OC'ing noob with 200x11 @ 38c.....

[eon]

have a barton 2500 with AGXEA stepping

i successfully OC'd to 200x11 at 38c, my fsb/dram ratio is on auto-synch so my ddr433 rated ram is running ddr400

im feeling confident enough to step it up a bit so how should i do this?
216x11= 2376Mhz/ddr432 is what i was going to do but wanted verification if this is best...

also can someone point me to some good benchmark/stability/cpu temp programs?

thanks

[lonewolfroger]

As far as a benchmark program, sisoft sandra, a temp and voltage program MBM5. Having your ram set on Auto may hinder your OC, set it on one of these in bio`s 6/6, 5/5, as long as it is equal too 1/1.

[mystifmagic]

Running SiSoft Sandra, SuperPi, 3D Mark, ect will work nicely to test stability. 216Mhz might be less than you can do while maintaining stability, you just won't know until you try. Just keep raising the FSB slowly until you become unstable (computer crashes, or benchmarks won't run) then back off until stable. Once you reach your highest possible FSB try raising your multiplier a bit until it becomes unstable, then back off until stable. You should still have some head room with that chip. Good Luck

[eon]

ok, i tried 216mhz and windows didnt want to boot
doing 5/5 and 6/6 didnt help either

what is the difference between auto synch, 5/5, and 6/6?

[Un4given]

Originally posted by eon
ok, i tried 216mhz and windows didnt want to boot
doing 5/5 and 6/6 didnt help either

what is the difference between auto synch, 5/5, and 6/6?

There is no difference between 5/5 and 6/6, they are both 1:1 ratios. As for your system o/c, it's not really a good idea to jump in increments that big. Going from 200MHz FSB to 216MHz FSB with a multi of 11 is a jump of 176MHz. You should push upwards in smaller increments of 2-3 MHz and then test for stability.

It is also likely that you are going to have to increase the VCore long before you hit 216MHz FSB, even if your CPU can run at that speed. You may also need to bump the VDIMM a bit as well.

[Ignitionator]

when you put it at 216Mhz FSB, did you try raising the CPU vcore and DIMM voltage?

[eon]

Originally posted by Ignitionator
when you put it at 216Mhz FSB, did you try raising the CPU vcore and DIMM voltage?

no....

as of now im at 205x11 with 1.7v....just did about a hour of gaming and had no problems and im about to do prime to test

would i even have to up the DIMM volts? they arent even at 433mhz, the rated speed

my goal is 2350-2400:
which is a better way to get there, a 216x11 or a 200x12

[mystifmagic]

Originally posted by eon

my goal is 2350-2400:
which is a better way to get there, a 216x11 or a 200x12

You will gain more performance from 216x11, but it's a matter of hitting that speed. Try to very slighty adjust you voltages to see if you can get a higher overclock stable (higher than 205FSB).

[Saffire]

AGXEA? I guess you mean AQXEA.

Lower your multiplier a bit and put it to 216, then see if it boots. If it does, then you'll have to up your vcore for 216x11.

[Un4given]

Originally posted by eon
no....

as of now im at 205x11 with 1.7v....just did about a hour of gaming and had no problems and im about to do prime to test

would i even have to up the DIMM volts? they arent even at 433mhz, the rated speed

my goal is 2350-2400:
which is a better way to get there, a 216x11 or a 200x12

Doesn't matter whether the memory is rated for that or not. Some memory modules still say you need to 2.7V+ to maintain rated speeds.

[japin]

Originally posted by Un4given
Doesn't matter whether the memory is rated for that or not. Some memory modules still say you need to 2.7V+ to maintain rated speeds.

I have to agree on this one... i have memory rated at 370mhz and it does 422 with no issues... then again, you can have lower quality memory modules that are rated 433mhz will only do 410mhz... like was said earlier... drop your mulitplier low... like 8x and just keep raising the FSB like 5mhz at first (till you hit a wall (like no post)) then drop it and keep trying till you get one that loads windows... next step is to test the stabilty of the memory once in windows (i personally like sisoft sandra's burn-in test(i have found that you only need to run normal stress 999 times to test true stability, i have never had one crash with memory if i run it on normal 999 times and it passes))