PC2100 is DDR266 i.e. 133 fsb. You are not overclocking your PC2100 if you stay at or below 133 fsb (and 1:1 ram ratio)I have 2 sticks of Crucial PC2100 memory is there any change I can get 133 with this memory?
Originally posted by: Labdog
i dont understand you can't correctly overclock your EPoX 4G4A(+). but whatsoever don't replace it by the gigabyte (bad overclocker). take in that case an Asus P4B533(-V ; the i845g chipset is the faster chipset from intel for the DDR memory) or Abit BG7. if you want plenty of features you have also the Abit IT7 Max which is just coming out. you can plug on this board 12 hard disks; it's a record i think.
Originally posted by: ahsia
Originally posted by: Labdog
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...I am worried about my vcore being too high, it was at 1.7v, and Prime95 errored out after 80 minutes or so. I bumped up the voltage to 1.725v, and running it again to see how long it will run. Is running the 1.6A at 1.75 or 1.775v too high and unsafe?
Originally posted by: Grumpycrab
1.8V is 20% above spec. and should be OK provided your cooling is adequate. So the main question is what are your CPU and System temps. Tell us these and we'll tell you if you're OK. Also, don't be p*ssed that you can only make 2.4GHz at your stated voltage. It's still a bargain whichever way you look at it.
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Originally posted by: CTPAX
Based on my experience:
1. Use dimm slot 2
2. Dont use the latest bios, flash the 04/24 one or older...
3. Use only one stick ram, try as many as u can find, till u get the suitable, the fastest ram usualy dont clock well on 4g4a+ (845G), because it causes the agp instability and lockups. Some guy said, that he switched to his old stick of PC2100 and was able to clock it over ddr400, but had no succes with xms corsair 3200, as i recall.
Thats all i think.
BTW. I run fsb160 ddr400 (4:5) p41.6@2.56, Kingmax DDR300 rated )
Originally posted by: ahsia
I am not really pissed off at all, I was happy with my P4 1.6A + Gigabyte 8SRX combo that only overclocked to 2.2GHz, so I am extremely happy and glad that it will reach 2.4GHz. My hopes are just to run at 2.4GHz with stability, and not to push the vcore too high. My temps are okay, under 50C full load, system temps are under 35C. I have nice air flow in my system. Just wanted to find out about a safe vcore, that's all.
Originally posted by: Johnnychangs
LOL, Audscott, you got your BD7II around the time I RMA'd mine for an Abit BG7. The BG7 ran well until I had a severe Bios failure, so I'm RMA'ing the BG& for the Epox 4G4A+.
For those of you who are running a P4 1.6A at DDR400ish speeds, can you please post your voltage settings on the 4G4A+? I should get mine tomorrow or the next day and can't wait to install it.
Also, are there any other tips I should know, like burn-in period or other quirky settings? I'm in the process of reading through this entire post, so forgive me for asking repeat questions.
One more thing, When I replaced my Abit BD7II with the BG7, I didn't have to reinstall Windows XP. I did do a driver reinstall on the motherboard related components, and everything worked fine. Since the 4G4A+ is based on the same 845G chipset as the BG7 I would think they both share the same ACPI info that Win2k/XP uses when it creates the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) during the OS setup. I guess I'll find out anyway.
Thanks!
So what should I do now? Is there a board that will overclock better with the INF drivers?
I set was at 1.7v, although it showed it hovering between 1.75-1.77v.
Originally posted by: Labdog
Quixotic
note: Win2K & WinXP have the same kernel...
Originally posted by: etrin
Well after reading all the post I finally decided I would get an Epox.
Going to order a 4G4A from Mwave. They are $93.00 I don't need the raid
that is $116.
I have 2 sticks of Crucial PC2100 memory is there any change I can get
133 with this memory?
Is this board not going to work with 2 sticks?
IF not should I get the 512m crucial pc3000 at cas 2 or the pc3200 at cas 2.5 ?
thanks big time for any help with this
etrin