standard vcore 1.85
 

i bought a new mobo from gigabyte ga7vaxp with a kt400 chipset
and in the bios the vcore is standard 1.85 and i can only raise the vcore more and not lower it
so now i have a ax-7 heatsink with a papst nmgl but i think that's doesn't cool enough at that vcore
my full specs:amd xp1700+
gigabyte ga7vaxp kt400
pc 400 ram with samsung chips
2 * WD 80GB JB in raid0
albatron gf4ti4200
enermax 350watt psu
chieftec midi with 3 casefans
and blah and blah
any suggestions on what i should do
1leave it this way
2do something :)(what?)

Only option I see is installing a more poweful fan. Everything is assembled correctly (i can know, i did it :D ), so it's prolly a production error in either the mobo or the PSU. Try to increase cooling on the enermax PSU (there is a knob on the back, set it to high instead of low), if that doesn't work: install a more powerful fan. 1.85v and decent cooling (Thermalright AX7 == good cooling) won't kill your proc instantly, but I don't think it will do good on the long run...

I would go into the Gigabyte forum/helpdesk/whatever to deal with this.
1.85V is 2 much when not OC'ing.
Flash BIOS with newest version ?
How high can you go btw ?

haven't clocked yet
no point in doing so i guess until i get a better fan
will have a look on gigabyte thingies
tia deronny

how high can you go meaning: the vcore

1.85 -> ????

I thought options in bios were: default, +5%, +7.5% and +10% (currently set to default)

Current temps are 39°C with AX7 & cheap and silent temp-controlled fan. Not bad for 1.85vcore.

wow, a real overclockersboard.

maybe faulty voltageregulater ?

Question is: return it to funcomputer or not?

have same mobo here for test
default voltage 1.750v

not able to change multiplier in bios ??? :/

Samsung PC3200 which worked fine in the MSI KT3 @ CL2 3-6-3 2T.

can't boot @ DDR400 with the gigabyte :/
no ram timing options in BIOS

what kinda mobo is this ? none tweakable? OEM mobo ?

just look at this speed :^D

Oh my god, DIPswitches for the multiplier :rolleyes:
so modern :/

status so far?
2 out of 3 KT400 mobo's don't POST with the R9700 Pro in it

3 out of 4 mobo's don't run stable @200Mhz (tried 5! different ramchips, 3 of them pc3200 samsung)

mobo 4of4 (the gigabyte) not yet tested @200mhz.. the only KT400 to work with the R9700 Pro so far.

way to go VIA/ATI

net ontdekt op het allmighty internet dat in bios ctrl + f1 induwen extra opties biedt op vlak van chipset en geheugen op mijn mobo
misschien is het toch nog iets waard :)

dit ook inderdaad tegengekomen
zelf te laat gezien, en dus niet in praktijk kunnen testen

voor Overclocking purposes is de KT400 niet echt bedoeld

eender een stabiele, feature loaded KT333 , die goed is @ default speeds

dipswitches are cool. When you clocked to high, turn the pc off and set the switches to something lower.
with overclocking in the bios, high clock-> bios reset and you can enter the date etc. again...

dipswitches = opening case everytime
(don't reply 'i overclock to the max , my mobo is just on the table without a case ' :D )

in my case, pun intended, when I decide to overclock, I don't use a case ;)



but I still think dipswitches are ****

latest mobo's, when coldboot, hold INS key, it will reset the CPU/mem settings, but not the others :)