Cannot change CPU multiplier on Asus Striker Extreme

CrashEd

CrashEd

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I'm trying to overclock my Striker Extreme, but no matter how I change the CPU multiplier it wont affect the settting :mad: (trying to change it from 9 to 12).

Is there a setting that prevents the CPU multiplier from being changed?
 
Hmm, this is all a bit confusing... Just tried setting it to 1600MHz, but it wouldn't even post. Is this correct?

Basically the current settings I have are:

FSB Memory Clock Mode = Linked
FSB Memory Ratio = Auto
FSB (QDR), MHz = 1066
Actual Memory (DDR), MHz = 800

Everything is rock solid as it is with these settings.

Presumably the FSB (QDR) is the setting that I need to increase? What about the actual memory speed, what do you suggest for that?
 
try a LITTLE overclock first before you try and jumpt straight to 3.6 !!!! You sound like you don't have much experience of this.

Take some time and read some overclocking guides before you blow up your chip and you have to spend anouther £155 to get a new Q6600.

i.e. Try setting either 280 * 9 or 300 *9 (if multi is 9 on that chip). You may also need to up the voltage of the cpu but I would not recommend playing with that until you've read a good guide, since you sound like you will just set the maximum voltage possible and melt your motherboard along with the chip given how gung-ho you seem already.

Matthew
 
Scougar said:
try a LITTLE overclock first before you try and jumpt straight to 3.6 !!!! You sound like you don't have much experience of this.

Take some time and read some overclocking guides before you blow up your chip and you have to spend anouther £155 to get a new Q6600.

i.e. Try setting either 280 * 9 or 300 *9 (if multi is 9 on that chip). You may also need to up the voltage of the cpu but I would not recommend playing with that until you've read a good guide, since you sound like you will just set the maximum voltage possible and melt your motherboard along with the chip given how gung-ho you seem already.

Matthew
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Yeah, I'm new to this which is why I posted here, just to get some advice. I went with what the other chap said as I trusted his comment. I didn't realise that too much clock would blow the chip. I'll be a little more cautious next time ;)

I've read all of the guides, but I'm unsure about how to change the base bus clock that you mention above. I'm assuming mine is currently set to 266MHz (266.6*9 ~= 2.4GHz), but I only seem to be able to adjust the FSB (currently 1066). The multiplier is set to 9 as you say. EDIT: Just checkedwith CPUZ and the bus speed is confirmed at 266MHz with 1066MHz FSB, basically stock speeds.

Any help would be greatfully appriciated.
 
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Asus striker is a poor overclocker with quad cores.Mine craps out at 360 fsb with quads.Seeing as you have sli gfx you either have to change mb to the evga model no ending A1 or get a CPU with free multi.You should be able to hit 3 gig with a 333 fsb but dont expect much more.
 
There is FSB Holes in the Bios's esp for Quads but 1303 is the best, so you need run bellow or above these FSB Holes.

But lower your Multi and try find your MAX FSB 1st, dont go straight to 3.6GHZ with a 9x Multi lol.
 
helmutcheese said:
There is FSB Holes in the Bios's esp for Quads but 1303 is the best, so you need run bellow or above these FSB Holes.

But lower your Multi and try find your MAX FSB 1st, dont go straight to 3.6GHZ with a 9x Multi lol.
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Ok, thanks.

Does it matter what steps I need to increment the FSB in? i.e. do they have to be numbers that are 2 to the power of 2 :confused:
 
I think you will find you max out around 1420 with a quad core and striker mb.The first evga boards were the same but to evga credit they fixed the quad core problem and offer a rma for older boards.
 
Many thanks - almost got it up to 3.0GHz now by raising the FSB to 1334. It's getting a bit warm so I now need to look into rasing some of the voltages.
 
CrashEd said:
Many thanks - almost got it up to 3.0GHz now by raising the FSB to 1334. It's getting a bit warm so I now need to look into rasing some of the voltages.
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A couple of questions guys:

1, Is 62 deg C too high for thiis chip under load?

2, Is 1.28V too low for the Vcore voltage?

3, Any ideas why asus probe II (v1.04.19b) isn't able to read some of the voltages/temps?
 
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