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Hey, you, guys, been away a long time, but recently got back into going beyond utilitarian computer usage!
I am having some issues, but not sure if there is any solution (as this is old kit, I'm not overly optimistic). This was a computer build of mine that I inherited from a friend a few years back, and due to some overly enticing sales and opportune part sourcing, I decided to upgrade it a bit and have some oldschool 45nm AMD fun. I don't know how much longer it will last, but I have some parts that will carry over once the Mobo/cpu/memory bites it.
I missed overclocking, like, super lots, by the way... just thought I would add that in.
Anyhow, here is the build as it sits now (don't laugh, its gaming pretty solid, if I do say so myself!)
Athlon II 425 x3 (rana) - Unlocked to Phenom II x4 B25 (propus) No unlocked L3 Cache.
OC'd from triple at 2.7ghz to quad at 3.2ghz (237 base clock, 1.5v to stabilize)
Antec Kuhler 1250 AIO cooler (sale for $45 after MIR on NCIX, the price was most certainly right)
Cooler Master N200 mATX case.
Corsair CX500 PSU, very frustratingly not modular
3x 120mm CM intake case fans (, the Antec 1250 is exhausting out the front, the only orientation that works in this case with that cooler.
ga-ma785gm-us2h mATX mobo, 4+1 phases. Threatening to melt or start on fire at pretty much any time, the big baby.
8gb of mismatched DDR2 ram (2x2gb sticks of samsung low profile ram, 2x2gb sticks of Hynix something or another, both sets rated at 800mhz) Found the 4gb of Hynix memory in a old work computer that had been sitting in a closet for 4 years since it was upgraded that long ago.
3.33 multi @ 790mhz 6-6-6-18 @ 1.8v
Club3D 14s R9 270 - Former mining card, bought used for a sandwich and a handshake - Stock clocks, for now.
Boot Drive: 120gb Kingston V300 SSD - the crappy second version with slower flash, again, very nice sale.
Media: 1TB WD Black 7200rpm 64mb cache
Ok, so the problem. I cannot OC the CPU past 3.2ghz. Any higher baseclock and it refuses to boot. If I lower the memory multi to 2.66, even at stock baseclock, it refuses to boot. Heat is not an issue, the Cooler is a real beast on this chip. I know its old crappy stuff, and even if 3.2 is the ceiling for this chip/mobo combo, I will be happy with how it games. Which is pretty solid considering the total personal investment into this box (about $300 from beginning to end)
Any suggestions? I tried running the computer with 2x 1gb Kingston HyperX 1066 sticks, and it had the same ceiling, so I don't think its the memory, as much as it looks like it should be, lol. I am guessing its probably the mobo holding me back, but if anyone has any suggestions, I will gladly try them out.
I am having some issues, but not sure if there is any solution (as this is old kit, I'm not overly optimistic). This was a computer build of mine that I inherited from a friend a few years back, and due to some overly enticing sales and opportune part sourcing, I decided to upgrade it a bit and have some oldschool 45nm AMD fun. I don't know how much longer it will last, but I have some parts that will carry over once the Mobo/cpu/memory bites it.
I missed overclocking, like, super lots, by the way... just thought I would add that in.
Anyhow, here is the build as it sits now (don't laugh, its gaming pretty solid, if I do say so myself!)
Athlon II 425 x3 (rana) - Unlocked to Phenom II x4 B25 (propus) No unlocked L3 Cache.
OC'd from triple at 2.7ghz to quad at 3.2ghz (237 base clock, 1.5v to stabilize)
Antec Kuhler 1250 AIO cooler (sale for $45 after MIR on NCIX, the price was most certainly right)
Cooler Master N200 mATX case.
Corsair CX500 PSU, very frustratingly not modular
3x 120mm CM intake case fans (, the Antec 1250 is exhausting out the front, the only orientation that works in this case with that cooler.
ga-ma785gm-us2h mATX mobo, 4+1 phases. Threatening to melt or start on fire at pretty much any time, the big baby.
8gb of mismatched DDR2 ram (2x2gb sticks of samsung low profile ram, 2x2gb sticks of Hynix something or another, both sets rated at 800mhz) Found the 4gb of Hynix memory in a old work computer that had been sitting in a closet for 4 years since it was upgraded that long ago.
3.33 multi @ 790mhz 6-6-6-18 @ 1.8v
Club3D 14s R9 270 - Former mining card, bought used for a sandwich and a handshake - Stock clocks, for now.
Boot Drive: 120gb Kingston V300 SSD - the crappy second version with slower flash, again, very nice sale.
Media: 1TB WD Black 7200rpm 64mb cache
Ok, so the problem. I cannot OC the CPU past 3.2ghz. Any higher baseclock and it refuses to boot. If I lower the memory multi to 2.66, even at stock baseclock, it refuses to boot. Heat is not an issue, the Cooler is a real beast on this chip. I know its old crappy stuff, and even if 3.2 is the ceiling for this chip/mobo combo, I will be happy with how it games. Which is pretty solid considering the total personal investment into this box (about $300 from beginning to end)
Any suggestions? I tried running the computer with 2x 1gb Kingston HyperX 1066 sticks, and it had the same ceiling, so I don't think its the memory, as much as it looks like it should be, lol. I am guessing its probably the mobo holding me back, but if anyone has any suggestions, I will gladly try them out.
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