nice suggestion! i have not tried underclocking the PCI-E, will try that next.Originally Posted by CryptiK
the problem im having....
im easily Prime95 stable @ 525fsb with any multiplier 6x thru 8x. (its a e8200) however 3D benching and gaming randomly falls off the face of the earth starting @ 505fsb. no amount of voltage or downtweaking helps in the slightest.
i tried jumpin to 533, 550, 566 hoping the lock would reengage, but that didnt work. CPU benching yes, 3D benching no.
also...
@ 400fsb i have zero artifacts, but as i approach 500fsb a very small amount of artifacts will appear in certain places. not randomly but in certain places. could easily have overlooked them if i wasnt paying close attention for them.
i swapped out a few vid drivers sets, downclocked the card, changed quality settings, etc, nothing helped there.
i cant help thinking this reminds of the days before AGP lock were depending on your vid card you might have to jump 33mhz fsb in order to retain AGP lock until of course it just ran out of dividers and the AGP would overclock.
EDIT: i almost forgot... the "3D PCI-E problem" also happens in the 480-499fsb range, no 3D benching there but 500fsb is OK.
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