mjs1231 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 metest86 3.2 tested @ 5222 @ 2.8v @ 400fsb cpu 3200 + @ 400 fsb @ 1.65 v memtest passed thank you once again that is all I ask for thow is has taken over a month and way more money has been lost but..... glad this is over with consumer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 a month? 1st post was 2 weeks ago... either way, glad that it's up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 hey i got the ram installed and it works great, bad thing is.... my pc power and cooling psu i just baught, the fan inside is super loud, rattling , sounds like it is bad now i gotta send it back wow i must have the worst luck with hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted December 17, 2004 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 17, 2004 Well they are great to deal with but I know what you mean. If it wern't for bad luck, I sometimes think I would have no luck at all! :cool: Please let us know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 ok first of all the psu i got lasted for 4 days, woke up at 5 am turned on pc and ........................... there was a bright flash and a loud pop i thought omfg what now ???????? well... the psu blew up inside and was dead, furthermore after i took it out there was something loose rattling around inside lololololol needless to says i was pissed and not even awake yet ( no coffe or food ) ok woke up had coffe and food better mood lol On the bright side they overnighted me a new 510 deluxe and paid for cod. i nstalled the 2nd 510 and was greeted with the loud *** rattle again. turns out they use a delta fan for this psu, it being in my room , my girl friend flew off the handle telling me to send it back. This fan is insane, i totaly beleive this is a server psu, ok next I was frustrated , my girl was pissy and now i had a real problem..... so I called pc p&c to report this, they told me to make sure my case air flow is correct lololol ( rember me saying i got 3 92mm pushing in and 1 92mm pushing out ) so i just laughed and said u got to be kidding. I asked if they would recomend a new part or device or anything to to resolve this ???? they said if you open the case to the psu , you void the warranty. so i just laughed again and said u r kidding right ??? they said no lol so at that moment i knew i was on my own. did some research, more and more and i found a resolution........... purchased a enermax 80mm dual bearing speed adjustable fan very nice fans i use for everything in my case. this is the kicker ..... the fan comes with a molex connector and it has seperate 3 prong connector like the ones found on motherboards that 3 prong only has positive and negatiive wires only, 3rd prong is not used. i removed the 3 prong connector from the enermax fan with wire cutters and left about 3 inches for future modifications . ok now the important part i usedl wire cutters clipped off the back peice of plastic from the 3 prong and clipped off the 3rd pin that is not used, so not i ended up with a 2 prong connector with + and - and no plastic lip. then again cut that connector and left 2 inches and mated it to the enermax + and - so now the enermax fan was only using 2 prongs. ( rpm wire no longer used ) the stock delta fan only has 2 wires + and - and there is a connector right by the fan inside the psu ( i assume for quick replacement ) now i mounted the new enermax 80mm fan inside the psu and pluged in right into the the psu's fan harness and made sure the speed was set to high. this way I avoided voiding the warranty , and if i need to send it back again i will just swap the delta back in because no wires on the delta or the psu were modified. end result first this psu pumps out some serious heat even idling why my cpu is 98 f and chipset is 71 f it is now very quiet in retrospect to the delta. it still blows alot of air but the rattle is completely gone. I highly recomend this mod to anyone with a 510 deluxe. ok on to the pc3200 xl 512x2 ddr i have mixed feeling about this memory. currently using newest stock bios from abit default cpc = 1t the cpu is set up as 3200 + 200x11 @ 1.7 v the ddr is set to 400 fsb @ 2.88 v 11 2 2 2.0 no matter what i try i can not get this ram above 400 fsb even 1 mhz higher i get memory failures with memtest86 i have tried every timming possable all the way to 11 4 4 3.0 @ 2.99 v ddr ratio set to 6/6 i can not seem to acheive over 3098 in everest read bandwidth test at this point i am stumped i have read in many forums that if relaxed this ddr will go much higher than 400 and be stable maybe a motherbord issue maybe just the limit of this ddr i'm stumped man chipset voltage is 1.7 ddr slot 1 and 3 just seems like something is not right oh ya i tested this system with a cpc= 2t bios and i got higher fsb but no gain in bandwidth 410 is same as 400 with 1t and over 410 i get errors in memtest so i know now why that setting it is left out of stock bios's well I have hit a brick wall hard ( slamm ) let me know what you think, or if you have any info that might help out. thanks bro happy new year, turned 35 on the 31st my b day 12/31/69 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 well here is something weird @ 9 2 2 2.0 @ 2.9 @ 420 fsb seems stable all i did was swap ddr and reboot 1 in 3 and 3 in 1 swapped rock stable @ 420 @ 9 2 2 2.0 30 mins of nfs u 2 with video card overclocked not bad will keep posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 Seems i was a bit wrong again lol I cant get this ram over 400 fsb with out issue with games, even with very low cpu multipliers. Dont get me wrong I still like it and it runs rock solid @ 400 fsb @ 2.77 v I think its probably my motherboard, it will boot @ 420 fsb and pass's memtest but it makes my system unstable. so I am assuming its is something else, hidden feature lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 7, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 7, 2005 Are you setting the AGP Freq to 66 MHz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 tried on auto and tried locked @ 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 10, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 10, 2005 The AGP/PCI lock should be set to 66 MHz when over clocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 well i have allways ran agp @ 66 I installed the nvidia ntune application and it tested and reboot my system a few times and it set my ddr to 420 fsb @ 2.88 @ 9 2 2 2.0 and my machine boots to windows just fine. but apps and games are unstable. does that ram get hot ? i also swapped cpu's fron a different system , both 2500+ and both do 2400 on air. bu the same thing happens, memtest passes and xp boots up ok. memtest86 passes all tests 200x10.5 cpu @ 1.675 v @ 210 fsb @ 9 2 2 2.0 @ 2.88 v does'nt memtest, test the cpu also ? i run everest to check ddr bandwidth , mem read 3190 mbps not bad but i see other systems with same ddr @ over 5000 mbps wtf why are they so high ? newer mem controllers ? please explain did i mention i boot from a sata controller rinning a 36 g raptor for the c drive second disk is on a sata converter 60 g 7200 with 8 m cache 16 meg ramdrive for browser caching only anyway I'll wait to see what u think u think its the motherboard ? but could also be the cou but i doubt it is the cpu. i thought about getting a lanparty ultra b what is the bomb nforce 2 u 400 motherboard ? i want all the parts of the nf7-s but something good to overclock thaNKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 18, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 18, 2005 You might try and lower the CPU multiplier and see if that makes a difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 You might try and lower the CPU multiplier and see if that makes a difference! i have tried everything i can think of and yes i tried multi's from 8 up to 15 nothing wull allow it to funtion over 400 fsb stable I know its not the ddr i am assuming its not the cpu or the psu i am givving up, i am betting its the motherboard I would like to upgrae to a amd fx 64 bit cpu and motherboard got my eye on the nf8 i will keep posting later t y again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 20, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 20, 2005 O.K. Well we can try replacing the modules if you want to try that! Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 hey i stumbled across something weird I dropped the chipset voltage to 1.6 and dropped the ddr voltage to 2.66 dropped agp to 1.6 and loosened ddr timmings to 11 3 3 2.5 and so far i am stable at 420 fsb how weird is that ????? what do you think ? this motherboard defies all known overclocking generalities bizzar............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 21, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 21, 2005 :eek: That might suggest maybe the MB Bios needs to mature a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 nope i was wring again 420 not stable in windows well the ddr passes memtest86 3.2 @ 420 fsb @ 5 2 2 2 so the ddr is fine I have posted in other forums but i'm seeing some people with the same motherboard as me having the same issues and not being stable over 400, but some people are getting higher than 400 so I think it just comedown to a poorly overclockable nf7-s board that i have. I think this motherboard does not like anything over 400 one more question, why do the same motherboards overclock so differently ? seems p4 boards get some crazy fsb while others barly go over 400. just seems its like the lottery some do , some dont lol luck of the draw i guess I think I have outfitted this machine with the best parts i can find but it comes back to the motherboard. i really dont like the idea of purchasing another nforce 2 board since they are a old product now I think i'll just chill for a year or so and get a amd fx cpu with a 939 motherboard. what do you think good idea ? i like the nf8 motherboard or the fatality 1 board from abit what is your take on those chipsets ? thanks again bro for your time and input sincerly M.Stevens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 24, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 24, 2005 Well the Nforce4 I think has the most promise with over clocking and features right now, with the socket 939 based MB's VIA and NVIDIA both getting some great over clocks. But with over clocking in general the MB layout will have a big impact on how well it will over clock. In general some MB makers target this market and some do not. It's a good idea to watch the MB reviews and se which MB's get good reviews especially with over clocking, as a MB that will over clock well, will normally run more stable long-term when not over clocked. But not always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted January 27, 2005 Author Share Posted January 27, 2005 I posted in extremesystems.org forums i dropped cpu multi down to 8 upped cpu fsb to 410 with ddr ratio = to 360 ddr fsb bumped up cpu till it would noot post topped out @ 215 but at a higher muliplier i can get a higher cpu fsb of 440 stable I was wondering if corsair actually tested these memory chips before sending them back to me or was it just out of box to me without testing ? since this is my 3rd set of ddr of the same type pc3200 XL 2x512 5 2 2 2 @ 400 @ 2,75 v i would like to replace them if its going to yeild any better oc that 400 currently @ 402 fsb i get game crashes, firefox crashes and other stuff temps and voltages are all set to specs case is high airflow thanks again look here http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50828 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 27, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 27, 2005 XMS3200XL would be rated at Cass 2-2-2-5 at DDR400. If you want to over clock them you would need to relax the timings, I would try like Cass 2.5-3-3-7 and see what you can get. But I am sorry we can only guarantee them to the tested settings. And yes all of our XMS modules are tested on a MB at their rated speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 well i fixed the fsb issue first thing i did was flash a mod bios to the motherboard. ABIT NF7 SERIES : D22 A1BK R2 TURBO EDITION cpc=1t then i purchased a 50 dollar digital multimeter tested all rails and molex all above default even when prime95 is running torture test dropped my chipset voltage to 1.5 and boom running 460 fsb totaly stable at the following settings cpu 10x230 @ 1.875 ddr 460 @ 2.77 @ 11 3 3 2.5 chipset 1.5 all games and apps are now stable kick *** memory I finnaly made some headway omfg i'm gunna go get a buzz on ahahahahahaa will keep pushing higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted February 8, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 8, 2005 Great news and thanks for letting us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 currently at the following setting totaly stable cpu 10x multi @ 1.875 v chipset 1.5 v ddr @ 11 3 3 2.5 @ 2.8 v @ 470 fsb and @ cpc=1T over 3500 read bandwidth in everest wow what a difference not sure if it was the 1.5 v chipset setting or the new moded bios all I can say is damn seems the top speed for this ddr is between 234 and 240 I loosened the timming a bit more but no stability i tried 11 4 4 3.0 but nope currently pc at idle is 118 f for the cpu and 81 for the chipset is that ok for temmps ? cpu gets to 134 when gamming, is that too high ? this has turned out to be very rewarding for me. took alot of patients and testing my god and why do the new amd 64 get such high mem bandwidth, i am seeing over 6000 mbps with pc 3200 why are they getting so much more bandwidth ? is my mem controller old tech ? or because its intragated in to the new cpu's ? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted February 9, 2005 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 9, 2005 Yes, and its true Dual channel DDR, where as XP CPU are single data path to the chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjs1231 Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 check it out installed mosfet heatsinks, all of them power ddr chipset ect... zalman huge copper chipset cooler flashed to a D22 A1BK R2-TURBO cpc 2t bios 525 fsb 11 4 4 3.0 @ 2.8 v increadable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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