RAM oc questions

Guest · Apr 12, 2005

Hi all I have some questions about overclocking my RAM. I've got a Winchester 3200 on a DFI Lanparty UT nf4 Ultra-D mobo. 1gb dual channel kit of OCZ pc4000 gold vx RAM and a FSP Blue Storm 500w psu. Ram is running as follows:
FSP bus Freq 260
LDT/FSB freq ratio x3.0
CPU/ FSB freq ratio x8.0
DRAM voltage @ 3.4v
DRAM freq set 200(DRAM/FSB:1/01)
Vcore @ 1.475v
timings 3-3-3-7-15-16
Now I can't seem to get the system to boot up with any higher freq than 260mhz. Any help would be appreciated, it just seems like I should be able to push it further than this.

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Rugger · Apr 12, 2005

Not a huge OCer, but the OCZ VX is supposed to shine with 3.6V - 3.7V so try bumping the Vdimm up.

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mozzartusm · Apr 12, 2005

If you want to save yourself some future headaches the first thing that I would do is find the limits of each individual compnonent. SOmething will of course limit how far you can overclock and its a big + to know which component that will be. So my first cut at this would be to find the max FSB that your board is capable of, then you find the max FSB that your CPU is capable of then the last thing would be to add the RAM to the equation. So you loosen the timmings and set the voltages all to stock then drop the multiplier and start bumping the FSB by 10 or maybe even 5 until you crash or get unstable then add l little more voltage and go until it gets unstable again. That will tell you what the Max FSB is. This way you will know fron the beiginning what each component is capable of. There are other things that need to be locked if your not sure what im talking about then PM me

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Prof133 · Apr 12, 2005

I'd imagine the main target market for these modules is those seeking 2-2-2 timings at ~DDR500+ speeds. How high can ya get with 2-2-2 timings?

Prof133 · Apr 12, 2005

OK, looks like he's getting plenty of help. Good luck with it!

mozzartusm · Apr 12, 2005

I lock mine at 100, but never was sure what it should be locked at. Where did you get that info?

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Guest · Apr 13, 2005

What setting do I change to loosen the 1t timing to 2t?

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Guest · Apr 13, 2005

Ok well I managed to push RAM up to 315mhz so far by upping the DRAM voltage to 3.8v, set timings to 3-4-4-7 set pci-e from 100mhz to 110mhz and dropped cpu multiplier to x4. Can't find the PCI setting for the life of me though... Gonna try to up cpu multiplier a bit to increase cpu speed.
edit: Command rate is still 1t, I still can't get system to boot @315 with a higher cpu multiplier than 4. Any ideas from anyone? Vcore is at 1.475v
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Guest · Apr 13, 2005

Yes I am using ldt x3, stock cooling will try those timings 3-4-3-7

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Guest · Apr 13, 2005

Bah no dice, still won't boot with cpu multiplier over 4.0 even with 3-4-3-7 timings and LDT x3. Have to go to work now pooh! :frown:

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mozzartusm · Apr 13, 2005

Not for boards that run Intel CPUs

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mozzartusm · Apr 13, 2005

If you dont lock that Pci setting not only could that be your problem but you could burn up some stuff.

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mozzartusm · Apr 13, 2005

I wish you would find some info on the other options in BIOS that are tied to the PCIexpress. There are about 5 others and I cant seem to find much info on them

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mozzartusm · Apr 13, 2005

It sounds like its his FSB doesnt it? Do they gert hot on these systems?

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Guest · Apr 14, 2005

Apparently this mobo doesn't have an option to lock pci as confirmed by <A HREF="http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzE3LDI=" target="_new"> this </A> article (see the 8th paragraph down). You guys sure its a temp thing? Only cool air exhausts out the rear, and the heat sink is not even warm. is there anything else it could be?

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mozzartusm · Apr 14, 2005

The exaust will fool you. Make sure your grounded and touch the Northbridge. You wont be able to leave your hand on it ling if its overheating. If you have a digital thermometer, tough it to the Northbridge and post the temps,.

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mozzartusm · Apr 14, 2005

I guess your right, it doesnt look like it has a lock.

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Guest · Apr 14, 2005

It's not hot to the touch, but I do not have a digital thermometer. Maybe time to get one.

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Guest · Apr 14, 2005

you know the board also has a setting to adjust the vcore start up voltage, apparantly this can overcome some cpu overclock failures. It's set to default ATM.

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Guest · Apr 14, 2005

Actually, I had to before to even get it to boot up intially. Ok I will reset RAM to 315mhz and cpu with higher voltages. Here goes.

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Guest · Apr 14, 2005

Damn, still no good. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong? It just won't boot at that speed with more than x4 cpu multiplier. suppose I could just keep pushing the RAM up lol. Any other ideas?

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mozzartusm · Apr 14, 2005

Not to my knowledge. Im pretty sure that the bios adjusmnets are now independent of each other.

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Guest · Apr 14, 2005

You know you guys may be right about the temps, I reset the cpu and RAM to the other settings LDTx4, cpu multiplier x8 RAM a2 250mhz @ 3.4v timings 2-2-2-6 1t and not only does it boot up ok, seems the PWM IC and chipset temps are significantly lower. Nearly 10 degrees in each. PWM is currenlty 39 and chipset is 38. Before they were registering 46 and 47, respectively. CPU temps seem about the same either way, any ideas on better cooling solutions for the PWM and chipset? And don't even mention water...

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Guest · Apr 15, 2005

Apparently yes. I just upped the multipliert to x9 and now I'm running at 2250 mhz. What do you think?

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Guest · Apr 15, 2005

In fact I just upped the cpu multiplier to x10, and it's running ok with cpu temps stable at 33 to 34 degrees.

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