Little bit of old school.. NF2 plate & OC

[Demic]

I have 8RDA+. Revision 2.2, so its the "bad" rev. my max fsb right now is 218 mhz.
Can anybody give me some "ub3r lee7" :p: overclocking secrets to boost my fsb?
My ram is some generic 2x256 pc3200
Barton 2500+

Every tip is welcomed. Thanks.

[komer]

try to sell board and buy some nf7 od dfi infinity or LP (must be carefull to take B revision not A or A+)
and with generic ram u cant expect much...try to buy some good memory
barton should go @2200mhz without Vcore change,but if not try to find some mobile...

[Demic]

Basically you just suggested that id buy a new system. If i wanted to do that, id get some s939 setup and be happy with that.
On topic.
If i increase my chipset voltage, can it give me better fsb? And whats the "danger" voltage for the chipset? Im going to change the cooling on that too probrably.
What would you guys reccomend? Some Zalman heatsink?

[Revv23]

on my DFI the chipset didnt fry until 2.3, (worked safe at 2.2) and it worked best 24/7 at 1.9-1.8...

[afireinside]

try to sell board and buy some nf7 od dfi infinity or LP (must be carefull to take B revision not A or A+)
and with generic ram u cant expect much...try to buy some good memory
barton should go @2200mhz without Vcore change,but if not try to find some mobile...

Mine needed 2V on water :stick:

[komer]

dont go over 1.9v without good sink on NB

[Evil_Spork]

your ram is likely holding you back.

[Nubius]

Your RAM being generic is going to limit your FSB. Chipset voltage really won't get you a substantial gain. Whats the actual brand of RAM you have, can you find the exact set on newegg so I can see the specs?

With 2x256 with good OC'ing RAM you should be able to hit 250MHz without even touching the chipset voltage, although in some instances in does infact help, likes been said above without added cooling I wouldn't advise going beyond 190

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/minochcokit.html

I have that for my chipset, and let me tell you it works awesome. 8500RPM fan (I can't hear it at all really, although you'd think there'd be a high pitched whine there really isnt) and a nice solid copper base with basically it's own shroud to direct that tiny fans air.

Soooo yeah basically without good OC'ing RAM 218 is probably going to be your limit

[Demic]

I use this memory in dual channel. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-211-118&depa=0

Also, maybe somebody can post some modded bioses for my board?
Exact name of the plate is: Epox 8RDA+ Ultra400 rev2.2

[Demic]

A little update.
I managed to get my system running stable at 227fsb. Ram was at 3-6-6-11@2.9V. And chip@1.8V
Every benchmark was slower thanks to the loose timings, so back to 220fsb 2.5-3-3-11.

[Nubius]

Every benchmark was slower thanks to the loose timings, lol yeah 6 for the ras to cas and ras precharge will be quite the knock down for any speed.

Basically around 220 is going to be your stopping point. That RAM is really cheap indeed. There are a few reviews where people are saying 'Great RAM dont let the cheap price fool you!' but none of those people are overclocking it at all, sooo I mean there's nothing to really exclaim about there...I'd expect it to work, but those people are making it sound like it working is something special.

Can't find any modded BIOS's for that board though. I saw one merlin had made for the 8RDA3+

http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/printthread.php?t=27357

Perhaps some digging around there will produce one for your board.

[Demic]

I searched the forums and found something. ( http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=294627&postcount=9 )

Can someone take a look at it and tell if its ok?
Looks like i have to register there too :p:

[Nubius]

Well it says for the 8RDA+ like you said your board was but I don't know what 'Johnson SE' is at all.

[Revv23]

Your RAM being generic is going to limit your FSB. Chipset voltage really won't get you a substantial gain. Whats the actual brand of RAM you have, can you find the exact set on newegg so I can see the specs?

With 2x256 with good OC'ing RAM you should be able to hit 250MHz without even touching the chipset voltage, although in some instances in does infact help, likes been said above without added cooling I wouldn't advise going beyond 190

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/minochcokit.html

I have that for my chipset, and let me tell you it works awesome. 8500RPM fan (I can't hear it at all really, although you'd think there'd be a high pitched whine there really isnt) and a nice solid copper base with basically it's own shroud to direct that tiny fans air.

Soooo yeah basically without good OC'ing RAM 218 is probably going to be your limit


it has been my experience that for 250 you need at least 1.8 to aviod data corruption (lost sevral formats of windows learning that :p: