Help with my motherboard

[kingdomwinds]

i have a biostar Tforce 6100 s939. In the advanced chipset section, i see sb and nb htt width options. North is at 16,16 and south is 8,8. Should i leave them like this or do they have to be changed? I plan to run my 165 at 290x9


also, besides installing the dual core drivers, do i have to do anything else when switching out my opty 148 for my 165? Is a reformat needed?

[Cooper]

Should i leave them like this or do they have to be changed?

Leave as is


do i have to do anything else

No


Is a reformat needed?

No

happy upgrading :)

[kingdomwinds]

Thanks for the tips. I have a huge problem now.

I cannot post at 290x9. My cpu can do 2.8ghz so i know that my cpu is not the culprit. Im using these settings except that my cpu multi is 9x. http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1028591036&postcount=113

My ram can do DDR500 so that is not the problem either. This mobo can do high htt according to many who own this board but i cannot. Is my mobo a dud? Can mobos even be duds?

[Cooper]

Try to change NB->SB and SB<-NB to 3x
your mobo/CPU also might not like this RAM divider at such high HT speed

[kingdomwinds]

i tried that but still does not want to post. Im going to try update the bios

[kingdomwinds]

updated to the latest bios but still no go at 290x9. Im seeing at what point my mobo cannot post. So far im at 265x9. I will see if i can do 270

My mobo craps out at 265 htt with 166 divider. Im really dissapointed. It cant do 270 and higher. I don't get it. Tforce is suppose to be an overclocking motherboard and mine can only do 270. I seen ppl do 330+ with this mobo.