Overclocking 2180, what else can i do?

lopkinfop

lopkinfop

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i have overclocked my 2180 to 3.5Hz im pretty happy with that (might do more later)
my idle temps are 25-30 and load is 45ish



2180 with Tunic tower
IP35
2Gb 6400 Geil
ATI 1950 Pro

my ram is at 840MHz with 4-4-4-10

my question is what else can i do to improve performance

this is what i have set in the bios what values could the other memory setting be set at?
Cs latency time - 4
Ras to cas - 4
Ras precharge - 4
Precharge delay - 10
Refresh cycle time - auto
Write recovery time - auto
Write to read delay - auto
Act to act time - auto
Read to precharge - auto
 
I would try and get it to pass Orthos for a good 8 hours at those settings before carrying on.
 
Sweet :)

Your temps are still pretty low, so you should be able to push the CPU speed higher.
 
lopkinfop said:
i have overclocked my 2180 to 3.5Hz im pretty happy with that (might do more later)
my idle temps are 25-30 and load is 45ish



2180 with Tunic tower
IP35
2Gb 6400 Geil
ATI 1950 Pro

my ram is at 840MHz with 4-4-4-10

my question is what else can i do to improve performance

this is what i have set in the bios what values could the other memory setting be set at?
Cs latency time - 4
Ras to cas - 4
Ras precharge - 4
Precharge delay - 10
Refresh cycle time - auto
Write recovery time - auto
Write to read delay - auto
Act to act time - auto
Read to precharge - auto
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Hi - the only thing I can suggest is trying to overclock your x1950 Pro a bit - if it's anything like mine you might as well make use of the loud GPU fan ;-)

Also, is that voltage correct please - 1.0xxV for 3.5GHz?? I'm beginning to think I bought the wrong mobo or got unlucky with my E2180 chip as at 3.4GHz my chip needs 1.5V and my idle temps are about 35c and under Orthos load it hits 78c. I know that reseating my Tuniq Tower will help but still can't believe the temperature difference.
 
Ambiant temperature makes a big difference, a rig i have at work at the mo is running idle and load 10C less than in my house last night.
This 2180 needs 1.4 to be stable at 3.3ghz but is topping out at 60C with a freezer 7 during orthos.

Just noticed your running single channel, that may help your OC but might will hurt performance.
 
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lopkinfop said:
i have overclocked my 2180 to 3.5Hz im pretty happy with that (might do more later)
my idle temps are 25-30 and load is 45ish


2180 with Tunic tower
IP35
2Gb 6400 Geil
ATI 1950 Pro

my ram is at 840MHz with 4-4-4-10

my question is what else can i do to improve performance

this is what i have set in the bios what values could the other memory setting be set at?
Cs latency time - 4
Ras to cas - 4
Ras precharge - 4
Precharge delay - 10
Refresh cycle time - auto
Write recovery time - auto
Write to read delay - auto
Act to act time - auto
Read to precharge - auto
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Hi Again - Cob is right - you need to run Orthos for a bit longer to check your current set up is stable and temps are within acceptable limits. I note from the screenshot that Orthos has been running about 41 seconds and it can take up to a minute for it to fully utilise both CPU cores so your temps may well go above 45c at load. Also try the Small FFT test in Orthos - in my experience this fails faster than the blended test if your CPU isn't 100% stable so can save you time. Hope this helps.
 
I've got the same set up but have 4GB and can't get stable above 2.8MHz! Buy another 2 GB and let me know how you get on!

If possible could you let me know your BIOS settings? i know its a bit of writting for you but it would be a massive help. Also I'd guess the Volt. setting in the BIOS is higher than is showing?
 
KelticDaz said:
What overclock can you achieve with only 2 x 1GB sticks in?
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Good question, with a bad answer…not tried yet, I’ve only had the board a few days so (as its stable) I’m installing all my utilities games etc. I’ll have a go at 2GB soon.

With 4 in I can get it to boot up at 3.4MHz but it fell over after 30 seconds of Orthas, for some reason it won’t boot at 3 or 3.2MHz (and loads of values in between)

Cheers
 
jk1001 said:
Hi Again - Cob is right - you need to run Orthos for a bit longer to check your current set up is stable and temps are within acceptable limits. I note from the screenshot that Orthos has been running about 41 seconds and it can take up to a minute for it to fully utilise both CPU cores so your temps may well go above 45c at load. Also try the Small FFT test in Orthos - in my experience this fails faster than the blended test if your CPU isn't 100% stable so can save you time. Hope this helps.
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He said he ran it for 10 hours I think thats long enough. Of course he could be bluffing as he didn't show a 10 hour screenshot, but whatever :)
 
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