Here is the setup:
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 (bios F8C)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Stepping B, Rev G0)
Corsair XMS2 2GB x 4
XFX HD-567X-ZNF3 Radeon HD 5670
Now, I installed Windows 7 on a Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB. Installed fine, everything was ok. Attempted to overclock, bumped FSB to 333 and achieved 3GHz no problem (as per instructions from http://archive.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=27&t=496). I did not need to up any voltage whatsoever, and ran prime95 stable for 4 hours.
With a spare Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB, I swapped out the drive and installed WIndows 7 on the VelociRaptor. System would hang at memory test during POST, and would revert back to default settings. Installed Windows 7 anyways, and just could not boot past memory test. Didn't matter if I up'ed the voltage on FSB, CPU core, memory, was not stable.
After spending a few hours tweaking, I gave up and went back to the 640GB. Booted up at 3GHz no problem. I am now writing this message using the 640GB at 3GHz, prime95 running in the background. No problems.
Can't figure this out. I've overclocked many PCs before, this one just doesn't make sense. Can a HD affect the stability of the system? If so, how?
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 (bios F8C)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Stepping B, Rev G0)
Corsair XMS2 2GB x 4
XFX HD-567X-ZNF3 Radeon HD 5670
Now, I installed Windows 7 on a Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB. Installed fine, everything was ok. Attempted to overclock, bumped FSB to 333 and achieved 3GHz no problem (as per instructions from http://archive.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=27&t=496). I did not need to up any voltage whatsoever, and ran prime95 stable for 4 hours.
With a spare Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB, I swapped out the drive and installed WIndows 7 on the VelociRaptor. System would hang at memory test during POST, and would revert back to default settings. Installed Windows 7 anyways, and just could not boot past memory test. Didn't matter if I up'ed the voltage on FSB, CPU core, memory, was not stable.
After spending a few hours tweaking, I gave up and went back to the 640GB. Booted up at 3GHz no problem. I am now writing this message using the 640GB at 3GHz, prime95 running in the background. No problems.
Can't figure this out. I've overclocked many PCs before, this one just doesn't make sense. Can a HD affect the stability of the system? If so, how?
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