Problems with My Venice Core Need Help

[Pimpzillaxxx]

hi guys im new here, here a little info about my pc

Amd 64 3000+ @2.2ghz, 9*244, 1.45v E3
Gigabyte Nforce4 250gb(GA-K8NSC-939)
genertic ram 1024mb pc3200 3-3-3-8
IBM 120gb 2mb 7200
MSI 6600GT 128mb AGP
Raidmax 420W PSU

the problem im having is if i go anything higher than 248 in the fsb my system will not boot up or anything.... it will show anything if i started it up or not....
and another problem is when i got it to be stable at 244, i did the prime95 test for abot 10hr and it was fine... but sometimes the prime doesnt work, and i have to reset it and then it works... its wierd... i think my ram is what screwing me up... i didnt oc the ram could that be my problem..

[Grey M@a]

So you think your core ins't working as you can't get it past a 244fsb. I am sure the chip is rated at 200fsb anything else is a bonus You could try getting some Corsair 2-2-2-6 like I have and you might find it helps but its a lot of expense to go through for an overclock.

[Pimpzillaxxx]

idk... when ever i do the prime test sometimes it doesnt work and others it does....

[muddyfox470]

what is ur htt at? have you reduced it to 3?

ian

[plesuvius]

You will need to set a memory divider with generic ram so that it doesnt limit the overclock. Set the PCI to 33.3, the DDR to 333 or 266, the HTT to 3, then go into windows and increase the 'fsb' until you cant run prime 95 without errors. That should be close to your max 'stock' overclock, before starting to mess with timings , voltages,...

Make sure your cooling is very good, 50 degrees or less ideally, or it will limit you (dont know why!).

[Clstrphbc_donut]

You will need to set a memory divider with generic ram so that it doesnt limit the overclock. Set the PCI to 33.3, the DDR to 333 or 266, the HTT to 3, then go into windows and increase the 'fsb' until you cant run prime 95 without errors.

Yep, that would be my advice. Then you can see if the RAM is at its limit, or the CPU.

When i had my DFI SLI-DR the board didnt like the RAM, over 210HTT/FSB crapped out so i had to use memory dividers. Now on the A8N the RAM is fine so i can run 245HTT/FSB fine with loose timings.

Not 100% with AMD64 tech, you can tell I've been brought up around Intel