So this is my first post here...just joined tonight. I'll try to make this informative for those who have similar setups...
My rig is in the sig...running a Scythe Ninja cooler with 120mm fan.
Idle temps: 44C
Load temps: 59C
Temps taken using CoreTemp
A few bios settings: I am using beta bios 715
VCore: 1.4V (this is what's selected in bios, but under h/w monitor page in bios it shows something like 1.38v)
Vdimm: 1.9V (I know this ram is rated at 2.1v; However, for some reason on this board, it doesn't like that voltage. I found I was able to up the FSB higher and my system is more stable with 1.9V...Don't ask me why) Needless to say, if you have this ram and are having problems getting over 400fsb, try lowering the voltage to like 1.9
RAM ratio: 1:1, Timings: By SPD
VMch: 1.55v
I seem to have hit a wall at 420fsb...if I up the vdimm, I can get up to 429, however it's nowhere near as stable as 420, so I'll stick there for now. I'm thinking about trying some new RAM...Patriot or Gskill and seeing if the ram is the problem because I think this board can go much higher...We'll see and I'll let you all know when I do test that.
Also tried upping Vcore all the way to 1.48 and vmch to 1.65 in small steps...Doesn't do any good at getting me past 429.
Here is a link to a screenshot at 420...I know 1hr of prime doesn't mean my system is 100% stable. I will take another SS in the morning after letting it run all night, but I'm off to bed and wanted to get this posted tonight. So here's the SS:
6300 + MSI 975X 2.1 + OCZ 2GB 800MHz Overclock
If someone could also do me a favor and post this in Xtreme forums under their MSI 975X thread, I'd greatly appreciate it...For some reason, no matter how many times I sign up or what email addresses I use, I am not receiving the activation link so that I can post this over there.
Hope this post was helpful to somebody and I'm glad to be a part of Anandtech forums now!
My rig is in the sig...running a Scythe Ninja cooler with 120mm fan.
Idle temps: 44C
Load temps: 59C
Temps taken using CoreTemp
A few bios settings: I am using beta bios 715
VCore: 1.4V (this is what's selected in bios, but under h/w monitor page in bios it shows something like 1.38v)
Vdimm: 1.9V (I know this ram is rated at 2.1v; However, for some reason on this board, it doesn't like that voltage. I found I was able to up the FSB higher and my system is more stable with 1.9V...Don't ask me why) Needless to say, if you have this ram and are having problems getting over 400fsb, try lowering the voltage to like 1.9
RAM ratio: 1:1, Timings: By SPD
VMch: 1.55v
I seem to have hit a wall at 420fsb...if I up the vdimm, I can get up to 429, however it's nowhere near as stable as 420, so I'll stick there for now. I'm thinking about trying some new RAM...Patriot or Gskill and seeing if the ram is the problem because I think this board can go much higher...We'll see and I'll let you all know when I do test that.
Also tried upping Vcore all the way to 1.48 and vmch to 1.65 in small steps...Doesn't do any good at getting me past 429.
Here is a link to a screenshot at 420...I know 1hr of prime doesn't mean my system is 100% stable. I will take another SS in the morning after letting it run all night, but I'm off to bed and wanted to get this posted tonight. So here's the SS:
6300 + MSI 975X 2.1 + OCZ 2GB 800MHz Overclock
If someone could also do me a favor and post this in Xtreme forums under their MSI 975X thread, I'd greatly appreciate it...For some reason, no matter how many times I sign up or what email addresses I use, I am not receiving the activation link so that I can post this over there.
Hope this post was helpful to somebody and I'm glad to be a part of Anandtech forums now!
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