cyntek

Hello, everyone.

I am about to overclock my stock Amd Athlon X2 4600+ (manchester) and wanted to get some advise on the motherboard that I will be using to overclock the cpu along with the memory that is installed as well. Just take a look at my sig and let me know what you all think. How i shoudl go about doing so. I would like to see if I can get it to the 3Ghz mark if possible. I know the 4600's are adequate to around 2.7Ghz. Any food for some thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks
Cyntek

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ECS KN1 SLi Lite Rev. 1.0A
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Manchester) Stepping BH - E4
HDS725050KLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
MAXTOR STM3160812AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ST3300631A (300 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0 (298 GB, IDE)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P
SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB)
Kingston Hyper X 6E0E6A07h (124391022) 512 MB PC3200 (200 MHz) Memory Timings:
@ 200 MHz 2.5-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 11-13-2 (RC-RFC-RRD) @ 166 MHz 2.0-3-3-7

Extreme Newbie

I just finished OC'ing my 4600+ (Windsor) and the best I could get was a 2.66 stable. If you are running stock cooling you really have to watch the temps. I had to put in a new HSF in order to keep mine cool.
Much will depend on your MB and what your BIOS will let you do. Go slow and you should be fine.

cyntek

well, im not running a stock HSF, I have the Zalman CNPS9500 LED heatsink/fan. And also, I have the ECS Kn1 sli lite mobo which is bottleneck for overclocking.

Here are the specs:

CPU Freq: 210.0
HT Freq: x5
Hammer Fid: x12 2400Mhz

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ECS KN1 SLi Lite Rev. 1.0A
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Manchester) Stepping BH - E4
HDS725050KLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
MAXTOR STM3160812AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ST3300631A (300 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0 (298 GB, IDE)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P
SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB)
Kingston Hyper X 6E0E6A07h (124391022) 512 MB PC3200 (200 MHz) Memory Timings:
@ 200 MHz 2.5-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 11-13-2 (RC-RFC-RRD) @ 166 MHz 2.0-3-3-7

ZealotKi11er

I have a ECS KN1 and i think its not that bad. It can do 270 for me so thats good enough for a X2.

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HD4870 1GB @ 800Mhz/4Ghz
Q6600 @ 3.8Ghz/1900Mhz

cyntek

your running a 3700+ @3.0 what are your settings?.

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ECS KN1 SLi Lite Rev. 1.0A
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Manchester) Stepping BH - E4
HDS725050KLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
MAXTOR STM3160812AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ST3300631A (300 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0 (298 GB, IDE)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P
SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB)
Kingston Hyper X 6E0E6A07h (124391022) 512 MB PC3200 (200 MHz) Memory Timings:
@ 200 MHz 2.5-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 11-13-2 (RC-RFC-RRD) @ 166 MHz 2.0-3-3-7

ZealotKi11er

Well when i run it at 3003 Mhz fbs it at 273*11 with 1.42 volts u can see my sig. Also my Ram is at 166Mhz. But for evryday use its at 2800Mhz with @stck volts and ram 166 which is bumped to 200Mhz and X4 Ht multi

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HD4870 1GB @ 800Mhz/4Ghz
Q6600 @ 3.8Ghz/1900Mhz

cyntek

okay, well right now, my settings are FSB 220*5 w/ stock voltage and Hammer Fid @ x10 2000mhz giving it below the stock setting of 2.41Ghz to 2.20Ghz now. now, what i need to do is bump up the FSB some more or should i bump up the Hammer FID some more?
What you think?

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ECS KN1 SLi Lite Rev. 1.0A
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Manchester) Stepping BH - E4
HDS725050KLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
MAXTOR STM3160812AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ST3300631A (300 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0 (298 GB, IDE)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P
SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB)
Kingston Hyper X 6E0E6A07h (124391022) 512 MB PC3200 (200 MHz) Memory Timings:
@ 200 MHz 2.5-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 11-13-2 (RC-RFC-RRD) @ 166 MHz 2.0-3-3-7

cyntek

well, here are some results after a few error an trials that i have gone through. I manage to up the cpu frequency to 220 and drop down the HT Frequency to x1 thus giving me 2.70Ghz atm, but when i ran Ortho's Small FFT if failed. I have reverted back the Hammer Fid to "Startup" for now, What should i do to keep it stable?. CoreTemp shows 42-41 idled.

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ECS KN1 SLi Lite Rev. 1.0A
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Manchester) Stepping BH - E4
HDS725050KLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
MAXTOR STM3160812AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ST3300631A (300 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0 (298 GB, IDE)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P
SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB)
Kingston Hyper X 6E0E6A07h (124391022) 512 MB PC3200 (200 MHz) Memory Timings:
@ 200 MHz 2.5-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 11-13-2 (RC-RFC-RRD) @ 166 MHz 2.0-3-3-7

Ultrasonic2 (muffy)

i better come join the fun since this is the same chip i have

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cyntek

Nice Rig

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ECS KN1 SLi Lite Rev. 1.0A
DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (Manchester) Stepping BH - E4
HDS725050KLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
MAXTOR STM3160812AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
ST3300631A (300 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0 (298 GB, IDE)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P
SONY DVD RW DRU-810A USB Device
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB)
Kingston Hyper X 6E0E6A07h (124391022) 512 MB PC3200 (200 MHz) Memory Timings:
@ 200 MHz 2.5-3-3-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 11-13-2 (RC-RFC-RRD) @ 166 MHz 2.0-3-3-7