AMD x2 4600+ Stock Speed Question

[keerf]

Hi all,

 

I recently (as of last night) built a new system with and AMD x2 4600+ And Also OCZ PC4000 Gold XTC Ram (2gb kit).

 

I got alot of my settings from this thread on the OCZ site http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/showpost....973&postcount=4

 

Now my question it this. I think some of the settings were Opteron specific, because my CPU in Windows is now only showing up as a 2.00 GHz and not a 2.4GHz. I assume the only settings that need changing are the CPU Voltage, LDT Voltage, and Chip Set Voltage, as far as I know the DRAM Voltage is correct (but I may be wrong there as well). I'm at a loss because I frankly don't know what those settings should be.

 

Any help on what these settings should be? Thanks in advance for any help!

[affebaffe]

Looking at the link it shows multiplier of 8 (CPU/FSB frequency ratio)

and 8 times 250 is 2000 so yes this means your CPU runs at 2 GHz.

 

Stock speed for X2 4600+ is 2,4 GHz so with an FSB of 200 the "CPU/FSB frequency ratio" must be 12.

 

Try to load "Optimized default" in BIOS. Then do a mem test. If you pass that test with no problems then you can start o/c by increasing FSB in steps of say 5 units at a time.

[keerf]

Hi affebaffe,

 

Thanks for the reply. I'm actually not looking to OC at all. I just want to run the timings that I read in the post, and have my processor run at stock speeds. So I set the FSB back to 200 and the CPU/FSB to 12. I booted into windows and the processor is back at 2.41GHz. All the other settings I have though are from that post. Should I set anything else?

[Thracian]

Hi affebaffe,

 

Thanks for the reply. I'm actually not looking to OC at all. I just want to run the timings that I read in the post, and have my processor run at stock speeds.

 

Then why buy a "Overclockers" motherboard? Also, it sounds as if you should have someone with a little more experience build and setup your computer for you.

 

"Optimized Defaults" are just a starting point and will no doubt give you stability problems in the future.

 

You bought a enthusiasts board. Do the research and find out what each setting does. Set them up accordingly and TEST. If your not willing to do this and just want to copy and paste others settings in your bios you should not have bought this or any other DFI nf4 motherboard.

 

Just being real

Thrac

[Guest BFG]

Well if you want your ram to run at DDR 500 your going yo need to run your cpu at 250 FSB x 10 OR 250x9 It would be much better if you did the first, but then your cpu will be running a 100mhz overclock and you will need to make sure its stable. Honestly unless your overclocking there is no need for PC4000 as the K8 processors will not benefit from the extra bandwidth, its only to allow for more overclocking headroom.

[affebaffe]

I'm actually not looking to OC at all. I just want to run the timings that I read in the post, and have my processor run at stock speeds. So I set the FSB back to 200 and the CPU/FSB to 12. I booted into windows and the processor is back at 2.41GHz. All the other settings I have though are from that post. Should I set anything else?

 

No I don't think so. You could run memtest86 for a few hours (option in BIOS) to see that your PC is stable. And perhaps SuperPi as well. If there is no problems leave things as they are. So relax, lean back and enjoy a stable working PC.