Big B Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 Well, I've been overclocking my 3700+ and I've run into a snag. I thought my old 3000+ had a memory controller that barfed on me, but now I think there's something with my Ultra-D. My problem is that I'm running into a brick wall at 220MHz. My 3000+ Winchester ran into the problem last July, and I was running the 3/10 BIOS at the time. I'm now running the 11/14 BIOS, which I flashed to back in May of this year. Now, I didn't think about it until I had problems trying to get it to stabilize past 220MHz. I've tried increasing the voltage on the chipset, LDT, CPU, etc. RAM will pass Memtest all day. It's the same case with my current Ballistix and it was the same case with my Patriot PC3200 +XBL (TCCD), which can do up to 285MHz with flying colors. I've dropped the HTT:CPU ratio without success. I've loosened my RAM timings. Actually I'm using the very conservative timings as recommended by the forum here. I just can't figure this out, so I'd greatly appreciate any help figuring this sucker out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big B Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Anybody? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvintang Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 try the 704-2bta bios. then try to switch the ram slots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lackadaisical Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 What are your secondary ram timings? Have you tried running the ram on a divider? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big B Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 You mean starting with the DQS Skew, right? Yeah, I've tried running it on a divider, but no love. I am going to try the 704-2bta BIOS and then switch my RAM to the yellow slots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big B Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Okay, I've got the 704-2BTA BIOS flashed and am just doing a few passes with memtest to make sure I didn't do anything to screw up. RAM is in the Yellow slots. After a little testing, I'll post my current timings and go from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch05 Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Also, what is your power supply rating? I had the same problem cause I was using a 450W PSU that came with my case, I upgraded to a Tt Toughpower 600W and it opened my OC RIGHT up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big B Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 I'm using an Enermax EG565P-VE. 535W with dual 18A 12V rails. Combined I get 34A, so I don't think I'm being held back. I've also checked them with a multimeter and it comes up as 12.01-12.03V. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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