Bios Settings for CPU and RAM Tips pls :)

lawriejaffa

lawriejaffa

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Hey there guys - I will be the first to admit that im a bit of a noob with this and I was just wondering if you could give me some advice on what bios settings you would go with for this setup.

I have a D5400XS skulltrail mb with 4gbs fully buffered fbdimms ddr2 800mhz ram and 1 Xeon quad core 3 ghz.

Now i was running CPU-Z to check its read out for the CPU and RAM for what current speeds its running at.

Here is a link to an image screencaptured of its mobo,ram,cpu findings.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/specskp.jpg/

I can check out any bios readings etc, or settings that anyone wanting to lend some advice might need. - Would appreciate it :) As it just doesnt seem consistent to my noobishself!
 
Well, the multiplier should be 9. V-core is being reported incorrectly.
The FSB:DRAM ratio should be the equivalent of 5:6 but I'm not sure what options your mobo has.
 
Righto weird_dave thanks again for trying to help! I've finally got to my bios settings and recorded what i think are the relevant options.

In the performance options (for overrides presumably) I have....

RAM (i have 1x 4gb stick)

Branch Mode (Interleave)
Snoop Filter (On)
Performance Memory Profile (1:1 (667) or 5:4 (533)
tCL (5)
tRCD (5)
tRP (5)
tRASmin (18)
DDR2 Voltage (1.8v)
AMB Voltage (1.5)


CPU

CPU Voltage (default) but it goes from 1.6 - 1.2875
Voltage Offset (disabled)
Voltage Enhanced Powerslope (disabled)

Processor Multiplier Overide (Automatic) instead of Manual
Host Clock Frequency Override (Automatic) instead of Manual

Front Side Bus (1.2)
MCH Voltage (1.25)

Processer Multiplier (9)
Half Ratio (disabled) - the computer refuses to boot if i enable this)
Host Clock Frequency (333)

My processer reports in BIOS its running at 2.9 though the chips are 3, and id love to squeeze just a bit more out of it and fix any inconsistencies (from my first post) reporting its settings.

Really any help would be appreciated guys, and i can get any other info needed. Im just a noob plain and simple bah!
 
lawriejaffa said:
Whoah which is kinda weird then why it should just say x6

I just loaded cpu-z again and it actually comes up as x9 for a split sec before changing to x6... ?!?
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Like I said, it's Intel SpeedStep.

The multiplier is reduced to 6 when the processor is idle, or at a low load, to reduce power consumption.

When you do something which requires it the multiplier is bumped back up to 9.

Run Prime95 with CPU-Z open and you'll see this happen.

You've already had a brief glimpse of it.
 
Got ya, but see even with a multiplier of 9 my cpu is still running at well, a marginal amount lower than its normal speed 3 hz (at 2.97 in the bios) any recommendations overclocking the cpu a little and any opinions on the RAM settings i posted?

Appreciate any tips for settings i might have that are wrong - or more i can do to boost things a little.
 
Your CPU will be running at 332.5MHz x 9 (2.992GHz).

Your RAM is currently running at 532MHz (266MHz x 2). Change the Performance Memory Profile to 1:1 and it will run at around 665MHz (332.5MHz x 2).

If you want to overclock further you need to increase the Host Clock Frequency from 333MHz (actually running at 332.5MHz). You'll need to change the Host Clock Frequency Override to manual to do this.

If you increased this to, say, 350MHz your processor would run at 350MHz x 9 (3.15GHz) and your RAM at 700MHz (350MHz x 2 at 1:1 ratio).

You'll probably be able to do a small overclock without changing any voltages.

If you go further that's when you'll need to start increasing voltages to provide stability.
 
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