sysfailur
09-03-2002, 06:30 PM
As you might've read, I've been using an Abit IT7 and 2.26 now for bout 2 and 1/2 weeks. After benching with the setup for a while now I've come to really like it. I thought I'd share with you all my experience with this setup and my current situation.
I first used the standard bios and 1:1 ratio, stock aircooled everything and I was peaking @ 168mhz fsb. (http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4222847) I also was only using the 2942 drivers there.
I then hooked up my 226w peltier and iced watercooling (http://www.maximumoc.com/img/hardware/intel_supercooling) and I then had a new bios in which would let me do 3:4 mem if I wanted, but sadly I was clocked so high my memory couldn't handle it! The 4041 drivers came out at this point though, and I slapped em in. This got me 14808 (http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4327191) which is my current best, but w/ lots of cooling.
The next step I could've taken but I didn't because the watercooling setup (the replacing of ice was getting annoying) was to do a volt mod to 1.85v. Obviously this'll jump up my score even more but I'm not doing that until I get a better way to chill my water than ice :P
So, I said the heck with the ice and watercooling and went back to stock aircooling but now I had to my advantage the 3:4 ratio and 4041 drivers. So I have been working with that and my ram is topping out @ a very slacked 220mhz 2.5-3-3-7. This is only a 165mhz fsb, and previously I've been able to hit 168mhz fsb so I'm not at the top mhz wise but still, at a blazing mem speed. This setup gave me 14607 (http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4384848) which is my best aircooled to date.
The next step is tomorrow, my XMS3200C2 stick is coming. I'll be sticking that in and aiming for 168mhz fsb with a resulting 224mhz mem speed @ the fastest timings. With this I'm hoping to surpass my supercooled bench.
The step after that is to combine A: the mem B: the supercooling C: a volt mod.... and hopefully that should get me past 15k ;)
So, to sum it all up, I'm really enjoying the P4 2.26 and IT7. My next adventure will involve my 1600+ Tbred and the Epox 8k5a3+ (and the XMS3200C2 of course).
-sys
I first used the standard bios and 1:1 ratio, stock aircooled everything and I was peaking @ 168mhz fsb. (http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4222847) I also was only using the 2942 drivers there.
I then hooked up my 226w peltier and iced watercooling (http://www.maximumoc.com/img/hardware/intel_supercooling) and I then had a new bios in which would let me do 3:4 mem if I wanted, but sadly I was clocked so high my memory couldn't handle it! The 4041 drivers came out at this point though, and I slapped em in. This got me 14808 (http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4327191) which is my current best, but w/ lots of cooling.
The next step I could've taken but I didn't because the watercooling setup (the replacing of ice was getting annoying) was to do a volt mod to 1.85v. Obviously this'll jump up my score even more but I'm not doing that until I get a better way to chill my water than ice :P
So, I said the heck with the ice and watercooling and went back to stock aircooling but now I had to my advantage the 3:4 ratio and 4041 drivers. So I have been working with that and my ram is topping out @ a very slacked 220mhz 2.5-3-3-7. This is only a 165mhz fsb, and previously I've been able to hit 168mhz fsb so I'm not at the top mhz wise but still, at a blazing mem speed. This setup gave me 14607 (http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=4384848) which is my best aircooled to date.
The next step is tomorrow, my XMS3200C2 stick is coming. I'll be sticking that in and aiming for 168mhz fsb with a resulting 224mhz mem speed @ the fastest timings. With this I'm hoping to surpass my supercooled bench.
The step after that is to combine A: the mem B: the supercooling C: a volt mod.... and hopefully that should get me past 15k ;)
So, to sum it all up, I'm really enjoying the P4 2.26 and IT7. My next adventure will involve my 1600+ Tbred and the Epox 8k5a3+ (and the XMS3200C2 of course).
-sys