Recent content by cEvin Ki

z1ggy... if i'm not mistaken, small FFT isolates the CPU by itself. and large FFT tends to test the RAM and memory subsystem. this OC guide suggests using Memtest86 to test memory. try that, with EVERYTHING set at stock, to make sure you don't simply have a stick of bad RAM. i was having...

@graysky thanks man, sorry i didn't mean for you to have to write all that, i was just curious if it was the new "q6600" or in other words a good overclock at a good pricepoint. thanks too on your thoughts. a one notch bump in the NB did it so far. stable for a few hours of test, and...

graysky, i have a couple questions. i've really not had time to read up on that x3360. what is the lowdown on that? looks quite interesting to say the least. also, your screenshot from the asus board and q6600 shows your NB voltage used to be 1.25. that is what mine has always stayed, and...

makes perfect sense. i do seem to remember once on a bios reset, memset reported a 6, and that was at the default 266 for my quad.

yes, i believe Alaa is referring to this: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3208&p=8 so your above mentioned settings do work mathematically, but i feel the board will NOT default to that. my maximus formula defaults to a tRD of 7, which is not the lowest by any means. ddr 2 800...

ok, for posterity... my machine runs stable at 1.24375v set in bios for vCore, ddr2 800 running 1:1 @667 3-3-3-8, at 333x9 (q6600). i decided to attempt some overclocking even further. to even get into windows for a split second, (at 400x8) i had to raise the vCore six notches, to my...

@TheDrake: again, NICE! i've been too chicken to try 3.6. what vCore and what is your VID on Coretemp (if you use that to measure temps that is)? also, what is your voltage showing as in CPU-Z at idle and under load? oh, and thanks on that Sandra info, BTW. :) i'll try tonite and get back.

@TheDrake: nice! which Sandra suite, and which tests, BTW? it's been SO long since i used that. i may give it a go, just for the heck of it. (the entire point of this thread is overall system stability in an overclocked state, and real-world use. so, bottom line: if you can get your...

well, i'm still researching this. thanks for letting me know how Sandra was reading yours, TheDrake. it seemed all too probable! ok, two things..... first, i'm reading this mind-blistering article on RAM timings, specifically tRD (read delay) and how it has more effect on system memory...

@TheDrake: based on what those articles indicate, i really do think that is what's happening. now, i do not know for sure, as i am not an IT tech. but it would make sense, if behind the scenes, the memory was really running at that actual NB frequency, and therefore was entirely too...

here's a quick observance..... TheDrake a few posts up referenced a guide at the techrepository. in that thread, post #3 went into a little more detail on the FSB straps, and what is happening with the memory controller itself. ok, IN that post, Tony referenced this link...

thanks graysky. will give it a go as soon as possible. and yeah, i meant to do that benchmark and post my results. you've got quite the list going there. and blanketyblank, trust me, it does test well. if you are unstable, it'll poof quickly.

graysky, your guide is magnificent. like you, my q6600 runs at 333x9 at 1.2625v. i left a *cough* long post over at your thread at tomshardware forum about my success with the vdroop mod. guys, and gals, it simply works! got a question.... again, like you i've elected to run identical...