New To Overclocking

[GuitarFreak1857]

alright i got my powersupply back. so, i'm going to go into my BIOS and set these settings:

HT multiplier : 3
Memory: ok, should i set the timings to 3-4-4-8? or just put the memory on a 133 divider?
Vcore: 1.35 + 110%

[andyOCZ]

You can try both ways. You would be better off using the lower 133 divider for now, just to be sure your CPU is stable before before trying to OC your memory.

Have fun!

[GuitarFreak1857]

yeah i applied all of those settings, and went to hit apply on clockgen with a 220 FSB, and i got blue screen.

[p0tter]

704BTA ftw (best overall bios imo)

What is the stepping on the 165 ?

OCZ guys is he running UCCC ? If so, throw it on 3-4-4-8 and hit 250-260 w/ the 6:5 and your set.




Dont overclock in windows, used the intergrated MEMTEST to find out how high your memory will go.. thats memory

Then lower your cpu mult and put your memory on a huge divider and find your max FSB/HTT.. thats your max FSB/HTT

try and find a sweet spot between the two.



This is a MUST READ

http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823

[GuitarFreak1857]

what vcore should i use? my temps have been pretty hot lately. the cores are running at like 37°C idle...

[andyOCZ]

You want to make small bumps in the Vcore, but only if you need it. You will need very good cooling to allow overclocking and higher voltages, as both will raise your temps. Get your cooling straight first.

Read the link in the last post. Having all of it in front of you in a guide is MUCH better than getting bits of info here.

[GuitarFreak1857]

do i have good stepping? (see sig)

[Lenny_Nero]

From what I understand the stepping you have is ok to good but there will be many people that know better than me.

I am also new to DFI and A64 overclocking, but have been reading up on everything I can get my hands on (I like to read up on things first to get all the points of view) and from what I have see and understand you are much better off to do everything from the BIOS.

It will take longer but you will get a better understanding of what is going on and what you need to do.
I have sort of settled on the find the limits way of doing things where you turn down other stuff (via dividers) and see just how far something will go.

I am doing this with my CPU right now, I have my memory on a 1 to 4 div, I am doing this with some OCZ DDR PC-3200 Platinum EL stuff that I got, because I know that my G.Skill can do 260~270 so I thought if I learn on the harder stuff it should be easier on the other and also if I screw it up... With the memory like this I can see just how far the CPU can go without anything else holding it back. Then do the same with the memory and work from there slowly pushing things up.

I have been running just a few short tests to see how stable things are with the lower settings but more and more time as I get higher up, I let memtest 86+ run last night with everything just short of 2.6 GHz and had no errors after 8+ hours.

I have read that the LDT on DFI boards can just be left on auto and will reset itself to what is needed but I have put it onto 3x just in case

There are loads of guides I will let you find them its not that hard, but what I have found difficult is something that really tells me what all of the DFI BIOS settings are for, things like 'DQS Skew value and control' all the memory settings past the first 4, as all I have found just repeats what the BIOS says which does not really help.

I am also leaving the power settings alone for the time being I did not want to play with upping the volts just yet, so I will have something left for later