Recent content by abtomat74

I just got an Evga 8800GTS 640 from NewEgg. On the back of the box is a clear window showing the UPC label on the card, and a matching one on the box. Check to see if yours has both and they match.

OK I did not find anything concerning "locks" in the BIOS, but there was a pci-e setting which was at default of 100mhz. Am I to assume this is the pci-e lock? And keeping it at 100 is locking it at 100? If so, then where are the regular pci locks? I am using SATA port 3, disabled...

Well I did everything I mentioned in the first post...before you guys replied. Just got a black screen, so cleared CMSO with the little button and left it alone for now. When in the BIOS I noticed an auto overclock option with military rankings for names, like Private, Sergeant, etc etc up to...

I see, this is why I want to do a small 20% OC using stock voltage etc. Well, my next step is figuring out how to do this correctly...

I just wanted about 2-3 years anyway. And for OC'ing...I am hoping to just raise the FSB to 240 or 250 max with no voltage change, stock HS/fan. And run the ram asyncronously...or buy better ram. Otherwise I'll just not bother at all. I have another thread asking about this below somewhere.

If overclocking something like a 3000 or 3200 Winchester or Venice no more than 25%, what kind of life span will it have? Same as normal or degraded because of the OC?

3000+ Winchester 2x1024 Corsair Value MSI K8N neo4-f I just want to do a simple 20% OC by making the FSB to 240. I do not want to mess with voltages yet, or memory timing if necessary. Please correct or add to anything I miss below: set HTT to 240 change HT from 5x to 4x set SPD to...