A64 + K8NS oc

[Zardoze]

hey just got my new rig:
Athlon64 3200+ and a Gigabyte K8NS mobo.
the rest is in my sig.

(cooling is not a problem, just to have that out of the way)

how do i oc this system? im more used to "old" socket a and xp overclocking but i've never tried A64 before.
ive been messing around in BIOS trying to find anything related to oc, but if i adjusted fsb from 200->201 it didnt boot? i pushed ctrl+f1 and got into a hidden menu which allowed me to adjust ram timings and HT. what's the HTs use? 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x what??
im sure its not the memory that bugs cus its tested and stable up to 247fsb on the "old" NF7 board..

i also read the article on anandtech, "overclocking the new system (NF3)" with the identical mobo but the things he did, didnt work at all for me..

steppingcode (or what its called now) = DAAOC 0411XPMW

please help out.. cant stand 2000mhz :cool:

[trueplaya4ever8]

you need to talk to StormPc, he has that gigabyte board.

[WesM63]

Well i can't explain it as well as others can, but its similar to most socket A overclocking. Raise the FSB ;)

Things to keep in mind, What HTT speeds get greater than 220, go down to LDT of 2.5, 270 LDT of 2.

Eh.. better yet... read this article
http://www.xtremeresources.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32441

3/4 of the way down posted by gautam.

[StormPC]

Originally posted by Zardoze
hey just got my new rig:
Athlon64 3200+ and a Gigabyte K8NS mobo.
the rest is in my sig.

(cooling is not a problem, just to have that out of the way)

how do i oc this system? im more used to "old" socket a and xp overclocking but i've never tried A64 before.
ive been messing around in BIOS trying to find anything related to oc, but if i adjusted fsb from 200->201 it didnt boot? i pushed ctrl+f1 and got into a hidden menu which allowed me to adjust ram timings and HT. what's the HTs use? 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x what??
im sure its not the memory that bugs cus its tested and stable up to 247fsb on the "old" NF7 board..

i also read the article on anandtech, "overclocking the new system (NF3)" with the identical mobo but the things he did, didnt work at all for me..

steppingcode (or what its called now) = DAAOC 0411XPMW

please help out.. cant stand 2000mhz :cool:

Actually it could be your memory. A64's are a completely different ballgame compared to the 32-bit only CPU's (P4s, XPs, etc...) because of the on-chip controller.

Try using only 1 module to start with. Make sure you reset the BIOS to "load failsafe defaults" before you start tweaking.

Your chip and memory should do 210 FSB 1:1 quite easily even with stock volts. Start there. Leave your memory timings at stock. HT 4X, 210 MHz FSB (2100MHz CPU), put the memory at 2.7volts (+.2) and CPU volts at 1.550 just in case you have a really crappy overclocker (I doubt it, but better to post than hang I always say).

If it posts go into Sandra and test your memory bandwidth. It should be about 3150-3200MB/s.

Post back here and let us know how it went.;)

BTW...great link Wes!

[blinky]

Originally posted by Zardoze
steppingcode (or what its called now) = DAAOC 0411XPMW teehee it has OC in the stepping!

[Zardoze]

it's oc'ing like a dream now :D (think it must have had some days to relax at default settings before kick off.. ;) ) anyway - haven't tried out that much yet but its rock stable @ 2250mhz (225fsb) @ 2-3-3-8. (HT set at 4x)

just a short stop here cus ill be tweaking it some more today.

[Zardoze]

and the fsb...

[Zardoze]

this is 2x256mb of twinmos pc3200 ch5 chips btw so i think they are doing their best ATM.. :D

[Zardoze]

(edit: bah forgot the cpu-z pic)

[Zardoze]

2300mhz is the best this memory will do at 1:1. im up to 2430mhz @ 1,7v aircooled ATM - memory runs 5:4.
temps reaching 60°C :O have to get myself a vapo soon..
its perfectly stable thru superpi 512kb and 1m. does 1m @ 38sec which i think is very good.
well be back with more soon.. damn cant wait to try this chip in a vapo/prom!!!