Abit IN9 32 MAX / E6320 cant get stable OC

[Wedge]

Hi All

I have been trying to get the above setup stable, and 2.3Ghz is my best stable OC so far

Ive red every guide i can find, but am still struggling, any help or advise would be appreciated.

My PC is currently sitting at 2625Ghz, but its hardly what you would call stable, although i have ran 3DMARK 2001 and 06 succesfully. fails under Prime after 30 mins or so, blue screens in CS.

PC Spec:
1.3 Bios
MSi 8800GT in SLi (680|1700|980) (default was 660|1650|950)
4GB Crucial Ballistix (800Mhz)
Thermaltake Toughpower 750w

Below is my current bios screens and Everest reeadouts.

Bios Screen Shots
http://www.btinternet.com/~wedge007/bios/Dsc_0043.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~wedge007/bios/Dsc_0046.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~wedge007/bios/Dsc_0047.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~wedge007/bios/Dsc_0048.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~wedge007/bios/Dsc_0049.jpg

Thx for taking the time to read

 

[Diggsy]

Have posted this on the Abit forums too...

IIRC Bios 13 was a terrible bios for overclocking. Either go back to 1.2, or foward to 1.4 and you should yield better results.

I think you might need 1.4 for your CPU, although I am not certain on that. But 1.2 is a great bios revision for me with my Q6600.

Having had a look on the Intel DB, your CPU is a 65nm version, so Bios 1.2 should be fine.

Check out my sig on the Abit Forums for my settings with the Q6600. It's not the same CPU, but should give you a pretty decent idea where to go.

 

[Wedge]

Have posted this on the Abit forums too...

IIRC Bios 13 was a terrible bios for overclocking. Either go back to 1.2, or foward to 1.4 and you should yield better results.

I think you might need 1.4 for your CPU, although I am not certain on that. But 1.2 is a great bios revision for me with my Q6600.

Having had a look on the Intel DB, your CPU is a 65nm version, so Bios 1.2 should be fine.

Check out my sig on the Abit Forums for my settings with the Q6600. It's not the same CPU, but should give you a pretty decent idea where to go.

Arr ok thanks Digsy ill try the 1.2 bios tonight, fingers crossed.

 

[Wedge]

I owe you one Digsy, loaded the 1.2 Bios, same settings and speed as above, except:

Auto CPU voltage
VTT - 1.20v
NB - 1.4v
SB - 1.55v
Hyper - 1.25v
4-4-4-12 Ram timings (auto volts)

She seems solid (over an hour Prime stable and counting)

What do you think to getting to the magic 400....1.4 vcore?

It wont boot on default volts @ 400

 

[Diggsy]

400 FSB is not easy to reach on the IN9, although given that you are not running a Quad, you should be able to get there no probs, so long as your CPU is up to it.

You will need to manually set the RAM voltage to the manufacturer's spec. The IN9 is notorious for setting it to 1.85v at auto which is not really enough for most RAM, especially when you start to OC.

You also may need to give the NB a little bit more too. And given that you are running SLi, I would think you may just need to give the HTT or SB a little more voltage also. Leave these for now though.

Leave your vcore where it is though until you have raised the RAM voltage. I would suspect it's the RAM causing the boot failure at the mo.

To rule the RAM out as being a problem, you could also loosen the timings a little to say 5-5-5-15 until you get your max FSB then tighten them again until it falls over.

If it doesn't boot after changing the RAM voltage, then raise the vcore by a notch and try again. Repeat until it boots, but don't go too high and keep an eye on temps.

EDIT: Just a thought, make sure you have ALL of the PCI-E buses locked. I think I noticed that one was left on auto.

 

[Wedge]

400 FSB is not easy to reach on the IN9, although given that you are not running a Quad, you should be able to get there no probs, so long as your CPU is up to it.

You will need to manually set the RAM voltage to the manufacturer's spec. The IN9 is notorious for setting it to 1.85v at auto which is not really enough for most RAM, especially when you start to OC.

You also may need to give the NB a little bit more too. And given that you are running SLi, I would think you may just need to give the HTT or SB a little more voltage also. Leave these for now though.

Leave your vcore where it is though until you have raised the RAM voltage. I would suspect it's the RAM causing the boot failure at the mo.

To rule the RAM out as being a problem, you could also loosen the timings a little to say 5-5-5-15 until you get your max FSB then tighten them again until it falls over.

If it doesn't boot after changing the RAM voltage, then raise the vcore by a notch and try again. Repeat until it boots, but don't go too high and keep an eye on temps.

Cheers buddy, really appriciate your help!!!!!!!!

ill let you kmow how i get on, she's prime stable 2hrs + .. all good at present me thinks

 

[Diggsy]

No worries, glad to hear it's working well. It's one of the best 680i based boards, but needs a little patience to get the best from it.

How's your PWM temps? I had to remove the heatsink assembly on mine and install a copper shim and use Ceramique as they were ridiculously high at stock (over 115c!!)

Oh, forgot to mention before, 1 setting not to touch in the bios is the CPU VTT. Leave that at 1.2, otherwise you are likely to suffer random restarts. Anything above 1.2 gives me no end of grief, and it took ages to find out the cause!

 

[Wedge]

No worries, glad to hear it's working well. It's one of the best 680i based boards, but needs a little patience to get the best from it.

How's your PWM temps? I had to remove the heatsink assembly on mine and install a copper shim and use Ceramique as they were ridiculously high at stock (over 115c!!)

Oh, forgot to mention before, 1 setting not to touch in the bios is the CPU VTT. Leave that at 1.2, otherwise you are likely to suffer random restarts. Anything above 1.2 gives me no end of grief, and it took ages to find out the cause!

PWM temps are around 60oC idle, so all good

No worries i know all about the VTT voltage

 

[Diggsy]

They're the small chips to the rear of the board near the I/O ports, covered by the last part of the heatsink.

You can see the temps either with uGuru, or Everest.