Overclock advice

[darkeyed]

Currently cpu is at 10x230 1.41V
Memory is at 1:1 at 2-2-3-8 1T V2.80
HTT at 4X

I havnt done any long term testing at that but it is prime95 stable for over 30 minutes.

I have run memtest for one complete pass and solid at above settings which is really cool.

I had a problem with fsb at 225 untill i bumbed my vcore to 1.41. Now I am testing at fsb=230.

I have a few questions.

First off - which SATA ports are locked? I think it might be 5-8 and my hard drive is on 1.

Does PCI-E have a lock as well? How does the fsb effect a PCI-E vedio card?

If memtest passes is that reliable method of checking ram? If prime95 fails what do most people back off first?

Any other ideas?

Thanks

 

[darkeyed]

OK well Sandra runs fine through benchmarks but prime95 fails again at fsb of 230. Memtest passes fine so just not sure what to tweek. I would like to get around 240 or 250 if I can. I am impressed with this memory though.

 

[gogovs]

Originally posted by: darkeyed
Currently cpu is at 10x230 1.41V
Memory is at 1:1 at 2-2-3-8 1T V2.80
HTT at 4X

I havnt done any long term testing at that but it is prime95 stable for over 30 minutes.

I have run memtest for one complete pass and solid at above settings which is really cool.

I had a problem with fsb at 225 untill i bumbed my vcore to 1.41. Now I am testing at fsb=230.

I have a few questions.

First off - which SATA ports are locked? I think it might be 5-8 and my hard drive is on 1.

Does PCI-E have a lock as well? How does the fsb effect a PCI-E vedio card?

If memtest passes is that reliable method of checking ram? If prime95 fails what do most people back off first?

Any other ideas?

Thanks

I think it might be SATA 1-4 because they are with nforce4, SATA 5-8 are wih SIL3114.
You can change PCI-E freq. in BIOS, but default is 100 MHz

 

[darkeyed]

Ok

I thought it was 5-8 because that is running off the pci buss.

So if I leave the PCI-E freq at 100 it shouldnt cause me a problem? Although I have a ati 800XL and it doesnt seem as fast as it should. I ran some priliminary numbers off 3dmark and it was in the mid 4000 range. I dont have it in front of me. So I need to see whats up with that as well.

 

[darkeyed]

Thoughts on going higher?

 

[darkeyed]

bump