1st of all, wat do u mean slow?slow in startup?slow in gaming session?there are many kind of slow...
n yes, u can always oerclock it, to me, ur system 'readily' to be overclocked!
at BIOS, su can upper ur FSB to get higher CPU Clock
use CoolBit (since u use nVidia) to increase GPU/Mem clock

these are the basic tool ok...

my TCCD running daily at 2.83V @ DDR640 (320MHz@3-4-4-8)

ok, here's mine...

2.6GHz@1.45vCORE? me myself clocked 2.88GHz@1.4vCORE , show off

actually yes, TCCD is better i must say, coz, i successfully clocked at DDR640 stable

i'll use my 2.835GHz's screenie, as i can't find 2.88GHz screenie , anyhow..here's the screenie as u request



BTW, ur timing is quite tight, loosen it... say 3-4-4-8 at 2.8vDIMM

This post has been edited by sniper69: Oct 6 2006, 08:15 PM

FYI, i almost throw away my CPU because i tot this is a faulty one , anyway, different chip different max speed i must say . i did run clock at DDR660, but fail in every stress test (memtest, prime) but did manage to boot successfully, i wonder if i can set at 2.9vDIMM, but still 2.9vDIMM is considered high for TCCD

, never thought got "Assemble In China" one...i thought all AMD Processor assembled in Malaysia

yeah, sometimes when our system RAM can't go with 1:1, then we can use divider to limit our system RAM, our system RAM shouldnt go any higher than CPU FSB, it'll become nightmare , it's not for stability, it just because some RAM modules can't do 1:1...mine here 1:1 at DDR640 without problem...

start OC? increase your CPU FSB from stock (200MHz) to say 5Mhz increment, stress test it...success? go ahead, increase it with small increment... (this is just basic - mine, i'll go for big increment )

as for me, i'll overclock using 1:1 first, so, increment 20MHz (before i know my capable of my CPU), safely boot to windows, reboot again, increase by 20MHz~30MHz until it can't load to windows (BSOD or watsoever that may failed to logon to windows), that's for both...you won't know which one the limit, so my advice, have it try one by one...

1st objective : get the highest CPU clock as possible...
- set your memory divider to the lowest clock, say by default is 200MHz, set it to 100MHz (2x200MHz=400MHz=DDR400), and leave your memory voltage and timing by default (these gonna need some advance - i won't teach ), so, your RAM will run on DDR200. this is for make sure, your RAM won't suffer even after you overclock the CPU kaw²...then, increase small increament your CPU FSB and reboot, reboot, reboot and again to check which FSB it won't boot, from there, you'll know what's your highest CPU clock capable...

2nd objective : get the highest memory clock as possible...
- set your CPU multiplier to 5x, too much lower will make your system can't boot...assuming you're using A64 3000+ (1.8GHz=9x200MHz), so, CPU multiplier at 5x=200x5=1000MHz (1GHz), leave your memory at stock clock, don't touch anything...leave it at stock, just increase your CPU FSB to the max and see if it can load to windows...same apps to 1st objective...

hope this'll help...

yes...it all depends on our CPU FSB.

yes, when say you use divider, the memory clock won't go at stock clock, in fact even lower, and it'll remain that way unless you set it 1:1 or Auto

i think DDR2 and DDR1 is same apps when comes to overclocking as i'm on DDR1 system...

1: using divider is for limit your RAM to go higher clock because maybe due to your RAM limitation. this is necessary when you want to check whether how far your CPU can go...

2: yes, you shouldn't set RAM > FSB ratio as it would make only more unstable

3: CPUz...9 is not divider, it's CPU's multiplier

don't say that, i'm one of them who can reach 3.0GHz on 3000+ @ 1:1 -- errr but failed on all test even thou can boot safely to windows

ValueRAM? then here comes the divider...you can always use the divider
nope, i'm using 333 x 9 (2997MHz), the RAM's at DDR666, maxed up to DDR670 , @3.0GHz, i'm still on stock voltage due to stock cooling -- didnt dare to increase

different batch, different character i must say, sometimes even same name also (venice vs venice) still different character as my experience with my bro's CPU, he needs 1.65vCORE to get 2.8GHz on 3000+, but mine with stock can easily manage to hit 2.88GHz. in overclocking, it's like doing an experiment...

guys...this is really drove me crazy...
i'm actually on A64 3000+ and overclocked to 2.88GHz (320x9@stock vCORE) with Team eXtreme PC4800 (3-4-4-8@2.8vDIMM), until last monday, i encountered weird things...it seems like my RAM can't do @DDR640 anymore, even i increase the vDIMM to 2.90vDIMM, same, it's BSOD...suspecting my PSU (i'm using Enermax FMA 350W), i unplugged all bling² items, secondary HDD, ODD, Sound Card too...same BSOD on windows loading, sometimes after 5 minutes logon to windows..., had a thought it might be cause of my overclocking madness, i decrease the RAM speed to stock (200x9), even worse, it won't boot. lucky for me, my brother swapped his RAM (Kingston HyperX PC3200 -- i believe it's CH-5) while mine is in my bro's rig for testing...it is amaze me, my RAM is rock stable, can run at DDR600, play with timing or watsoever...while mine on Kingston HyperX, yeah maybe due to limitation of the RAM, i can't go further than DDR450. this is confusing me, why my Team eXtreme can't go at DDR620 on my PC but it ran rock stable at DDR600 in my bro's PC?

yeah i did that (lowering the vDIMM, from stock 2.6vDIMM to 2.8vDIMM), but still BSOD...is it something related to CPU? well i don't think so, as i manage primed more than 5 hours (i quit after that -- need to play games)...

small FFT for CPU stress test...FYI, if i were lucky, i get to windows, test some SuperPI and guess what, it'll restart, i used to be lucky got error message like Not Exact Round, but not like this...it restart...

yeah, 1:1

guys...guys...watch it...:opps:

anyway, i found my RAM stable at DDR450 , wtf...i used to run daily at DDR620, and now this? it really hurt me in gaming performance..., i'm thinking to change my 350W FMA Enermax because it might the problem...but i'm not quite sure...

This post has been edited by sniper69: Jan 11 2007, 12:45 PM

yeah...come to think about that as my siggy said so...FYI, i've been running on 350W FMA since day 1 after used PowerLogic Atrix 500T which is totally f**ked up my rig 10 months ago...from my POV, i think, as for now, 450W~550W is good...