- Jan 26, 2006
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Here's the machine:
Antec Sonata II w/450w Smartpower 2.0
A64 3200
Asus A8N-SLI mobo
2x1GB Gigaram PC3200
Radeon X300SE (I know, I know, but all I need right now is dual display)
I clocked the card from 325/400 to 425/500 using ATI tool. It was stable at 450/550, but I didn't want to push it... it does have a fan though.
RAM timings 2.5-4-4-7 1T stable at 2.7v (up from 2.6).
ASUS was kind enough to limit the HT multiplier to 4x with their latest BIOS for this board (1014), so I used a 5/6 divider and upped the CPU to 240x10.
Running the CPU at 1.41v (up from 1.36) on air, Prime95 ran for 14h 45m with no errors, so I'm pretty satisfied that the system is stable. CPU temps: 38c idle, 49c under full stress.
So I'm wondering where to go from here. Should I try to bring the RAM timings down to 2.5-3-3-6, or does it matter? Or should I try to overclock the RAM by pushing the CPU freq. to 250 or 260? According to the mfr forums, the RAM can take from 2.6 to 2.9v, so it should be ok. Alternatively, I could use a 3/4 divider and up the CPU to 270 or 280x10, although that would probably require another .03 to .05v. From what I've read the CPU will be fine up to 1.5v, so it's doable. I've got a 120mm intake fan and a 120mm exhaust fan running on low and medium right now, so I have additional cooling available too. I know this is kind of long-winded, so I'm just looking for your thoughts, if any.
One other thing that I would really appreciate some feedback on: CPU-Z says that I have a Manchester E4 core, but CBI says that it's a Venice E6 (which is what ZipZoomFly said it was). From what I've read, if it is a Manchester, it used to be part of of a X2 3800, and would looove to be clocked some more. :twisted:
Antec Sonata II w/450w Smartpower 2.0
A64 3200
Asus A8N-SLI mobo
2x1GB Gigaram PC3200
Radeon X300SE (I know, I know, but all I need right now is dual display)
I clocked the card from 325/400 to 425/500 using ATI tool. It was stable at 450/550, but I didn't want to push it... it does have a fan though.
RAM timings 2.5-4-4-7 1T stable at 2.7v (up from 2.6).
ASUS was kind enough to limit the HT multiplier to 4x with their latest BIOS for this board (1014), so I used a 5/6 divider and upped the CPU to 240x10.
Running the CPU at 1.41v (up from 1.36) on air, Prime95 ran for 14h 45m with no errors, so I'm pretty satisfied that the system is stable. CPU temps: 38c idle, 49c under full stress.
So I'm wondering where to go from here. Should I try to bring the RAM timings down to 2.5-3-3-6, or does it matter? Or should I try to overclock the RAM by pushing the CPU freq. to 250 or 260? According to the mfr forums, the RAM can take from 2.6 to 2.9v, so it should be ok. Alternatively, I could use a 3/4 divider and up the CPU to 270 or 280x10, although that would probably require another .03 to .05v. From what I've read the CPU will be fine up to 1.5v, so it's doable. I've got a 120mm intake fan and a 120mm exhaust fan running on low and medium right now, so I have additional cooling available too. I know this is kind of long-winded, so I'm just looking for your thoughts, if any.
One other thing that I would really appreciate some feedback on: CPU-Z says that I have a Manchester E4 core, but CBI says that it's a Venice E6 (which is what ZipZoomFly said it was). From what I've read, if it is a Manchester, it used to be part of of a X2 3800, and would looove to be clocked some more. :twisted:
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