Barton 3000+ 333MHz vs. 400MHz

[edmundoab]

i'm suprise this is a long thread.

 

[Ronin]

Some minor changes to the system internally (I had a different case laying around, so I moved everything into the new box, and added another 3 case fans: 2 in the rear, one on top, one on the side of the case, and 2 up front). Temps have dropped a bit:

Old Temp

New Temp

 

[Evdawg]

hey i was just thinking, if you drop in the 333fsb proc, youll be able to overclock a lot more. If youre bored, try that. Your ram will be able to handle it, plus more ghz? just a thought

 

[Ronin]

I played around with the 333 when it was in the box, and I didn't have much success with that CPU, either, even with voltage adjustments.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Nice computer setup there . What the heck do you do for a living, RoninCS?

 

[Ronin]

The short of it is I play games for a living, but it's much more complex than that.

 

[Evdawg]

well tell us more, can i have your job?

So you didn't have much success with oc'ing the 333?

 

[Ronin]

Nope, I didn't. Might be that I'm trying to pull too much power off the PSU (it is, after all, a 300W), and I do have a 5800 Ultra attached to it (a power sucker in itself), but oddly enough, I don't ever get a message from nVidia stating that there isn't enough power for the Vid card (this happens if the PSU doesn't push sufficient enough power to the card for it to run at the speced speeds).

I like my job, thank you ver much. Which means you can't have it.

 

[Ronin]

What would be a good suggestion for a PSU, without spending an overly outrageous amount? I want quality, but I don't feel like spending a C note on a PSU atm.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: RoninCS
What would be a good suggestion for a PSU, without spending an overly outrageous amount? I want quality, but I don't feel like spending a C note on a PSU atm.

I have nearly identical system specs=nF2-Barton-2x512mb 3200DDR-PNY 5800ultra I power it all with a Antec true330w without a burp, even@2.43ghz@1.825v-422DDR- dual channel synch mode-1.8vdd-2.7vDIMM-5800ultra@535/1.1ghz it's a rock, and you can get the truepower 330w for 60$ shipped :beer:

 

[Evdawg]

I don't know exactly how nice enermax psu's are.. but i think theyre not crap, 400W for 40 bux with fan control, looks well built. not sure though... find some reveiws i guess =\

 

[Ronin]

Where did you find the Enermax for that price? I can't find anything that low on Pricewatch, so if you have a better resource, I'm all ears.

 

[Ronin]

Voltage readings

If MBM is correct, it would appear that's my limiting factor at this point. Am I reading the voltages wrong?

 

[Evdawg]

Link

Second powersupply down, enermax 350W gold plated connectors. Looks like about 50 shipped. I was close =\, hehe.
From what i've seen, people have been having problems with MBM, including my friend. His was reading he had no voltage to his cpu, and that it was in negative temperatures.... -10C would be a little bit chilli

 

[Ronin]

Well, in looking at MBM, and then looking at the Bios values as well as the tuner program that came with the mobo, it would appear that MBM is off...not by too much, but off.

Temps/Voltages

This picture details more accurately where my voltages are.