Nagash Posted December 15, 2003 Posted December 15, 2003 I had my 2500+ set at 200 X 11 and I found it to be unstable in Prime95. I have since put it back to stock settings. I am going to try and burn it in on every step (every increase of 2 in the fsb or so). Should I let Prime95 burn it for the full 24 hours every time I increase the FSB by 2? Also since I already had it set higher before without burning it in, will burning it in now help it become more stable later? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman1485 Posted December 15, 2003 Posted December 15, 2003 I'm gonna take a guess and say you never loosened your ram timings... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagash Posted December 15, 2003 Posted December 15, 2003 That would be a very good guess indeed. I am using Mushkin Level II PC 3500 BH5 ram. What would be some good timings for a stable OC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ0588 Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 ya know, you dont really NEED your system to be 24 hour prime stable, certainly doesnt hurt though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYoKoNA Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 That would be a very good guess indeed. I am using Mushkin Level II PC 3500 BH5 ram. What would be some good timings for a stable OC? Loosen the timings as high as possible... then start upping the fsb slowly and run prime... find a stable o/c and then start tightening the timings.... I would just run prime 24hrs after you find a stable o/c , not every 2...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme21 Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Yah i agree do a 24 hour prime 95 test, then you will know whats wrong or how stable you are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagash Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 ya know, you dont really NEED your system to be 24 hour prime stable, certainly doesnt hurt though Well when it was OC'd it wasn't 24 second prime stable. Also how long should I run prime when I am checking every 2-3 fsb? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 i've seen some people that have burned in for as much as 72 hours. at the computer place i work for we burn in all our computers for 72 hours, so make sure its stable. one time a guy asked us to burn it in for 100 hours, overclocked 15%. but...we denied. because it voids warrenty. think if we voided the warrenty before it ever left the store. hahah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ0588 Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 i can understand burning in that long when you first apply new thermal compound or something, but it really is unneccesary to burn in for that long just when oc'ing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagash Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 So like an hour per step? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 make your jumps in 5's not 2's til it becomes unstable then drop back 4 and start checking again raising it 1 each time letting it burn in for 30 minutes or so each time will help out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagash Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Cool, thanks for the advice. Any suggestions on ram timings bish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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