Originally posted by: sastusbulbasWhat should I be aiming for here?
You should be first aiming to get a stable setup and then go for the mild overclocking this board will allow. You have the combined issue of new memory and a 800MHz CPU you want to OC as a 1066MHz chip.
Try setting:
CPU:
Overclock Mode [CPU,PCIE Sync.]
CPU Frequency [266]
PCIE Frequency [100]
PCI Frequency [33.33MHz] (or maybe slightly higher setting)
Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
Boot Failure Guard [Enabled]
Ratio (Multiplier) [9.5] (9.5x266=2527, for a close match to the CPU default of 2500 MHz)
All other CPU setting that follow: [Disabled]
The above essentially mimics a 1066 MHz chip. My 4CoreDual-VSTA will wildly increase the PCIe frequency as I progress the CPU from 200 to 265 MHz, but will drop it back down to 100 when I reach 266. Set your PCIe to 100 manually and choose CPU/PCIe Unsync if that doesn't happen with the -SATA2 board.
Mem:
Set the frequency manually to 533 MHz (667 is a bit borked on this board), Flexibility mode to Off, all other mem timing settings to Auto, memory voltage to Low (1.8v, close to the 1.9v rating for your sticks, which will be running slower than rated and do not need lotsa juice; can be counter-productive to OCing on this board). Like so:
Chipset Configuration:
DRAM Frequency [266MHz (DDRII533) ]
Flexibility Option [Disabled]
DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto]
DRAM Bank Interleave [Auto]
Precharge to Active (Trp) [Auto]
Active to Precharge (Tras) [Auto]
Active to CMD (Trcd) [Auto]
REF to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc) [Auto]
ACT (0) to ACT (1) (Trrd) [Auto]
Read to Precharge (Trtp) [Auto]
Write to Read CMD (Twtr) [Auto]
Write Recovery Time (Twr) [Auto]
DRAM Bus Selection [Auto]
DRAM Command Rate [2T]
Advanced Memory Configuration:
[Untouched]
Advanced Host Configuration:
Pipeline DRQCTL [Enabled]
GTL Control [Auto]
Other setting on this page [Auto]
DRAM Voltage [Low]
AGP Voltage [High]
Primary Graphics Adaptor [AGP]
AGP Mode [8x]
AGP Fast Write [Enabled]
AGP Aperture Size [64MB]
AGP Staggered Delay [Auto] (Try "None" when finished all other tests)
AGP GADSTB Output Delay [Auto] (Try "None" when finished all other tests)
AGP 3.0 Calibration [Auto]
AGP 3.0 DBI Function [Auto]
DBI Output for AGP Trans. [Auto]
DBI Output for FRAME Trans. [Auto]
V-Link Speed [Normal]
PCI Delay Transaction [Disabled]
IDE Drive Strength [Normal]
PCIE Downstream Pipeline [Disabled]
OnBoard LAN [Disabled]
OnBoard HD Audio [Enabled]
Front Panel [Enabled]
CD-In [Enabled]
Bus No. [80] (Can use 02 under XP; Vista and Win98SE can't)
Echo TPR Disable [Auto]
If this works OK, leave the memory settings alone and begin to increase CPU frequency. Without a BSEL mod on the CPU and extra CPU voltage (requires modding the CPU or board; no BIOS support), you are unlikely to get much beyond 280MHz.
With my E4500, I tend to lower the multiplier and up the FSB since, like you, my memory can handle the extra MHz but the CPU struggles without extra juice. I usually do 280x10, but have dropped back to 270x10 since I am currently playing another round of OC-unfriendly Oblivion.