How to get the best from my rig?

peet · 18 Jun 2008 at 11:39

Hello all

Back again, and broke. No money for an upgrade. Can you help me clock my rig?

520w psu
Gigabyte p353c-d3sr mobo
4gb Geil ram
HD29000pro flashed to XT
Q6600 quad core

Do I need to sell a kidney and upgrade? What should I do to get the best out of this setup?

Thanks overclockers (in advance).

Peet

peet · 18 Jun 2008 at 12:03

death_looms said:
A clocked Q66 should last you a while, most people seem to be hitting 3/3.2 Ghz with relative ease here. Don't have one myself, but try 330 FSB with the x9 multi and see if she boots.

Thanks, will do.

peet · 24 Jun 2008 at 16:37

Well, it is clocked (CPU) to 3.2 and is stable.

I am wondering moreover what to do with the HD 2900pro flashed to 2900xt.

I've tried quite a few combinations now, and the blasted thing shows flickers, lags, even weird colour blurs (Crysis, CoJ - I know, I know).

Question is, do I have to buy another card, or can I make this one happier?

PS Will check timings etc in BIOS - 9x sounds familiar (not at home now)

Thanks for your help fellows.

peet · 25 Jun 2008 at 15:08

Well, the CPU is stable, and the temps are fine - I've got a tuniq 120 on there.

I think I will return the HD2900 to the original BIOS. It appears to be the consensus that flashing to XT causes problems.

There's nothing wrong with the card otherwise, and if there were, there is no way I would sell it to someone - disgraceful. I'd simply dust off the nipple tassels and get back on that bar top.