that vcore's pretty high for a 3800+ to get 2.4ghz

what's the steppings of your cpu?

if you haven't checked the steppings how'd u know?

CD is E6

my experience.. DFI will give better overclock and will have a higher HTT limit..

NF3 Ultra Chipset might have problems reaching too high of a HTT for you to clock it too high with a 9 multiplier..

and i do'nt recall gigabyte giving the option of increasing the chipset and ldt voltage to gain more mhz..

it could very well be your HTT holding you back.. and pumping more vcore won't get you any further

This post has been edited by babyelf: Nov 6 2005, 09:17 PM

afaik X2s use the heatpiped AMD heatsink.. those are better than other stock amd heatsink.. should be fine for mild overclock

haha damn.. that heatsink on that hot mofo

you need all 4 power connectors to be connected..

the 24pin ATX, P4, Floppy and Molex

i've seen cases where X2 system won't boot without that 2

you sure it's your psu and not your motherboard beeping?

dude do yourself a favour and get a proper psu before complaining about the issue..

if you go over to dfi street the first thing they will do is ask you to change your psu before proceeding further.. and u'll make some of them pissed because they specifically said that u need a native 24pin and at least 480W to power the motherboard

the reason why a 20 to 24pin does not work is because the extra 4pin should come from INSIDE the psu and not an extension from the previous 20pin..

i've seen cases where the use of 20pin psu killed memory and motherboards..

it's up to you in the end.. my opinion is if you're blow so much cash on a dfi, x2 etc why save on the psu?

think of it as the heart of the system...

just my 2c..