Integrated video killing OC?

[Seggybop]

I have a Gigabyte G33M-S2 motherboard with an E2180 CPU that I have overclocked to 310*10. If I increase the FSB (within Windows) any higher than 311, the computer immediately dies with vertical bars and static obscuring part of the display. If I set it significantly higher than 311, the corruption covers the entire screen. Is it likely that the integrated graphics is the cause of this? What should I try?

 

[Quiksilver]

purchase a dedicated video card and relive motherboard stress? MicroATX motherboards aren't meant to be overclocker boards in the first place.

 

[hans007]

that particular board is actually a very good o/cer.

it might just be your chip. but it wouldnt hurt to give a real video card a try.

the e2180 might jsut be limited, a lot of the allendale cores do not get much over 3ghz anyway.

 

[Ika]

Sounds like the integrated video is doing something weird. I may be talking out of my ass here, but since FSB is a more motherboard-integrated thing (unlike CPU multiplier), it might be affecting something with the video (communication, maybe?).

Try out a relatively cheap video card and see if that fixes anything. I think you can return cards from Best Buy without any sort of restocking fee, so try something like an 8400GS. Make sure you can return it first, though. Another option is to borrow a card from a friend; that'd be easier and more ethical...

 

[Seggybop]

I'm receiving a new video card today, and I was thinking that might resolve it. But I'm kind of confused because I've read posts claiming FSB in excess of 400 while still on the integrated video. I did try raising MCP voltage but that made the system crash before I could even test anything, maybe chipset overheating?

 

[21stHermit]

You might try reducing the multiplier to 9X and then up the FSB more. As counter intuitive as that sounds, it has works on other E2180's before. There's a E2xxx OC thread in this forum with specifics.

 

[Seggybop]

Argh, neither the video card nor reducing the multiplier had any effect. Wah, is this the "fsb wall"? I've never had a situation before where it goes from 100% stable to instant crash with a single fsb increment. Is there something I'm missing? Do I simply have a bad part?

 

[o1die]

Could be the overclock. Does your board have a lock for pci-e in the bios?

 

[Seggybop]

PCI-E, PCI are locked. Memory divider is fine as well. How likely is it that this would be caused by chipset overheating?

 

[Skott]

Actually its not that good of a OCing mobo. 333-350fsb is about as high as it gets if I remember correctly and your 10 multiplier chip probably wont get that high but it might. To get the most out of it you need to use a seperate video card because the integrated graphics does hold you back when it comes to overclocking on that mobo.