oc question?

[MiniDoom]

I just got an Asus P4P800E board w/pc3200 when I oc my 2.8e at 5% everything?s fine and the memory says it is running at 420 MHz. When I try anything above 5% the memory runs slow (266 MHz or so). I guess since its not pc4000 is there a way to oc more and lock my memory at 400 or 420 MHz instead of it running so slow. Thanks

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Run the fsb/mem divider to 5:4 ratio.

Asus' AI OC function is so limited to just raising the fsb and setting everything on auto/default. You get better results by setting specs manually.

 

[GreatBarracuda]

I have the same motherboard and pc 3200 ram. You don't HAVE to use the fixed jumps (5%, 10% ...). Select the Manual option in "AI Overclock Tuner" and then you will have a multitude of other options available . Then change the DRAM Frequency to 400 MHz or whatever you want. Hope this helps.

 

[MiniDoom]

Thanks for the help, now running my 2.8e at 3.22. Idles at 37c with retail heat sink and fan, I'm surprised I thought the Prescott would run a little hotter.

 

[MichaelZ]

2.8e at 3.22. Idles at 37c with retail heat sink and fan

is that what the MB says? if so, it's wrong.

 

[MiniDoom]

screenshot-see temps in bottom right.

 

[GreatBarracuda]

Ok, now that you have overclocked your cpu, is it stable? Run the Prime95 torture test and mem86 for atleast 15 hours and see if it remains stable...

Edit: And watch those cpu temps hit the roof

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda
Ok, now that you have overclocked your cpu, is it stable? Run the Prime95 torture test and mem86 for atleast 15 hours and see if it remains stable...

Edit: And watch those cpu temps hit the roof

Ok ran torture test, 3.22 got error. 3.15 didn?t. Ran test for 8.5 hours and temps never got above 49c.

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