first of all heres my setup:
mobile xp 2600+ with thermalright sp97 and 92 mm fan that pushes 60-64 cfm
artic silver 5
mushkin pc3500 level one black (2x512) @ 11-3-3-2
abit nf7-s rev 2
antec trueblue 480
gainward ti4200 128ddr @ 305 core and 586 mem (only thing i havent upgraded yet)
so now for my results. at first, before i got the mushkin ram, i was running at 2505 (12.5x200) @ 1.85 with cpu/dram timing at 6/5 so the pc2700 memory i had at the time was running at the default ddr333 speed. at this setting, i was prime stable and temps were around 46-48, depending on room temperature and case temperature
now the first wierd issue: after i got the mushkin, my video card suddenly wont overclock as high as i had it before i got the ram. before i got the mushkin, i had it at 311/597 (with artic silver thermal adhesive), now after i got the ram, it wont do 311/597 without locking up and giving me artifacts. the only thing that has changed is the memory and the case. the memory now runs at 400ddr instead of 333ddr. the case was an old HP case and it is now in a slightly smaller antec super lanboy case.
at first i thought case cooling was the issue, since case temps were higher with the lanboy case than with the HP case, but i have defeated that conjecture with a new case fan, which is a delta 120x120x38 that pushes 108 cfm @ 42 db and it totally dropped the case temps at the cost of an annoying fan buzz. anyways, vid card still wont run at the previous higher speed, but honestly, i dont really care for a few mhz and i just pointed all this out to let you guys in on my weird observation/experience.
now for the more important issues i have. first of all, how high is this ram supposed to be able to overclock to? how tight can my timings be run? and most importantly, why CANT i run stably at any fsb above 200??? i tried running 2484 (11.5x216) which utilizes the STOCK memory speed. i've read people had problems with the nf7-s rev2 board going above 200 mhz and now i am a firm believer. i've tried playing around with the memory and chipset voltages with no luck, either raising them or dropping them with the same results. i just cant seem to run stably for very long at anything above 200 mhz fsb.
oh, and to make things weirder, i've done the L12 mod too! at first i did it with some my silver circuit writer pen, but no changes were observed so i thought i must have had a bad connection. then i did the wire in the socket trick to confirm a better connection but still no changes observed! still boots at default of 600 mhz (100x6) and still wont get me any fsb speeds above 200mhz. i am lost at this point and would love some guidance and suggestions. oh one last thing i'd like to mention is that i've changed the crappy thermal grease from the stock northbridge cooler with some artic silver 5.
thanks for your inputs OC gurus!
mobile xp 2600+ with thermalright sp97 and 92 mm fan that pushes 60-64 cfm
artic silver 5
mushkin pc3500 level one black (2x512) @ 11-3-3-2
abit nf7-s rev 2
antec trueblue 480
gainward ti4200 128ddr @ 305 core and 586 mem (only thing i havent upgraded yet)
so now for my results. at first, before i got the mushkin ram, i was running at 2505 (12.5x200) @ 1.85 with cpu/dram timing at 6/5 so the pc2700 memory i had at the time was running at the default ddr333 speed. at this setting, i was prime stable and temps were around 46-48, depending on room temperature and case temperature
now the first wierd issue: after i got the mushkin, my video card suddenly wont overclock as high as i had it before i got the ram. before i got the mushkin, i had it at 311/597 (with artic silver thermal adhesive), now after i got the ram, it wont do 311/597 without locking up and giving me artifacts. the only thing that has changed is the memory and the case. the memory now runs at 400ddr instead of 333ddr. the case was an old HP case and it is now in a slightly smaller antec super lanboy case.
at first i thought case cooling was the issue, since case temps were higher with the lanboy case than with the HP case, but i have defeated that conjecture with a new case fan, which is a delta 120x120x38 that pushes 108 cfm @ 42 db and it totally dropped the case temps at the cost of an annoying fan buzz. anyways, vid card still wont run at the previous higher speed, but honestly, i dont really care for a few mhz and i just pointed all this out to let you guys in on my weird observation/experience.
now for the more important issues i have. first of all, how high is this ram supposed to be able to overclock to? how tight can my timings be run? and most importantly, why CANT i run stably at any fsb above 200??? i tried running 2484 (11.5x216) which utilizes the STOCK memory speed. i've read people had problems with the nf7-s rev2 board going above 200 mhz and now i am a firm believer. i've tried playing around with the memory and chipset voltages with no luck, either raising them or dropping them with the same results. i just cant seem to run stably for very long at anything above 200 mhz fsb.
oh, and to make things weirder, i've done the L12 mod too! at first i did it with some my silver circuit writer pen, but no changes were observed so i thought i must have had a bad connection. then i did the wire in the socket trick to confirm a better connection but still no changes observed! still boots at default of 600 mhz (100x6) and still wont get me any fsb speeds above 200mhz. i am lost at this point and would love some guidance and suggestions. oh one last thing i'd like to mention is that i've changed the crappy thermal grease from the stock northbridge cooler with some artic silver 5.
thanks for your inputs OC gurus!
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