A64 ocing questions

[Jim]

Hi all just found oc Canuck,s it's cool

I've oc'ed xp bartons no problem, but to clockup a 64 it seems I might as well forget everything and start over. I've read and printed off half a dozen articles on a64 ocing still no luck, lots of bois resets,but by raising the fsb/htt?/ldt thingy I've gained 100 mhz .Hardware is Abit kn8 sli mobo, 2 x 1 gig OCZ platinum rev 2.0 ram , seasonics s12 500 watt psu , venice 3200, 2 x hitachi HD's in raid 0 , xp pro sp2. So my noob ocing question is what are some starter valves I could plug into the bios to get heading in the right direction?
thanks

btw should I just chuck this Abit board and get a DFI one ? if so what model ?

[Patriote]

Ok so you read a lot of guides and still you don't understand how to overclock your 3200+ ?

Have a look at this one. That guide helped me a lot when i started overclocking my 4800+ ** A64 Overclocking Guide ** - Guru3D.com Forums

Oh and can i ask you why you started 2 threads ? lol

[Babrbarossa]

Welcome Jim! worry pas ta brain about les double posts- there are quite a few AMD ocer's around here who'll be able to get you started.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Patriote

Oh and can i ask you why you started 2 threads ? lol

clumsy ? mouse made me do it ?

thanks for the welcome guys

[cdn_Madrach]

Originally Posted by Jim

clumsy ? mouse made me do it ?

I use the same excuse about the p@rn sites on wifes puter J/K.
Welcome aboard Jim I'm sure you will be able to learn all kidsa stuff here at Hardware Canucks. I've already learned a bunch in the short time i've been member.

[Jim]

Do you guys see any short comings in the hardware I listed , could that be a problem ?

[Babrbarossa]

No- it looks good, and apparently, while not an absolute overclocking beast, that board is pretty easy to tweak.

[Babrbarossa]

Here is a very helpful thread for that board- check it out: (maybe ignore the first response, but the next ones are good)

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[Jim]

Originally Posted by Babrbarossa

No- it looks good, and apparently, while not an absolute overclocking beast, that board is pretty easy to tweak.

What would be the very best board for ocing ? ( by that I mean making the process least painful)

[sswilson]

lots of bois resets

Before you look at another mobo, let's see what we can do with the one you already have..... :)

I've found for A64 oc'ing that OC's (not completely over the top ones) where a full cmos reset is required usually point to a mem problem.

The 3200's mem controller is not the strongest of the batch, and it could be that you're taxing it by trying to run 2X1 gig @ (1t).

First thing I'd do is drop down to (2t) and use a mem divider to keep your mem below it's rated speed (is it 3200/ddr400 or 4000/ddr500?).

From this point, ensure that you have any spread spectrums turned off in bios, and keep your HT between 800 & 1000.

With any luck, you should be able to push at least an extra 300 out of the proc without needing to increase your VID (proc voltage).

(If we're going to continue this attempt to bump that chip up, it'd be a lot easier if you put your system specs into a sig so that we don't have to hunt for your hardware.... :) ).

Oh BTW.... welcome to Hardware Canucks!!!!