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ridn3y · 07-06-09

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Originally Posted by beefdog

4.2Ghz Validation: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=598317

And i was able to get a super pi 1m done @ 4.1ghz but i had the wrong tab open in cpuz...but ill show you anyways

awesome beefdog, nice chip and very nice clocks!! how much volt did it take you to get 4.2? will post some of my benches soon

G.E.Nauticus · 07-06-09

Hello all,

I am rather new to overclocking and have only oced my cpu. Currently running the GD-70 original bios

(need to flash that soon....) with a phenom 2 X4 810. I have had the system for some time now (marchish). Last night I decided to explore the limits of the cpu and board. Using only the oc dial (1mhz stepping) and amd overdrive to view the speed and temps ect. At 1.325v (stock from what I can tell) I managed to take it from 2600mhz and get it to 3042. 234mhz @ 13x. I ran overdrives benchmark to put a bit of stress and got temps around 48c (stock air cooled).... I would like to take it further but I get lockup past 3042 I think I need to give it a few more volts but im unsure how to do this. Can I change the voltage in overdrive or does it have to be done in bios and if so were do change that in the bios?? Also how do I get my memory to run at rated 1600 instead of the 1333??? I explored around the bios a bit and could not find a way to change it. Any and all help is appriciated.

Thanks,
Naut

Hancor · 07-06-09

Issue I am having... can someone let me know what they think or has someone ran into this.

I am running BIOS version 1.3, AMD Phenom x3 720, Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1333MHz DDR3, RAID Zero RaptorXs (2), and CrossfireX XFX 4870s 1GB (2).

I will be running along fine and my system will just hang for about 2-4 seconds and then release. It will run fine for hours and then it will do it again. It seem to do it when I was in games, but now it has been happening randomly. This only happen after I upgraded my system. The new parts are the CPU, Memory and Motherboard. I did a fresh Windows Vista install also. I have tried different memory and it didn't change anything. It also would hang. The memory was Corsair so it was completely different maker. So I am left to the CPU, MB or maybe RAID controller which is ran through a PCI slot. The RAID controller is this one: http://www.provantage.com/syba-multi...6~7SYBB00H.htm. This controller worked fine on my previous motherboard which was the DFI 790FX chipset AM2+ motherboard. I have tried a different PCI slot also. I tried different RAM slots too.

Any ideas!?!?

CAHOP240 · 07-06-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by G.E.Nauticus

Hello all,

I am rather new to overclocking and have only oced my cpu. Currently running the GD-70 original bios

(need to flash that soon....) with a phenom 2 X4 810. I have had the system for some time now (marchish). Last night I decided to explore the limits of the cpu and board. Using only the oc dial (1mhz stepping) and amd overdrive to view the speed and temps ect. At 1.325v (stock from what I can tell) I managed to take it from 2600mhz and get it to 3042. 234mhz @ 13x. I ran overdrives benchmark to put a bit of stress and got temps around 48c (stock air cooled).... I would like to take it further but I get lockup past 3042 I think I need to give it a few more volts but im unsure how to do this. Can I change the voltage in overdrive or does it have to be done in bios and if so were do change that in the bios?? Also how do I get my memory to run at rated 1600 instead of the 1333??? I explored around the bios a bit and could not find a way to change it. Any and all help is appriciated.

Thanks,
Naut

You can change the voltage in AOD (overdrive) just to experiment with. AOD has a slider bar that increases the voltage slightly each time. Since you got all the way up there on stock I'd go with 1.35 or 1.38 or what ever the closest you can get to those values in AOD. Once you get a good voltage that you're comfortable with as far as speed and heat you can go into the MSI cell menu and change it in the BIOS so that it stays that way for good. Not sure where in the Cell menu it is since i haven't gotten my board yet but I've worked with MSI boards before and I know its in there. Since you upped your northbridge your memory should be OC'd a bit as well. I know on my ASUS board theres a section I can go in to manually change my DDR speeds from 400 - 800 - 1066. Again I'm not sure where it is in the MSI bios but it most likely is under the Cell menu as well. If I'm wrong then im sure these guys who actually have the board can tell you.

G.E.Nauticus · 07-06-09

I saw the slide bar in AOD but it was all the way up at 1.325..... I guess I need to explore some more....

CAHOP240 · 07-06-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by G.E.Nauticus

I saw the slide bar in AOD but it was all the way up at 1.325..... I guess I need to explore some more....

The slider bar should allow you to go much higher than that. It should go all the way up to 1.55 or 1.6 or something along those lines. Do you know what version of AOD you're using?

G.E.Nauticus · 07-06-09

Not positive at the moment(at work) If I remember right I believe I d/led from AMD website in march/April ish(09)

reedo · 07-06-09

Im finally getting some decent oc's it looks like i need to rma my mushkin ram wont boot over 1333

criminal · 07-06-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hancor

Issue I am having... can someone let me know what they think or has someone ran into this.

I am running BIOS version 1.3, AMD Phenom x3 720, Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1333MHz DDR3, RAID Zero RaptorXs (2), and CrossfireX XFX 4870s 1GB (2).

I will be running along fine and my system will just hang for about 2-4 seconds and then release. It will run fine for hours and then it will do it again. It seem to do it when I was in games, but now it has been happening randomly. This only happen after I upgraded my system. The new parts are the CPU, Memory and Motherboard. I did a fresh Windows Vista install also. I have tried different memory and it didn't change anything. It also would hang. The memory was Corsair so it was completely different maker. So I am left to the CPU, MB or maybe RAID controller which is ran through a PCI slot. The RAID controller is this one: http://www.provantage.com/syba-multi...6~7SYBB00H.htm. This controller worked fine on my previous motherboard which was the DFI 790FX chipset AM2+ motherboard. I have tried a different PCI slot also. I tried different RAM slots too.

Any ideas!?!?

Yeah, hancor and I switched ram. His ram runs fine in my system, but his system still hangs with my ram. I am leaning more towards it being his motherboard than anything else, since cpu's rarely have issues and his raid card worked fine in his old system.

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Originally Posted by reedo

Im finally getting some decent oc's it looks like i need to rma my mushkin ram wont boot over 1333

I believe that is an issue with the 790 chipset in general and not so much your ram... all four slots populated = chipset not likey.

reedo · 07-06-09

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Originally Posted by criminal

Yeah, hancor and I switched ram. His ram runs fine in my system, but his system still hangs with my ram. I am leaning more towards it being his motherboard than anything else, since cpu's rarely have issues and his raid card worked fine in his old system.

I believe that is an issue with the 790 chipset in general and not so much your ram... all four slots populated = chipset not likey.

i tried to check them with one dimm at a time as well no booting no matter how many under or over volted at 1600 windows hangs at boot and hopefully thats something they fix in bios 1.4 nevermind talked to muskin this stuff wont even boot until 1.8-1.9v, dram crazy high

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