Here's my setup:
Abit TH7II-RAID
Pentium 4 1.6A
(2) 256 MB Samsung 8 device single sided
Now here's the deal. I've been testing with different settings to try find where I would be most happy with overclocking.
At first, my motherboard didn't have a working"fix" AGP/PCI speed and I couldn't run my memory with a 4x multiplier (no matter the speed). After I flashed my motherboard BIOS (with the SAME version BIOS -38, the most recent official version) I was able to use the locked AGP/PCI speed, AND was able to use my memory with a 4X multiplier.
At first I ran my system @ 133 FSB with a 3x ram multiplier for a couple days. Everything worked great. Then I ran for 140fsb with a 3x muliplier. Everything ran fine (prime 95 had no hiccups overnight).
Then I tried running OC'ing the RAM some more. I tried running from 100 fsb to 133 fsb with a 4x multiplier at 5mhz increments. It wasn't stable at 133fsb, so I lowered it to 125 fsb and things were running fine. I had my system up for 10 hours. However, when I rebooted my system wouldn't start. So I dropped the fsb some more, still wouldn't boot.
Here are my final findings thus far:
My RAM will and will not run at SPEC.
I can run 100fsb x 3 with no problems (no surprises)
I can run 100fsb x 4 with no problems (no surprises, it's spec)
I cannot run 133 fsb x 3! (still effectively 400fsb, so it's still spec right? the ram won't run, can't boot)
I can boot @ 110x3 (but I get errors in Prime95)
This is where I'm confused. I can and cannot run at spec. If my RAM isn't the problem, is it possible that my *gulp* memory clock generators are damaged? or, is my ram the problem? I definately will test some more, but if anyone can give me suggestions, i'm more than willing to hear them out!
Abit TH7II-RAID
Pentium 4 1.6A
(2) 256 MB Samsung 8 device single sided
Now here's the deal. I've been testing with different settings to try find where I would be most happy with overclocking.
At first, my motherboard didn't have a working"fix" AGP/PCI speed and I couldn't run my memory with a 4x multiplier (no matter the speed). After I flashed my motherboard BIOS (with the SAME version BIOS -38, the most recent official version) I was able to use the locked AGP/PCI speed, AND was able to use my memory with a 4X multiplier.
At first I ran my system @ 133 FSB with a 3x ram multiplier for a couple days. Everything worked great. Then I ran for 140fsb with a 3x muliplier. Everything ran fine (prime 95 had no hiccups overnight).
Then I tried running OC'ing the RAM some more. I tried running from 100 fsb to 133 fsb with a 4x multiplier at 5mhz increments. It wasn't stable at 133fsb, so I lowered it to 125 fsb and things were running fine. I had my system up for 10 hours. However, when I rebooted my system wouldn't start. So I dropped the fsb some more, still wouldn't boot.
Here are my final findings thus far:
My RAM will and will not run at SPEC.
I can run 100fsb x 3 with no problems (no surprises)
I can run 100fsb x 4 with no problems (no surprises, it's spec)
I cannot run 133 fsb x 3! (still effectively 400fsb, so it's still spec right? the ram won't run, can't boot)
I can boot @ 110x3 (but I get errors in Prime95)
This is where I'm confused. I can and cannot run at spec. If my RAM isn't the problem, is it possible that my *gulp* memory clock generators are damaged? or, is my ram the problem? I definately will test some more, but if anyone can give me suggestions, i'm more than willing to hear them out!
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