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It just gets better and better with age!
Hey guys... I have been busy lately and haven't spent much "quality" time with the 'ol Northwood, so I figured I'd test her out again.
I have a P4B266-C and 1GB of Crucial PC2100.
I had been running at 2.3 Ghz, which was my max when I built the rig ~3 months ago.
This morning I was able to get her all the way up to 170 FSB (2.72 Ghz). Windows loaded at 2.9 Ghz, but Prime95 shut down.
Anyway, I have 2 questions:
1. I want to upgrade to a 512 stick of Corsair XMS and try using the 3:4 trick on the board. That would put my Ram somewhere around 453 mhz. What would be the best choice to make this happen? XMS 3000, 3200, or 3500?
2. When you reach the point in your overclock where you get random reboots or Prime95 errors, how do you determine wether it's your memory or your CPU holding you back?
Thanks for any help.
Hey guys... I have been busy lately and haven't spent much "quality" time with the 'ol Northwood, so I figured I'd test her out again.
I have a P4B266-C and 1GB of Crucial PC2100.
I had been running at 2.3 Ghz, which was my max when I built the rig ~3 months ago.
This morning I was able to get her all the way up to 170 FSB (2.72 Ghz). Windows loaded at 2.9 Ghz, but Prime95 shut down.
Anyway, I have 2 questions:
1. I want to upgrade to a 512 stick of Corsair XMS and try using the 3:4 trick on the board. That would put my Ram somewhere around 453 mhz. What would be the best choice to make this happen? XMS 3000, 3200, or 3500?
2. When you reach the point in your overclock where you get random reboots or Prime95 errors, how do you determine wether it's your memory or your CPU holding you back?
Thanks for any help.