bnevets27 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 This is my first attempt at overclocking so all advice is appreciated. My specs are in my sig. So far this is what I have got out of my system: Clock Speed 2717.2 MHz Clock multiplier x11.0 Front Side Bus Frequency 247.0 MHz Manufacturer (ID) OCZ (7F7F7F7FB0000000) Max bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz) Part number OCZ4001024PF Size 2x1024 MBytes Memory Frequency 209.0 MHz (CPU/13) CAS# 2.5 RAS# to CAS# 3 RAS# Precharge 3 Cycle Time (tRAS) 8 Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 12 DRAM Idle Timer 256 I think my core volt is 1.46 or so I've learned the relationship of FSB and the multilier. And played with the divider. But i don't know much about memory. To get to those specs i set my divider to clock my memory low and then stepped up from there and so on. I've been using the overclocking guide, just want to make sure I got the right idea. My question basically is, am i doing this right and what advice can you give me. Any advice will be helpful Thanks Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thraxz Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Well, all of those BIOS settings that you didn't list... yeah, the seemingly endless list of em? We need those and your exact ram model if you've got the P/N. BTW, your OC looks pretty good so far except maybe on the ram. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 what other info do i need? and where can i get it from? I have cpu-z and have a dumped txt file, should i post that whole thing? edit: Got my ram model number: OCZ4001024PF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thraxz Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 You have to go into your BIOS at start up and write them all down from there. Don't forget to label them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 bios: 07/06/2005 type of memory: OCZ4001024PF Memory in orange slots FSB Bus Frequency 247 LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio 4 LDT Bus Transfer Width 16 CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio 11 PCI-Express Frequency 101 K8 Cool 'n' Quiet Support D CPU VID Startup Voltage Control SARTUP CPU VID Control 1.5 CPU VID Special Control AUTO LDT Voltage Control 1.2 Chipset Voltage Control 1.5 DRAM Voltage Control 2.6 **DRAM+.03 Voltage Control D Page #2 Dram Frequency Set(Mhz) 180:9/10 Command Per Clock(CPC) E CAS Latency Control(tCL) 2.5 RAS# to CAS# Delay(tRCD) 03 Min RAS# Active Timing(tRAS) 8 Row Precharge Timing(tRP) 3 Row Cycle Time(tRC) 12 Row Refresh Cycle Time(tRFC) 24 Row to Row Delay (tRRD) 3 Write Recovery Time(tWR) 3 Write to Read Delay(tWTR) 2 Read to Write Delay(tRTW) 3 Refresh Period(tREF) 3120 Write CAS# Latency(tWCL) N/A DRAM Bank Interleave E DQS Skew Control AUTO DQS Skew Value D DRAM Drive Strength AUTO DRAM Data Drive Strength AUTO Max Async Latency AUTO **DRAM Response Time NORMAL Read Preamble Time AUTO Idle Cycle Limit 256 Dynamic Counter D R/W Queue Bypass 16 Bypass Max 04 32 Byte Granulation D (4 BURSTS) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxx Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Whats your temps using "core temp" programme? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Dont remember exactly but somewhere around 45 i think. My chipset was getting a little warm so i have a 70mm fan blowing on it. and an evercool with some artic silver is on its way. The only thing I'm worried about is the memory since i don't know how hot its getting. I put so more volts into it, just for a short time, 2.7/2.8 and i put my hand on them and they were pretty hot so i put fan over them and brought the volts back down because atm i don't have every ironed out yet. What program should i be running to stress the cpu and bring up the temps? I have prime95 but since i have dual core it only stresses 1 core, i heard you can run two instances but i haven't figured out how, so i have been using ORTHOS which stresses both cores. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollietwinam Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...518&postcount=1 Read that for how to run two instances of Prime, you'll need to use Prime if you want to post in the OCDB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Sweet thanks, gone to go run some tests now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Ok, i think my memory is what is holding me back. I want to find how high i can clock my cpu. I have used the memory divider but how do i relax my timings from 1t? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 More testing with some dual core priming has got me to this: FSB Bus Frequency............................. - 247 LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio....................... - x4 CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio....................... - x11 PCI eXpress Frequency......................... - 101Mhz CPU VID StartUp Value......................... - Auto CPU VID Control............................... - 1.55v CPU VID Special Control....................... - Auto LDT Voltage Control........................... - 1.20v Chip Set Voltage Control...................... - 1.60v DRAM Voltage Control.......................... - 2.7v DRAM Configuration Settings: DRAM Frequency Set............................ - 166=RAM/FSB:05/06 Temps: Cpu: 51 Sys: 62 (max with pretty warm room, don't know actual temp sorry) Ran prime for about 2hrs while on the net. Haven't got time for 8+hrs of prime yet The evercool and artic silver are in the mail.... and i might put duct from my window when on high clocks. How do my settings look? And i have a question about prime and all the other tests. I can understand stressing the cpu to see what the max temp it will get to. But running prime for like 10-24hrs, is the purpose to see if the clock is stable for use 24/7? Reason i ask is I'll only use my max clock for gaming, and bring it down a bunch for day to day use, as i normally have my system on 24/7 and have no need for it to be running high clocks when its just idling overnight. Thanks for your help so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thraxz Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 Grossly oversimplified, the gaming environment is what prime is trying to emulate... the maximum load you can put on the CPU and still be stable. Granted prime is much harder than most games but not as hard as others.... such as Battlefield2, which has crashed on numerous prime stable rigs. That's why most of us "real ocers" (meaning people who OC for their daily use computers as opposed to benchmarkers) they call dual prime stable the max OC because that's the max they can reasonably verify their rigs to be reliable. Including in games. Think about it this way, your computer is most likely to fail under its heaviest loads. When are your heaviest loads? While gaming. HENCE, why dual prime stable clocks are generally what we game at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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