Question: Hello everyone. First, let me say that I looked on various forums about my problem, so its not like Im just lazy and asking for help yous guys:) Anyway, here are my current settings:
Athlon 64 3000 + Venice @ 300×8, 1.65v (+ .17 v in bios)
Epox 9npa + Ultra (BIOS 04/08/1905) chipset
1.6V voltage
Corsair XMS Pro @ 2-2-2-5 1T DDR400, 2.8V
HTT Auto
Cool = n Quiet off
My CPU temps are: idle 36 *, 45 * Max. Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 cooling.
My problem is that I feel that my CPU voltage is too high for the speed Im running. Temperatures not to suggest that I am pushing too much volts however. Reported any wrong? I use the prog of Epox USDM report on temps. Ive seen CPU-Z screenshots of people in the same processor at 300×9 on 1.5V . I would not get that? If I have a voltage lower than 0.17 V +, Prime95 crashes within 1 minute. On the above settings, run Prime 95 for about 45 minutes before pooping out. So, any suggestions on how to improve stability of my system? Is it safe to the CPU or chipset volts go? Thanks!
Re:266 x 9 would be better for the CPU and RAM. Again, not all 3000 chip can go that high. When you have to add 0.5V just to gain a few MHz, then you have probably reached the nominal limit of the CPU. Most average 3000 will top out between 2.4 and 2.5GHz.
Re:Originally posted by: goku
try not purchasing a crappy mobo next time
Wow, you are little dumb huh? The Epox board is probably one of the top 3 socket 939 boards out right now dude. Before you open your mouth next time….think first.
To the OP, please lower your CPU voltage down to 1.55v or lower, otherwise you are gonna fry the 3000+ Venice.
Re:hmmm where did you buy your stuff and are you warrantied?
Re:Update: 2340MHz (260×9) @ 1.6v is stable (RAM=212MHz). This is with HTT=3, chipset voltage=1.5v. I ran Prime95 for 6hrs, no errors. If I have the cpu voltage any lower, I get errors within a few minutes. I guess I don't have a 'great' Venice chip, but I don't think it's all that bad to get a free 540MHz upgrade, along with 2-2-2-5 DDR424 RAM at 1T
I'll post any other progress I make, though I doubt it'll be all that significant. One other question, does upping the chipset voltage tend to improve your stability? Thanks again–Re:I have my RAM set to 4:6 (DDR266) so it is running at 200MHz. I also thought of another question: Is it better to use a higher multiplier to get a desired frequency? For example, 267×9 or 300×8 to run at 2400MHz. 267×9 would let me run my RAM at DDR444 (5:6 divider)… I'll also try setting my HTT to 3x tonight. Thanks for the input so far!
Re:Originally posted by: goku
try not purchasing a crappy mobo next time
yeah that's it genius.
try 3x HT bus and turn down the volts man. even if temps are fine, that will damage your CPU. are you running a memory divder?
Re:try not purchasing a crappy mobo next time
Re:Holy crap that's high. No way you should have to apply 1.65V to your CPU.
Are you saying that with everything at stock settings it's unstable?
Re:Try setting your HTT to 3x and see if that helps.
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