So I built my computer back in February and got into this whole OC thing. After some learning frustrations, I was able to figure things out and get my e4300 to 2.7 stable (9x 300) -- never tried to go higher, but I'm sure it was possible. Last week, I added a firewire card and another gig of RAM, and I'm now not getting anything above 2.07 (9x 230) with all the settings left the same. I then tried to tweak the voltages of the RAM and CPU, but no combo is producing results. The computer begins to start up, and then restarts itself after about 3 seconds. I'm thinking it is the RAM, because I paired a 1GB set of dual-channel 675 (Corsair XMS2pro) with 2GB of dual-channel 800 (Corsair XMS2 pro), but I'm not sure. Everything works perfect at the factory 1.8 of the cpu (9x 200) and up to 2.07. I've tried upping the RAM voltage as high as +.2 (shouldn't be necessary), and the cpu to as high as 1.40v (running it at 2.7 didn't even require this). No luck. The RAM has always been run at 1:1 at 5-5-5-15 or 18, so it has not even gotten to its rated max. All the stuff that should be disabled has been, and I've followed the advice of any OC guides available (including the one on Tom's). Temps have always been fine. Any tips or ideas? Here are my specs:
C2D E4300
2GB Corsair XMS2 pro 800 dual-channel
1GB Corsair XMS2 pro 675 dual-channel
Gigabyte DS3 rev 2.2
Antec true power trio 550w psu (overloading the psu maybe?)
Rosewill RCX Z3 heatsink
ATI x1600pro PCI-E video
Maxtor 300GB SATA hard drive
generic brand PCI Firewire card
PCI wireless network card
2 DVD-R drives
3 case fans (only 1 hooked to the crappy fan only connection), the front LED of the case, an additional LED inside the case, and a single cold cathode (I list these in case anyone suspects I'm draining too much juice form my PSU)
Thanks for any help!!!!
C2D E4300
2GB Corsair XMS2 pro 800 dual-channel
1GB Corsair XMS2 pro 675 dual-channel
Gigabyte DS3 rev 2.2
Antec true power trio 550w psu (overloading the psu maybe?)
Rosewill RCX Z3 heatsink
ATI x1600pro PCI-E video
Maxtor 300GB SATA hard drive
generic brand PCI Firewire card
PCI wireless network card
2 DVD-R drives
3 case fans (only 1 hooked to the crappy fan only connection), the front LED of the case, an additional LED inside the case, and a single cold cathode (I list these in case anyone suspects I'm draining too much juice form my PSU)
Thanks for any help!!!!