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13th June 2002, 00:31 | #1 |
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| 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! |
13th June 2002, 01:38 | #2 |
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| 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 |
13th June 2002, 06:20 | #3 | ||
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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:
Also this is the 'not to noisy' Volcano 7+ (35dBa @ 4800 RPM) | ||
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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:
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13th June 2002, 09:24 | #5 | ||
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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:
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13th June 2002, 10:12 | #6 |
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| 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. |
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13th June 2002, 12:57 | #8 |
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| no such thing as a free lunch... Quitest air heatsink&fan combo useful for OC: alpha 8045 + papst NH. It will cost much though. |
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13th June 2002, 17:10 | #10 |
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| 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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