i only use normal 2B pencil

use the circuit writer if you want it permanent

a lot of people complain or argue about MSI's reliability. only a few of them using it without issues.

long time already, i mod straight out of the box!

DFI Infinity nF-M2 seems to be the best budget overclocking mobo right now, same features with Infinity nF UltraII-M2 except:
- only support SATA, no SATA2
- built-in audio, slightly lower end compare to UltraII-M2
- only one PCI-e 16x slot

everything else pretty much the same I guess... and price is about RM360 if not mistaken...

using normal nForce 4 chipset.

the Enquirer always 'bluffing' FYI

G.Skill GBHZ does not use fatbody D9, only D9GMH. The GBGA uses D9GKX.

that's weird. coz older version GBHZ uses Elpida, and newer ones use D9GMH.

D9GMH/D9GKX can also do 3-3-3 DDR2-900 with high voltage

at what voltage it runs 3-3-3 DDR2-900?

regarding cpu/dram divider, please refer to the table on the 1st page... it's pretty much straightforward

p/s: the ram divider value not only depends on clockspeed, but cpu multi as well

i couldn't really explain, just refer to the table... those values are fixed.

When using different cpu multiplier, the divider, x (where DDR speed is CPU/x) is different. I think this is already set inside the memory controller.

in other means, x value of DDR2-800 is not the same when u use 10x compare to 9x multi

This post has been edited by soulfly: Sep 10 2006, 12:23 PM

Come on lah guys... where are your overclocking results? Chatting like this wont get us anywhere lah.

I'm doing more than 300mhz HTT with default chipset voltage

you only need to increase the chipset voltage if you find that instability with usb devices, on-board sound or 3d application.

if it's just your cpu instability, just increase vcore.

u got higher clockspeed than mine, that explains it. not because of value ram or performance ram.

by the way.... i cannot do anything right now since i don't have my graphics card. i'm online with my dad's laptop or my sis' pc. my computer is lying unused.

p/s: u lead me by 100mhz on cpu clockspeed, but yet the difference is only 0.033s

This post has been edited by soulfly: Sep 11 2006, 05:14 PM

tak nak! i still love my galaxy 7300gt and waiting for it to come back from RMA

In certain situation, overclocked cpu with CnQ enabled will lead to instability... since it affects DDR2 speed.



For different cpu OC potential, just shift the graph further to the right or to the left on the x-axis. The graph curve should be pretty much the same for other AM2 I guess. With some more proper burn-in, I think the graph can do almost very linear.

Can anybody else come up with the same graph to support or confirm my little experiment?

it depends on luck... some cpu can overclock higher after a good burn-in process... but some does not give any gain at all.
SuperPi can be freely distributed

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bro... do u have any extra SLI bridge laying around?

It's actually 2.2V via jumper. But you can always do the pencil mod (check hard modding section for guide)

added to the list

updated

more details... voltage? htt multi? ram divider/voltage?

I'm not familiar with your BIOS parameters but I assume that it uses MHz value for the HTT multi, ie: 1000MHz = 5x, 800MHz = 4x, 600MHz = 3x, 400MHz = 2x, 200MHz = 1x

Hypertransport speed should always be around 1000MHz or less (in certain cases, slightly high will not harm as well). So, with 250MHz FSB, the ideal multiplier should be 4x which is 800MHz value in your case.

If you are not sure whether your RAM will limit your overclocking, set the DDR2 on divider. For the values, please refer to 1st page for the table. Don't ask why is it like that... it's meant to be like that.

If you cannot prime or cannot rum SuperPi, that means either your RAM or cpu not stable... add more voltage.

Chipset voltage increament wont help cpu or ram overclocking... it's not the same as Intel or AMD socket A.

he is right, but he is wrong as well.

Here's my explanation.

AMD stock heatsink is good, but to a certain extent. The heatsink is a full aluminium block, it wont be that good in absorbing heat compare to copper or aftermarket copper heatsinks. With higher voltage and higher clockspeed, a good aftermarket heatsink is a must. My cpu goes up to 61'C - 62'C on stock heatsink when I'm running 2.8GHz at 1.55V, that is why I have not try to improve my overclocking yet.

To make it short, we need good heatsink to make sure the cpu temp does not exceed its limit. High temp limits maximum overclocking.

Not changing psu doesn't mean that you cannot overclock. You can still overclock but there are 2 main circumstances you will face with normal psu or cheap cap ayam psu (that includes Power Logic or iCute or those CHEAP fancy brands):
- system instability because of psu not providing clean voltage output
- not being able to reach maximum overclocking

... or in worse cases, you got the PSU blown.

Dude...was that BIOS set or overclock with ClockGen?