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BlackOmega · 01-11-09

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Originally Posted by timxirish

Yep, I was using Smartguardian. I've heard it wasn't accurate in the past, but I assumed it was because it wasn't optimized for my buddy's mobo, versus my own which came with it (he was getting 110C from Smartguardian; i forget what mobo he had though..). I'll nab coretemp before i hit start, thanks.

No prob, Im actually using a DFI lanparty myself (I have 3 rigs), and I watch coretemp and smartguardian at the same time, its way off. S&M also has its own temp monitor, its actually pretty close to coretemp. Click the monitor tab then click the > thing and itll expand the monitor window.

timxirish · 01-11-09

Heh, yeah that's what I'm doing right now (coretemp + smartguardian side by side). So far so good 15 minutes in, but it'll be 80 more minutes 'til it's finished. Temps were around 67C for a good 8 minutes (at least on core #1), but now they're calming down a bit. Popped open my case's side panel and have a window open. So long as things don't hit 70C or higher, I'm at ease.

Also, thanks for the expanded monitor window tip. Saw the arrow, but I didn't want to go clicking blindly.

EDIT: Success. And this time I have a snapshot of the results window instead.

Here's the CPU-Z from the last page (and yes, I know.. It's lower than my previous CPU-Z validation.. last one wasn't stable

):

Also, here's a snapshot with the memory tab.

pez · 01-11-09

As said, 939 rigs are more than capable still. I run all the games I play maxed out, and each one is playable (of course except crysis), but everything else I own, I can max out and play w/ nothing to complain about. (And mind you, this is at 1680x1050).

simfreak47 · 01-11-09

My rig could play Crysis Warhead on medium at 1024 x 768 with my old Athlon 64

**thlnk3r** · 01-11-09

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Originally Posted by timxirish

Here's the CPU-Z from the last page (and yes, I know.. It's lower than my previous CPU-Z validation.. last one wasn't stable

Timxirish, trying changing the command rate from 1T to 2T and lower the memory divider. That should give you some more overclocking room with your processor. Currently you are 17Mhz overclocked with the memory frequency. The sub-timings could also be loosened a tad, 2-3-2-5 1T is pretty tight.

Are you running the stock chipset voltage (1.5volts)?

Good luck

blitz6804 · 01-11-09

Not to make you run it again timxirish, but I do not suppose you took a screen with the CPU-Z open with the S&M passed? If not, I will amend as-is. Congratulations on being S&M stable!

Vicarious, cappy, and simfreak47: I have not forgotten about you, I just have not been around much lately.

HothBase · 01-11-09

Hey guys, since my 3x HT Link won't work I'm gonna try going as far as I can on the 4x.
I've been running my HTL at 1100MHz for a day now and it's stable as far as I know.

Are there any risks I should know about when overclocking the HTL, like data corruption maybe? Or will it just make the system unstable when taken too far. I know that pio runs his HTL at quite remarkable speed, but I'm not exactly expecting too much from my own motherboard.

Oh, and do you think overvolting the chipset might help if I run into instability?

blitz6804 · 01-11-09

The only issue I have seen with an HTL that is too high is random BSODs. They are not reproducible with any certainty.

pioneerisloud · 01-11-09

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Originally Posted by HothBase

Hey guys, since my 3x HT Link won't work I'm gonna try going as far as I can on the 4x.
I've been running my HTL at 1100MHz for a day now and it's stable as far as I know.

Are there any risks I should know about when overclocking the HTL, like data corruption maybe? Or will it just make the system unstable when taken too far. I know that pio runs his HTL at quite remarkable speed, but I'm not exactly expecting too much from my own motherboard.

Oh, and do you think overvolting the chipset might help if I run into instability?

From what I have seen, the HT Link is not so much a motherboard trait, but a CPU trait. My Opteron will surely reach pretty high HT Link speeds (I have it at 1002MHz now). However Froggy's Opteron 170 in the exact same motherboard I have, will only reach about 1200MHz HT Link stable (Mine hit 1376MHz stable).

So it appears to me that its more a CPU thing than a motherboard thing. That reminds me, I'm going to change mine to 4x now for 1333MHz HT Link. Why not, right?

blitz6804 · 01-11-09

It is a mixture of both CPU and Chipset. The Crossfire Xpress 3200 supposedly can run generally 100-200 MHz higher than nForce4 chipsets, which in turn run about 100-200 MHz faster than SiS, VIA, and the Radeon 200 chipset. My nForce3 could not run much over 1000 MHz without running into serious issues. On the flipside, my Crossfire Xpress 3200 could run 1250 MHz with stock HTL voltage with the identical processor.

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