Using a mix of pc3 12800 and pc3 10666
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You "can", but it may cause major instability. It is good to have the same manufacturer and revision, but if you set them both down to the lowest settings, for example, 1333, 9-9-9-24, 1.5v or whatever the slowest is specced for, they should run fine. I wouldn't run a pair with 1600 and another iwth 1333 though.
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It's not about the amount and speed, it is just about what is it rated for. You can run a lot of very fast ram, or a small amount of slow, or vice versa. It doesn't make a difference. The thing is, running different memory speeds can cause instability because if you try running the slower RAM at higher speeds, it may not be stable. If you run them both @ 1333Mhz 9-9-9-26 timings, they should run fine. If you are just gaming though, I would run the 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 kit without the OCZ set. The speed won't be that much of a difference, but you are losing performance with the 1333 9-9-9-26 set over the 1600 9-9-9-24 kit. Like I said, 8gb is more than enough if you are just gaming and surfing the web, but if you are video editing I would run them both at 1333 9-9-9-26 so you can get 10gb instead of 8gb.
Sorry for the typo...should be (pc3 12800 (G.SKILL 2x2G 9-9-9-24-2N)) instead of 2x4G. So, in total I've 6G of rams. I am mostly doing video conversion from rmvb or mp4 to Divx avi to play on the TV. I am a 71 years old guy and not a gamer; I don't play any games on my PC. I am glad you care to show this old dog some new tricks. I would like to try some OC's but don't know enough as to what to tweaks...may be you can answer some questions later on in layman's terms...and thanks.
So, for video conversions, 6G of rams is better than 4G?
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Nah, you should be able to do video conversations like Skype with 4gb RAM. You can check RAM usage by using Task Manager in Windows, and if RAM usage gets high, just pop in the 2gb more RAM, set the correct voltage, 9-9-9-26 timings, and 1333Mhz speed. What CPU do you have? If you have a Sandy Bridge CPU, don't go past 1.65v on the memory voltage though.
No Problem! I can tell how to to OC is you would like, but if the system was not built by you, chances are you cannot because the settings in the BIOS are most likely locked. Also, overclocking can break things, so you have to be careful and not take it too fast. It does take patience.
If you would like for me to teach you, I would like to know what PSU, Motherboard, CPU, and cooling you have.
No Problem! I can tell how to to OC is you would like, but if the system was not built by you, chances are you cannot because the settings in the BIOS are most likely locked. Also, overclocking can break things, so you have to be careful and not take it too fast. It does take patience.
If you would like for me to teach you, I would like to know what PSU, Motherboard, CPU, and cooling you have.
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If he has his 1600Mhz RAM set in the BIOS, it will take all the memory in the board and run it at 1600Mhz, so he should make sure it is set to 1333 if he plans on running them together. If it's on auto, yeah, it will probably just run them at the lowest.
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Nah, Dosent Matter What You Use, It Will Run Fine, And Theres A Point Where Faster Speed RAM Dosent Really Matter.
However, It Depends On The CPU, The AMD A-Series Chips APUs Perform Better With Faster RAM, The Faster The Better, But Most Non-APU AMD Chips Form Example Prefer Low Latency Over Speed. DDR3-1600 With The Lowest Lateny You Can Obtain Is The Sweet-Spot For Any Non-APU CPU, Mixing RAM Will Also Make No Differance The Faster RAMs Latency And Speed Will Simply Slow To Match The Other Stick, Have Done It In Several Machines Without Problems.
My Last Machine Was Running 6GB - 2x 2GB DDR2-1066 CAS6 And 2x 1GB DDR2-800 CAS5 Never Had An Issue.
However, It Depends On The CPU, The AMD A-Series Chips APUs Perform Better With Faster RAM, The Faster The Better, But Most Non-APU AMD Chips Form Example Prefer Low Latency Over Speed. DDR3-1600 With The Lowest Lateny You Can Obtain Is The Sweet-Spot For Any Non-APU CPU, Mixing RAM Will Also Make No Differance The Faster RAMs Latency And Speed Will Simply Slow To Match The Other Stick, Have Done It In Several Machines Without Problems.
My Last Machine Was Running 6GB - 2x 2GB DDR2-1066 CAS6 And 2x 1GB DDR2-800 CAS5 Never Had An Issue.
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But keep in mind that it can cause instability. Just make sure you don't run the slower sticks at the higher sticks ratings, because most likely it won't work.
Most BIOS's are set to automatically check the speed on the SPD and run the ram accordingly. He's already said he's 71 and unlikely to get in and manually set the ram timings. In this particular instance, the chance of running ram out of spec are extremely low :lol:
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Well he also said he would be into overclocking, so to me it sounds like he can change a couple of RAM values.
HostileDonut :
Nah, you should be able to do video conversations like Skype with 4gb RAM. You can check RAM usage by using Task Manager in Windows, and if RAM usage gets high, just pop in the 2gb more RAM, set the correct voltage, 9-9-9-26 timings, and 1333Mhz speed. What CPU do you have? If you have a Sandy Bridge CPU, don't go past 1.65v on the memory voltage though.
No Problem! I can tell how to to OC is you would like, but if the system was not built by you, chances are you cannot because the settings in the BIOS are most likely locked. Also, overclocking can break things, so you have to be careful and not take it too fast. It does take patience.
If you would like for me to teach you, I would like to know what PSU, Motherboard, CPU, and cooling you have.
No Problem! I can tell how to to OC is you would like, but if the system was not built by you, chances are you cannot because the settings in the BIOS are most likely locked. Also, overclocking can break things, so you have to be careful and not take it too fast. It does take patience.
If you would like for me to teach you, I would like to know what PSU, Motherboard, CPU, and cooling you have.
I mostly convert videos from rmvb or mpeg4 to Divx avi formats to be burned on CDs/DVDs for playing on TV.
Yes, I do build my own computer.
PSU: CMPSU-400CX (Corsair CX400W Power Supply)
Motherboard: GA-880GA-UD3H (Gigabyte)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 560 (unlocked to X4 B60) 3.3GHZ
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series PC12800 (2x2GB) 1600MHZ
Memory: OCZ Gold Dual Channel PC10666 (2x1GB) 1333MHz (extra/unused memory on hand)
Cooler: Gemini II with 2 120mm fans
I must have built about 10 computers for myself and friends.
Yes, I do know how to enter and do Bios settings and load OS's.
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Alright, if 4gb is enough RAM for you, then overclocking does work better with only 2 RAM slots being occupied.
You have a CPU multiplier and base clock. That is what gives you your CPU speed, base clock (base clock = front side bus or FSB) x the multiplier. Your base clock is 200Mhz, as all modern AMD CPUs run with a 200Mhz FSB, but has a multiplier of, you guessed it, 16.5! Why? Because 200Mhz x a 16.5 multiplier gives you 3300Mhz, or 3.3Ghz. You have a black edition CPU, which means the multiplier is unlocked, which is great because messing with the FSB also changes RAM speeds because the RAM also has it's own multiplier. So, when you have 1600mhz RAM and a 200Mhz FSB, your RAM has a 8 multiplier. Change the FSB, it will tune your CPU and RAM! That is why changing just the multiplier is nice because you don't have to worry about anything, it just effects the CPU.
Please have these utilities: CPU-Z, Prime95, and Hardware Monitor. CPU-Z tells CPU voltage, speeds, and some other good stuff, Hardware Monitor tells heat, voltages, and much much more like fan speeds etc. Prime 95 will stress your CPU to make sure it has a stable overclock.
Now, let's set some boundaries!
1. Your voltage should not go beyond 1.425v on the VCore! (I would keep it under 1.38v for safety)
2. Your heat (In Celsius) should not exceed 70C! When testing, 80C is acceptable, but for 24/7 use, I would like to keep it in the 50s- low 60s.
3. Please, know how to reset a CMOS in case anything goes wrong!
Your motherboard is not a board meant for any extreme overclocking, so don't go too hard on it, it may break. You have to realize that overclocking is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing!!!
Now to the good stuff!
Go into your BIOS and set your RAM to 1333Mhz with 9-9-9-24 timings because Phenom II CPUs do prefer 1333Mhz RAM sticks because there memory controller is fragile. If they are 1.5v DIMMs, set them to 1.5v, if they are 1.65v set them to 1.65v, etc. I wouldn't go past 1.7v though.
Now for tuning the CPU! 😀 You will change your multiplier up with increments of 1 to give it a 200Mhz boost. Boot into Windows until you get crashes or achieve the OC you want. Because you are new to overclocking, I would shoot for 3.6Ghz for now. So, to get 3.6Ghz, you will need an 18 multiplier, but you don't want to just jump to 18! Go to 17 form 16.5 to give you 3.4Ghz, then boot into windows. VCore comes in handy when you get a crash. Push up the voltage on the Vcore slightly (.001-.005v) to get it stable. Then see if it boots. Once you get to 3.6Ghz (or whatever you would like, but I still suggest 3.6Ghz for starting), stress test it for 6+ hours with Prime 95. Open CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor to check temps/voltages. Again, make sure temps do not exceed 80C while testing! For voltage, I would keep it under 1.38v for long life!
I use offset voltage and not fixed so that I don't run a high voltage through my CPU at all times. I would do the same if I were you. Set the offset voltage so that it will add the voltage when needed, but lower down when it is not. You should also disable AMD Cool N Quiet, but you may be able to get it stable without doing that.
That is just an outline of overclocking and not everything you need to know to push it far. Here is a forum sticky which will help too: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier
It't not my fault if anything goes wrong though. 😉
You have a CPU multiplier and base clock. That is what gives you your CPU speed, base clock (base clock = front side bus or FSB) x the multiplier. Your base clock is 200Mhz, as all modern AMD CPUs run with a 200Mhz FSB, but has a multiplier of, you guessed it, 16.5! Why? Because 200Mhz x a 16.5 multiplier gives you 3300Mhz, or 3.3Ghz. You have a black edition CPU, which means the multiplier is unlocked, which is great because messing with the FSB also changes RAM speeds because the RAM also has it's own multiplier. So, when you have 1600mhz RAM and a 200Mhz FSB, your RAM has a 8 multiplier. Change the FSB, it will tune your CPU and RAM! That is why changing just the multiplier is nice because you don't have to worry about anything, it just effects the CPU.
Please have these utilities: CPU-Z, Prime95, and Hardware Monitor. CPU-Z tells CPU voltage, speeds, and some other good stuff, Hardware Monitor tells heat, voltages, and much much more like fan speeds etc. Prime 95 will stress your CPU to make sure it has a stable overclock.
Now, let's set some boundaries!
1. Your voltage should not go beyond 1.425v on the VCore! (I would keep it under 1.38v for safety)
2. Your heat (In Celsius) should not exceed 70C! When testing, 80C is acceptable, but for 24/7 use, I would like to keep it in the 50s- low 60s.
3. Please, know how to reset a CMOS in case anything goes wrong!
Your motherboard is not a board meant for any extreme overclocking, so don't go too hard on it, it may break. You have to realize that overclocking is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing!!!
Now to the good stuff!
Go into your BIOS and set your RAM to 1333Mhz with 9-9-9-24 timings because Phenom II CPUs do prefer 1333Mhz RAM sticks because there memory controller is fragile. If they are 1.5v DIMMs, set them to 1.5v, if they are 1.65v set them to 1.65v, etc. I wouldn't go past 1.7v though.
Now for tuning the CPU! 😀 You will change your multiplier up with increments of 1 to give it a 200Mhz boost. Boot into Windows until you get crashes or achieve the OC you want. Because you are new to overclocking, I would shoot for 3.6Ghz for now. So, to get 3.6Ghz, you will need an 18 multiplier, but you don't want to just jump to 18! Go to 17 form 16.5 to give you 3.4Ghz, then boot into windows. VCore comes in handy when you get a crash. Push up the voltage on the Vcore slightly (.001-.005v) to get it stable. Then see if it boots. Once you get to 3.6Ghz (or whatever you would like, but I still suggest 3.6Ghz for starting), stress test it for 6+ hours with Prime 95. Open CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor to check temps/voltages. Again, make sure temps do not exceed 80C while testing! For voltage, I would keep it under 1.38v for long life!
I use offset voltage and not fixed so that I don't run a high voltage through my CPU at all times. I would do the same if I were you. Set the offset voltage so that it will add the voltage when needed, but lower down when it is not. You should also disable AMD Cool N Quiet, but you may be able to get it stable without doing that.
That is just an outline of overclocking and not everything you need to know to push it far. Here is a forum sticky which will help too: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier
It't not my fault if anything goes wrong though. 😉
HostileDonut :
Alright, if 4gb is enough RAM for you, then overclocking does work better with only 2 RAM slots being occupied.
You have a CPU multiplier and base clock. That is what gives you your CPU speed, base clock (base clock = front side bus or FSB) x the multiplier. Your base clock is 200Mhz, as all modern AMD CPUs run with a 200Mhz FSB, but has a multiplier of, you guessed it, 16.5! Why? Because 200Mhz x a 16.5 multiplier gives you 3300Mhz, or 3.3Ghz. You have a black edition CPU, which means the multiplier is unlocked, which is great because messing with the FSB also changes RAM speeds because the RAM also has it's own multiplier. So, when you have 1600mhz RAM and a 200Mhz FSB, your RAM has a 8 multiplier. Change the FSB, it will tune your CPU and RAM! That is why changing just the multiplier is nice because you don't have to worry about anything, it just effects the CPU.
Please have these utilities: CPU-Z, Prime95, and Hardware Monitor. CPU-Z tells CPU voltage, speeds, and some other good stuff, Hardware Monitor tells heat, voltages, and much much more like fan speeds etc. Prime 95 will stress your CPU to make sure it has a stable overclock.
Now, let's set some boundaries!
1. Your voltage should not go beyond 1.425v on the VCore! (I would keep it under 1.38v for safety)
2. Your heat (In Celsius) should not exceed 70C! When testing, 80C is acceptable, but for 24/7 use, I would like to keep it in the 50s- low 60s.
3. Please, know how to reset a CMOS in case anything goes wrong!
Your motherboard is not a board meant for any extreme overclocking, so don't go too hard on it, it may break. You have to realize that overclocking is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing!!!
Now to the good stuff!
Go into your BIOS and set your RAM to 1333Mhz with 9-9-9-24 timings because Phenom II CPUs do prefer 1333Mhz RAM sticks because there memory controller is fragile. If they are 1.5v DIMMs, set them to 1.5v, if they are 1.65v set them to 1.65v, etc. I wouldn't go past 1.7v though.
Now for tuning the CPU! 😀 You will change your multiplier up with increments of 1 to give it a 200Mhz boost. Boot into Windows until you get crashes or achieve the OC you want. Because you are new to overclocking, I would shoot for 3.6Ghz for now. So, to get 3.6Ghz, you will need an 18 multiplier, but you don't want to just jump to 18! Go to 17 form 16.5 to give you 3.4Ghz, then boot into windows. VCore comes in handy when you get a crash. Push up the voltage on the Vcore slightly (.001-.005v) to get it stable. Then see if it boots. Once you get to 3.6Ghz (or whatever you would like, but I still suggest 3.6Ghz for starting), stress test it for 6+ hours with Prime 95. Open CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor to check temps/voltages. Again, make sure temps do not exceed 80C while testing! For voltage, I would keep it under 1.38v for long life!
I use offset voltage and not fixed so that I don't run a high voltage through my CPU at all times. I would do the same if I were you. Set the offset voltage so that it will add the voltage when needed, but lower down when it is not. You should also disable AMD Cool N Quiet, but you may be able to get it stable without doing that.
That is just an outline of overclocking and not everything you need to know to push it far. Here is a forum sticky which will help too: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier
It't not my fault if anything goes wrong though. 😉
You have a CPU multiplier and base clock. That is what gives you your CPU speed, base clock (base clock = front side bus or FSB) x the multiplier. Your base clock is 200Mhz, as all modern AMD CPUs run with a 200Mhz FSB, but has a multiplier of, you guessed it, 16.5! Why? Because 200Mhz x a 16.5 multiplier gives you 3300Mhz, or 3.3Ghz. You have a black edition CPU, which means the multiplier is unlocked, which is great because messing with the FSB also changes RAM speeds because the RAM also has it's own multiplier. So, when you have 1600mhz RAM and a 200Mhz FSB, your RAM has a 8 multiplier. Change the FSB, it will tune your CPU and RAM! That is why changing just the multiplier is nice because you don't have to worry about anything, it just effects the CPU.
Please have these utilities: CPU-Z, Prime95, and Hardware Monitor. CPU-Z tells CPU voltage, speeds, and some other good stuff, Hardware Monitor tells heat, voltages, and much much more like fan speeds etc. Prime 95 will stress your CPU to make sure it has a stable overclock.
Now, let's set some boundaries!
1. Your voltage should not go beyond 1.425v on the VCore! (I would keep it under 1.38v for safety)
2. Your heat (In Celsius) should not exceed 70C! When testing, 80C is acceptable, but for 24/7 use, I would like to keep it in the 50s- low 60s.
3. Please, know how to reset a CMOS in case anything goes wrong!
Your motherboard is not a board meant for any extreme overclocking, so don't go too hard on it, it may break. You have to realize that overclocking is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing!!!
Now to the good stuff!
Go into your BIOS and set your RAM to 1333Mhz with 9-9-9-24 timings because Phenom II CPUs do prefer 1333Mhz RAM sticks because there memory controller is fragile. If they are 1.5v DIMMs, set them to 1.5v, if they are 1.65v set them to 1.65v, etc. I wouldn't go past 1.7v though.
Now for tuning the CPU! 😀 You will change your multiplier up with increments of 1 to give it a 200Mhz boost. Boot into Windows until you get crashes or achieve the OC you want. Because you are new to overclocking, I would shoot for 3.6Ghz for now. So, to get 3.6Ghz, you will need an 18 multiplier, but you don't want to just jump to 18! Go to 17 form 16.5 to give you 3.4Ghz, then boot into windows. VCore comes in handy when you get a crash. Push up the voltage on the Vcore slightly (.001-.005v) to get it stable. Then see if it boots. Once you get to 3.6Ghz (or whatever you would like, but I still suggest 3.6Ghz for starting), stress test it for 6+ hours with Prime 95. Open CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor to check temps/voltages. Again, make sure temps do not exceed 80C while testing! For voltage, I would keep it under 1.38v for long life!
I use offset voltage and not fixed so that I don't run a high voltage through my CPU at all times. I would do the same if I were you. Set the offset voltage so that it will add the voltage when needed, but lower down when it is not. You should also disable AMD Cool N Quiet, but you may be able to get it stable without doing that.
That is just an outline of overclocking and not everything you need to know to push it far. Here is a forum sticky which will help too: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier
It't not my fault if anything goes wrong though. 😉
Thank you very much for showing me all these good stuffs. I am only trying to get my feet wet...by learning how to do it...am probably satisfied to get 3.6Ghz stable on auto vcore voltage and nothing more. It probably will take me a while to test these multiplier increments at .5 each time to get to 3.6Ghz...so don't hold your breath... :lol:
Instead of CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor, can I use AIDA64 to monitor the voltages, fan speeds, temperatures, etc... :lol:
I have tested my computer with Prime95 on several prior occasions without fully understand the parameter settings...may be you can show me a simple guide to do that?..
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tirasong :
Thank you very much for showing me all these good stuffs. I am only trying to get my feet wet...by learning how to do it...am probably satisfied to get 3.6Ghz stable on auto vcore voltage and nothing more. It probably will take me a while to test these multiplier increments at .5 each time to get to 3.6Ghz...so don't hold your breath... :lol:
Instead of CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor, can I use AIDA64 to monitor the voltages, fan speeds, temperatures, etc... :lol:
I have tested my computer with Prime95 on several prior occasions without fully understand the parameter settings...may be you can show me a simple guide to do that?..
Instead of CPU-Z and Hardware Monitor, can I use AIDA64 to monitor the voltages, fan speeds, temperatures, etc... :lol:
I have tested my computer with Prime95 on several prior occasions without fully understand the parameter settings...may be you can show me a simple guide to do that?..
Now just to be clear, you don't have to test it with Prime 95 every time you boot, just once you hit what the clock you want. Auto Vcore can overvolt the CPU, e.g. giving the CPU 1.35v when it would be perfectly happy with 1.3v. I would use offset, but you may be able to get 3.6 on stock voltage, which would be nice. Your CPU is a C2 stepping one, so the sweet spot for that CPU should be around 3.6-3.8Ghz. 4Ghz would be difficult, so I doubt you will get there especially with that board.
As for Prime 95 settings, like it says, small FFTs tests small amounts of data, large FFTs will give you a high heat and power consumption and really stress, and blend test is some of each, but tests your a lot of RAM to make sure it is stable too. I do blend test for 6-8 hours.
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tirasong :
This may sound stupid...but how do you set offsets in Bios? I can't find OFFSETs in the Bios
Hm, you may not have the option.
Under the VCore settings there should be 2 or three settings. Auto VCore is always there for one setting, and then there should be a fixed/manual and maybe you just don't have an offset. If you can't go with offset, I go for auto and see what it gives you first because I don't like running high voltages through my CPU when I don't need it.
HostileDonut :
Hm, you may not have the option.
Under the VCore settings there should be 2 or three settings. Auto VCore is always there for one setting, and then there should be a fixed/manual and maybe you just don't have an offset. If you can't go with offset, I go for auto and see what it gives you first because I don't like running high voltages through my CPU when I don't need it.
Under the VCore settings there should be 2 or three settings. Auto VCore is always there for one setting, and then there should be a fixed/manual and maybe you just don't have an offset. If you can't go with offset, I go for auto and see what it gives you first because I don't like running high voltages through my CPU when I don't need it.
Well, here we go. I have set my 1600Mhz G.SKILL 9-9-9-24 (2x2Gb) Rams to 1333Mhz at 9-9-9-24 in the Bios as you suggested. And push the multipliers incrementally up to 19X to attain 3.8Ghz and incremented Vcore Voltage up to 1.375v and during normal operations still crashes randomly and frequently. As I do not want to push the voltage any higher and would be perfectly happy with 3.6Gz. I reduce to 3.6Ghz and tried Auto voltage and still crashes during Prime95. So, at 3.6Ghz I set Vcore Voltage manually incrementally up to 1.3v and ran Prime95 with one crash and auto restarted while I took a break. Again, at 3.6Ghz I increment Vcore Voltage to 1.325v and rerun Prime95 and reach temp of low 50c quite stable until I start to do other stuffs like surfing the Web and it crash again.
Here's some questions: Should I disable screensaver and turn-off display and not doing other stuffs during Prime95 stress test? Or, should I increment the Vcore Voltage to 1.350v or 1.375v? My Bios increment Vcore Voltage by .025v so I cannot make smaller increments.
What are the likely causes of these crashes...not enough voltages? Is it worth it to run at higher voltages?
Should I default the CPU back to X2 cores and tried OC's again? What would you do if you were me? Increases other voltages; namely Ram voltage from stock of 1.5v, etc. What other settings can I change safely so Prime95 won't crash? :lol:
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3.8Ghz just might be pushin' it be a C2 stepping chip. I think you can make 3.6Ghz work though. I feel extra secure when I can surf the web and run Prime95 at the same time, but running Prime95 alone and using a different computer to surf the web while it is running is a good idea.
Most crashes are because of not enough voltage. I would pump the voltage to 1.35v and see how it works. Also, auto might work, it should just add voltage as needed, but sometimes it overvolts. That is why I am kinda scared to use it.
Also, like you said, you unlocked the CPU, which may cause instability. That will take more power to run the CPU because of twice the cores. Try disabling cores if you can't get 3.6Ghz @ 1.35v and see what you can do.
Hi there, it's little old me again. What about "CPU NorthBridge Freq" and other settings...can I change any beside what I already changed (CPU multiplier, Ram speed, Vcore voltage, etc.) to make the computer more stable? I will attempt more Prime95 stress test with incremental Vcore voltage from 1.3v up to 1.35v at 3.6Ghz as you suggested to see what's the best voltage. Thanks for answering.
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You could take the the NB up a little and that can make stability a little better, but I wouldn't go past a couple hundred more Mhz on it.
How long did Prime last with 1.35v?
How long did Prime last with 1.35v?
What Xn should I start with NB? (X5)? I am Prime95 stress test with 3.6Ghz with auto Ram speed at 1600Mhz instead of 1333Mhz as you suggested and Vcore voltage 1.3v and still going strong from 10:00am today. Any other suggestions?
:lol: Temperature peak at 55c but room temp is about 58c to 60c.
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