Hey guys. I just recently got my new rig up and running, and I'm very happy about it considering it's my first build. Here's the specs:
A64 3000+ NewCastle CG Rev. (Water Cooled)
1GB (512MBx2) OCZ PC-3700 Enhanced Bandwidth
Antec NeoPower PSU
Epox EP-8KDA3J
So far I've got it running stable at 2.5GHz 1:1 on 1.6V with no problems. It's Prime stable for about 15 hours, which is good enough for me considering I haven't seen any problems using the system. The temps are about 30C idle and peak at about 50C, according to the Epox monitoring utility. So far, I'm pretty happy with this overclock, but pushing it farther would definitely be nice
Any ideas about what I could do to get a little more out of the chip? I don't think that the temps are holding it back, and I think that the RAM should be able to go 1:1 into the 270 range(maybe here's where I'm assuming wrong), but I can't seem to push more than 2.5GHz out of it and get it to run Prime for more than 10 mins or so, regardless of how much voltage I pump through it. 2.6GHz will only run for a few minutes and 2.55GHz runs for maybe 12.
Any ideas? I have the RAM running at CAS 3.0 1T, but switching off to 2T and doesn't seem to help. Maybe the RAM is really holding me back? I don't really want to run async, but if it would help the performance I would do it.
Once again, any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks,
A64 3000+ NewCastle CG Rev. (Water Cooled)
1GB (512MBx2) OCZ PC-3700 Enhanced Bandwidth
Antec NeoPower PSU
Epox EP-8KDA3J
So far I've got it running stable at 2.5GHz 1:1 on 1.6V with no problems. It's Prime stable for about 15 hours, which is good enough for me considering I haven't seen any problems using the system. The temps are about 30C idle and peak at about 50C, according to the Epox monitoring utility. So far, I'm pretty happy with this overclock, but pushing it farther would definitely be nice
Any ideas about what I could do to get a little more out of the chip? I don't think that the temps are holding it back, and I think that the RAM should be able to go 1:1 into the 270 range(maybe here's where I'm assuming wrong), but I can't seem to push more than 2.5GHz out of it and get it to run Prime for more than 10 mins or so, regardless of how much voltage I pump through it. 2.6GHz will only run for a few minutes and 2.55GHz runs for maybe 12.Any ideas? I have the RAM running at CAS 3.0 1T, but switching off to 2T and doesn't seem to help. Maybe the RAM is really holding me back? I don't really want to run async, but if it would help the performance I would do it.
Once again, any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks,
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