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ChAoS Overlord 13th June 2002 00:31

Help me do my overclock (please bear with me)
 
I've read the info's & faqs on the board, but I couldn't get it completely linked to my mainboard - cpu - ram.

My System:
Athlon 2000+
256 MB Apacer PC-2700
MSI KT3 Ultra
GF4 Ti4200 64 MB

For the moment I didn't really dare push my GF4 Ti4200 to the limit, because I don't know how to find out where exactly is it's limit, so I bumped it up to 275/550 (stock 250/500).

Now the tricky part: BIOS settings

this is what MSI offers me (between brackets I'll put what it is now)

DRAM TIMING CONTROL
------------------------------

configure timing by: SPD/USER (SPD) (1)
SDRAM Frequency: SPD/FSB/FSB+33 MHz (FSB + 33)
SDRAM CAS#: 2,2.5,3 (auto because of (1) --> 2.5)
Row Precharge Time: 2T, 3T (auto because of (1))
RAS Pulse Width: 6T, 5T (auto because of (1))
RAS to CAS delay: 3T, 2T (auto because of (1))
Bank Interleave: Disabled, 2way, 4way (auto because of (1))
SDRAM Burst Length: 4QW, 8QW (8QW)
SDRAM 1T Command: Disabled, enabled (disabled)
Fast Command: normal, fast, ultra (ultra)

FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL
----------------------------------------

Spread Spectrum: Disabled, ... (±0.25%)
CPU FSB Clock: 100-220 MHz (135 MHz)
CPU Ratio: .... (Auto)
CPU Voltage: .... (Auto)
DDR Voltage: ... (Auto)
AGP Voltage: ... (Auto)

Some last notes:
a) my CPU is not unlocked
b) I have not much experience with this kinda thing, so please bear with me.
c) I have an Arctic Super Silent 2500 Cooler (yeah, lots of you think it sucks, but there's a big 80 MM blowhole right behind it) and 4 case fans (2 suckers in front, 1 blower in the back, 1 blower on top) and a 400 W PSU with one blower. Temps in windows range from 43°C (absolute lowest) to about 49° - 50° C for CPU, case temps are at around 32°-35° C.

Please help me make this a good overclock (first without unlocking). Thanks for you help!

RichBa5tard 13th June 2002 01:38

You can find the optimal memory settings in the FAQ/INFO section. It's a very good guide written by Pilsy@icrontic, so read it. It will take only 5 minutes and solve your problem. :)

Resp. setting @ freq/volt ctrl:

- disabled
- 133FSB (standard), rise this untill you experience lockups
- auto (since you haven't unlocked your cpu)
- MAX 1.8vCore since you have sucky cooling. I suggest you keep it at 1.75vCore (auto)
- auto, try increasing it if you experience lockups at higher FSB
- auto

ChAoS Overlord 13th June 2002 06:20

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
sucky cooling.
43° Idle, 50° Stressed, is it that bad? If I were to install a volcano 7+ would that be good? According to www.dansdata.com, this would be a very good solution, not to noisy on "medium" setting, however, I would like to know what 'not to noisy' means. (I don't like the fact of drilling holes in my mobo -PAL- and I don't want a tornado sound coming out of it - It's hard to sleep next to my pc allready)

EDIT:

also I can't find anything in the guide about:
- Row Precharge
- RAS Pulse Width
- RAS to CAS Delay
- SDRAM Burst Length

the other way I around, I don't know where to find "drive strength" in my bios.

What test do you like as CPU Burn in test?

UPDATE: I checked the CPU temp when doing a 10-loop Sisoft Sandra test (with MBM) it amounted to 51°.

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
- auto, try increasing it if you experience lockups at higher FSB

Does this have a grave impact on overclockability/temp? After all, it's merely some ram.

Also this is the 'not to noisy' Volcano 7+ (35dBa @ 4800 RPM)

RichBa5tard 13th June 2002 08:41

Quote:

Originally posted by ChAoS Overlord
43° Idle, 50° Stressed, is it that bad? If I were to install a volcano 7+ would that be good? According to www.dansdata.com, this would be a very good solution, not to noisy on "medium" setting, however, I would like to know what 'not to noisy' means. (I don't like the fact of drilling holes in my mobo -PAL- and I don't want a tornado sound coming out of it - It's hard to sleep next to my pc allready)
Temps say absolutely nothing, stable overclocks do.

A v7+ cools well, but the fan is LOUD and you can't change it because of the unusual size (70mm).

Here's a guide helping you to decide which fan&HS to buy.

Quote:

EDIT:

also I can't find anything in the guide about:
- Row Precharge
- RAS Pulse Width
- RAS to CAS Delay
- SDRAM Burst Length

the other way I around, I don't know where to find "drive strength" in my bios.
Most aggressive: 2T - 5T - 2T, 4Q

Quote:

What test do you like as CPU Burn in test?
CpuBurn. :)
See the FAQ/INFO section for a donwloadlink.

Quote:

Does this have a grave impact on overclockability/temp? After all, it's merely some ram.
Yes. Increasing FSB will not only increase the frequency at which your ram works, but also the PCI slots, AGP transfer speed, ...

ChAoS Overlord 13th June 2002 09:24

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
Yes. Increasing FSB will not only increase the frequency at which your ram works, but also the PCI slots, AGP transfer speed, ...
I meant wether upping the DDR voltage will make a noticable difference in

a) temperature

b) FSB overclockability

I thought it wouldn't? ???

about the guide:

OC: Volcano 7(*) + papst NG (37dBa)

first, on the Papst.de site they say it's "only" 32 dBa
secondly: which is better a Volcano 7 with this fan, or a volcano 7+ with it's proprietary 70 mm fan? Does anybody have benches about this
thirdl & lastly: My current rig has 4x 29 dBa Casefans (AddA) and 1 Arctic Super silent 2500 (25 dBa) will it be much louder when changing this to Volcano 7(+)?

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
Most aggressive: 2T - 5T - 2T, 4Q
My MSI manual says that 8QW should be faster?

RichBa5tard 13th June 2002 10:12

Thanks for noticing the error, I meant the papst NH (37dB), not the NG.

You'll hear the difference between a ss2500 and a v7+ pretty well.


8Q is pr0lly faster. I didn't mention it cause I didn't knew your mb supports it.

ChAoS Overlord 13th June 2002 12:29

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
You'll hear the difference between a ss2500 and a v7+ pretty well.
Damn, I would like to test it before I buy it, because too noisy, is too noisy :(

RichBa5tard 13th June 2002 12:57

no such thing as a free lunch...

Quitest air heatsink&fan combo useful for OC: alpha 8045 + papst NH.

It will cost much though.

ChAoS Overlord 13th June 2002 13:44

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
no such thing as a free lunch...

Quitest air heatsink&fan combo useful for OC: alpha 8045 + papst NH.

It will cost much though.

Could you give me a price guess, plus how it compares in raw power (so not in noise) to a Volcano 7 (+), Dan's Data says it still performs exceptionally well on medium speed and the noise is "only" 35 dBa then.

RichBa5tard 13th June 2002 17:10

Twice as expensive.

Thermaltake sound ratings are to be ignored, they sound A LOT louder than officially stated.

A papst NG 37dBa sounds much quieter than a Tt 31dBa fan... i know it sounds crazy but it is...


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