so hows ur overclocking progress coming along mcchin? managed to get the 4.0ghz barrier?

currently very busy wif work
and counterstriking

so not much time to tweak my system

it is just that
when i tweak the graphix too much
(from default 570++ to 640 - core)
i will get hang-ups (blue screen of nvdisp_dll error)
and no artifact show up at all

so any body here tweak the pcie voltage b4?

plus one more quirk
when i oc my proc to 3.6
my graphix will oc along as well to a default 628 core automatically...

hmmm... weird...

You counterstrike also?? Which server? nick?

what gfx ur using? 570 to 640 is a pretty big jump, why dont u try smaller jumps?

I increased my PCIE voltage to +2, it helps in system stability, previously i left mine at 0 and was getting kinda unreliable 4ghz overclocks, now running it at +2 and able to get 4.1ghz overclocks on water

ur gfx core is independent of ur cpu core, weired...which tool are u using to overclock ur gfx core clocks?

cs nick is redrum
mostly play in singa/thai servers

i am using a xfx7600gt
i actually did not jump straight from 570 to 640
the 640 is the max i can go without getting the freeze problem
by then even, no artifact at all

to oc the graphix
i use riva tuner

and in riva tuner
the max mem mhz is ~900(when it tell me to lower my setting)
while when i oc-ed the proc
the maxed out at ~920, more to that will ask me to reduce the mem hertz

hi i'm back.. but not with ga-8n-sli..
the RMA process took so long that i couldnt wait anymore and just bought a Foxconn mobo (see my sig).

so anyone wants my GA-8N-SLi?

how much?PM me the details,might buy it if price is considerable

Oiii Oiii Oiii!!!!
this is not a thread to sell stuff laa

hahahha
jz jk nia..

so coolmast3r
what for did you sent your board back to rma ?

Ah.. my bad.. sorry²..

Eh? i tot i mentioned oledi somewhere in this thread 'bout what happened to my GA-8N-SLI .. the southbridge is burnt, i guess (although i cant see any burnt mark there because of the "golden" heatsink)

cuz suddenly all my usb ports are malfunctional and also the (integrated) sound is gone.

the shop said that the manufacturer can't fix it, so they replace it with a new board.
so basically, it is a new board.

how long has it been sent to rma

feels like a long time

btw they sent back to gigabyte aa?? (sorry 4 the stoopid questions)

mcchin, coolmaster,

whats the highest fsb the both of you managed to get on your ga-8n-sli? I managed to get up till 225mhz and then it hits a wall and I'm not able to go any higher...

I been reading that the nvidia nforce 4 chipset has problems going higher than 225mhz, any truth to that?


poor coolmaster...first OC until southbridge go south.....

BurgerRI

i am sorta near that value too

getting instability near 3.6 gz(240*15)(~960 QDR)

plus when i over clock, i have to jump a few value
(not increasing continously with every cycle)
since increasing to some fsb, my ram will have to run @ speed of ~548

though i use expert,
the ram freq also seems to increase a lil
(a cycle of 522mhz to 548mhz,)

maybe i have to chane the ram

how long? 6 weeks..damn it..
that's why i bought a new board..
cannot 'tahan' lor.. too long..

huhu..it's been a while since i OC the cpu..
if i'm not mistaken it was around 238mhz..
cuz i managed to get a 3336.7mhz of cpu speed..
priming with an instance of prime on each core..
for more than 6hours, stable, no waring , no error.

dunno why mine i crapping out around 225 mhz...anything above that doesnt boot..maybe its the proc thats giving problems...darn...

eh? only 225mhz ar?
maybe because of your psu.
btw, what psu do u use now?

reagarding psu

mine seems to have crappy oc
then i found out that i need to connect the 4 pins from the 20+4 pins

then i bengang dee
whack all connector

the 4 pins in the 20+4 pins
the 4 pins above the gc slot
the molex for sli power

all I whack it on

after that i can get a stable-leer OC

by 'whacking'
do u mean u combine all of them or did u whack 'em with a hammer?

finally got bored over the week-end
and plus my fans got really dusty, with dust

literally dis-assemble every thing and got to cleaning...

and while i am at it....
Hm..

why not lap the heat-sink-fan, My Giga-G-Power Pro

and when i am finished I thought....

since waiting for my HSF fins to dry...
why not lap the IHS of my Pentium D 930..

the result...






and what i get fro the IHS lapping,
the IHS is a copper coated with a layer (of nickel I presume)
( the nickel it seem to be useful here, it really protect the copper base material, I have seen small scratches on the IHS caused by the screw holes of the HSF)

plus when i lap both of it
I found out it is concave shape, the HSF as well as IHS
which it is sunk in the middle a bit

for now i let i be
and let it run for a few day b4 i try OC again,
then maybe find a flat glass block and re-lapp it again....

edit: p/s . oh ya just saw the pic in real size, and the second picture, there seems to be a scratch-like black line, well.. it is the reflection of my house 12" tall abestos ceiling.

This post has been edited by mcchin: Jan 22 2007, 01:01 AM

on related news,

there will be a spat of upgrading on my machine

2gig ddr667 (1gig X 2 ram kit) to replace 1gig(single) samsung ddr533 = ~400(value ram)

or

add another xfx7600GT = ~599
plus a zalman Vf700 Al-Cu = ~110

buy "below sea-line" HDD = ~200 (must buy)

hmm...
which one is important, any suggestions?
Is the ram important (cause i fell the ram is limiting the OC-ing)
or a SLI setup...

if u ask me, i'll go for the rams..
i've read somewhere that at least 667mhz memory is needed for a truly dual-core performance.

533mhz won't do much different from a single-core processor..

Good Stuff.. Mcchin...Lapping the IHS will normally help drop the temps by a couple of degree's...after lapping my ihs, i managed to get a much better temp readout especially on load...