2.4B->3.24. Great Overclock, but weird pauses

[BCinSC]

Got an Intel P4/2.4B (Northwood) on a Soyo P4I845PEv1.0 board at 3.24GHz using 180FSB (aka 720MHz quad pumped) making DDR at 360 1:1 6,2,2,2.5 (Kingston ValueRam 3200, so slightly underutilized, but doesn't like overclock of 4:5 ratio). WinServer2003 runs fine and there's no throttling at 100% utilization (using ThrottleWatch to monitor and Find-A-Drug to max CPU), but occasionally when running CPUZ, I get pauses. Wish I could push it further. I have some KingMax DDR500, but CPU craps at 182FSB. Too much to ask for it to do 3.6GHz to fully utilize DDR500 at 4:5 ratio.

 

[CheesePoofs]

Originally posted by: BCinSC
but occasionally when running CPUZ, I get pauses.

I don't think you mean CPUZ, that is a program used to identify your chip and all your hardware settings. Do you mean Prime95 or some other stress testing program?

 

[BCinSC]

No, I meant CPUZ - for viewing various settings. Had FaD running for stress testing.

 

[Dough1397]

yeah that happens with me too but i am running stock p3 550 and a p3 733....

 

[Spikesoldier]

got a c1 chip there?

my 2.4B (before the computer was stolen) made the jump to 3.33GHz.

i made it to 187FSB on an asus P4PE (i845PE).

great chip for its time

 

[Duvie]

Some of the i845 mobos cannot reliably hit over 180fsb...My old ones didn't like it pass 274fsb....

I would say look at the NB chipset...either take off stock hsf and apply some AS or other thermal paste, get an all together new aftermarket cooler for the NB chipset. or bump the vagp a nothc 1.55-1.6v is safe....Can try any combo or all three....

 

[Brian23]

I had a simillar problem with my Athlon XP. It turned out to be a virus on the computer doing it. I even had Norton Antivirus installed and it didn't catch the virus. All I had to do to fix it was low level format the harddrive and it went away.

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: Brian23
I had a simillar problem with my Athlon XP. It turned out to be a virus on the computer doing it. I even had Norton Antivirus installed and it didn't catch the virus. All I had to do to fix it was low level format the harddrive and it went away.

The logic would be if this didn't occur at other lower speeds I can't see how it would relate...right??? Always should look at software but in most cases a quick downclock and if the problem vanishes it wont be software...