Ocing nf7-s and xp2700

[BiPolar]

I've read a lot of the posts on this board, and i'm a little worried now about ocing. I've got a rev.2 board (also, the one with the plastic arm) and an unlocked xp 2700. I've been told, and i've seen on this board as well, that it is better to have a lower multiplier and higher fsb, yet the lowest multiplier i've seen is 11 (maybe a 10, not sure). Should I not go lower than that? Also, the issues with getting the nf7-s over 200 fsb seem to be a real problem, and is that why people stick with a multiple of 11 or so?

I've also get my memory(Dual-channel kingstom valueram 3200) timings at 3:4:4:11, once i get my cpu oc'd to the max, how low should i try and go on my timings? When should i try and up my voltage?

I"m pretty new at this, so please help me along! It seems like the more I learn, the worse decisions I made with my original purchases.

Oh, well.

 

[Renob]

Bump I juat got this board and would like to know too.

 

[Elcs]

My NF7-S Rev 2.0 hasnt got a problem with 200fsb.... Think its a metal-arm.

Personally, Id crank the FSB up to 200, ram timings probably 3-7-7-11 to start off with... they can be tightened up later. Set the multiplier to around 10.5 or 11. This should give you 2.1-2.2 ghz which is roughly what your processor does to start off with.

Probably use memtest now to see if 200 fsb runs without errors. Read up on memtext to get a jist of what settings to run.

Keep us posted. Id stick with default voltages for now... feel the water before diving straight in.

 

[BiPolar]

If i can run prime95 overnight with 3-4-4-11, is that okay? I just ran out for 20 minutes with no errors at 11x200.

I ran a quick memtest, 1 full pass and got 12 errors, but had to stop it (i'm in the middle of writing a paper). I"ll have to wait until tonight before i run prime95 for a few hours, i'm in an non-ac room and down in texas (ambient temp around 83, and that combined with a crappy case gives me hot temps.

 

[myocardia]

If you got 12 errors in Memtest with only one pass, you're gonna have to buy some decent memory (no, Kingston Value isn't even decent) to be able to run at a 200fsb.

 

[BiPolar]

yeah, i knew i should have spent the extra cash to buy better memory. I guess that means I need to bring my fsb back down? I didn't do a control test at standard settings. I wonder if i'll still get the same errors. Eh, I guess that's something to do overnight.

 

[Sokratz]

I as well would really recommend some decent ram. A lot of folks have been having problems with the mushkin ram for this board but I don't think it's the ram that's the culprit. If you can afford it, some nice ocz or corsair xms with low timings (2-2-2-11 is the best timings for an nforce2 board). The mushkin pc3500 that's advert'd in the oc guide is like $230 for 1gb and is 2-3-3-6. I got it because it was quite a bit cheaper than the others. If 11/11.5x200 is ok w/you on the 2500+, then that'll work peachy. If you want to hit 220+, I'd go with a different board (dfi lanparty) and better ram. Just my opinon. You can check out www.abit-usa.com, they have some forums for the amd boards that detail what folks have been able to do.

Sokratz

 

[BiPolar]

Eh, unfortunately, my cache flow ain't so hot, and I'm probably going to stick with what i gots. I"ll just see how far I can push it knowing that i'm already handicapped with notsogood ram.