lucky?
I run a 525 FSB with this board everyday.
9 x 525 = 4.75 volts - 1.55 volts.
single stage.
been running like this for quite awhile now...
2 months now? 3 maybe...
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lucky?
I run a 525 FSB with this board everyday.
9 x 525 = 4.75 volts - 1.55 volts.
single stage.
been running like this for quite awhile now...
2 months now? 3 maybe...
We tested an E8400 on this board as well and had the same problems starting from ~520 FSB. I compared your voltages and as far as I remember we were running similar values. I don't think we handled the board wrong considering the settings - it simply wouldn't do it I say.
Last day of cebit we put exactly the same chip on a DS4 and we had it booting 580x9 after just a few minutes.
2 Chips on that board showed the same behaviour and both run great on Gigabyte LN2 cooled - so I was very disappionted about that board.
Anyway I am not very happy with Asus boards at all as my experience with P5K3 was a pain as well (but this mainly because of the limitation to 1.7Vcore unmodded). Maybe I should take an "Asus-lesson" with you :D
Its strange the degree of variance in motherboard limits across the same chipset, or more importantly the same brand/chipset. I know quality of components matters alot on mobo, but when you have multiple boards, same revision, same manufacturer etc. I would expect results to have a smaller deviation?
not even close.
theres alot of myths around overclocking.
CPU codes.
Core Colors.
whats safe for what hardware?
is PL8 really so horrible to run daily?
is 2C better, really gonna help you get a better OC?
alot of overclocking has a ton of myth around it.
CPU codes dont matter.
its all luck.
just cause you get one week, doesnt mean its a garuanteed OC.
2C isnt gonna make any real difference.
PL8 isnt anything anyone is gonna notice on a daily basis.
your talking about the difference of 120.2 and 120.24 FPS in a game.
go for stable, not bragging rights.
theres no consistency on hardware.
some hardware OC's well, some doesnt.
do it long enough, you will know exactly what I mean.
you will get to a point where all the "what week is your CPU" will start to sound like voodoo and wishful thinking.
some motherboards are good, some arent.
theres always an anomaly out there.
some miracle board that does 650 FSB's.
or some CPU that hits 4.5 ghz at 1.33 volts on air, stable.
but for 98% of the rest of your time in overclocking, your gonna find, theres no real way to find hardware that does a great OC.
the only real way, is to get it in something, and try it yourself.
some people just want reasons to think thier hardware sucks.
oh, my CPU is a bad week.
my motherboard revision sucks, I wish I got a 1.03G instead.
my thermal paste is holding me back.
all junk.
sometimes, hardware just sucks.
even quality of parts is no indicator of how well something will OC.
take the P5K vanilla.
seriously a hideous board.
specs say its garbage from top to bottom.
so why do so many people use it for these incredible OCs when theres obviously better designed boards out there?
cause it OC's well sometimes.
if your board sucks. try a different one.
thats my only real advice.
forget all the hokus pokus. sometimes, hardware just sucks.
nice job :P
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rotfl. you're right Kuunak. well done.
Great post Kunaak! :up: :D
Nice results too!
Which BIOS, and what PL\Transaction Booster setting?