Gigabyte 8IHP rev 2.0(not the later 3.0) and o/c 1066 ram to 1200 & secret o/c bios menu in vers F7 & F8 bios?

[LotusNotesGuy]

I have Samsung 1066 memory in this with a 2.44 533fsb.

I can't seem to overclock it much, is it worth going to buy pc1200 memory?

I read this 1066 clocks to 1200 easily but can't get it to do so.

Also I read in bios bersions f7 and f8 gigabyte enabled that secret Bios settings menu for overclockers, by hitting <F1> but I can't get it to open.

Help on this stuff??

 

[rgf]

I really don't like to pass on bad news, but in this case I will. I had the same setup as you did about 30 days ago and changed out the cpu to a 3.06 HT 533. WOW what an upgrade. However, I've tried upping the fsb between 134 - 150 and I had problems. The agp goes bad about 144-145, the usb can't handle it at all unless they are all disabled, and the rdram's performance actually degrades the higher you go up. Just leave it at the default settings and upgrade to an Intel 3.06 HT cpu. You won't have to upgrade to an 800 fsb motherboard at all. The performance difference is very little in real world apps.

I did a lot of research between the 850e, 875, and 865 chipsets/motherboards and the 850e is a real keeper for about another 8-12 months. Rdram based motherboards were really designed to be servers/workstations. They are very stable at default settings with little or no tweeking.

System specs (I've built this system about 8 months ago and it is still going strong...no regrets!)

Ga-8IHXP ver 2.1
1 gig rdram/1066 mhz
3.06 HT cpu 533 fsb
ATI Radeon 9700 pro
Raid 0 (2) 80gig WDHDs
DVD/CD-RW
AC'97 onboard sound (yeehaw)
Antec PSU 550w

 

[LotusNotesGuy]

What about pc1200 rdram in this or o/c the Samsung 1066 to 1200, which I am told the Samsung memory does easily.

Also know anything about this secret o/c menu that can now be made to appear in bios versions F7 and F8 for this board?