Hi all,
First time posting here, so hi
Specs:
AMD XP 2700+ 333MHz FSB
A7N8X Deluxe rev 2
768MB PC2100
MSI GeForce4 ti4200 128MB
Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
Volcano 9 (CPU idles at 45 degrees C)
Ok, I've just upgraded my processor and motherboard to those you see above. I'd like to upgrade my RAM as well, but I want to purchase PC3200 and still get the benefits of synchronizing my FSB with my RAM speed. To be specific, I'm looking at purchasing either two sticks of 256 or two sticks of 512 from Corsair as part of their TwinX idea, to take advantage of the dual channel on the a7n8x.
Like I said, I want to be able to sync the two speeds, but I'd rather move the FSB up than the RAM speed down. Do you guys think I'll be able to overclock the FSB up to 200MHz from the 166 it's at right now? Bear in mind I have little to no experience overclocking, and the "little" comes from reading various sites tonight.
I tried working my way up tonight, but got only to 179 FSB before 3d mark froze up on me, and my CPU hit 58 C (which isn't that hot, so I'm not sure why it would freeze up on me like that).
I think I'm in a little over my head here, so any help you guys could provide would be *greatly* appreciated! Thanks in advance!
FusionKnight
First time posting here, so hi
Specs:
AMD XP 2700+ 333MHz FSB
A7N8X Deluxe rev 2
768MB PC2100
MSI GeForce4 ti4200 128MB
Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
Volcano 9 (CPU idles at 45 degrees C)
Ok, I've just upgraded my processor and motherboard to those you see above. I'd like to upgrade my RAM as well, but I want to purchase PC3200 and still get the benefits of synchronizing my FSB with my RAM speed. To be specific, I'm looking at purchasing either two sticks of 256 or two sticks of 512 from Corsair as part of their TwinX idea, to take advantage of the dual channel on the a7n8x.
Like I said, I want to be able to sync the two speeds, but I'd rather move the FSB up than the RAM speed down. Do you guys think I'll be able to overclock the FSB up to 200MHz from the 166 it's at right now? Bear in mind I have little to no experience overclocking, and the "little" comes from reading various sites tonight.
I tried working my way up tonight, but got only to 179 FSB before 3d mark froze up on me, and my CPU hit 58 C (which isn't that hot, so I'm not sure why it would freeze up on me like that).
I think I'm in a little over my head here, so any help you guys could provide would be *greatly* appreciated! Thanks in advance!
FusionKnight