Speed... thats a nice u r running now, Congratulations! so u finally beat the 20k mark 
Hey, that clockgen is a cool piece of s/w, tnx for the link man.
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Hey, that clockgen is a cool piece of s/w, tnx for the link man.
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Hello mate. Yeah clockgen was handy for me too. BTW I broke 21k now <A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7584476" target="_new">http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7584476</A>
<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7584476" target="_new"> My rig </A>
<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7584476" target="_new"> My rig </A>
Speedy who cares about the card, now aim for 25000 marks. Can't you overclock the CPU any higher?
-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.276G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 4x256 4000EL memory @ 252mhz 2.5-3-4-6 -XFX 5900 128meg 570/1040 -SB audigy -2x120G Seagate 7200.7 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU
-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.276G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 4x256 4000EL memory @ 252mhz 2.5-3-4-6 -XFX 5900 128meg 570/1040 -SB audigy -2x120G Seagate 7200.7 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU
Speedy, why don't you ask Fredi to make this sticky, so you don't have to bother typing bump all the time.
-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.276G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 4x256 4000EL memory @ 252mhz 2.5-3-4-6 -XFX 5900 128meg 570/1040 -SB audigy -2x120G Seagate 7200.7 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU
-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.276G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 4x256 4000EL memory @ 252mhz 2.5-3-4-6 -XFX 5900 128meg 570/1040 -SB audigy -2x120G Seagate 7200.7 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU
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UPDATED 28th November 2005! Top downloads at bottom!
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Look at the bottom of this post for older S754 overclocking.
This guide includes overclocking of the new opteron chips that are currently in the headlines. Here are my findings:
Good clocking cpu's are 144,146 and 148 opterons. Try and get an 0540 one if you can!
Corsair 3500LLPRO PC 3500 2x1gb is amazing memory. Can run 220mhz 2-3-2-5 timings and upto 250mhz 2.5/3/3/8!
Freezer 64, SLK 90 and 120 are top air coolers!
Test Setup.
Opteron 144 CAB2E 0540 FPMW
Freezer 64 cooler
DFI NF4 Ultra D latest bios
2x512mb OCZ pc3200 EL 2/3/2/6 @ 2.5/3/3/6
Make sure to keep processor temperatures under 55C! Speedfan is good for monitoring.
First off I purchased the processor second hand pre tested @ 2.8ghz 1.44v so I lowered the ram:HTT ratio to 7:10 and the HTT ratio to x3.
This means that because I know the memory can do 230mhz (tested in an older motherboard) I can reach a theoretical 329mhz HTT before I encounter ram limitations. 329/10x7 = 230mhz.
Now I set the HTT to 300 in the bios, cpu voltage to 1.47 (actual is 1.44) which gives me 300x9 = 2700mhz. Windows boots fine as I know the HTT and ram are ok and the cpu has been pre tested to 2.8ghz but I am trying 2.7 just to be safe.
I use clockgen for NF4 to raise the HTT 2mhz at a time then run prime95 for 20 minutes and if it passes I raise the HTT again until it fails.
I reached 313mhz HTT and 2817mhz before prime failed at the 15 minute mark. Dropping the HTT back to 311 gave me a prime stable CPU.
To test the memory for its max overclock - I suggest using these settings:
200mhz HTT x3 = 600mhz
1:1 memory:HTT ratio
This way the memory can be overclocked with clockgen without the cpu reaching 2.8ghz because the memory would need to do 311mhz 1:1 which is pretty impossible unless you are using PC 4800 memory or similar.
If you have good memory that you think will reach over 300mhz then set the CPU multiplier to x7.
Overclock using clockgen 2mhz HTT at a time or more if you feel brave until prime95 will not pass 20 minutes. This should give you your max memory overclock.
Lets say the memory ran ok at 235mhz. We know our CPU ran ok at 2.8ghz so we can now use 311x9 = 2799mhz with a 3:4 memory:HTT ratio (or 150mhz setting).
311/4x3=233mhz memory.
Here are my results.
Click!
You can also mess about with the max HTT speed by lowering the cpu multiplier to 7 and ram to 1:2 and see how far the HTT will overclock.
Heres a guide to memory:HTT settings.
Ratio / HTT@200mhz/300
1:2 = 100mhz/150mhz
3:5 = 120mhz/180mhz
2:3 = 133mhz/200mhz
7:10 = 140mhz/210mhz
3:4 = 150mhz/225mhz
5:6 = 166mhz250mhz
9:10 = 180mhz/270mhz
Hope this helps!
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PART 2 - 2-13-04
This is the old guide for S754 overclocking!
I think this guide is essential as a lot of people will be asking how these new chips from AMD overclock. Heres a guide on how to go about it and an ideal setup to achieve top results. I will be focusing on the 754 single channel processors.
First off some information on the Athlon 64.
The A 64 3000,3200 and 3400 come in socket 754 configuration and only work with 754 motherboards. The 3200 and 3400 have 1mb of cache and the 3000 has 512kb of cache.
All the socket 754 cpu's have an onboard single channel memory controller to reduce latencies and increase performance. Being single channel the 754 processors do not need 2 sticks of memory for maximum performance.
An ideal list of components to achieve top results.
One thing to keep in mind is that the N-force 3 and Via K8T 800 motherboards do NOT have a lock on the pci bus. The N-force 3 boards do have locked AGP and a few of the VIA motherboards do aswell.
Overclocking an Athlon 64 is not going to be as easy as overclocking an Athlon XP or Pentium 4, but with a bit of luck it should yield good results.
The memory needs to be capable of upto 230mhz FSB so some good quality PC 3700 memory will suffice. Choosing the motherboard will depend on what 3d card you have and how far you intend on taking the overclock.
For all Nvidia owners, any motherboard will do for overclocking, especially the ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI boards.
If you have a radeon you may well want to go for a board with locked AGP bus to keep stability at 220mhz fsb. My 9700pro does 216mhz fsb fine but it may start to become unstable over this speed. An N-force 3 chipset motherboard should be used here if possible for 220mhz and over fsb overclocks.
The choice of processor is up to you. The 3200 and 3000 processors are multiplier locked to 10 so for whatever FSB speed you do achieve, multiply that speed by 10 and thats the maximum processor speed. For e.g my MSI motherboard based on the VIA K8T 800 chipset (no locked agp or pci bus) runs at 213mhz fsb stable which gives me a total overclock to 2130mhz from 2000mhz (213x10=2130mhz).
For a higher cpu speed a 3400 has the 11 multiplier to and in my motherboard would be doing 2343mhz instead of 2130mhz of my 3200.
Cooling is not really a problem as the stock cooler keeps an Athlon 64 cooled to 35-45C on average.
Heres a good budget overclocking setup.
A 64 3000 with stock cooler
512mb twinmos 3700 memory
Asus K8V Via motherboard
This setup will hopefully acheive 220mhz fsb.
The ideal overclocking setup
A64 3400
GIGABYTE GA-K8N PRO
Corsair PC 3700 memory
With a bit of luck 225mhz fsb + and 2.46ghz cpu speed can be achieved.
Final tips for overclocking.
A good way to start overclocking is to download clockgen for your Athlon 64 motherboard. With this you can overclock the FSB in windows, run PRIME95 and 3dmark 2001 for a few hours and then up the FSB some more. Once you have achieved a stable overclock, go into the BIOS and enter the FSB you achieved.
To achieve a higher FSB you may raise the VDIMM (memory voltage) to 2.75V and lower the CAS (memory timings for advanced users only) to 2.5 or 3. Return to windows and try to overclock more and see if its stable.
******UPDATE******
Clockgen lets you lower the multiplier of an Athlon 64 so that you can run a higher HT (FSB) speed. For exmple I changed the multiplier to 9.5 and managed to raise the HT speed of my athlon cpu processor to 222mhz, but the AGP bus was too high for my 9700pro so it was unstable.
******UPDATE******
I found that lowering my DDR speed to 333MHZ in the bios let me reach a high FSB speed and an overall faster system. I managed to get my HT speed to 231mhz prime and 3dmark stable which resulted in a cpu overclock of 309mhz from 2000mhz to 2309mhz. 3D mark 2001 proved this speed (231mhz HT, 2309mhz cpu speed and 192mhz memory speed)to be faster
than 215mhz HT, 2150mhz cpu speed and 215mhz memory speed.
Key downloads.
Clockgen
Prime 95
Speedfan
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Look at the bottom of this post for older S754 overclocking.
This guide includes overclocking of the new opteron chips that are currently in the headlines. Here are my findings:
Good clocking cpu's are 144,146 and 148 opterons. Try and get an 0540 one if you can!
Corsair 3500LLPRO PC 3500 2x1gb is amazing memory. Can run 220mhz 2-3-2-5 timings and upto 250mhz 2.5/3/3/8!
Freezer 64, SLK 90 and 120 are top air coolers!
Test Setup.
Opteron 144 CAB2E 0540 FPMW
Freezer 64 cooler
DFI NF4 Ultra D latest bios
2x512mb OCZ pc3200 EL 2/3/2/6 @ 2.5/3/3/6
Make sure to keep processor temperatures under 55C! Speedfan is good for monitoring.
First off I purchased the processor second hand pre tested @ 2.8ghz 1.44v so I lowered the ram:HTT ratio to 7:10 and the HTT ratio to x3.
This means that because I know the memory can do 230mhz (tested in an older motherboard) I can reach a theoretical 329mhz HTT before I encounter ram limitations. 329/10x7 = 230mhz.
Now I set the HTT to 300 in the bios, cpu voltage to 1.47 (actual is 1.44) which gives me 300x9 = 2700mhz. Windows boots fine as I know the HTT and ram are ok and the cpu has been pre tested to 2.8ghz but I am trying 2.7 just to be safe.
I use clockgen for NF4 to raise the HTT 2mhz at a time then run prime95 for 20 minutes and if it passes I raise the HTT again until it fails.
I reached 313mhz HTT and 2817mhz before prime failed at the 15 minute mark. Dropping the HTT back to 311 gave me a prime stable CPU.
To test the memory for its max overclock - I suggest using these settings:
200mhz HTT x3 = 600mhz
1:1 memory:HTT ratio
This way the memory can be overclocked with clockgen without the cpu reaching 2.8ghz because the memory would need to do 311mhz 1:1 which is pretty impossible unless you are using PC 4800 memory or similar.
If you have good memory that you think will reach over 300mhz then set the CPU multiplier to x7.
Overclock using clockgen 2mhz HTT at a time or more if you feel brave until prime95 will not pass 20 minutes. This should give you your max memory overclock.
Lets say the memory ran ok at 235mhz. We know our CPU ran ok at 2.8ghz so we can now use 311x9 = 2799mhz with a 3:4 memory:HTT ratio (or 150mhz setting).
311/4x3=233mhz memory.
Here are my results.
Click!
You can also mess about with the max HTT speed by lowering the cpu multiplier to 7 and ram to 1:2 and see how far the HTT will overclock.
Heres a guide to memory:HTT settings.
Ratio / HTT@200mhz/300
1:2 = 100mhz/150mhz
3:5 = 120mhz/180mhz
2:3 = 133mhz/200mhz
7:10 = 140mhz/210mhz
3:4 = 150mhz/225mhz
5:6 = 166mhz250mhz
9:10 = 180mhz/270mhz
Hope this helps!
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PART 2 - 2-13-04
This is the old guide for S754 overclocking!
I think this guide is essential as a lot of people will be asking how these new chips from AMD overclock. Heres a guide on how to go about it and an ideal setup to achieve top results. I will be focusing on the 754 single channel processors.
First off some information on the Athlon 64.
The A 64 3000,3200 and 3400 come in socket 754 configuration and only work with 754 motherboards. The 3200 and 3400 have 1mb of cache and the 3000 has 512kb of cache.
All the socket 754 cpu's have an onboard single channel memory controller to reduce latencies and increase performance. Being single channel the 754 processors do not need 2 sticks of memory for maximum performance.
An ideal list of components to achieve top results.
One thing to keep in mind is that the N-force 3 and Via K8T 800 motherboards do NOT have a lock on the pci bus. The N-force 3 boards do have locked AGP and a few of the VIA motherboards do aswell.
Overclocking an Athlon 64 is not going to be as easy as overclocking an Athlon XP or Pentium 4, but with a bit of luck it should yield good results.
The memory needs to be capable of upto 230mhz FSB so some good quality PC 3700 memory will suffice. Choosing the motherboard will depend on what 3d card you have and how far you intend on taking the overclock.
For all Nvidia owners, any motherboard will do for overclocking, especially the ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI boards.
If you have a radeon you may well want to go for a board with locked AGP bus to keep stability at 220mhz fsb. My 9700pro does 216mhz fsb fine but it may start to become unstable over this speed. An N-force 3 chipset motherboard should be used here if possible for 220mhz and over fsb overclocks.
The choice of processor is up to you. The 3200 and 3000 processors are multiplier locked to 10 so for whatever FSB speed you do achieve, multiply that speed by 10 and thats the maximum processor speed. For e.g my MSI motherboard based on the VIA K8T 800 chipset (no locked agp or pci bus) runs at 213mhz fsb stable which gives me a total overclock to 2130mhz from 2000mhz (213x10=2130mhz).
For a higher cpu speed a 3400 has the 11 multiplier to and in my motherboard would be doing 2343mhz instead of 2130mhz of my 3200.
Cooling is not really a problem as the stock cooler keeps an Athlon 64 cooled to 35-45C on average.
Heres a good budget overclocking setup.
A 64 3000 with stock cooler
512mb twinmos 3700 memory
Asus K8V Via motherboard
This setup will hopefully acheive 220mhz fsb.
The ideal overclocking setup
A64 3400
GIGABYTE GA-K8N PRO
Corsair PC 3700 memory
With a bit of luck 225mhz fsb + and 2.46ghz cpu speed can be achieved.
Final tips for overclocking.
A good way to start overclocking is to download clockgen for your Athlon 64 motherboard. With this you can overclock the FSB in windows, run PRIME95 and 3dmark 2001 for a few hours and then up the FSB some more. Once you have achieved a stable overclock, go into the BIOS and enter the FSB you achieved.
To achieve a higher FSB you may raise the VDIMM (memory voltage) to 2.75V and lower the CAS (memory timings for advanced users only) to 2.5 or 3. Return to windows and try to overclock more and see if its stable.
******UPDATE******
Clockgen lets you lower the multiplier of an Athlon 64 so that you can run a higher HT (FSB) speed. For exmple I changed the multiplier to 9.5 and managed to raise the HT speed of my athlon cpu processor to 222mhz, but the AGP bus was too high for my 9700pro so it was unstable.
******UPDATE******
I found that lowering my DDR speed to 333MHZ in the bios let me reach a high FSB speed and an overall faster system. I managed to get my HT speed to 231mhz prime and 3dmark stable which resulted in a cpu overclock of 309mhz from 2000mhz to 2309mhz. 3D mark 2001 proved this speed (231mhz HT, 2309mhz cpu speed and 192mhz memory speed)to be faster
than 215mhz HT, 2150mhz cpu speed and 215mhz memory speed.
Key downloads.
Clockgen
Prime 95
Speedfan
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I stole this one from Anandtech for s939 OC 8O 8O
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Overclocking breaks things which you alone are resposible for, not AMD, not intel, not Nivida, not Ati, not xyz mobo maker. Proceed at your own risk.
this is a quick and dirty guide. I am aiming for simplicity since it's not all that complicated to OC A64's even for first timers. I am also aiming for safty so you don't kill anything so lower volts are advocated. Just good clean fun to get an FX or better from your budget chip.
VERY IMPORTANT to keep in mind at all times is hypertransport needs to be around 1000, meaning LDT x HTT (aka FSB) ~1000 or less.
Now we will Isolate then Consolidate.
What that means is you need to test three parts of the CPU subsystem (chipset, chip, and memory) to find max speeds of each.. Then combine them for some sort of optimal overclock.
ISOLATE
Don't forget to take notes.
1. Max HTT/FSB should be first ..*only works if motherboard has locks. Most A64 boards do today. Sata 1 and 2 are not locked on some nforce mobos use 3 and 4.
-set CPU multi to 6 or 7, this will take CPU out of equation
-set memory to SPD and 100, this will take memory out of equation
-Increase HTT/FSB up until you fail to boot or there abouts, back down 5%, (HTT * 0.95), this is your max safe HTT.
2. Max Chip capable
- Set multiplier to it's maxium
-Set vcore to 1.6 -1.65 for 130nm chips, 1.50-1.55 for 90nm chips
-Set mem to SPD and 100, this will take memory out of equation
-starting with HTT 200 raise in about 5Mhz increments up to boards max found earlier or until you start failing PRIME95 which will probably happen first..only give it 5 minutes max, that's good enough for now.
-At the point it starts failing within that 5 min time period, back down 5%, (CPU MHZ * 0.95), thats your max CPU speed, now test prime again at 95% for 12 hour for stable.
Prime 95 Link http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
3. Memory MAX
It depends what you want and type of mem you chose, LL or Bandwidth but must keep 1T (command rate) because A64 suffers big time with 2T.
-For high bandwidth set mem setting to 200 and 2.5-4-3-7 1 T and give it boards max volts, or for LL set mem setting to 200 and 2-2-2-7 1 T and give it boards max volts. (up to 2.9Vdimm is safe with all ram) ( Caution DFI/ABIT users -- do not exceed 3.0V unless you know what you are doing!!!)
-Set CPUs multi to 6-7, again to take it out of equation.
-Raise HTT up to boards max or until you start failing memtest86 test 5 and 6 http://www.memtest86.com/
-When you start failing memtest86 test 5 and 6, back down 5%, (HTT * 0.95), thats your max MEM speed.
CONSOLIDATE
The most important thing to keep in mind is CPU Speed is king. So now that you know your CPU speed from above, use it. Say it's Winchester 3000 and it's 2650Mhz prime stable and with it's 9 multiplier it needs 295 HTT to get there (9x295=2650)...NP right, but you got some value ram which only clocked to 210Mhz from your above testing. Well obviously you can't run the ram at 1:1 which would be 295Mhz, you must use a mem divider. You can use the memory divider (mem setting) to get as close as possible to your mem max found above.
This is the rough way to calculate IE close enough..
Memsetting setting
200 = HTT Mhz
183 = HTT x .90 = Mhz
166 = HTT x .83 = Mhz
150 = HTT x .75 = Mhz
133 = HTT x .66 = Mhz
100 = HTT x .50 = Mhz
What can my 210Mhz memory run in this config?
295 x .83 = 244 = not a chance
295 x .75 = 221 = not quite
295 x .66 = 195 Yes, but slow.
You have two choices, try and tighen timings and run 195 which is perfectly OK choice. Or Change CPU multiplier and start over. Ideally you want for max CPU and memory to coinside...Does'nt always work the way you want... My Ballistix below is 245Mhz stable but I'm running less for more CPU speed which always wins. You should too.
To help you along in the "consolidate" phase user Gogar has made a niffty script found here.
Just put in those maximuns found under the "isolate" phase and it will spit out the best choices.
After you go though these steps , take notes, you'll become more familiar with the whole tweaking process (learn by doing) and will be able to dial in better frequencies, timings, voltages, and faster too. But this should get you pretty close to safe and optimal speeds
UPDATE: Dual core CPU stability testing
X2 is not any different than a single processor overclocking but for volts and when prime testing CPU(s) for stability:
Volts should not exceed 1.45 for safe operation!
Prime95
1. Make two folders with Prime95
http://mersenne.org/gimps/p95v2413.zip
2. Starting two instances: Launch both instances from each folder and choose: torture test > small FFT's > click OK.
3. Next, launch taskmanager and set affinity of the first instance of prime to CPU 0 only. The other instance of prime to CPU 1 only.
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Overclocking breaks things which you alone are resposible for, not AMD, not intel, not Nivida, not Ati, not xyz mobo maker. Proceed at your own risk.
this is a quick and dirty guide. I am aiming for simplicity since it's not all that complicated to OC A64's even for first timers. I am also aiming for safty so you don't kill anything so lower volts are advocated. Just good clean fun to get an FX or better from your budget chip.
VERY IMPORTANT to keep in mind at all times is hypertransport needs to be around 1000, meaning LDT x HTT (aka FSB) ~1000 or less.
Now we will Isolate then Consolidate.
What that means is you need to test three parts of the CPU subsystem (chipset, chip, and memory) to find max speeds of each.. Then combine them for some sort of optimal overclock.
ISOLATE
Don't forget to take notes.
1. Max HTT/FSB should be first ..*only works if motherboard has locks. Most A64 boards do today. Sata 1 and 2 are not locked on some nforce mobos use 3 and 4.
-set CPU multi to 6 or 7, this will take CPU out of equation
-set memory to SPD and 100, this will take memory out of equation
-Increase HTT/FSB up until you fail to boot or there abouts, back down 5%, (HTT * 0.95), this is your max safe HTT.
2. Max Chip capable
- Set multiplier to it's maxium
-Set vcore to 1.6 -1.65 for 130nm chips, 1.50-1.55 for 90nm chips
-Set mem to SPD and 100, this will take memory out of equation
-starting with HTT 200 raise in about 5Mhz increments up to boards max found earlier or until you start failing PRIME95 which will probably happen first..only give it 5 minutes max, that's good enough for now.
-At the point it starts failing within that 5 min time period, back down 5%, (CPU MHZ * 0.95), thats your max CPU speed, now test prime again at 95% for 12 hour for stable.
Prime 95 Link http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
3. Memory MAX
It depends what you want and type of mem you chose, LL or Bandwidth but must keep 1T (command rate) because A64 suffers big time with 2T.
-For high bandwidth set mem setting to 200 and 2.5-4-3-7 1 T and give it boards max volts, or for LL set mem setting to 200 and 2-2-2-7 1 T and give it boards max volts. (up to 2.9Vdimm is safe with all ram) ( Caution DFI/ABIT users -- do not exceed 3.0V unless you know what you are doing!!!)
-Set CPUs multi to 6-7, again to take it out of equation.
-Raise HTT up to boards max or until you start failing memtest86 test 5 and 6 http://www.memtest86.com/
-When you start failing memtest86 test 5 and 6, back down 5%, (HTT * 0.95), thats your max MEM speed.
CONSOLIDATE
The most important thing to keep in mind is CPU Speed is king. So now that you know your CPU speed from above, use it. Say it's Winchester 3000 and it's 2650Mhz prime stable and with it's 9 multiplier it needs 295 HTT to get there (9x295=2650)...NP right, but you got some value ram which only clocked to 210Mhz from your above testing. Well obviously you can't run the ram at 1:1 which would be 295Mhz, you must use a mem divider. You can use the memory divider (mem setting) to get as close as possible to your mem max found above.
This is the rough way to calculate IE close enough..
Memsetting setting
200 = HTT Mhz
183 = HTT x .90 = Mhz
166 = HTT x .83 = Mhz
150 = HTT x .75 = Mhz
133 = HTT x .66 = Mhz
100 = HTT x .50 = Mhz
What can my 210Mhz memory run in this config?
295 x .83 = 244 = not a chance
295 x .75 = 221 = not quite
295 x .66 = 195 Yes, but slow.
You have two choices, try and tighen timings and run 195 which is perfectly OK choice. Or Change CPU multiplier and start over. Ideally you want for max CPU and memory to coinside...Does'nt always work the way you want... My Ballistix below is 245Mhz stable but I'm running less for more CPU speed which always wins. You should too.
To help you along in the "consolidate" phase user Gogar has made a niffty script found here.
Just put in those maximuns found under the "isolate" phase and it will spit out the best choices.
After you go though these steps , take notes, you'll become more familiar with the whole tweaking process (learn by doing) and will be able to dial in better frequencies, timings, voltages, and faster too. But this should get you pretty close to safe and optimal speeds
UPDATE: Dual core CPU stability testing
X2 is not any different than a single processor overclocking but for volts and when prime testing CPU(s) for stability:
Volts should not exceed 1.45 for safe operation!
Prime95
1. Make two folders with Prime95
http://mersenne.org/gimps/p95v2413.zip
2. Starting two instances: Launch both instances from each folder and choose: torture test > small FFT's > click OK.
3. Next, launch taskmanager and set affinity of the first instance of prime to CPU 0 only. The other instance of prime to CPU 1 only.
When OCing AMD64s you don't need any special memory since running the CPU and memory async won't effect performance. Although CL2.5 is recommended since you get more space when changing the memory dividers. But according to me it's a waste of money in buying memory anything faster than CL2.5.
I think this is very important to mention. You make people believe they need some expensive memory to OC when they don't. To most people OC is getting most bang-for-the-buck and then you don't want to waste money on unnecessary components.
BTW last time I checked tRAS 10 was optimal AMD64. You are running tRAS 6...
I think this is very important to mention. You make people believe they need some expensive memory to OC when they don't. To most people OC is getting most bang-for-the-buck and then you don't want to waste money on unnecessary components.
BTW last time I checked tRAS 10 was optimal AMD64. You are running tRAS 6...
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Guru Dude,
Perhaps you can provide a few pointers about OC'ing my rig.
AMD64 3200+ Venice, MSI NEO2 Platinum, Antec TruPower 550 in P160 case, Micron Ballistix PC3200 512MB x 4 (2GB) single sided @ 2-2-2-6 1T, bios settings: mem clock = 200, HTT@5x, CPU vdimm@1.45v, mem@1.7v
Rig runs great at these "stock" setting, but when reducing CPU multiplier and HTT while clocking mem @245 the system boots, gets super Sandra BM numbers, but all swe runs like a slug moving through snow. Bottomline, when OC'd to 2.4GHz da' SOB runs, but it's a super pig.
Any useful advice will be greatfully received
Perhaps you can provide a few pointers about OC'ing my rig.
AMD64 3200+ Venice, MSI NEO2 Platinum, Antec TruPower 550 in P160 case, Micron Ballistix PC3200 512MB x 4 (2GB) single sided @ 2-2-2-6 1T, bios settings: mem clock = 200, HTT@5x, CPU vdimm@1.45v, mem@1.7v
Rig runs great at these "stock" setting, but when reducing CPU multiplier and HTT while clocking mem @245 the system boots, gets super Sandra BM numbers, but all swe runs like a slug moving through snow. Bottomline, when OC'd to 2.4GHz da' SOB runs, but it's a super pig.
Any useful advice will be greatfully received
apesoccer
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Eh that's not true...you have to go 30mhz higher (or thereabouts) on the fsb to = the same amout of power* from the cpu. I can provide some linkage if you'd like. Also, 7-8 (edit: Ok...i just read in 3 different places on Anon's site alone, where one article said 6 was best, one said 7-8 were best and 2 said 10 were best...the 10's were in regard to 754 and 6-8 were in regard to 939...so my apologies for jumping on u for that) has the most throughput with tccd ram, for whatever its worth (on 939 Win's and V's...i haven't checked against my Manchester yet tho; thats using SiSoft...i have some ch ram (hyperX) i can check against too if u like (i have a 2gb kit too...but while it oc's well it is kinda outside the rules, but would be happy to chk it too)).
Either way with the bandwidth, it makes a very small difference. But the 1:1 vs divider is a no-brainer, i can easily back that up with bench after bench. Look up apesoccer on Futuremark's site...i probably have 300-500 benches stored. Maybe 30-60 specifically to a64. Mostly 1:1, but i have a few 400:333's stored there throughout the suite. I can provide linkage from anan's site as well, where they tested 1:1 vs divider, where 1:1 won every single time.
What doesn't matter is using a + divider, running the ram higher then the fsb. That's probably what you were thinking of.
*-power being defined, in this instance, as the ability to do work.
Either way with the bandwidth, it makes a very small difference. But the 1:1 vs divider is a no-brainer, i can easily back that up with bench after bench. Look up apesoccer on Futuremark's site...i probably have 300-500 benches stored. Maybe 30-60 specifically to a64. Mostly 1:1, but i have a few 400:333's stored there throughout the suite. I can provide linkage from anan's site as well, where they tested 1:1 vs divider, where 1:1 won every single time.
What doesn't matter is using a + divider, running the ram higher then the fsb. That's probably what you were thinking of.
*-power being defined, in this instance, as the ability to do work.
RichPLS
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Here are a few of my links collected...
Excellent reference...
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=319185
http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=327
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2548
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=30
Overclocking Database
http://www.sysopt.com/systemdb/overclock/
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/oc-guide.html
Excellent reference...
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=319185
http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=327
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2548
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=30
Overclocking Database
http://www.sysopt.com/systemdb/overclock/
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/oc-guide.html
viciouszhao
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