OC Newb

[Tiamat]

I have a DLT3C 1800+, 2x512 Mushkin PC2100 Level 2, ABIT NF7-S ver. 2. (Prior post was before I actually got my DLT3C)

I booted at FSB 150mhz no problem with Multiplier at 14. I ran SuperPI 3x at 1million calculations without problems, however when I started up FFXI benchmark, I got a Stop Error. This definately points the blame at my ram. (Also, got 200 errors in Memtest V3.0 on tests 6 and 7). However, I had a previous notion, that my ram should have been able to deal with FSB 150mhz. I raised the voltage to 2.7V with no improvement. Now, I can only run stable at FSB 137 with no problems. Is this tough crap for me and I have to spend 280$ for Mushkin PC3500 level 2 ram, or is their hope for my system without having to spend money. Also, how does increasing the Chipset voltage do anything for OCing?

 

[wicktron]

Chipset voltage should have nothing to do with anything under 200MHz FSB. I think the problem is the RAM. My suggestion is to leave it at 133MHz FSB and adjust the multiplier.

 

[Tiamat]

I maxed out the Multiplier, but I know my processor can achieve much higher, and I wanted to gain the most performance for the amount of $$ i put into my system. I guess i can play with Latency of the RAM, but I dont know if that will hlep much in OCing the FSB

Hmm, it seems that i have more multipliers that 14x??? I thought 14 was the cap for Athlonxps? I guess i was mistaken, because im runing 15x 133FSB no problem. maybe I should try up to 20x and see if that works...

 

[Tiamat]

 

[INemtsev]

u'll get nowhere, get god ram...!!!

 

[ToxicWaste]

When did God start making ram? Is it expensive? I'll bet he has superior process control and makes excellant ram, yes?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: ToxicWaste
When did God start making ram? Is it expensive? I'll bet he has superior process control and makes excellant ram, yes?

Well, it's stable as hell <ducks>, but it doesn't overclock, because he thinks that's cheating...

 

[aZhE]

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