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[Veloxe76]

And does it make any difference if you disable USB function in BIOS setup?

 

[THUGSROOK]

TheLizardMan its a P4 1.6A

Veloxe76 mine is disabled cause i dont use any USB.

 

[TheLizardMan]

No shits its a p4 1.6a, i didnt call newegg up and ask them to ship me out a random cpu.

im asking if the cpu i have is any good? like does anyone else have a cpu from this batch.

 

[SupermanCK]

Damnit....166 is a no go...it reboots when I run pcmark2002...i tried setting mem by spd...still no go...vcore up to 1.85v...no go...i think i hit the limit on my cpu...right now i lowered back down to 160...vcore 1.85v...mem setting 2-3-3-6...haven't run prime95 yet...gonna run 3dmark2001se tonight...i tired playing counterstrike but it crash to destop...error...i think that is due to over heating on the memory from my video card...
thugsrook...what mem setting are you using for your corsair? shouldn't it be able to do 2-2-2-5 @160 or 166?

 

[THUGSROOK]

SupermanCK are you using turbo1 mode? looks like thats as far as your going if youre outta voltage. dont use more than 1.85v applied.
i have the Corsair running @ Cas2226 2.5v just fine all the way upto 178fsb.

TheLizardMan sorry i was just teasin ya the package date on the box is the info wed need to know. chips dated after 3/18/02 are overclocking very well.

 

[SupermanCK]

thugsrook i was wondering in your bio, when you set your mem by spd...what is the setting? cause mine said 2-3-3-6 not 2-2-2-6
and i have the corsair 512mb pc2700 c2 v1.1...is that what you have?
edit] turbo1 setting i believe...i will double check tonight...

 

[WannabeDJ]

Quick question guys.. I was planning to get the ASUS P4B533 - 845E. How does this MOBO compare with the P4B266??? Can I get similar overclocking results as you guys. I'm planning to use this with 2 X 512MB PC2700 Samsung and a 1.8 Northwood. Thanks for the help all.

 

[THUGSROOK]

SupermanCK i think the bios just shows a generic 2336. sandra testing shows it to actually be 2226. you can set it yourself or use By SPD, it dont matter. test in sandra to find out.

WannabeDJ the P4B533 looks like a really nice board. dont know how well it runs tho.

 

[TheLizardMan]

Guys go here.
should i keep this board or no?

thread

 

[THUGSROOK]

as long as it runs fine - just bend those pins back.

 

[Veloxe76]

I have a stick of 512MB Samsung PC2700 CAS 2.5, and by SPD, it shows as 2-3-3-6 too. But Sandra reads it as ECC-DDR SDRAM, so what is really my RAM

 

[THUGSROOK]

the only way i know of to figure it out.....

run sandra memory test with memory set By SPD.
then run sandra memory test with memory set to Cas2336.
then run sandra memory test with memory set to Cas2226.

see which result matches the By SPD result. thats your real By SPD setting.

 

[TheLizardMan]

Hey THUGSROOK is this a good bios setup to do on my p4b266-c? after looking a a few ppl including your self post bios settings this is what i came up with. Im going to get a usb 1.1 card so i can disable usb and go for the sky!

[-Advanced-]

CPU/Memory ratio [1:1(350mhz)]
vcore settings [manual]
voltage [1.65]
cpu level 1 cach [enabled]
cpu level 2 cach [enabled]
bios update [enabled]
ps/2 mouse [auto]
usb legacy support [auto]
os/2 onboard memory [disabled]

[chip configuration]

sdram config [user define]
Cas = By SPD (CAS 2/2/2/6)
sdram cas latency [2]
sdarm ras to cas delay [2]
sdram ras precharge delay [2]
sdram active precharge [2]
sdram idle timer [infinite]
optimization mode [turbo1]
graphics aperture size [256mb]
agp capadibility [4x]
vide memory cach mode [uc]
memory hole [disabled]
delay transaction [disabled]
onboard pcu ide [both]
onboard audio [disabled]
Serial/Parallel Ports = Disabled

[pci configuration]

slot 1/5 irq [auto]
2 [auto]
3 [auto]
4 [auto]
6 [auto]
pci/vga palette snoop [disabled]
pci latency timer [32]
usb 1.1 function [both]
primary vga bios [agp vga card]

[-boot-]
plug and play o/s [no]
reset config data [no]
boot virus detection [enabled]
quick power on self test [enabled]
boot up floopy seek [off]
full screen logo [enabled]
interrupt mode [apic]

 

[THUGSROOK]

looks good - but AGP 256 is a waste of time.
just set it on 64 for a 64mb card or 128 for a 128mb card.
test all 3 settings before choosing the best/fastest one.

 

[THUGSROOK]

i just ordered a VT GF4 ti4400

anyone have info on cooling this puppy?
is stock fan ok?
does AS2 help any?
does a Crystal Orb help any?
does a fan blowing on the card help any?
anyone try the thermaltake cooling solution yet?

 

[TheLizardMan]

1) anyone have info on cooling this puppy?
2) is stock fan ok?
3) does AS2 help any?
4) does a Crystal Orb help any?
5) does a fan blowing on the card help any?
6) anyone try the thermaltake cooling solution yet?
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1) not on that exact card.
2) for ti4600 speeds yes, anything over that you might want to look into some extra cooling
3) you would need artic silver epoxy
4) that heatsink is a joke
5) Yes, but not that much. I guess anything could help
6) No

Id say to get some artic silver epoxy and a low profile P4 or AMD heatsink. Epoxy that fan on and see how high you can get it. Depending on if you OC the core of memory that is what youll need to cool down.

This is some cooling i did to my GF2 GTS. Later i put on a low profile p4 fan with epoxy. But it wouldnt go any higher. My gf3 ti200 128mb will do ti500 speeds with the stock heatsink. The performance you will gain with a killer videocard heatsink wont warrant the cost of the heatsink. but it sure would look bad ass.

 

[THUGSROOK]

well, im not gonna epoxy anything
i have an old fat soc7 heatsink sitting here. i might just drill out some bolt holes so i can mount it on there. ill have to see how well stock does w/ some AS2 1st.

i happen to like my crystal orb - it got me 5mhz core over a Blorb

 

[TheLizardMan]

GF2 GTS MOD

I forgot to add the link to my gf2 card mod.


BTW keep the stock cooling vs the crystal orb.

 

[THUGSROOK]

2864mhz / 179fsb benchmarks
*gf3ti500, 255x550, 27.50 drivers

3DMark2000 13956
3DMark2001SE 10049
Sandra Mem 2665 / 2549
Sandra CPU 5374 / 3502
Sandra Media 11332 / 13808

 

[TheLizardMan]

Thug you got a lucky cpu/ram or no one else knows how to OC like you do.

YOU DA MAN

Id be scared as heck to be at the speeds your at

 

[THUGSROOK]

179fsb was pretty tough.
i barely got the benchmarks outta it. it crashed a good 5 or 6 times. i dont think ill be able to get scores for 180fsb but ill try

 

[SupermanCK]

hey thug, i don't see it anywhere in sandra with mem setting...

 

[oldfart]

Thugs, the stock HS/Fan on the 4400 is very good. A C-ORB would be a downgrade. Maybe put in some AS instead of the stock stuff. What is your maximum stable overclock? The 175 FSB?

 

[THUGSROOK]

yea 175fsb.
im not gonna bother stress testing 176fsb cause i already know its gonna take another 0.06v (1.88v) to make it 100% stable - and i aint interested in running that much voltage at that many mhz with that much heat

175fsb is fine by me

 

[oldfart]

175fsb is fine by me

I would think so! I like the nice round numbers...2.8 GHz DDR350. Hmmm...one of those new fangled 845G boards...DDR438??? Is it possible?