( Thread hijacked by PCcrazy for sorting out purpose)

This thread will be updated/cleaned as necessary. PM me to report any dead links

General posting guidelines:-

* Try to keep this thread clean, refrain from posting messages such as "How to overclock?", "thanks", "This ram sucks" etc... Unconstructive posts will be deleted without notice
* Avoid posting long description of the guides, link us to the page instead.

Index

* Lowyat.NET 3DMARKS/AQUAMARK DATABASE, (LowEnd,MidRange,TopEnd)
* Lowyat.NET Super PI Scaling/Ranking, A64/AXP/Prescott/Northwood
* XTREME COOLING: Phase Change, Introduction and How to's
* XTREME COOLING: Pelt + Watercooling, Lots of pics and step by step
* XTREME COOLING : Dry Ice Party
* Q&A As Well As Guides For Graphic Benchmarks
* Tips and tricks for watercooling users, Come share with us your workable tips
* AMD 64/SEMPRON ---- OC DATABASE
* SANDRA 2005 MEMORY OVERCLOCKING CHALLENGE, OVERCLOCKED MEMORY COLLECTION

AMD 64 Related

* Study of Athlon 64 Overclocking Techniques
* Overclocking AMD Athlon64 101
* Jarad's Guide to Overclocking
* A64 940, 754, 939 CPU Models, OPN code, rating

Theories Related to Overclocking

* Upping Vcore and Overvolting Explained.(My Favourite)
* HyperThreading On Desktop.
* SMP (dually setup) , Is It Really worth it?
* BIOS for beginners

Stability Test Program

* Prime95
* Folding@Home
* SiSoft Sandra (Benchmark and burn-in)
* memtest86
* 3DMark
* LinX

-------------------------------------Still Under Construction--------------------------------------

This post has been edited by metsatsu: Sep 3 2010, 11:47 PM

AMD Optimal BIOS settings + Overclocking Guide

To those who ain't sure bout memory timings and getting the max out from ur AMD setup, have a read, it will help a lot

Definition: -Clock- : An object that tells time.
Definition: -Clocked- : "Something" that is running at a specified speed.
Definition: -Overclock- : Forcing "something" to run higher than specified speed.

From you post I notice you dont have any knowledge of overclocking at all. Do check out THE LINK provided by kucingfight in the first page to learn about the basics of overclocking on AMDs.

Basically, check out every links about overclocking in this thread.
HERE is a site where you can get your basic overclocking knowledge and advance lessons as well.

Have fun

Overclocking/RAM tweaking guide for newbies:

[24 feb 2004] Recently moved my guides to a new server. Here is the link:

MY OVERCLOCKING AND RAM TWEAKING GUIDES


EDIT: DON'T ASK ME ANYTHING AFTER READING THIS REALLY. I DON'T DO ANY HANDHOLDING.

This post has been edited by ikanayam: Dec 9 2008, 06:42 PM

                                                  

This post has been edited by XTREME: Apr 19 2009, 02:15 PM

EDITED

How to unlock AMD Tbred 2400+ (Wiring Trick)
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/amd/unlock...locktbredp1.htm

This post has been edited by enCORe: Apr 27 2004, 06:31 PM

http://www.bleedinedge.com/guides/psu_3.3v...3v_mod_pg5.html

some comparison b4 n after voltmoting ur psu

What I understood from studying and reading this past few weeks, some summary and facts:

1) Processor speed is Multiplier x FSB.
2) First, leave memory setting at auto and overclock the processor to the highest FSB it can achieve.
3) Then, tweak RAM. In very lucky ideal cases (and if you are bloody rich and have uber expensive RAMS), we can get 1:1 ratio (synchronious) of FSB:RAM at tight timings. If not, look for the most stable setting between higher FSB and tight timings, running the RAM asynchroniously with dividers.
4) More often than not tight timings prevails over higher FSB for RAM.
5) Vcore limit is around 1.8V.
6) Vdimm limit is dependant on your motherboard and RAM. Usually RAM can eat up a whole lot of voltage.
7) Processor temperature should not exceed 60 C, keep it between 55 C and 60 C.
8) The best RAM timings for nForce2 boards are arguably 2-2-2-5 and 2-2-2-11. Experiment yourself.
9) Barton 2500+ is unlocked up to multiplier 12.5. Edit: Confused on how to access higher multiplier though... humm...
10) Always test for stability. Use SiSoft Sandra, 3Dmark03, 3Dmark01SE, Prime95, memtest86, CPU-Z, wcpuid.
11) Overclock your graphic card with RIVA Tuner.
12) Artifacts (picture quality defects) in your 3Dmark tests means the graphic card OC is not stable.

There. Hope it will be easier for newbies like me to understand. So, am I ready to OC yet or what? Please correct me if I'm wrong ok senpai? Thanks.

This post has been edited by dragonajie: Jul 17 2004, 07:32 AM

Umm dude, u shouldnt just copy and paste or at least state the author or link...

btw here's a nice newbie guide too http://www.thetechzone.com/articles/how_to...ing/index.shtml

Newbies read>>>>> HERE

cpu overclocking utilities
cpufsb
clockgen

i need more. this is only what i can find. crappy chip magazine also review this.
pls add more if u know any that supports more chipset. but not the one that created by mobo manufacturers eg: uGURU, asus AI Overclocking, etc

A64 Overclocking

Overclocking AMD Athlon64 101

Jarad's Guide to Overclocking

The Ultimate CPU GUIDE (Overclocking & Cooling) (free registration required)

Some Overclocking Faq

hopes that help

Study of Athlon 64 Overclocking Techniques

[ Guide ]

1.) Intel Pentium 4 Overclocking 101

2.) Step by Step OC Athlon 64 - by dave164


[ Software ]

1.) PC Wizard - Download link

Description


2.) ClockGen - Download Link

Description


This post has been edited by KeonG118: Jul 21 2005, 05:24 PM

PLS note, if you are already a pro, don't bother to read okay.

Overclocking common problems
Things to consider before or when stuck on your way achieving the limit.

Since countless of overclocking problems were replied time after time, I'm going to write down basics steps overclockers need to address before proceeding with overclocking.

1. My motherboard has overclocking functions on the fly setting utilities in Windows, but using it causes a lot of restart to occur, why is this happening?
Most of time, motherboard manufacturers such as Abit or Asus did come with overclocking on the fly utilities. A lot of times these don't actually set correct values at the higher end and you won't be able to boot. But overclocking is actually best done through BIOS due to many features that can be tweaked to ensure stability.

2. It should be noted that CPU: DRAM is the standard typically set in Intel system. This means if you apply the ratio system other than 1:1, your RAM will not be running synchronously with the CPU.

3.Iincreasing the FSB corrupts my HDD data and causes graphics card instability, why?
This has always being mentioned in all overclocking guides. And I quoted them back, in order to achieve high overclock without corrupting any data or getting artifacts one must lock the frequency of AGP and PCI. Typically 66 Mhz is for AGP and 33 Mhz for PCI.
Don't bother overclocking PCI and AGP frequency; you will not get any performance advantage but only harms the stability.

4. Increasing vcore will not help, is there anything I can do?
Monitor the voltage fluctuation on the vcore, if the values fluctuates too much that would be probably because of low amp supplied to 12v rails. Typically in Malaysia, on a basic system without the SLI most of the people achieve decent overclock with Enlight 420W which have 12v rails of 18amp, more is always better. If u want to know if the stability of overclocking is affected by insufficient power, you can always unplug everything such as CD-ROM drive, extra HDD, fans (please leave the proc fan and NB fan running though). If this result in a little increment in stability, it may tell that your system is actually crying for more juices.

5. I have Intel board, can I overclock?
Unfortunately Intel board doesn't allow overclocking since they restrict anyone from modifying the BIOS options. In other words BIOS don't have the tools needed to perform overclocking functions. I did not mention it was impossible though, how? Google dude.

6. When I set the proc and ram to run over specification the rig wouldn't boot no matter what I do, how to fired it up again?
As usual, every motherboard has a jumper to set clear the CMOS, it has 3 prongs, and a jumper is connecting two of the prongs. Get rid of the jumper and connect the middle prong with the other prong that wasn't used. Let the jumper there about couple of seconds, and then put the jumper back to where it was before. Provided you can't find the manual, just plug the battery off. When clearing CMOS please make sure to unplug power cable to prevent any shorting to occur.

7. What configuration is considered tight timing and which RAM is capable of pulling that?
Typical KVR has loose timing at stock (3-3-3-8), increasing the FSB even by small margin need to loose the timing to (3-4-4-8). Configuring the timing to 3-5-5-11 wouldn't help scaling the value higher. This applies to Btd43 and some Dtd43 as well as normal KVR. The only difference is that normal KVR can only do not more than 225 fsb/htt typically while d43's manage to pull out 250++ at loose timing of (3-4-4-8). Please note that if you are lucky you might as well bump into 250++ capable d43 at respectable timing of (3-3-3-8). Back to the question, tight timing is actually a configuration of no less than 2-2-2-5. Most chipset needs high vdimm in order to scale the timing at higher fsb/htt. OCZ VX and most of the BH5, CH5 is capable of doing something similar.

8. What is the safe temperature for my proc?
Anything around 60 degrees at full load priming for AMD64 and possibly around 70 degrees for P4 Prescott is considered safe. Please noted that the cooler your proc run, the higher the potential of getting more speed. (I'm not going to explain this as it will be too long).

9. Heard there is some bug about AMD64 memory controller, what is it?
Memory running on AMD64 system is quite fussy unlike those of Intel. Running all four DIMMS is no good as the on die memory controller might downclock your RAM frequency and command rate resulting in loss of huge bandwidth.

10. When you overclock, the settings in the BIOS all should manually set to prevent unnecessary CMOS clearing. For example most of the problem occurred when ram timing is set to turbo, it means that raising FSB normally result in no boot up.

11. If all matters raising the HTT/FSB fail, updating BIOS may resolve the issues. I had one Neo2 unable to boot even from 2.0 GHz to 2.1 GHz, updating BIOS solve the issue.

12. FX-55 multi is unlocked while other AMD64 is locked upwards. When overclocking make sure you dont exceed the board HTT specification of 1000. LDT (5) x HTT (200) is equivalent = 1000 (at stock). Unless you're using an 8x multiplier, there shouldn't be much reason to go far above 300MHz in many cases.

Welcome into the world of overclocking, (problems can be a nuisance and sucess is definitely a cure)
At this particular time, above is all I can remember.
I will keep coming back for more newbie's tips. I hope by making this would attract more forumers being interested in overclocking, anything wrong please mention it okay.
Actually I got more coming in, but since this is already too long, maybe later on will appear with the shorter revision. Guys if you encounter any sort of problems with the solution please share.

Enjoy,
PCcrazy

I did noticed many of broken links. So I cleared it up to make things easy for newbies to refer.

Bit-Tech AMD Processor Stepping Guide

http://vb3.forums.bit-tech.net/showpost.ph...224&postcount=7

still noob about OCz ,and when seaching the way about OC finding this side
hope got help to those OCz...
it got so many link here~~


This post has been edited by tachlio: Feb 4 2006, 10:19 AM

OCCT, another cpu stability testing and burn-in software

http://www.ocbase.com/downocct.html

No software can measure the temperature if there is no hardware/external sensor temperatures via optional probes installed. Some motherboards either do not show exact figures or do not support RAM temperature monitoring at all. So,we make use of lay a hand on technique most of the time and formulate educated estimation about it. Btw, before touching the RAM please make sure to ground yourself first as to avoid static charge.

the ram heat quite annoying afaik n all the time heat makes ur
prime test or memtest failed
as to avoid overheated prob. atleast make sure the casing air flow
is good, but better if just cool it with some good cfm fan.

but just like pccrazy said the touch using ur hand is owez trusted xD

How to comfirm my CPU pass prime95 test?

Pentium 4 HT enable. When running one prime95, its only around 50% cpu resource. Do i need to run two prime95 at the same times? I seem cant running two prime at the same time.

yup...
u need to run 2 prime at the same time to make ur pc usage 100%


install and open 2 prime, 1 of it set the affinity to 0, another set to 1

to do this,
advanced->affinity-> UNTICK "let program run on any CPU"->Specific CPU to run on set to "0"

then the another prime also the same, but change the "Specific CPU to run on" to 1

then use torture test to test both.... 1 using small FFTs and another 1 use large FFTs

I will do that, this thread is still under construction. I'm busy this few months.
Meanwhile please don't discuss in here. You can only post guidelines and stuffs.

Dear mod, i create this thread at overclock section because i felt its more suitable at here than software section.
But, feel free to move it if it really breaking any rules of lyn.

Just start my collage holiday,
so, i start with this simple software so called " amd64 Processor's Counter V1.0" for those that needed.

It's a simple java GUI application that use to calculate/estimate System's ClockSpeed, LDT frequency and Memory Frequency
before you start wacking those setting into your BIOS.

note :
1. DRAM' ratio was based on my DFI-ultra-D BIOS 7.04bta by BigToe.
2. Memory frequency output was compared with memory table that made by Oska Wu.
3. Since i'm using java language on this application, so you need JavaEnvironment to execute the file. [ most of the pc should support this file ]
4. Application ziped, @ 5.6KB of size.
5. Feel free to PM me, if any bug[s] found on this application.

Here's some screenies of my application,

Screenshot #1 :


Screenshot #2 :


Screenshot #3 : Comparing the estimated frequency and the real life frequency from cpu-z 1.3



More deteils on RAM's Ratio :
100 = RAM/FSB : 01/02
120 = RAM/FSB : 03/05
133 = RAM/FSB : 02/03
140 = RAM/FSB : 07/10
166 = RAM/FSB : 05/06
180 = RAM/FSB : 09/10
200 = RAM/FSB : 01/01
233 = RAM/FSB : 07/06
250 = RAM/FSB : 05/04


updated v1.1 :
 amd64CounterV1.1.zip ( 5.6k ) Number of downloads: 162


Evogenix

This post has been edited by Evogenix: Sep 27 2005, 12:00 AM

BIOS for beginners,

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050922/index.html



Another helpful guides into BIOS

http://www.wimsbios.com/

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bios.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS

ClockGen anyone?

http://www.cpuid.org/clockgen.php



Oh, btw in reply to this,


Pls bear in mind that good cooling is not enough, RAM settings? PCI lock? Dividers? I will not recommend software overclocking anyday anytime. Your system is not stable most of the time. Furthermore there are too much tweaks you missed by using software overclocking utility.

this is the common issue for 865 chipset when u use 1gb ram to oc

http://www.cpuid.org/download/Tw865.zip

download this, change the dram latency parameter from 00 to 01
hope this help

Credits to zt_lee

This post has been edited by PCcrazy: Mar 3 2006, 05:41 PM

i see what you mean. you can't adjust the voltages and dividers and latencies in any software overclocking. i'd rather restart and overclock in the bios. <-- tried this in an Abit machine.

Umm, I can't seem to find this anywhere..

What are the -risks- or disadvantages of overclocking RAM? Assuming that you keep the temp at a safe range? Will your RAM burn out faster, will it overstress your processor, etc?

i am not very sure bout this, but try googling for 'overvolting'. hope you will find some info. will do this myself later too

btw afaik value rams are at higher risk of burning compared to performance ram. but currently i am using 512x2 kvr overclock from ddr266 to ddr300, 2.8v. so far no problem. no temp monitoring.

This post has been edited by joylay83: Dec 4 2005, 01:55 AM

hi ... just wanna ask something
i just flash my pci-e bios
my original card is x700 pro
but after flashing it using x700xt bios .. it turn to x700se
how far it change my graphic quality
n why it become x700se
can somebody help me




This post has been edited by shinja_82: Dec 17 2005, 12:06 AM

dunno where to put my noob question.. sound goes like this

"what is this Bank Interleave??"
"which wan better, 2-banks or 4-banks etc??"


thanks

I dunno whether anyone has posted this before but as a newbie i think this is quite useful so i decided to share...if someone already bring this out in the pass then i m very sorry

Check this out--->Bios A-Z

This post has been edited by Survivor: Jan 17 2006, 05:59 PM

some guide from our own forummer..deeppow
dunno where to post... mod plz move this to d correct place..

http://www.deep-powder.net/OC_Guide/Mem_Mo...cking_Guide.htm

This post has been edited by low yat 82: Feb 16 2006, 10:09 PM

i just run the memtest86 i boot it from my A drive, buy half way my pc restarts.... over and over again without finishing the test...
is my RAM damaged or is it part of the test??

at what setting?..
default?..

wanna ask y i run 2 sp2004 test at the same time but the cpu resource oso show 50%?

since ur procs got HT tech.. assign each app for each core..

i'v done tat...one set to 0..and the other one set to 1..but thn whn i run it wif blend test it only shows 50%...

btw one more thg wanna ask...do u guys run prime test thn stil do other stuff wif the pc? or izit better to jz run the prime test? im priming while doin other stuff oso...

i do many thing when priming .. sumtimes watching movies, foobar

how do i change the fsb:dram timing...cant see any option to change in BIOS..using msi 845pe max mobo...btw how to install 2 prime95 bcoz it ask me to uninstall the 1st 1

This post has been edited by Mooneyes: May 28 2006, 10:06 PM

Advance Chipset Features>DRAM Timing Setting>DRAM Frequency(AUTO/200/266/333).. that is ur divider setting..

u dun need to installl 2 copy of prime95 for dat.. just run the app twice..

which 1 should i choose when oc...i have 384mb ddr...how long should i run prime 95 to see wether my sys stable

This post has been edited by Mooneyes: May 29 2006, 12:12 AM

6hour at least to assure that it is completely stable..
n more detail about ur ram n procs?..

my proc is 2.4b n my ram is ddr266 n using all standard hsf n psu

so just use the 266... and u'll run them as 1:1 divider..
forget about the hsf n psu first..
futher disscusion u should post it here dude..

hi all gurus...
hope to get some advice. thanks in advance.

here's some info of my P4 captured with CPU-Z, anything I can tweak to serve me better?

CPU


Mobo


RAM


SPD


I think the RAM speed is a bit low.. isn't? please advice.

guys one noob question here, i cant find the option in BIOS to overclock my proc/memory (mayb my mobo doesnt support?)

running P4 1.7Ghz, 768Mb pc2100 ddr, Ati9500

I hav successfully overclock my ATI easily with the help of rivatuner/ ATI tools but can this simple way apply to overclock the FSB, proc, memory? if yes, wats the software

TY

This post has been edited by toda6866: Jul 28 2006, 03:50 PM

Need some ideas/intro about the RAM timing and about the maximum volt input before the hardware spoilt

can my mobo ASUS P4GPL-X adjust the timing ram?
go to 2-2-2-5?

find the menu in ur bios
2-2-2-5 depend on ur ram too

This post has been edited by nelza_ax: Aug 17 2006, 08:59 AM

anyone know is there any software can display total watt computer use?

This post has been edited by m_redz: Aug 17 2006, 11:38 AM

anyone using gigabyte m55sli-s4 here? encounter any problems during OC?

This board not allow me to overclock, i'm noop in overclocking... can somebody help us...

This post has been edited by yu_8200: Sep 23 2006, 12:24 AM

I have found a very good watt calculator... hope the moderator can pin this up

eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

Its not even a software.. no need to download anything, just key in the hardware you are using and they will estimate the amount of power needed... cheers

hello sempai, I need advise

I having dillemma to upgrade graphic card or system. My current specs is as you see on my sig. Now I got O/c my (lock) Barton2500+ to 3200+ (2.2Ghz @ 200Fsb)

Should I upgrade to AM2 system (3500+) or to upgrade graphic accelarator from Radeon96xt TO nV 6800GT ?.

have my CPU gone bottleneck ? Will my AM2 system leap ahead my Radeon96xt to the max OR should my current setup with nV6800gt would have major performances?

guys... can u guys tell me more bout testing ram... i heard this thing, err.. ram burning.. i dont get it why hav to burn the ram.. and i oso tried to dload this ram burning /testing prog called memtest... but dont know how to use it....

i hav read some guide for ocing ram for my ddr400. seems lik my mobo has the diff menu from wat hav i read..
see:


and this is the info of my ram


how do i determine the
CAS latency time
RAS# to CAS# delay
RAS# Precharge
Act to Precharge Delay

based on my mobo..?

RAM Handbook



This post has been edited by J-Slade: Dec 24 2006, 01:50 PM

woot! thx.. ive done my ram oc.. now running test.. dunno stable or not.. manage to go 2-3-2-6 .. if go for 2-2-2-5 will boot for a while only then restart.. maybe i need to set voltage to high? current is normal state.
or i set to auto?

how do u test the ram ?.... why people burn ram?

hi guys, i have a trouble booting up my PC after trying to mod the timing from 2.5, 3, 3, 6 to 2.5, 2, 2, 6

now it just show me big black blank screen...
how do i tell the mobo to reset?

take out CMOS battery or dunno what jumper thingy?
please help ..... i lost my lovely desktop ...

I am a AMD FX-62 user. I suddenly faced system crashed problem as my CPU clock rise 5% from its original clock. May i know the how to properly clock the CPU without crashing the system?
And to what certain extend do i have to check in order to make sure that the clock is already stable.

I just recently change my processor to the AMD Opteron 165.I heard that the Opteron is quite a good OCer but i am a pure noob in term of OC.Can anyone give me some guidelines on where should i start and what i need?

I have read the first few post which was really helpful.Would those AMD64 OCing guide can still be applied to the Opteron?

Hi, i had recently tried to OC my Opty 165.I never tried OC before and had read several article posted in the first post to learn how to do so.Anyway, from what i learned, i could OC my proc simply by changing the Clock Frequency of my proc which is at default 200Mhz..

Anyway, there is a problem.When i pushed my Clock Frequency to 210Mhz, it already cant boot into windows.Keep on restarting.What might be the problem now?What else should i change in order to clock even higher?What might be holding my OC from going up?

This is my spec :

AMD Opteron 165
2 * 512 Corsair PC3200 Pro LED (3-3-3-8)
Gigabyte K8N-SLI

both methods also can do..but juz do either one only..
normally when u set ur ram timing lower,u have to lower ur ram frequency also..unless if u use a high performance ram..
so lower ur frequency,maybe to 266mhz,133mhz or lower..

believe it or not
i never oc my fx
i dunno bout the unlocked multiplier
haha
but never really believed in oc'ing

*just spamming*
haha

thanx
bye

Guys, one question here, before this, i'm using an ATI X1800XL card, so i can use ATI Tool to manage the card, however, i didn't use ATI Tool to overclock my graphic card as i'm afraid of losing my graphic card...

**However, my afraid of overclocking doesn't attached to overclocking CPU & Rams

The question is, i can use ATI Tool to set my graphic card heatsink fan to run at maximum speed 24/7, this is my question, is there any software that i can use to set my graphic card heatsink fan to run at maximum speed just like what ATI Tool did for my X1800XL?

Can i use ATI Tool for that purpose?

Help me...

ouhh kay. can you help us understand what you just said?

1. i can use ATI Tool to set my graphic card heatsink fan to run at maximum speed 24/7,
2. is there any software that i can use to set my graphic card heatsink fan to run at maximum speed just like what ATI Tool did for my X1800XL

erm........me confused.

Hmm...
How can i explain it

Ok, before this, i'm using an ATI X1800XL card for my pc, and i'm using ATI Tool to control the heatsink fan speed to run at the maximum speed all the time when the pc is turned on...

And right now, i've changed my X1800XL to Nvidia 7900GT, my question is, is there any software that can do the job like the ATI tool?

What i meant is, is there any software that can be used to control the fan speed on my stock heatsink fan for my 7900GT?

Right now, i'm using Riva Tuner, but i don't quite understand that program as it's rather confusing me more than the ATI tool, ATI tool is quite easy to understand while Riva Tuner is bringing me a headache...

Ni kalau soalan aku still memeningkan, terpaksa la aku tulis dalam bahasa melayu plak...

Edit: Can i use ATI Tool on my Nvidia 7900GT card?
I'm not going to overclock my card, as i'm afraid of losing my graphic card, i just want the fan speed on the stock heatsink to run at maximum speed, that's all...

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jan 8 2007, 01:26 AM

tu la, you change to 7900GT but you didn't say mah. your siggy also not updated......still MSI ATI Radeon X1800XL Crossfire :: Arctic Cooling Accelero X2

now you understand why confusing?

anyway, have you tried nVidia Control Panel? it allows you to set 2D / 3D mode fan speed.

I'm trying to understand the control panel, but there's too many tabs, and i can't find it, where does it stated?

Sorry, newbie sangat ni, dalam hidup aku baru dua kali aku guna Nvidia nye graphic card...

Help me...

Edit: one more question:
Can i use SLi 7900GT on my Asus P5WD2-E Premium motherboard?
[It's using Intel 975X chipset and it only supports crossfire but not SLi]
I've heard that there is some motherboard bios modification that can be done to enable my motherboard to run SLi mode rather than just Crossfire.
Or is it Nvidia Driver mod?

Help Me, really newbie in using Nvidia Cards...

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jan 8 2007, 01:33 AM

erm. yeah that darn panel very confusing. keep a look out for Adjust GPU Setting. you might have to click Change Display Configuration or whater first.

i donno about the SLI part.

Can't find it...
Before this, i've used a 7600GT before, IINM, even the overclocking menu can be easily found, but right now after i've switched to 7900GT, it's nowhere to be found...

Anyone can help me by giving a screenshot on where should i find that thing?

hehe. i face same problem with you. my previous interface and current interface like different

mine's using Forceware 91.31 and Control Panel 1.2.1.32

BTW goldfries, the CP u mean is the new nvidia 1, why got different version? The new CP is so confusing for me too , I still using the old CP (can choose) btw

And shawty, I am 99.999% sure your board won't run SLI , AFAIK, 965/975x dont support SLI ,only Xfire

This post has been edited by s[H]sIkuA: Jan 8 2007, 06:34 AM

i donno ler. it's something i install with the card and never bother to open.

in fact i never liked NV's CP. there's classic version some more........... that one you access using Desktop > Properties > Advanced blabalbal while another you use something that come out like Windows folders.

Yes, the windows folders interface ,that one is darn confusing , with all the eye candy , i still prefer the old and easy Tab version

Where to find the old version?

hehe. i went lost before.

anyway, see if this attachment helps you.


Attached thumbnail(s)

see the goldfries picture and choose classic lor dont be fooled by nvidia by using the newer interface , I also dont know what extra thing that darn interface offer

I'm using the classic control panel also, but it seems like the driver that i got from Nvidia is...

Wait, i think i've posted in the wrong thread...

Goldfries, i'll continue this on the VGA overclocking thread under the pinned topics...

Hope you can help me there...

I'll continue here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...dpost&p=9898305

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jan 9 2007, 12:45 AM

just wanna ask...can original kingston chipset ram overclocked?? tried to oc my pc to 2.45 but after a minute i entered windows my pc restart...still n0ob in oc...

noticed u r using same mobo wit me... 965pt... i just burnt the mobo nb after manage to do 2.5g.... hehe... oso newb in oc... gud luck...

---double post---- poor wifi

This post has been edited by PVCpipe: Jan 20 2007, 03:15 AM

May i ask, i am a noob in OC.I tried to learn about OC now and did change some configuration in my bios.Ok, this is what i did.I change the CPU frequency from the original 200Mhz to maybe around 210Mhz (using Opteron 165).But when i try to push it higher than 210Mhz, it cant load the Windows.In fact, it keeps on restarting at the bios.

My question is, what might cause this problem to happen?What should i do next?Increase the voltage?Change the Ram setting?or any other area i should look at?

And, is it normal for a PC to start restarting at a mere 10Mhz OC?or this is because of a limitation of my own PC?My spec is Gigabyte K8N SLi, and Corsair PC3200 C2 Pro Led (3338).