All the overclocking I ever did was with AMD Athlons and X2's and that was just a FSB tweak unlocked from the ram. I never messed with the ram either. Now with intel it seems so much more indepth and this crap is giving me a headache. I don't understand the formulas and the extra voltage settings. I've read what I can understand, but it's just a lot of crap for someone with bad A.D.D I will post in my tests from another forum I'm on but what all the forums I see refer to FSB is completly different then my bios/board portrays.
System config
Abit IN9 32XMAX WIFI
Intel Celeron C2D E8400 Wolf E0
2x1gb Crucial Ballistix 5.5.5.15 PC8500
2x EVGA Geforce 9800GTX Ko's non + versions
Might I add this is a fresh install on a new drive and for some reason Rivatuner doesn't give me the option to increase the fan speed there is no tab at the top of the window. Anyone know how to fix this? This is the same version of Rivatuner I used with the benchmarks below. But these heatconductors default at 35% fan speed and idle about 61-62 So for me to bench I need the fans up at 100%
Thats about all that is needed for overclocking even the gpus are irrelavent.
Below is my long winded test after test bumping people down the ladder on my way to the top at one of our forums in 3dmark 06 As you will be able to see I sorta have it down then again I don't considering sometimes I can go back to my last stable bench in 3dmark and either when I restart it will hand on the post screen, verifying dma, windows loading screen or it will even dump out 3dmark in the middle of a test. I can't tell you how many times I've had to trip the bios reset switch in the back of the case. I've gotten 1 second BSOD screens on windows loading or as soon as it shows the desktop. You name it I've gotten it. Hell black screens period after a restart with no post to the monitor. My head is killing me from trying to get this thing stable again at 4.0ghz like I had it with this crucial ram. I had some crappy ocz sli ram that wouldn't do anything for overclocking very unstable around 900mhz even.
So anyway on with my test and if someone knows where I can start to get back on top again please chime in and tell a retard wtf he is doing wrong.
NEW SETUP
I finally crossed over and got an E8400
E8400 Abit IN9 32X MAX Same ram and video. This is a stock run just finally finished installing all the board drivers.
Single 9800GTX
13969 Marks
SM2 6415
HDR 7164
CPU 2790
Running in SLI
15085 3D Marks
SM2 6379
HDR 8760
CPU 2807
I'm impressed This is a stock run beating my Overclocked AMD system by nearly 500 marks with just one card.
Mild OC Ram from 4.4.4.12 @ 800mhz to 5.5.5.18 @900mhz
Anyone Know safe zone for Crucial Ballistix?
Mild OC CPU to 3150. I don't quite understand the oc on intel processors or its just this dang Abit bios I dunno. Its kinda confusing. AMD you just set the FSB up and your good at least thats How I always did it.
Anyway
15816 Marks
SM2 6714
HDR 9132
CPU 2954
Bumped Ram to 5.5.5.18 TRC @30 2T 2.2V running @ 1000mhz
Upped cpu to 3375 mhz
16754 Marks
SM2 7111
HDR 9595
CPU 3160
Impressive and these chips are supposed to hit 4.1 at EO revision. Seems that when I oc the gpus my scores drop though Odd as hell so I've been leaving them on stock.
Up a tad more Ticked up the Memory on the gpu's to 1200 from 1125
16797 Marks
SM2 7054
HDR 9728
CPU 3155
HELL YEA getting close to 17000
Set GPU'S to 820/1200/2040 Its not stable at 825 :-( Get locks
I Think I'm about outa room on the gpu's :-(
16940 Marks
SM2 7207
HDR 9776
CPU 3159
Another Cpu bump 3.6GHZ Ram same and gpu same
17880 Marks
SM2 7642
HDR 10206
CPU 3366
2nd WOOHOO
CPU AT 3825 Ram 992mhz GPU 825/1150/2052
18726 MARKS
SM2 8098
HDR 10495
CPU 3566
Sorry Dizzykc but down ya go. Muuuuhahahhaha
CPU @ 3938mhz ram @ 1000mhz GPU's @ 825/1150/2052
19193 MARKS
SM2 8338
HDR 10680
CPU 3671
GPU @ 830/1200/2064
19227 MARKS
SM2 8325
HDR 10753
CPU 3666
Ok Kinda at a stalemate with the above. I either lock on boot, Freeze on windows load, get error in windows bla bla file, 3dmark crashs, or it locks up. I've gone up and down left and right and seem to not be able to get another stable setting out of it. :-(
OK odd but I went back to the last setup I posted and I hit higher and stable
19260 MARKS
SM2 8359
HDR 10767
CPU 3666
Still has some room Cpu up to 3960mhz Ram down to 990mhz
19324 MARKS
SM2 8373
HDR 10793
CPU 3688
Upped the cpu to 4027mhz Ram down to 794mhz kept gpu at the same still.
19444 MARKS
SM2 8436
HDR 10828
CPU 3720
CPU down to 445 x9 1.38v Ram up to 998mhz GPU SAME I can't keep a screenshot of this one because paint isn't opening and I don't have another program for photos on the game right so I can't PRNT SCEEN to anything else damnit.
19483 MARKS
SM2 8464
HDR 10863
CPU 3716
Cpu 444x9 @ 4000mhz Ram @ 1000mhz GPU @ 825/1240/2052
19501 MARKS
SM2 8470
HDR 10867
CPU 3724
1-28-09 Stayed at home because of the ice. So I was bored.
CPU 454X9 @ 4093MHZ OH YEA MIGHT I MENTION STILL ON STOCK VOLTAGE 1.25 Where everyone else is getting close to 1.38-1.4Memory (UPGRADED FROM 4X1GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX TO 2X2GB OCZ SLI More like a downgrade I haven't gotten the computer to boot off this shit on anything over 900mhz) So the ram is at 5.4.4.15 tRC 30 @ 793MHZ GPU 830/1240/2064
19523 Marks
SM2 8449
HDR 10818
CPU 3767
Bumped the cpu up to 457x9 @ 4109MHZ
19565 Marks
SM2 8481
HDR 10819
CPU 3778
System config
Abit IN9 32XMAX WIFI
Intel Celeron C2D E8400 Wolf E0
2x1gb Crucial Ballistix 5.5.5.15 PC8500
2x EVGA Geforce 9800GTX Ko's non + versions
Might I add this is a fresh install on a new drive and for some reason Rivatuner doesn't give me the option to increase the fan speed there is no tab at the top of the window. Anyone know how to fix this? This is the same version of Rivatuner I used with the benchmarks below. But these heatconductors default at 35% fan speed and idle about 61-62 So for me to bench I need the fans up at 100%
Thats about all that is needed for overclocking even the gpus are irrelavent.
Below is my long winded test after test bumping people down the ladder on my way to the top at one of our forums in 3dmark 06 As you will be able to see I sorta have it down then again I don't considering sometimes I can go back to my last stable bench in 3dmark and either when I restart it will hand on the post screen, verifying dma, windows loading screen or it will even dump out 3dmark in the middle of a test. I can't tell you how many times I've had to trip the bios reset switch in the back of the case. I've gotten 1 second BSOD screens on windows loading or as soon as it shows the desktop. You name it I've gotten it. Hell black screens period after a restart with no post to the monitor. My head is killing me from trying to get this thing stable again at 4.0ghz like I had it with this crucial ram. I had some crappy ocz sli ram that wouldn't do anything for overclocking very unstable around 900mhz even.
So anyway on with my test and if someone knows where I can start to get back on top again please chime in and tell a retard wtf he is doing wrong.
NEW SETUP
I finally crossed over and got an E8400
E8400 Abit IN9 32X MAX Same ram and video. This is a stock run just finally finished installing all the board drivers.
Single 9800GTX
13969 Marks
SM2 6415
HDR 7164
CPU 2790
Running in SLI
15085 3D Marks
SM2 6379
HDR 8760
CPU 2807
I'm impressed This is a stock run beating my Overclocked AMD system by nearly 500 marks with just one card.
Mild OC Ram from 4.4.4.12 @ 800mhz to 5.5.5.18 @900mhz
Anyone Know safe zone for Crucial Ballistix?
Mild OC CPU to 3150. I don't quite understand the oc on intel processors or its just this dang Abit bios I dunno. Its kinda confusing. AMD you just set the FSB up and your good at least thats How I always did it.
Anyway
15816 Marks
SM2 6714
HDR 9132
CPU 2954
Bumped Ram to 5.5.5.18 TRC @30 2T 2.2V running @ 1000mhz
Upped cpu to 3375 mhz
16754 Marks
SM2 7111
HDR 9595
CPU 3160
Impressive and these chips are supposed to hit 4.1 at EO revision. Seems that when I oc the gpus my scores drop though Odd as hell so I've been leaving them on stock.
Up a tad more Ticked up the Memory on the gpu's to 1200 from 1125
16797 Marks
SM2 7054
HDR 9728
CPU 3155
HELL YEA getting close to 17000
Set GPU'S to 820/1200/2040 Its not stable at 825 :-( Get locks
I Think I'm about outa room on the gpu's :-(
16940 Marks
SM2 7207
HDR 9776
CPU 3159
Another Cpu bump 3.6GHZ Ram same and gpu same
17880 Marks
SM2 7642
HDR 10206
CPU 3366
2nd WOOHOO
CPU AT 3825 Ram 992mhz GPU 825/1150/2052
18726 MARKS
SM2 8098
HDR 10495
CPU 3566
Sorry Dizzykc but down ya go. Muuuuhahahhaha
CPU @ 3938mhz ram @ 1000mhz GPU's @ 825/1150/2052
19193 MARKS
SM2 8338
HDR 10680
CPU 3671
GPU @ 830/1200/2064
19227 MARKS
SM2 8325
HDR 10753
CPU 3666
Ok Kinda at a stalemate with the above. I either lock on boot, Freeze on windows load, get error in windows bla bla file, 3dmark crashs, or it locks up. I've gone up and down left and right and seem to not be able to get another stable setting out of it. :-(
OK odd but I went back to the last setup I posted and I hit higher and stable
19260 MARKS
SM2 8359
HDR 10767
CPU 3666
Still has some room Cpu up to 3960mhz Ram down to 990mhz
19324 MARKS
SM2 8373
HDR 10793
CPU 3688
Upped the cpu to 4027mhz Ram down to 794mhz kept gpu at the same still.
19444 MARKS
SM2 8436
HDR 10828
CPU 3720
CPU down to 445 x9 1.38v Ram up to 998mhz GPU SAME I can't keep a screenshot of this one because paint isn't opening and I don't have another program for photos on the game right so I can't PRNT SCEEN to anything else damnit.
19483 MARKS
SM2 8464
HDR 10863
CPU 3716
Cpu 444x9 @ 4000mhz Ram @ 1000mhz GPU @ 825/1240/2052
19501 MARKS
SM2 8470
HDR 10867
CPU 3724
1-28-09 Stayed at home because of the ice. So I was bored.
CPU 454X9 @ 4093MHZ OH YEA MIGHT I MENTION STILL ON STOCK VOLTAGE 1.25 Where everyone else is getting close to 1.38-1.4Memory (UPGRADED FROM 4X1GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX TO 2X2GB OCZ SLI More like a downgrade I haven't gotten the computer to boot off this shit on anything over 900mhz) So the ram is at 5.4.4.15 tRC 30 @ 793MHZ GPU 830/1240/2064
19523 Marks
SM2 8449
HDR 10818
CPU 3767
Bumped the cpu up to 457x9 @ 4109MHZ
19565 Marks
SM2 8481
HDR 10819
CPU 3778
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