Recent content by mikeyg76

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    Help me not suck at overclocking

    try flashing your bios to the next ver up. maybe that will work?
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    Couple Questions

    i like it, you did a nice job...
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    first time overclocking....

    np, let me know if i can help you out anymore.
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    Is it worth it to swap my Winchester with a Venice?

    What he said. I have no problem getting my venice up high, but it is just getting lucky with the chip :)
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    first time overclocking....

    now make sure your ram is set to 100 when you start messing with everything.
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    Overclocking issues: please help!

    i think you might of topped out with what you have... i think the value ram is holding you back but come on, you are running 500 MHz faster then your chip is rated not to bad :) I can boot @ 2650 MHz on my 3000+ but not stable, i can run stable @ 2610 MHz but my vcore is high, but i run very...
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    BEST OC (stability matters) NON-SLI mobo

    my choice is MSI neo4 plat w/ amd 3000+ venice
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    Post the specs of the first PC you ever owned....

    My first PC that i owned Brand = Packard Bell Processor = Intel Pentium 120mhz RAM = 16 mb HDD = Maxtor 1.2 gb Removable storage = 1x 3.5" Floppy, Screen = Packard bell 14" VGA Printer = Cannon Bubble Jet OS = Windows 95 Mobo = A Crazy POS one Gfx = On board 4 mb card Sound = On...
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    Is it worth over clocking this rig?

    Get a Antec NeoPower around $80 bucks if you look around, i have what some people would say a "sub par" PSU ( Ultra X- Connect 500w ) , but i have read mixed reviews and it works fine for me, but i prolly will within a few months get a OCZ Modsteam
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    *** Official MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (nForce4 Ultra chipset) Thread ***

    Yes very easy :) just keep playing with everything. First drop HT to 4x and mem divider to 166:200 and up your vcore to 1.45 then start upping your HTT from 200 to 210, 215, 220 etc. Make sure you have center spread disabled and all your agressive timings disabled. Oh and make sure your...
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    Overclocking issues: please help!

    try running your ram at 2T, just to see if it will boot. i know the amd64 does not like 2T but just to see if it will boot
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    WOOHOO my first O/C

    Well guys i put it up to 278 x 9 = 2502 and it ran perfect... this is getting run just trying to see how far i can push it :).. i did move the vcore up to 1.45 just to make sure it stays stable. Thanks!
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    problems overclocking 3000+ venice

    i would do what he said, start with 220 HTT 4x and up it from there. but remember to have your memory at 5:6 and ALWAYS keep the command rate @ 1T :) If you cant get past a point try flashing your bios to the next stable one and start all over.
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    Overclocked my machine and...

    did you make sure you had your bios time and date right?
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    What website do you use to buy your hardware?

    i use newegg and monarchcomputer