Has my Venice 0519 reached its limit?

[lektrix]

I need someone to confirm that my CPU has reached it's limit at 2.4GHz :\, cause I cant seem to get any higher.

Current bios settings:

300x8 = 2400MHz
LDT x3
1.475v + 0.2v Vcore (1.53V actual cuz this board undervolts)
1.85 Vdd
1.5 VAgp
2.6 Vdimm (2.68V actual cuz this board overvolts)
3:2 divider
2-2-5-2-2T (1T unstable no matter what)

This is stable on Memtest for few rounds, stable on Prime95 for 8 hours, and stable in a few 3D games I played.. so I assume it's stable even though I haven't done extensive testing..

I want to hit at least 2.6-2.7GHz and I tried everything already.. Changed Vcore to 1.55v + 0.2v (1.65V actual), tried 300x9=2700MHz but it still wouldnt work.. Tried 250x10, 260x10, 270x10, but PC wouldnt even boot.... I mean, what else can I do? I even tried latest bios 824 but that bios is VERY unstable so I converted back to 711.

Ideas?

 

[Mogadon]

Originally posted by: lektrix

1.475v + 0.2v Vcore (1.53V actual cuz this board undervolts)

If your board undervolts shouldn't your actual voltage be less than the voltage you have set in the BIOS.

Lets look at what you said about the VDimm:

Originally posted by: lektrix

2.6 Vdimm (2.68V actual cuz this board overvolts)

It seems you may be a little confused. For your VCore, which your board undervolts, your actual volatge is higher than what you set in the BIOS. For your VDimm, which your board overvolts, your actual voltage is also higher.

That doesn't make sense, if your board is undervolting it means your actual VCore is less than what you set it in the BIOS.

 

[lektrix]

Originally posted by: Mogadon

Originally posted by: lektrix

1.475v + 0.2v Vcore (1.53V actual cuz this board undervolts)

If your board undervolts shouldn't your actual voltage be less than the voltage you have set in the BIOS.

Lets look at what you said about the VDimm:

Originally posted by: lektrix

2.6 Vdimm (2.68V actual cuz this board overvolts)

It seems you may be a little confused. For your VCore, which your board undervolts, your actual volatge is higher than what you set in the BIOS. For your VDimm, which your board overvolts, your actual voltage is also higher.

That doesn't make sense, if your board is undervolting it means your actual VCore is less than what you set it in the BIOS.

I think you're confused. My Vcore undervolts, so actual voltage should be less than what it is set at. I have it set at 1.475V + 0.2V, so it's 1.675V in the setting, but it only really reports 1.5xV in my bios readings. My Vdimm is set at 2.6V, but underneath it reports 2.67V, so it's overvolting.

Right?

 

[Mogadon]

My bad sorry, been a long day.

 

[Thor86]

What power supply are you using, and what is the max amps output on the +12v line?

 

[lektrix]

Antec 480W True Power..

Listen to this though. I think my PSU might be dying. sometimes when I get my BSODs are freezes (due to high overclocks), I hear some weird noise.. pretty sure its not my vid card, my front or back fans or my CPU.. not my hdd floppy fan controller or CD drives.. must be my PSU! its almost like one of the fans is dying (yet it still rotates fine).. i dont know..

 

[Thor86]

If you can, try a different PSU and see what you can do with the chip.

My advice if you plan on getting a new one, look for at least 25+ amp on the +12v line for overclocking, and OCZ PSUs are rock stable with next to no load variances or fluctuations on their lines.

 

[lektrix]

How can I check if my PSU is bad?

 

[coomar]

your all over the map here

i have a week 19 venice and a dfi nf4 coupled with bh5

i found that voltage doesn't neccesarily help

why are you running on the 8x multiplier?

i use


290x9 = 2610MHz
LDT x3
1.5v CPU
3.1 Vdimm
1.3v ldt
1.5v chipset (or 1.6 i can't remember)
whatever divider sets it at 237
2-2-6-2-1T

it does 2.7@1.575 volts

 

[coomar]

check your psu rails with a multimeter

 

[lektrix]

Originally posted by: coomar
your all over the map here

i have a week 19 venice and a dfi nf4 coupled with bh5

i found that voltage doesn't neccesarily help

why are you running on the 8x multiplier?

i use


290x9 = 2610MHz
LDT x3
1.5v CPU
3.1 Vdimm
1.3v ldt
1.5v chipset (or 1.6 i can't remember)
whatever divider sets it at 237
2-2-6-2-1T

it does 2.7@1.575 volts

Using 8 multi cause i dont think i can do 240*11 :|

 

[coomar]

your sig says you have a 3200 which has a 10x multiplier

try 10x or 9x, 8x is not usually a help

 

[lektrix]

Originally posted by: coomar
your sig says you have a 3200 which has a 10x multiplier

try 10x or 9x, 8x is not usually a help

I did. I dont think even 250*10 works.

I poured in 1.8Vcore (actual is 1.66), 1.95V Chipset, nothing works.. no matter how much volt i put in temps are same and I cant hit any higher..

maybe its my RAM!? but im running @ dividers and not even running past stock settings!

 

[lektrix]

Ok, good news.......240*10 works LOL..

But on similar settings:

240*10 = 2400MHz
LDT x3
1.525v + 0.2v Vcore (1.59V actual cuz this board undervolts)
1.85 Vdd
1.5 VAgp
2.8 Vdimm (2.88V actual cuz this board overvolts)
1:1 divider
2.5-3-8-3-2T (1T unstable no matter what)

:

 

[xl80325]

sometimes it's just because you've already reached the cpu's limit.

 

[lektrix]

Bad news.

I tried 246x10 and it wouldnt even post, not even with 1.67Vcore of real voltage.. this CPU has officially crapped out on me.. guy who used it before told me his limit was 2.45GHz.. guess he wasnt lying :\

 

[Mogadon]

You must have got a good deal from him to pick it up if you knew it only hit 2.45GHz.

 

[Leper Messiah]

0519's are dogs. I had one of teh best ones on this forum, IIRC and it would do 2619 at about 1.636vcore.

 

[lektrix]

Originally posted by: Mogadon
You must have got a good deal from him to pick it up if you knew it only hit 2.45GHz.

Well he saidhis BFG motherboard was limiting him, but I guess that was BS.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: lektrix

Originally posted by: Mogadon
You must have got a good deal from him to pick it up if you knew it only hit 2.45GHz.

Well he saidhis BFG motherboard was limiting him, but I guess that was BS.

I told you him saying that his mobo limiting him may or may not have been true ...

Looks like a hard cap at 2.45 Ghz on that chip. What can you do, 650 MHz over stock... It's not the end of the world.

 

[Shenkoa]

I have a venice 3200+ running on a MSI K8N Neo2. Running 260X10 with a divider of 166.

You have tryed using a divider right?? if not then set the divider for 166 in the BIOS, should be under DRAM configuration or something along the lines of that.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: Shenkoa
I have a venice 3200+ running on a MSI K8N Neo2. Running 260X10 with a divider of 166.

You have tryed using a divider right?? if not then set the divider for 166 in the BIOS, should be under DRAM configuration or something along the lines of that.

But what is the Date on yours and the stepping? CBBID 0519's were like some of the worst OC'ers for winnchesters. If you had like a 0448 CBBLE or something like that, yeah, they get a lot higher, but the 0519's were dogs.

Still, a 35% OC is nothing to be sad about. You've basically got a 3700+ for cheap.

 

[lektrix]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024

Originally posted by: lektrix

Originally posted by: Mogadon
You must have got a good deal from him to pick it up if you knew it only hit 2.45GHz.

Well he saidhis BFG motherboard was limiting him, but I guess that was BS.

I told you him saying that his mobo limiting him may or may not have been true ...

Looks like a hard cap at 2.45 Ghz on that chip. What can you do, 650 MHz over stock... It's not the end of the world.

400MHz over stock.. 2.4GHz .. stock 2.0........ 20% overclock....

ive ran divider at 1:4 in each of the situations to make sure memory is out of the equation..

 

[Shenkoa]

Originally posted by: Leper Messiah

Originally posted by: Shenkoa
I have a venice 3200+ running on a MSI K8N Neo2. Running 260X10 with a divider of 166.

You have tryed using a divider right?? if not then set the divider for 166 in the BIOS, should be under DRAM configuration or something along the lines of that.

But what is the Date on yours and the stepping? CBBID 0519's were like some of the worst OC'ers for winnchesters. If you had like a 0448 CBBLE or something like that, yeah, they get a lot higher, but the 0519's were dogs.

Still, a 35% OC is nothing to be sad about. You've basically got a 3700+ for cheap.

I can get it into windows at 2.7 although not stable, stepping is according to CPU-Z

Family - F
Model - F
Stepping - 0
Ext. Family - F
Ext. Model - 2F
Revision - E3

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: lektrix

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024

Originally posted by: lektrix

Originally posted by: Mogadon
You must have got a good deal from him to pick it up if you knew it only hit 2.45GHz.

Well he saidhis BFG motherboard was limiting him, but I guess that was BS.

I told you him saying that his mobo limiting him may or may not have been true ...

Looks like a hard cap at 2.45 Ghz on that chip. What can you do, 650 MHz over stock... It's not the end of the world.

400MHz over stock.. 2.4GHz .. stock 2.0........ 20% overclock....

ive ran divider at 1:4 in each of the situations to make sure memory is out of the equation..

Ah poop - I got 3000+ on the brain! Yeah, that's not as good then..