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Winchester overclocks?

  • 09-05-2005 11:27pm
    #1
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭


    Hmmm, it's either me and my inexperience in settings and overclocking or something is limiting my attempted overclocks. My RAM = Corsair PC3200XLPT, Samsung TCCD.

    Voltage set to the maxium my Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 nForce4 Ulta will handle, 2.8v, i'm running the latest F5 BIOS dated April 29th 2005.

    I can't seem to get this memory past DDR433 @ 2-2-2-5. So i change timings to 2.5-3-3-6, PC won't boot and just freezes and i have to use a jumper to reset the BIOS to factory defaults.

    So i try another tactic, leave default memory timings and use a divider. Set memory manually to 180MHz drop the HTT to 4x and push the FSB to 240Mhz.

    This gives my 3000+ Winchester 0510 a clock speed of 2.162Ghz. But i've seen guys to way higer. Set memory to 166 and push FSB to 260Mhz with a 3x HTT...freeze, no boot.

    I've tried setting the CPU voltage to 1.450v, any ideas what is holding me back?...or is there a limit to what nForce4 motherboards can go in terms of raising the FSB, do they really crap out past 240MHz?


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  • #2
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    What is your mem rated for? I pushed my Winchester past 2.5ghz with my mem running @ 1:1, so they can do it. Maybe you got a dud?


  • #3
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Winny 3000+ isn't compatible with that motherboard.

    *Edit: It appears as if they've finally passed the chip with that mobo. Time to see if I can overclock if more than 200mhz :rolleyes:


  • #4
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Tis indeed, it's a socket 939 motherboard and it supports Winchester. CPU-Z 1.28.6 properly reports the chip as does Windows. My memory is rated for DDR400, but on numerous reviews i have seen that this memory will go as high as DDR500 with looser timings.

    The Winchester is 0510 so it's a very new chip. It's either my BIOS/motherboard or the memory holding it back.


  • #5
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Well, I've the Winchester 3000+ and that motherboard and I can't get above 2000mhz. Until the newest bios release, my chip wasn't even offically supported :rolleyes:


  • #6
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    feylya wrote:
    Winny 3000+ isn't compatible with that motherboard.

    *Edit: It appears as if they've finally passed the chip with that mobo. Time to see if I can overclock if more than 200mhz :rolleyes:

    You might also check out the brand new BIOS for said motherboard, dated May 3rd 2005:

    http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_GA-K8NXP-9.htm


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  • #7
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    feylya wrote:
    Well, I've the Winchester 3000+ and that motherboard and I can't get above 2000mhz. Until the newest bios release, my chip wasn't even offically supported :rolleyes:

    I'm confident the BIOS releases thus far are not that great, stable...solid but not good for big overclocks.

    I had my FX-53 at 2.6Ghz, 200Mhz over clock. I have the 3000+ Winny at 362Mhz over spec.

    I think over time with more BIOS updates this board will improve.


  • #8
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=221043&highlight=overclock

    Getting to 2.6ghz on air with a 3000+ Winchester on a nForce 4 Ultra mobo...


  • #9
    Dman_15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭Dman_15


    my 3500+ is sitting at 2.5 on stock cooling and stock v-core 1:1 with memory


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