What can I do to make my 3200+ Clawhammer stable at 215 HTT

[mitchafi]

I have my DDR voltage at 2.7 because at 210 I couldn't stay stable when it was set to auto. I shouldn't really have to raise the cpu voltage to go higher should I? Would bumping the DDR voltage to 2.8 help at all? What other things can I do, if any, to make my machine pass Prime95 @ 215. I'm also using the latest bios for my Asus K8V Basic. Rig in Sig.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

That is odd. Usually 215 is obtainable even on non PCI-AGP locked boards. What memory do you have and what motherboard do you have? Those are important to know? What kind of cooling solution is on the 3200+

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Well if you didn't start with that 3500@1:1 I'd start there. That way as you increase the HTT speed the ram will be at the same speed as the HTT instead of being overclocked over it's stock speed with every mhz increase. You may have a poor overclocking CPU too, so a slight vcore bump wouldn't hurt either.

 

[mitchafi]

The whole machine is the one in my sig. AMD 64 3200+, 1 Gig Mushkin PC3500 Level 1, Asus K8V basic (was a mistake), Radeon 9800 Pro, Audigy 2 ZS, Antec TruPower 430, 1 Raptor II, 1 WD1200JB, Nec 2500A, Samsung CD/DVD reader, mobo is flashed to the latest bios. 1080AWG Antec Case. Stock cooling on the CPU. Think that about covers it. I have the ram set to auto, and i think that is 1:1 because no matter how much I increase the FSB CPU-Z always tells me my ram is CPU/10 (up to 220 at least). So that would be correct. 2150/10=215*2=430 mhz. I think that is the way it works right? Also about the vcore, I don't want to shorten the CPU's life for a slightly better overclock, so would it be worth it for me? I plan on using this cpu until it dies...if not in my rig then in one of my family members.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

If the board let's you set the ram speed manually do it that way, and I've been running my A64@ up to 1.65v 2.4ghz for 6 months now so I wouldn't worry about boosting it to 1.55-1.6v being a problem before the CPU is seriously dated The stock cooler is very good and has an adjustable speed fan so it will handle the voltage and speed we are discussing fine. BTW, where are you@here in Fl?

Edit: I forgot to mention you can relax timings too, they don't make much difference to A64 gaming performance and can be helpful in troubleshooting stability issues.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

DAPUNISHER is right on. Remember, the Athon 64 have no frontside bus. The hypertransport freqency is not a frontside bus frequency becuase the memory controller is on the cpu. Make sure and keep the timings of the memory within spec and watch your agp/pci speeds. Make sure they are locked and not rising with the HTT

 

[mitchafi]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
If the board let's you set the ram speed manually do it that way, and I've been running my A64@ up to 1.65v 2.4ghz for 6 months now so I wouldn't worry about boosting it to 1.55-1.6v being a problem before the CPU is seriously dated The stock cooler is very good and has an adjustable speed fan so it will handle the voltage and speed we are discussing fine. BTW, where are you@here in Fl?

Edit: I forgot to mention you can relax timings too, they don't make much difference to A64 gaming performance and can be helpful in troubleshooting stability issues.

Alright, I'll try setting the ram speed to 1:1 manually, and perhaps up the voltage slightly if neccesary. And which settings for the ram should I relax. If I recall it is 2.5, 3, 3, 6. I don't really have an understanding of what each one means unfortunately, and I also know that in the BIOS there are alot more options than just those 4 numbers. I live in Boca Raton, FL . My parents were here before it turned in to what it is now - a home to the rich and elderly. I can't wait to escape to some university next summer! Not really a fan of this area. It's about 45 minutes north of fort lauderdale if you still don't know where I'm talking about .

Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
DAPUNISHER is right on. Remember, the Athon 64 have no frontside bus. The hypertransport freqency is not a frontside bus frequency becuase the memory controller is on the cpu. Make sure and keep the timings of the memory within spec and watch your agp/pci speeds. Make sure they are locked and not rising with the HTT

How do I watch the AGP/PCI speeds? My board doesn't have AGP/PCI lock if that's important.