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Here are my system specs:
E6400
P5B Deluxe
Corsair 6400C4
Seasonic S430
Tt Big Typhoon
Just built the system last night. Started right up and ran default no problem. Tested with Prime 95 for a few hours and it was solid.
I left everything auto and moved FSB to 400. 3 out of 4 times it wouldn't post but just give 1 long beep followed by 3 short. When it would post it would go into windows and seem stable. I actually ran Prime 95 for a half hour to test it but didn't let it go because of the flakey starting.
Then I start to mess around with various BIOS settings but can't seem to get it to post reliably every time. So I do some reading around and make a bunch of changes all at once.
Memory goes to 5-5-5-18 (and that is what cpuz is reporting)
Vcore set to 1.4, cpuz showing 1.336 under Prime 95 load
Memory voltage to 2.1
PCIe set to 96
PCI set to 33.3
With these settings it is rock solid (running Prime 95 now) and it boots/restarts correctly every time.
What is the best way to determine what the problem was? Should I try to tighten the memory timings first?
I just don't know what to do next?
Thanks for any advice. This is my first time overclocking since 300A/450A. There are a lot more variables now!
E6400
P5B Deluxe
Corsair 6400C4
Seasonic S430
Tt Big Typhoon
Just built the system last night. Started right up and ran default no problem. Tested with Prime 95 for a few hours and it was solid.
I left everything auto and moved FSB to 400. 3 out of 4 times it wouldn't post but just give 1 long beep followed by 3 short. When it would post it would go into windows and seem stable. I actually ran Prime 95 for a half hour to test it but didn't let it go because of the flakey starting.
Then I start to mess around with various BIOS settings but can't seem to get it to post reliably every time. So I do some reading around and make a bunch of changes all at once.
Memory goes to 5-5-5-18 (and that is what cpuz is reporting)
Vcore set to 1.4, cpuz showing 1.336 under Prime 95 load
Memory voltage to 2.1
PCIe set to 96
PCI set to 33.3
With these settings it is rock solid (running Prime 95 now) and it boots/restarts correctly every time.
What is the best way to determine what the problem was? Should I try to tighten the memory timings first?
I just don't know what to do next?
Thanks for any advice. This is my first time overclocking since 300A/450A. There are a lot more variables now!