I'm stuck damnit >.< Gigabyte 945P-S3

[mr_mordred2095]

Well, I needed a temp computer to use until next week when I get my Allendale, so I bought a 775 Celeron 331. Stock 2.66ghz.

The motherboard doesn't seem too bad so far, but then again, I'm not exqactly pushing it.

I'm having a bit of trouble overclocking with it. I've got it to 192fsb from 133fsb (3.84 from 2.66), and it won't let me set a higher setting than 192, no amtter what I try. The CPU primes all day long at 1.3v (1.4 stock) at 3.7, but the mobo refuses to let me select anything higher than 192. I tried clockgen and it just ignores it, same with easytune 5. My ram's only 512mb of generic DDR2-533, but I'm only running 1:1 at the moment, so that's not the limiting factor.

I've tried different RAM ratios, but it doesn't change anything.

[mr_mordred2095]

please help :(

[NickS]

Try going right to 200. :)

[mr_mordred2095]

I tried, didn't work. I set it in Bios to 200, boots at 192. I set it to 200 in windows, just doesn't do anything.

[Lestat]

yank the vcore up a couple notches those chips get to a wall then you gotta make a jump in the vcore.

if your at 1.3v then go to 1.5 see what it does. if it goes lower it down a bit until you find the sweet spot.

ive had several cellies and they all do the same thing right around 3.7-3.8v

crank the vcore and see what she does.

[TL1000S]

I have seen the exact same with another MB (I do not remember which.. of all I've had.. think it was a ASUS board with ATI X200 express chipset).
About the same OC-limit with a Celeron D.. FSB192-194.. Could set FSB higher both in Bios and AI Booster.. without effect...
Sold the MB and bought another (i910).. and could OC way past FSB200. :confused:

[Tranzmit]

running the exact same setup here with a cely d 331 as well. Sitting at 4.1 right now. what sort've ram for one thing? have you upped your volts on anything ?

[mr_mordred2095]

i've got a generic stick of 512 ddr2-533.

lestat, it's not getting unstable or anything, it just doesn't let me set the speed :(

[NickS]

Try higher than 200?

[mr_mordred2095]

200 or 233, set in windows OR boot, doesn't work :(

it seems temperamental. I had the PC off for about 45 mins and I come back to find it boots at 192fsb again, so i did a re-boot, boots at 190, then another and it boots at 185. now it randomly boots between 185 and 187 WTF.

[mr_mordred2095]

can anyone help? I really really want to turn over 4ghz and keep pushing on it :)