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post Jul 5 2007, 04:29 PM

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QUOTE(jayr0 @ Jul 5 2007, 12:07 AM)
hi i have a couple questions well since this is the mobo i own i was hoping you can tell me whats the best settings for my ram

my ram is  CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (4 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel , Cas Latency 5 , Timing 5-5-5-15 , Voltage 1.9V

in bios it only shows volts 0.1 & 0.2
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there should be +0.1, +0.2 and +0.3v. best settings could be only found by yourself smile.gif as settings for all pc is different and as a reminder this mobo isn't good at overclocking
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post Jul 16 2007, 09:40 AM

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yup.. that`s right.. wow its been a month i dont` online.. hmm any news from gilabyte? hope they update their bios again.. still can`t change ram timings on my crucial rams.. shakehead.gif
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QUOTE(serez @ Jul 16 2007, 09:40 AM)
yup.. that`s right.. wow its been a month i dont` online.. hmm any news from gilabyte? hope they update their bios again.. still can`t change ram timings on my crucial rams..  shakehead.gif
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I think they would not update any bios unless there is a buggy bios. This is what i think smile.gif


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post Jul 16 2007, 04:11 PM

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best way tongue.gif change mobo. I'm not a overclock enthusiast biggrin.gif can oc proc abit can adi =D this mobo will do for me
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QUOTE(lohwenli @ Jan 27 2007, 02:47 PM)
If it increases too much much all your pci devices will stop working, eg-LAN, audio, firewire, ect. Back in early socket A days this was a major pain in the @SS  mad.gif as the southbridge was also connected by the  PCI bus-basically EVERYTHING stops working (even video, as the AGP clock was tied to the PCI clock) except for processor and memory. Now A64 is on Hypertransport bus so only the PCI devices will go nuts; at least your hdd should still work as the chipset will still function. Unlike processor, memory and graphics overclock there are NO options to stabilise a PCI overclock, and some devices like LAN and firewire are damn sensitive to the PCI clock-sometimes even 1MHz increase also go nuts already.
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Could someone please clarify what lohwenli says. Does this mean that a out of spec PCI frequency will only affect PCI devices? Does that mean if I don't use any additional PCI devices, I'm safe to overclock? Meaning that there is no possibility for a corrupted hard drive for example?

Thanks in advance.
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What board u r using?
If u really want to overclock, please be sure that the pci frequency is 33MHz.

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QUOTE(-pWs- @ Aug 8 2007, 10:16 PM)
What board u r using?
If u really want to overclock, please be sure that the pci frequency is 33MHz.

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I'm also using the GA-M55SLI-S4. Based on that response, I can probably already assume that having a PCI freq out of spec is bad period. I really didn't think going from an NF7-S (nforce 2) would be like a downgrade in terms of overclocking abilities.
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QUOTE(StOrmCatz @ Aug 9 2007, 03:12 PM)
I'm also using the GA-M55SLI-S4. Based on that response, I can probably already assume that having a PCI freq out of spec is bad period. I really didn't think going from an NF7-S (nforce 2) would be like a downgrade in terms of overclocking abilities.
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I would say that GA-M55SLI-S4 is not a good mobo for overclocking purpose. Mild oc should not be a problem.
You have to flash to latest bios in order for u to adjust the HTLink multiplier.
Press Ctrl + F1 to unhide all the hidden setting.

For ram timing, you only can set CAS latency if not mistaken. sweat.gif

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QUOTE(StOrmCatz @ Aug 9 2007, 03:12 PM)
I'm also using the GA-M55SLI-S4. Based on that response, I can probably already assume that having a PCI freq out of spec is bad period. I really didn't think going from an NF7-S (nforce 2) would be like a downgrade in terms of overclocking abilities.
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well its just a budget board biggrin.gif can't expect much. But i managed to go to 2.7ghz with my brisbane from 1.9ghz at 286htt smile.gif kinda happy though. i hate the limited ram settings
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QUOTE(TerryZeroX @ Aug 9 2007, 06:46 PM)
well its just a budget board biggrin.gif can't expect much. But i managed to go to 2.7ghz with my brisbane from 1.9ghz at 286htt  smile.gif  kinda happy though. i hate the limited ram settings
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With a PCI freq out of spec, did you ever have any issues with a corrupted hard drive?
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QUOTE(TerryZeroX @ Aug 10 2007, 10:46 AM)
well its just a budget board biggrin.gif can't expect much. But i managed to go to 2.7ghz with my brisbane from 1.9ghz at 286htt  smile.gif  kinda happy though. i hate the limited ram settings
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yeah u r right... limited ram settings.. what i hate the most is.. whenever i change cas latency oso it didn`t works! vmad.gif
still have to rely on memset to set the timings.

QUOTE(StOrmCatz @ Aug 10 2007, 11:03 AM)
With a PCI freq out of spec, did you ever have any issues with a corrupted hard drive?
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so far i don`t know about this.. try to check with pws. he`s a master nod.gif
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QUOTE(serez @ Aug 10 2007, 03:54 PM)
yeah u r right... limited ram settings.. what i hate the most is.. whenever i change cas latency oso it didn`t works!  vmad.gif
still have to rely on memset to set the timings.
so far i don`t know about this.. try to check with pws. he`s a master nod.gif
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Waaa. I am not master smile.gif Learning also one flex.gif

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Better ensure the PCI (33MHz) and PCI-E (100MHz) frequency is default. Do not mess with it if you scare your hdd spoil.
If I do not remember wrongly, PCI mostly affect ATA HDD and PCI-E affects SATA HDD.

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post Aug 11 2007, 12:58 PM

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QUOTE(StOrmCatz @ Aug 10 2007, 11:03 AM)
With a PCI freq out of spec, did you ever have any issues with a corrupted hard drive?
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been running this speed for a couple of months or so already and my pc is still running strong biggrin.gif 24/7 on lol and i fold bruce.gif

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