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Cold Boot - when you switch on your system from off state

Warm Boot - when you restart/reset your system it'll reboot, that is Warm Boot

Hard Reset - force reset eithe during booting, desktop mode, or gaming mode...

if i were you, i'd go for 320x9 with DDR266 , CPU is everything.

...duh, a good CPU fell into wrong hand, that kind of CPU is designated to be overclocked, i can hear the overclocking scream from your FX-53 ...
well, kidding...IMO, overclock it, you never know how well your CPU/RAM can go unless you overclock it...once you hit the optimum, you'll feel the difference...take mine for example...i used to run @2.88GHz, DDR640...but during my PSU being borrowed to my brother, i have to run at stock which is very painfull especialy in online Battlefield 2...

btw, nVIDIA High End RAMS? i never knew nVIDIA got RAM also...

...as matter of fact, yes, it'll impact performance...say you have Team eXtreme DDR600 couple with A64 3000+ 1.8GHz... you installed both, but do note, your RAM won't be at DDR600 since it's defaulted to DDR400 (200), but you can overclock it to 300 with 1:1 without problem...
another story, you have same CPU, A64 3000+ 1.8GHz coupled with Kingston ValueRAM DDR400, i tell you what, it is likely impossible to hit 300 with 1:1, so memory divider will do the job. about performance affected, as long as your RAM speed faster than stock DDR400 (even set at DDR333), you won't be feel any much difference...

...that's cool ...anyway, i think it's your HDD

, god...how come i could forget that, yeah viper, check your PCI bus, it's lock or not, sometimes, when increasing FSB, the PCI bus also rise up...

2.6GHz is pretty low, go for 2.8GHz instead , it's either your vCORE or vDIMM, try one by one. btw, what's your vCORE on 2.61GHz?

could be, but you can try increase vDIMM and vCORE like seveneleven said

owh that...
normally, when overclocking in windows (not sure in BIOS though - but my PCI locked), increasing FSB, might as well increasing PCI bus, not too sure why's that, but it happens, so, by using ClockGen, uncheck "Ignore GSB/PCI", and you should be able overclock without worrying about PCI bus anymore...

if i'm not mistaken, that your problem, you can't go beyond 239MHz right, and from what my bro XP, just like i said previous post, just set it to 250 or watever you can get, (sure it won't boot), just hard reboot, hold "Insert" key while pressing power on button, this will bring you into boot-safe option, but still your BIOS is at 250 now, just hit F1 "Continue Anyway" and you should be able to run Windows...

This post has been edited by sniper69: Mar 10 2007, 02:05 PM

i use HTT x1 , even at stock, HTT Multiplier set at 1x , no harm done anyway...

from the pix i uploaded, i use HTT 2x instead of 1x, IMO, there's no slight improvement nor instability issue if use 1x or 4x, it's just make sure, you're not exceeding 2000MHz barrier...reason - not too sure...

i used to have 2x512MB Team Extreme DDR600, and i use 1:1, the RAM can go all the way DDR666 without BSOD while booting up, but failed on every stress test , however, i primed >8hrs with DDR640 with 1:1 @3-4-4-8 @2.87vDIMM, that's for RAM, and for CPU, yeah...my CPU capable to do 3.0GHz @stock vCORE, successfully boot to windows, but failed on every stress too though...primed stable at 2.9GHz also at stock vCORE, i did increase the vCORE see what happen, same...it won't help , for cooling solution, i use ThermalTake Big Typhoon (idle @26°C while; load @38°C)
i'm not that pro in finding good timings, so i only set it to loose timing for more headroom or tight timing .

the mobo capable to do 440FSB (that's the highest FSB it can go)...of course, when finding mobo highest FSB la...so, short word...

CPU @2.9GHz; 1.376vCORE; 323x9 (primed stable)
Mobo @323MHz FSB
RAM @DDR640; 3-4-4-8; 2.87vDIMM (Team Extreme Hermes DDR600 PC4800)

Overclocking with 2x1GB Aeneon PC3200 DDR400
i've got myself this RAM module, after doing some "research" bout this RAM and i found this RAM is good i must say...FYI, i'm running on DDR533 (stable) @3-4-4-8; 2.87vDIMM, the post @other thread, i posted that i managed to get DDR550, but failed . anyway...now running in 9:11 divider)

okeh...if you want to test how far your CPU can go, it's easy, lower your CPU multiplier say 4x and try increase your CPU FSB (200MHz by default right)...

at this point, i really no idea, because, normally, when overclocking, i used to test one by one, it's CPU, Motherboard and RAM, first thing i'm going to do is, finding max CPU clock, by using lowest memory divider (DDR200), i can pump all the way to max possible without worrying bout my RAM hit the stock clock (DDR400), after that, finding max RAM clock - this use either 1:1 or CPU multiplier set to lower than stock. try squeeze the RAM from tightest timing to loosest timing - this RAM tweak actually pretty take a while , in theory, the loossest timing, provide more headroom in overclocking , after that, max CPU FSB can go, this is interesting, as all CPU and RAM goes to lowest as possible. at this point, i use DDR200 with CPU multiplier 4x, from there, increase the CPU FSB until hit to max, IIANM, i've got 440x5 ...
so that's my overclocking experience, and normally without having problem to load it to windows...perhaps your RAM already it's ceiling?

, yeah...this forum is good right
regarding memory divider, did you update BIOS? aiyoh, D-43 runs at 235MHz is a waste...

have you tried the RAM module into DFI's mobo? (or other mobo), if can go higher than 239MHz, then it's mobo la...also, get other RAM and fix into your MSI mobo, and if they can go like D-43 or not

yeah, as my siggy said..., the only system i had

before you do, did you read fundementals of overclocking? did you read this thread before? ...anyway, when you jack up your CPU FSB to certain speed, and reboot - hang/can't reboot, it's due to reach to its limit...it might be not your processor, but it's your RAM...try use memory divider, and find the max your CPU can go...

not all A64 3000+ can go 2.8GHz, it depends on revision/batch, skills, cooling, luck...

it's not about temperature, yours 35°C is consider ok already...1st thing in overclocking, try with small increment, say 5MHz~10MHz at a time, reboot...make sure successfully loaded up to windows, and run SuperPI 32M or at least SuperPI 8M for quick stability test before finalizing job. you stated that, you system won't boot after hit 2.19GHz, i'm suggesting, reset your BIOS and overclock just like you did, only this time, use memory divider...this is what i did when overclock my processor (same like yours).

first thing is, i'm finding how far my processor can go, in order to get this, use lowest memory divider (DDR200), stock CPU multiplier...and then increase small increment 5MHz~10MHz like i told you...

lucky you said one of my friend; if all of my friends...i was like ...

IMO, there's nothing to do with Venice; Toledo; Manchester; Denmark or watsoever codename is, really depending on how fast your HDD, program loaded and to be loaded...etc...