if the voltage isnet right it wont run @ those settings? well i dont nkow where the voltage thingy is and none are @ 2.2 but there is like 0.1 , 0.2 , and it goes up to 0.7

but what about the mobo setting that it turns off and it wont turn back on , is that a safety thing? im scared that it wont turn back on again and i dont wanna mess wit the mobo by reseting the battery or nething.

the DDR2 voltages (right above vCore) are adding to the 1.8 so set it to +0.4

The reset thing is normal, mine does it when my clocks were unstable

I'm going to sum it up with this.

TIMINGS IS NOT EVERYTHING. THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS. RAISE THE VOLTAGE TO +0.4v (On the Gigabyte).

The reason it's turning off is a failsafe BIOS feature so you don't destroy your computer.

Stop, re-read the explanations and start over, you have no clue what you are doing and you will end up messing up your computer unless you learn and take people's advice.

NOWHERE have I seen you say "I've tried to raise voltage."

Crucial Specs at 2.2v (NOTICE JEDEC STANARD IS 1.8v)

667 MHz - 3-3-3-12
800 MHz - 4-4-4-12
1066 MHz - 5-5-5-18

ok the other thing is i get how FSB and multiplyers work with the CPU but how do MHZ and timings work with memory? is it better to have my ram @ 800mhz 4-4-4-12 or 1066mhz @ 5-5-5-18 and why?