- Jul 1, 2002
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My systems vital specs:
Epox 4g4a+
Intel p4 Northwood 2.26GHZ w/533MHZ FSB
Corsair XMS DDR pc3200
WD Special Edition w/8mb cache
MSI 128MB GF4 4400
Enermax 431W PSU
Windows XP Pro
CPU Temps 98-114 degrees Fahrenheit
Overall System Temps: 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit
I can't seem to get this thing to overclock stably. It goes to a 144fsb with ease (no voltage changes). The multiplier is locked at 17. That makes the total OC'ed speed 2448. After this point, it crashes and messes up all the time. No matter whether i raise CPU and VDIMM voltages I can't get it to run through 3dmark once. Windows can boot up to about 2.72GHZ but I consider "stable overclocking" to include being able to run through at least one 3dmark 2001SE test run...I've tried changing the memory from 4:3 to 1:1 to 4:5...I've tried locking AGP and PCI at 66/33. I've run voltages from 1.5 to 1.75. VDIMS from 2.5 to 2.7. Always the same thing. 3dmark crashes. I tried 3dmark 2000 for the hell of it and got the same result: crash!
I don't want to RMA anything but I do want a machine that can get a 3dmark score of 12,000. I'm at 11,316 now (got my MSI 4400 up to 311/711 on stock cooling). If I could at least get this thing to a 149fsb (2.53GHZ) I bet I could get the 12,000 I'm hoping for...Any ideas?
Epox 4g4a+
Intel p4 Northwood 2.26GHZ w/533MHZ FSB
Corsair XMS DDR pc3200
WD Special Edition w/8mb cache
MSI 128MB GF4 4400
Enermax 431W PSU
Windows XP Pro
CPU Temps 98-114 degrees Fahrenheit
Overall System Temps: 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit
I can't seem to get this thing to overclock stably. It goes to a 144fsb with ease (no voltage changes). The multiplier is locked at 17. That makes the total OC'ed speed 2448. After this point, it crashes and messes up all the time. No matter whether i raise CPU and VDIMM voltages I can't get it to run through 3dmark once. Windows can boot up to about 2.72GHZ but I consider "stable overclocking" to include being able to run through at least one 3dmark 2001SE test run...I've tried changing the memory from 4:3 to 1:1 to 4:5...I've tried locking AGP and PCI at 66/33. I've run voltages from 1.5 to 1.75. VDIMS from 2.5 to 2.7. Always the same thing. 3dmark crashes. I tried 3dmark 2000 for the hell of it and got the same result: crash!
I don't want to RMA anything but I do want a machine that can get a 3dmark score of 12,000. I'm at 11,316 now (got my MSI 4400 up to 311/711 on stock cooling). If I could at least get this thing to a 149fsb (2.53GHZ) I bet I could get the 12,000 I'm hoping for...Any ideas?