yeah I got one of the week 24 A batches :(. Just sucks because who would buy this crap?
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yeah I got one of the week 24 A batches :(. Just sucks because who would buy this crap?
hm... thought i got a bad week with e6300... i can run 3.2ghz with 1.38xxV at bios but my ram suck :/Quote:
Originally Posted by eXceededgoku
Motherboard is fine upto 460mhz FSB before it starts crapping out in Windows... CPU will just not go above 3.2Ghz stable, and also get some weird problems where if I take the FSB down (say 380mhz) it wouldn't boot and i get continuous reset. This is with F9 bios. Why does everyone who has a Conroe and a DQ6 get bad overclocks??
not only the dq6. i cant get more then 2.8 stable out of my 6400 & DS3
ouch, sucks to be u!
I have been battling this thing for a while now i can get 6+hours 3.0 stable when i use easytune as soon as i set the same settings in BIOS not stable for more then 5 minutes. i tried F7, F9, and F10. I'm going to try f8i right now
RAM owns though :). just you got one of the poor allendales like I got a poor conroe, I think I might try a diff mobo unless Intel/AMD release something revolutionary within the next 4-5months
I swapped to f8i and actually booted into windows at 3.2 let see how long it'll last
Main thing holding me back is the Patriot PC2-5300 sticks. Currently using DS3 F10 BIOS and as long as I set voltages to Auto it clocks fine (within 1:1 RAM limits). Odd thing is if I change to manual volts, no matter what voltage or FSB, it craps into the endless re-POST (needle-nose pliers & a jumper to reset CMOS).
I boot at 8x400 then ET5 can take me to 8x435 (1.45V core, 2.1V dimm). CPU-Z reports stepping 6, rev B2.
Paladin, what are you shooting for?
Based on the memory timings in your signiture (if that's what you've started your overclocking with) it's no wonder you're having difficulties. Try auto or 5-5-5 to start. Almost everyone recommends under clocking memory (speed and timings) until you find the stable FSB and CPU speeds; a more systematic approach always works better.Quote:
Originally Posted by do0zman
do0zman, as stated, check your timings for ram. also, what i've found is that the vcore i set in the bios isn't the same one as reflected by et5.
Eric Ryder from OCZ said the same thing, i did try and plug the 4pin Molex in as per his suggestion, it had no effect. I never had to plug in the Molex on the mobo with my 700/850W OCz supplies.Quote:
Originally Posted by GAM
But i did try and it it would not show any image from the graphics card, i am at a loss to explain what has happened. I have now ordered a 7900GS (another €200 down the swanny) so i'll see if it works with that card.
I cannot account for these issues, it's either bios or the mobo is just a duff and needs an RMA. 1 long beep + 2 short beeps = monitor or display card error...as per the manual, that's what i get each time...bios beeps.
I had a week 24 E6600 myself, it was rubbish. 3.0GHz needed 1.4750V, my week 28 needs 1.41250V for 3.4GHz.Quote:
Originally Posted by eXceededgoku
lol, yeah but unlike you I can't justify throwing money into the drain for a couple extra 100mhz... unless I could guarentee 4Ghz :O
Some other suggestions, can you see whether the heatsink fan on the graphics card is spinning? Possibly the fan power cable has been dislodged somehow or the fan itself has died. Maybe try the other PCI-e slot? Failing all that, if you don't have a second video card lying around, try borrowing another card and check if that works. That will narrow it down to video card or motherboard at least. Good luck Rich.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dower
It's fanless and gets it's power direct fom the PCi-E 16x slot, it does not require a PCI-E connector from the PSU. I try the secondary 4x PCI-E slot...it get bios beeps, there is no power going to that card...it stays cold. I do have an ATI X300 installed and it works.
It gives a display, but as i said i have tried the 7600GS in two different PC's and the card works, it WAS working prior to me changing out the PSU to the new OCZ 1000W model, it's the most bizarre thing i have ever encountered...i wonder if the mobo bios has somehow alter the graphics card bios?
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Originally Posted by dekruyter
I tried that also and still no stability no matter what voltage i set the cpu to. even tried to run a lower multi to drop the core speed and run the ram at its "stock setting" no luck what so ever. i wonder if my RAM is faulty.
Run Memtest or Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool to test your RAM.Quote:
Originally Posted by do0zman
The newest bios is a piece of crap. When running my OC on my e6400 (400x8) 3.2ghz, I was getting bad slowdowns, even in WoW. I reverted to the f7 bios, and now everything works fine.
Btw...i tried the embedded Windows memory diagnostic thingy used in Vista Home Premium, i got a clean bill of health.
On stock speed (2.4GHz) E6600 i got a rating of 5.3, overclocking to 3.4Ghz i got 5.7, my HDD's got 5.9...what let me down is the ATI X300...lol, i got 2.0....time to dump that!
If I was stumped, and I had few answers, I would suspect the Ram first, the motherboard second and the cpu last;Quote:
Originally Posted by do0zman
get a g.skill gbga ;) i'm planning to get a set of those...Quote:
Originally Posted by do0zman
I had the same problem. Mine was first due to a chip with 400mhz fsb limit. New chip will go to 3700mhz with 528fsb. But not without the nb voltage max, and the fsb voltage max. pci-e voltage is not known to increase stability for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by do0zman
Had the same problem with a 7900gs in an S3. I wiggled the card and found that the pci back plate on the case was not letting the card get a good connection, but as now it would POST, but the BIOS ended up being corrupt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Dower