- Mar 24, 2005
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Hi, all.
I've been eyeing this board to serve in a secondary PC (so both I and my fiance can work at the same time). The Sempron 2800+ is only $40 shipped, and can overclock to 2.4 GHz easily, a virtual Athlon 64 3300+. If the K8NF6G can do the job on that front, it would be quite a savings at $94.12 total (CPU + board).
ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA manufacturer information
According to the above site, the board has got the following:
Supports DDR400/333/266 with 2 DIMM slots, maximum capacity up to 2GB
Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCIE/ PCI Buses
The online manual gives the following information concerning BIOS voltage control:
Multiplier/Voltage Change - This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability.
So, I can lower the memory ration, lock the PCIE/PCI busses and raise voltage (to a maximum 1.550V, according to the manual). There remains two problems, though: Can I lower the hypertransport ratio, or is that locked down with the PCIE/PCI busses? Also, how far can I raise the CPU FSB (I was hoping for 300MHz)? I can't seem to tell from the manual.
I've been eyeing this board to serve in a secondary PC (so both I and my fiance can work at the same time). The Sempron 2800+ is only $40 shipped, and can overclock to 2.4 GHz easily, a virtual Athlon 64 3300+. If the K8NF6G can do the job on that front, it would be quite a savings at $94.12 total (CPU + board).
ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA manufacturer information
According to the above site, the board has got the following:
Supports DDR400/333/266 with 2 DIMM slots, maximum capacity up to 2GB
Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCIE/ PCI Buses
The online manual gives the following information concerning BIOS voltage control:
Multiplier/Voltage Change - This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recommended to keep the default value for system stability.
So, I can lower the memory ration, lock the PCIE/PCI busses and raise voltage (to a maximum 1.550V, according to the manual). There remains two problems, though: Can I lower the hypertransport ratio, or is that locked down with the PCIE/PCI busses? Also, how far can I raise the CPU FSB (I was hoping for 300MHz)? I can't seem to tell from the manual.