M3A overclocking

[mr1c3man]

yeah i have a feeling its the ram too.
because at most times when i run prime95 with SMALL FFT test (min RAM TESTED) it will work ok
when i do a BLENDED test, it would crash. so...and ive downed the RAm to 533 and 400 which then i needed to drastically up the voltage to compensate which wasnt an option either. but im very very dissapointed with this.... 2.4 -> 2.7

im running latest BIOS 0805

[SocketMan]

Even one wrong timing or 2 could "help" you fail the "blend" test.
Can't argue with a q6600 it's a much less complicated and time consuming
route:
1.
up the fsb
2.
up the NB & cpu Voltage

done

I knew all that before I got the phenom btw
Different strokes for different folks

[arthur92710]

yeah i have a feeling its the ram too.
because at most times when i run prime95 with SMALL FFT test (min RAM TESTED) it will work ok
when i do a BLENDED test, it would crash. so...and ive downed the RAm to 533 and 400 which then i needed to drastically up the voltage to compensate which wasnt an option either. but im very very dissapointed with this.... 2.4 -> 2.7

im running latest BIOS 0805

I just looked at your cooler on newegg.

Go down about half way and some guy says
"Pros: this cheap amazing cooler keeps my amd quad 9750 oc at 3.1ghz at 30 idle and 45 at full load.there is a plastic guard that is in the back of the cooler and blows air to cool north bridge.good idea. i had no problems putting this in with my socket am2. dident have to use push pins they can be removed.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: get this "

What kind of thermal paste are you using?
How much did you add?
After you put the paste on and then the heatsink,do not remove and reinstall the HS as an air bubble will form and you will overheat.
spread the paste with your finger in a thin layer, then install the HS and make sure its tight.
use AS5 thermal paste.

It might also be your Power supply.
it only has +12V1@17A for the cpu. Im not sure how much the quad core needs but that might not be enough.

It also might be that you don't have enough air circulation in your pc case.

[thigobr]

New bios 0902:
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...n-us&model=M3A

Description 0902 BIOS for M3A
1.Resolve crashFree III function fail issue.
2.Adjust CPU temperature offset for certain CPUs.

[Solarpowered]

Hey I just flashed the 902 bios. I'm running a 9600 and OCZ 1066 ram. This bios wont post when set to 1066 mode. In auto it starts up as 667 mode, even with the ram voltage raised. Any Ideas were I may have gone wrong?

[mr1c3man]

I just looked at your cooler on newegg.

Go down about half way and some guy says
"Pros: this cheap amazing cooler keeps my amd quad 9750 oc at 3.1ghz at 30 idle and 45 at full load.there is a plastic guard that is in the back of the cooler and blows air to cool north bridge.good idea. i had no problems putting this in with my socket am2. dident have to use push pins they can be removed.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: get this "

What kind of thermal paste are you using?
How much did you add?
After you put the paste on and then the heatsink,do not remove and reinstall the HS as an air bubble will form and you will overheat.
spread the paste with your finger in a thin layer, then install the HS and make sure its tight.
use AS5 thermal paste.

It might also be your Power supply.
it only has +12V1@17A for the cpu. Im not sure how much the quad core needs but that might not be enough.

It also might be that you don't have enough air circulation in your pc case.

Hey Arthur,

thanks for lookn up myheatsink info.thats the one i have.
Umm im using this no-brand heatsink its golden paste. should i try a different one? and yes i reseated the heatsink after applying the paste because i couldnt get it in right.

i dont have a very good circulation in the case either... but i just custom installed a fan that blows air out of the case from the side.

should i reseat the HS u think?

My Powersupply is running my video card + 2 hdds, + 2 fans + 2 CDRW everyone said that shuld be fine.

GET THIS

i ran 3DMARk 06 and got a shameful 10,000 points only 900 points up from my X2 Dual Core @ 3.1Ghz. what a waste of money

how did the other guy get it to 3.1????