It begins...

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 13:24

It begins... (Help now needed to get higher)

Well, the rig arrived:

Lian-Li Chassis
DS4 Mobo
6600 CPU
Cellshock PC8000 12-4-4-4 memory
2x Seagate 7200.10 320Gb (RAID-0)
GeForce 8800GTX.

So far:

Typing this @ 400x8, 3.2GHz@1600FSB, Memory at 800@4-4-4-12. About to up the ante again...

(EDIT: See bottom post)

gurusan · 3 Dec 2006 at 13:27

excellent.

That cell shock memory seems to be quite good. Does 1000 4-4-4-12 at 2.1 i heard. When I make the switch to the dark side I will most likely go with this memory.

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 13:47

Played around some more, now at 400x7 in the bios.

Windows (right click properties on my computer) is reporting 3.6GHz.
Core Temp Beta 0.94 is reporting 3.6GHz (514x7)
Gigabyte OC tool is reporting 3.6GHz.

CPU-Z is reporting 2.8GHz

What do I believe?

Simmy · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:03

Why have you gone from 400x8 down to 400x7?

400x7 = 2800 so CPU-Z should be right.

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:05

Just getting ready to raise the FSB up

I'm going for 500+ FSB, don't want the CPU speed to slow me down - yet...

I think all the other tools are reading a fixed multi - it's just strange that XP Hardware info is reporting 3.6 too...

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:09

420x7...

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:12

Damn, 440x7 the board disabled the FSB back to 266... Time to tweak

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:21

VCore 1.4, FSB +0.25, MCH + 0.20, VDimm + 0.4 (Cellshock specs are 2.2V, board is 1.8 default).

I set FSB to 440, Memory to 2:1, CPU Multi to 7, on save and exit, the bios just flips the "Manual FSB" to disabled and boots at 7x266...

Any way to stop it trying to think it knows best?

Damn "intelligent" boads...

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:37

410x8 no worries...

Seems I'm hitting an FSB wall around 420-430...

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 14:53

1.425 VCore in Bios (1.392 reported)
3.2GHz
8x 400MHz with Rated FSB @ 1.6GHz
RAM is at 4:5 ratio hence 500@4-4-4-12

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:13

Now need help getting this higher (sig)

Cob · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:14

Can you do 400x9?

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:20

Not at 1.425 no =( Gets stuck in the "reboot cycle" although temps are sub 40C (around 37)

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:21

Bah, sig was sub 4 lines in the preview! Fix the damned preview pane!

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:24

EDIT - Testing Sig, give me a min to trim

Cob · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:30

Most need 1.5v to do 3.6Ghz.

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:31

1.5 in the bios or 1.5 as reported by CPU-Z?

Cob · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:31

In the BIOS.

sprognak · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:32

What's the general FSB wall for the DS4?

Cob · 3 Dec 2006 at 15:35

Some can do 500Mhz. Not as high as the P5B, but not far off.