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    Stock CPU heatsink/fan to blame for 3DMark crashes?

    At 1.54 V you are probably pushing what the stock cooler can handle. I should have asked the load temps, i'm guessing about 50°C (try speedfan). How stable is superpi 32M and prime95? If everything else is stable and you are happy with the oc, leave it as is. If you want to get higher or...
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    Stock CPU heatsink/fan to blame for 3DMark crashes?

    What voltage are you at and what are the temps?
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    Alright OC pros, let's get this thing screaming

    When the proc is at its limits the memcontroller can start acting up. That not all dividers work isnt that strange for msi. Also the latest bios isnt always the best one for overclocking. Have you tried bumping the mem voltage? Be sure that you know what your mem can handle though. What are...
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    How to Overclock Amd 64 bit Winchester?

    http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=1497607
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    How to overclock my new system???

    http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=1497607
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    Alright OC pros, let's get this thing screaming

    Just to be sure, but you dropped your ht multi right? If not, you are at 290*5=1450. You should keep it below 1000, so use the 3 multi.
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    Alright OC pros, let's get this thing screaming

    Get cpu-z to see the speeds. Find your max htt. Drop cpu multi and mem divider so that they dont run above stock speeds, and start raising the htt. Do the same for ram speed en cpu speed. Find the max values when the other two are below or at stock speeds. Now you'll know what limits your...
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    Sempron 64 CPU for DOOM 3

    Go for a sempron with 256 KB cache, like the 3100+. Should be better for gaming. Nvidia is better in doom 3, then again i dont know how that holds up when involving price/performance. The x800GT/GTO seem nice midrange cards.
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    Overclocking issues: please help!

    Get cpu-z to see your real memspeeds, if you dont have it already. Dont trust the bootscreen. The htt multi does very little for performance, just keep it below 1000. 1.595 V is quite alot for this speed. My winchester does 2563 at 1.5 V. Dont use more V than what you need for stability...
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    Overclocking issues: please help!

    When running the cpu at its max the mem controller sometimes suffers. You might not be able to get your highest mem overclock when maxing out the cpu. Some boards just dont like some mem dividers, and passing memtest doesnt always mean it'll run windows. Value sticks arent the best oc'ers and...
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    Venice vs. Prescott

    I wouldnt consider winning 4 out of 14 test to be smoking an fx-55. Venice has my vote.
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    Best value in 64-bit number crunching?

    If this number crunching is affected by dual channel memory, bigger L2 cache, and higher clockspeed, it might be worth it to get the cheapest venice and overclock it.
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    XBLK or VS

    If you plan on oc'ing your ram i would pick the 3200. You will need the higher fsb speeds to get to high to high ddr speed. At 11 x 236 = 2596 MHz you will get to ddr 472. At 10 x 260 = 2600 MHz you get ddr 520. There's no sense to paying for an 11 multi and then running at a 10 multi. I dont...
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    my 3200+ is running at 1GHZ?

    Try installing bios 1.6 or 1.3 Those were the best so far. Bios 1.4 and 1.5 also gave me the 5 multiplyer problem. Havent tryed 1.7 or 1.8 because they seem to be buggy. Sometimes enabling cool'n quiet in the bios actually disables it and solves this problem.
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    What CPU should I get?

    Here are some boards with 8 sata ports: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Asus A8N-SLI Premium Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum
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    What CPU should I get?

    There are plenty of nforce4 boards that have 8 sata connectors. Most have the sil 3114 controller that even has raid5. If you need alot of storage those might be worth a look. And another vote for the x2 3800+
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    MSI Neo2 plati + winchester

    My winnie does 2563 at 1.5 V, after that i need to give it 1.6 to get any higher. Maxing out at 2607, so just a small gain for the extra voltage. Most winnies seem to hit a voltage wall around 2.6 on air.
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    Now I am looking a CPU, What's your suggestion? (3.0Ghz up)

    Is this for gaming? ( I see you post mostly in game threads) If it is i'll probably be recommending a 2.0 GHz proc :)
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    Best Socket 939 AGP mobo for OC'ing?

    Why the 4000+? For that price i would go for the X2 3800+, way better value imho. If you really want a San Diego for oc'ing the 3700+ should do fine. I dont think an 11 multi will limit your oc unless you plan do go very extreme and try for more than 3.3 GHz with some cascade phase cooling.
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    Life expectancy of XP processors

    Nforce3 boards are agp not pci-e. So you could keep your 9700. I would recommend going pci-e though if your upgrading to 939 anyway. Newegg has pci-e socket 939 boards ranging from 68.5 $ to 135 $. A decent one will get you to 2.5 - 2.7. It should be a nice performance increase. You could try...
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    What's a good & accurate programme to monitor your temperatures?

    You will probably reach the limit of you proc before you run into temps that are to high. I hit low fifty's on the hottest days with stock cooling. Just test for stability and you should be fine if you have some casecooling.
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    What's a good & accurate programme to monitor your temperatures?

    It's different for every motherboard. For my msi k8n neo4 plat temp1 is motherboard, temp2 cpu and temp3 chipset. Just load your cpu with something like superpi or prime95 and see what temp goes up. Should be easy to figure out, cpu should be the highest under load.
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    The question is, for the same price do i buy a X2 3800+ or a Xbox 360 ??

    I've got a winnie 3500+ at 2563 MHz. The performance is still great. Sure multitasking performance will be better on an X2, but not everyone needs that. If you had an older system the X2 would be the way to go. I'll be getting the 360 and upgrade to a dual core when the prices have gone down...
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    Upgrading my system - how's this look?

    Back in the days, the neo2 plat was the way to go and it still is for 939 agp imho. DFI is on top this generation for oc'ing. Things change fast in this world. Maybe some lower latency ram. Good tccd or tcc5 for oc'ing.
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    PCMARK 05 Scores

    Come on Shenkoa, this thread could use more real pcmark05 scores. My winnie did just fine. Seems to me quite a few in here are running pcmark04 or 3dmark05. Single core, normal oc (2.5-2.6) should get around 4000. The X2's are going for 6000 and up it seems. A single core score of 5000...
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    PCMARK 05 Scores

    This thread is about pcmark05 not 3dmark05, but yes 3dmark05 is graphics card intensive. Score: 4146 Winnie @ 11 x 233 = 2563 MHz MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum 2 x 512 OCZ plat. rev2 @ 197MHz 2-2-2-7 PowerColor X850XT @ 553.5 MHz core 584 MHz mem Maxtor DiamondMax10 16Mb cache 300.0 GB
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    Please Guide me to OC my Systems

    Use the search. Try something like"guide celeron" or "celeron +overclock"(without the quotation marks), who knows what crazy results you'll get. Read some overclocking guides.
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    to cool or not to cool hard drives?

    While they dont require a lot of airflow, cooling hd's is important. It benefits longevity and hd noise. Put atleast some kind of silent case fan in there. Good airflow is even more important in small cases, a front intake would be recommended for good casetemps.
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    QUICK QUESTION

    If it has to last 4 years, it needs to be futureproof. And the future is multicore, so i'd go for an X2 3800+. Instead of buying a 7800 gt now, get something more midrange, and two years from now buy another midrange card. Your average gaming experience will be better, for about the same...
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    dismantle this rig

    The dfi boards are great for oc'ing but a bit short on options compared to some of the other boards from msi or asus. Make sure your happy with the number of pci-, pci-e slots, usb ports, sata ports (and onboard audio quality if you wont be using a soundcard). X2 is the only way to go for...
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    dillemma! x2 or 7800gt

    For gaming an x2 wont help you, not untill games start getting more multithreaded. Reaching 2.7 on a X2 might be more difficult than on your winnie, then again you might get lucky and hit 2.7 with no problems, you never know. Might be a good time to upgrade to a pci-e motherboard and a 7800...
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    Please help me - my cpu is running at 1GHZ (3500+)

    Bios 1.6 fixes this problem, for me atleast. Just tried it and all is well. 1.4 and 1.5 didnt overclock well either, this one gives me the same results as 1.3.
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    Please help me - my cpu is running at 1GHZ (3500+)

    Got the same board, had the same problem. Bios issue, everything from 1.4 on gave me this problem. I dont know if 1.3 supports the venice. Before i figured out what was going on i fixed it using rm cpuclock utility to set the multi. Great little prog if you want to oc and still have cool'n...
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    What are your CPU temps when OCing A64's?

    Most temps that get posted now are for 90nm procs. For a 130nm fx you temps are acceptable, though a bit high. Artic silver does take a bit of time to settle, dont know how long its been on there. As long as its stable dont worry to much.
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    CPU underclocked?

    I had this problem on my k8n neo4 platinum. Its a bios issue, anything from 1.4 on gave me a five multi. Went back to 1.3 and everything was fine. I hope later versions fix this, it's known on the msi forums.
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    What are your CPU temps when OCing A64's?

    74C??? Thats way to high. I use stock cooling on my winchester 3500+ at 2563 MHz (11x233) with prime 95 loadtemps of 48C. Nothing bogus about it. Idle around 37c-40c depending on roomtemp.
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    Question about OC

    My winchester fails superpi 32M when i can still run prime95 for days. It is possible to set the amount of mem used in prime with the custom setting. Just try some different tests and bechmarks. Prime is good but not perfect, for me passing superpi32M says more about my stability than 2 days...
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    Overclocking a p4 2.4...question about temps.

    Do some stability testing with prime95 or try running superpi 32M, your cpu starts getting instable before temps become a problem most of the time. I think the 2.4C has a max temp of 74 C, that doesnt mean you should let it get that high. Temps do increase when overclocking, try speedfan to...
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    Is my system running too hot?

    Casetemp seems fine. My loadtemp with stock cooling and 35c casetemp is 48c at 2560 MHz. If you think your fan is fine, first try reseating the heatsink and reapplying thermal paste. I remember reading a review somewhere about the xp120 where they tried the fan blowing up and temp were 1c...
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    Is my system running too hot?

    It's acceptable. If its stable you shouldnt worry to much about temps. Could be better though depending on your room temps. Seems a bit high for an xp90 and a moderate oc. How many casefans do you have?