juicy fruit

alrighty, i finally got the board, a 1.7, and 512 of samsung 2700.

do i need a cpu with a 533 fsb in order to utilize the 2700? also, in the cmos, there's a cpu/mem ratio and i'm not sure how to set that if my 1.7 can utilize the 2700 mem.

i've got a 1.7 for now because i'm waiting for the 2.26 to drop.

i'm babbling now so thanks in advance, guys.

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Interesting. The chip you have doesnt oc well(I tried).
Your board on the otherhand is one of the best ocing boards. SS is one of the best ddr rams available today.
You can raise the FSB and that will raise your ddr mhz and your cpu mha too. The 1.7 wont go past 2ghz and the it performs very poorly next to the northy 1.6a.

There are several ram dividers to help. You can adjust the ratio til you get the mhz/performance you need. It makes a huge difference in performance(266mhz -> 333mhz ddr). Everything you need is in bios.
There is also a bios flash that helps.

IMO you should have just gotten a 1.6a or 1.8a with the board.
The later batches generally oc very well. My 1.6a runs past 2.3ghz.
I've read of plenty running at 2.4+ on your board with ss 2700ddr.

Good luck,
-jel

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juicy fruit

thanks man.

i used the sandra burn-in wizard last night with it clocked a little over 2ghz (2008.10). i'm gonna look into exchanging this for a 1.6 or 1.8 soon, like a day or two.

any thoughts on which one ocs better?

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jf,
The 1.8A is oc's to about the same w/ a little less voltage but is less flexable. 1.8 x's ? vs 1.6 x's ?.
The 1.6A is the ocing champ(pound per pound)!

The key with either is the date it was packaged. You want one packaged after March 2002, 3/02. Costa Rica version has the best track record but mine is packed in the P.I.

The prices are rising on 1.6a's and if it's priced close, get a 1.8a for stability.

If you can find it at frys that may be good cuz you can return it for store credit if it doesnt oc well. Just tell them you want a faster stock chip, the salesman said it would be fast enough and it wasn't.

Stay away from the voltage game. Keep it below 1.75 volts. Chips are dying that were said to be bulletproof from 1.8+ volts.

Your mileage will vary,
-jel

juicy fruit

my mouse died on me later on the evening.

my 1.7 is running pretty smooth at 1.9 right now so i guess it's cool for now. i do wish i had gotten the 1.6a or 1.8a from the getgo. would've only been $20 for the 1.8a.

**knocks head on desk** i'm such an idiot.

thanks jel.

juicy fruit

Alrighty, I got the 1.8a. It's running at 125 FSB and 3:4 for 333DDR. I'm not sure how much more I can overclock this. All voltages are at default.

I'm not even sure what I'm asking .

Ah well, on to running tests.

juicy fruit

is 140fsb at 1:1 faster than 132fsb at 3:4? both of these are stable.

i'm confused. my samsung 2700 is at cas 2.0 already. i figured i'd spring for the 2700 since it was only $20 (i traded in 512 2100 for it).

juicy fruit

okay, i'm at 145 fsb with 1:1. i upped the vcore to 1.6 and the ddr one by .1 also. i'm wondering if that's bad for the memory. feels faster than a 134fsb with 3:4.

given my components (p4b533-e, 1.8a, 512 samsung 2700), what can i expect with some minor increases in voltage?

man, this is the second night in a row that i'm not gonna get any sleep.

juicy fruit

i'm now at a 1:1 142fsb. system seems pretty stable, ran prime95 for like 6 hours.