Recent content by JeremyLH

Further UPDATE on this project: As I started typing this, I was running one instance of Prime95's mixed torture test per core, testing the CPU's FSB capabilities at stock voltages. It failed to boot at a CPU multiplier of 6X (smallest available in this A8N32-SLI Deluxe's BIOS) & HT link of 2X...

NesuD: "Is it possible that you had only SP 1 on the gigabyte and now have SP2 on the ASUS? If so that would put this question to bed." Unfortunately, no. I had XP w/ all updates (except the legit checker) on both the Gigabyte & the Asus, within a few days of each other. (I already have a...

WaTaGuMp: "What about the chipset drivers, I have this board coming and wanna confirm the right drivers to DL from Nvidia. " Please, pardon my ignorance here. Where do I find that info. ? In XP's Device Manager, it's showing an "NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator" as Driver Date 07/26/2005...

NesuD: "3 Gigs of ram is a 32 bit windows limitation." No, the limitation of any 32-bit OS (or memory controller) is theoretically 2^12 bits = 4 gigs. What's missing when the motherboard's BIOS reports to the OS is what the motherboard's chipset reserves for its own internal usage (PCI...

WaTaGuMp: "Whats you chipset driver and BIOS version plz." The BIOS was just updated from Asus' website. Unless they've come out with a new one in the last day or two, I'm currently running the latest they've put out. According to Asus' Update utility version 07.09.02: BIOS Image...

Well, to anyone interested: UPDATE. I've got my A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard installed, with my 165 cooled by my Big Typhoon & its 120mm fan. (I have NOT made any serious attempts to OC anything, yet.) A few points of interest: 1) My Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI motherboard, with 4 1GB strips...

Lopri: "I agree with your comment regarding AM2/939. Despite all the efforts that reviewers/AMD made, AM2 is slower than 939. Period. (well, at least with Windsors. I don't know how much improvement AMD made with Brisbane memory controller. Then again, since Brisbane has 512MB L2, I doubt that...

Lopri, again, thanks. While I'm chewing on that last chunk of info. you just posted, I have another question for you. (No surprise there, huh ?) With my Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI M/B, it liked me setting the CPU-to-DDR ratio in the BIOS, & made me reset the memory timings back to 3-3-3-8 when I...

"Well... I really think your devotion should be re-directed (hint: Core 2 Duo)," Hm. Let's talk $, shall we ? After doing some research a number of months ago, I came across a wonderful/startling review at: http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/10/dual_41_ghz_cores/index.html That NEARLY --...

Well, "lopri," I must say ... WOW. I think you've directly answered one of my two primary questions that sparked this post. THANKS. On to details about what you said: You said, "The board you're planning to purchase (or did you buy it already?)" Got it here on my desk, but my...

Well, an update to my little quest: As some have pointed out to me (in the two responses here on this post, & in direct emails besides in this forum), the overall performance difference between the OCZ DDR400 I've already got & some of the absolute fastest DDR (DDR1) ever made (labeled as...

Thanks for responding, "VirtualLarry." You said, "IMHO, you would be better off using whatever motherboard will OC your Opt 165 the furthest (fastest FSB speed)." Well, wouldn't my new Asus be a perfect candidate for that very thing (8-phase power, excellent cooling, & all that) ? You...

Well, "phaxmohdem," first I'd just like to thank you for responding ... & with such a positive attitude (no flaming, no condescending talk to a less experienced overclocker, which is one thing I've sometimes noticed on forums). Thanks. OK, down to specifics: You said, "first off search...

OK, my FIRST post to a hardware/overclocking forum in my LIFE (after over 10 years of building & servicing PC's). Here goes ... I'm about to do an upgrade & got the strong feeling (after some research) that I need some advice. Thanks in advance for any & all useful pointers you may have for...