Hi,
Its been 10 years since I've built and overclocked a machine. That's right !...... it was 1998 and the Celeron 300A... so I'm a little rusty and more than a little nervous.
I've read all the guides from this forum and alot of others and I feel I have all the hardware and software for a successful overclock adventure.
My budget machine is built for gaming and will not be run overclocked 24/7. I live in Australia heading in to a hot summer.
A modest overclock to 3 GHz is what I'm aiming for !
Here are my specs.
E7200 - 2.53GHz (266 x 9.5)
EP45-DS3P Rev 1.0 Bios F3
Geil 2 x 1gig PC2 8500 5-5-5-15 2.2V
Noctura U9B Heatsink
Palit Radeon 4850
Antec NeoPower 650watt
Antec Three Hundred Case with lots of extra fans
Samsung 500gig Sata HDD
XP Pro SP3
After building the machine I ran Memtest and Prime95. Everything is stable and temps max out around 45 Celsius under 100% load. I ran some gaming benchmarks for my baseline performance as a reference. 3D Mark06 and Crysis "built-in" timedemos.
I have played with the FSB straps and my Ram speeds and timing but I have not changed any voltages from the defaults.
I pushed my FSB from 266 to 276 for a stable but minor overclock of 2.62GHz. If I go to 286 @ 2.71GHz Prime95 gets errors very quickly.
All this at default voltages.
Interesting note. If I manually set my Geil sticks to run at 1066mhz there is no noticeable difference in the two game benchmarks compared to the default speed of 800mhz.
I know I could just dive in and go for it but I thought I may run it by you guys just in case......and because the service you are providing to Gigabyte owners is first class and I can't resist asking for your opinions.
Keep up the excellent work.
So here goes !
My current settings. Voltages manually set.
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.5
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.53
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 266Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:Set to 100
C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: <<< 800
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: <<< 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: <<<
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: <<<
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [266]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 3.00A
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 800Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5
tRCD .........................................5
tRP'...........................................5
tRAS..........................................15
Advanced Timing Control
tRRD...........................................aut o
tWTR..........................................auto
tWR............................................aut o
tRFC...........................................aut o
tRTP........................................... auto
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:auto
Channel A
Static tRead Value.........................:auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Channel B
Static tRead Value.........................:auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Manual
CPU
CPU Vcore….………...... 1.100V........:<<< set
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*.......: <<< set
CPU PLL…………………....1.500V*.......: <<< set
CPU Referen.…………....0.755V*.......: <<< set
CPU Reference2………,,0.800V*.......:<<< set
MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V...........: << set
MCH Reference….…….0.800V...........; <<< set
MCH/DRAM Ref.…......0.900V...........: <<< set
ICH I/O……………….....1.550V............: <<< set
ICH Core…………...……1.100V............: <<< set
DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: <<< set
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: <<< set
Channel A Reference 0.900V............: <<< set
Channel B Reference 0.900V............: <<< set
Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]
Its been 10 years since I've built and overclocked a machine. That's right !...... it was 1998 and the Celeron 300A... so I'm a little rusty and more than a little nervous.
I've read all the guides from this forum and alot of others and I feel I have all the hardware and software for a successful overclock adventure.
My budget machine is built for gaming and will not be run overclocked 24/7. I live in Australia heading in to a hot summer.
A modest overclock to 3 GHz is what I'm aiming for !
Here are my specs.
E7200 - 2.53GHz (266 x 9.5)
EP45-DS3P Rev 1.0 Bios F3
Geil 2 x 1gig PC2 8500 5-5-5-15 2.2V
Noctura U9B Heatsink
Palit Radeon 4850
Antec NeoPower 650watt
Antec Three Hundred Case with lots of extra fans
Samsung 500gig Sata HDD
XP Pro SP3
After building the machine I ran Memtest and Prime95. Everything is stable and temps max out around 45 Celsius under 100% load. I ran some gaming benchmarks for my baseline performance as a reference. 3D Mark06 and Crysis "built-in" timedemos.
I have played with the FSB straps and my Ram speeds and timing but I have not changed any voltages from the defaults.
I pushed my FSB from 266 to 276 for a stable but minor overclock of 2.62GHz. If I go to 286 @ 2.71GHz Prime95 gets errors very quickly.
All this at default voltages.
Interesting note. If I manually set my Geil sticks to run at 1066mhz there is no noticeable difference in the two game benchmarks compared to the default speed of 800mhz.
I know I could just dive in and go for it but I thought I may run it by you guys just in case......and because the service you are providing to Gigabyte owners is first class and I can't resist asking for your opinions.
Keep up the excellent work.
So here goes !
My current settings. Voltages manually set.
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.5
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.53
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 266Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:Set to 100
C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: <<< 800
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: <<< 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: <<<
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: <<<
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [266]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 3.00A
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 800Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5
tRCD .........................................5
tRP'...........................................5
tRAS..........................................15
Advanced Timing Control
tRRD...........................................aut o
tWTR..........................................auto
tWR............................................aut o
tRFC...........................................aut o
tRTP........................................... auto
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:auto
Channel A
Static tRead Value.........................:auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Channel B
Static tRead Value.........................:auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Manual
CPU
CPU Vcore….………...... 1.100V........:<<< set
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*.......: <<< set
CPU PLL…………………....1.500V*.......: <<< set
CPU Referen.…………....0.755V*.......: <<< set
CPU Reference2………,,0.800V*.......:<<< set
MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V...........: << set
MCH Reference….…….0.800V...........; <<< set
MCH/DRAM Ref.…......0.900V...........: <<< set
ICH I/O……………….....1.550V............: <<< set
ICH Core…………...……1.100V............: <<< set
DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: <<< set
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: <<< set
Channel A Reference 0.900V............: <<< set
Channel B Reference 0.900V............: <<< set
Advanced Settings
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]
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