Problamatic Build - won't Overclock

[Clunk]

1.65 will do.

Try other slots next then.

[Sprite]

KK, will do, what Voltage is safe with an E4300 btw ? Is 1.4 pushing it ?

[Clunk]

You need to read the guide mate, its all in there

[Sprite]

Memtest froze at 9mins 58secs with the Hynix RAM in the other slots.

Tried the Corsair XMS2 I have in the same slots and the same problems appear.

Dodgy motherboard ?

I'll try the Corsair in the other slots later today.

[Thorsson]

Yer, sounds like a dodgy mobo.

[Sprite]

Annoyed as at first I thought it was the graphics card (booted at 2.7 but only if PCI-E was set to 105MHz) so I sold my X1950XT and got a 7900GS.

When that didn't help the OC I bought a new PSU, which obviously hasn't helped either.

Would Scan take this motherboard back ? It's under warranty and RAM doesn't work in some of the slots even when everythings stock, thing is they'll proably take it in, charge for investigating problem and knowing my luck it will work in their RMA department

[Clunk]

Its normal for 2 of the 4 slots to produce errors on a lot of boards.

What happens with just one stick of RAM in the good slots under memtest?

Also, try upping the NB voltage a bit.

[Sprite]

Its normal for 2 of the 4 slots to produce errors on a lot of boards.

Really ? :E

(Did read about your P5B not liking your RAM in 2 of the 4 slots a few minutes ago actually)

What happens with just one stick of RAM in the good slots under memtest?

Will try that in a min, just running memtest on Corsair RAM in good slots

Also, try upping the NB voltage a bit.

My NB heatsink gets pretty hot to the touch as it is, but I may try that later tonight after messing round with all the RAM

[Clunk]

Really ? :E

(Did read about your P5B not liking your RAM in 2 of the 4 slots a few minutes ago actually)



Will try that in a min, just running memtest on Corsair RAM in good slots



My NB heatsink gets pretty hot to the touch as it is, but I may try that later tonight after messing round with all the RAM

Yes really. Practically every C2D board that I have used has produced errors in one of the slots while overclocking with 2 sticks. No errors if 4 sticks are used though.

Dont worry about the NB heatsink, just make sure there is airflow.

Can you list all your system specs and bios settings?

[Sprite]

System spec and BIOS version are in OP I think.

With the Corsair the same errors occur occasionaly, although it's extremely random, I.E. one time It wouldnt boot at 2.7 so I restarted and it did boot up with the same settings. Another example is Ive had it at 2.8 twice now but when I restart the PC it doesn't boot.

[Kumagoro]

You have the same setup as me pretty much. You have to put so many volts through the E4300 its
not funny. I have had mine up to 1.525 V in the bios, speed fan reports 1.49 V
I cannot go above 334 MHz.

It should pretty easily get to 2.7 GHz but I still think it needs a lot of volts. I think 1.45 would be what
you need. Even though it should make no difference change one of the memory settings to turbo
I cant remember exactly what its called but it allowed to get up to 360 MHz although that was at a
6 multiplier.

I believe the E4300 are nobbled in someway compared to when they first come out.

[Sprite]

I believe the E4300 are nobbled in someway compared to when they first come out.

I got mine relatively early in the game as it were but Ill give it a try later on.

Thanks

[Kumagoro]

Hmm you say you got it a few months back which is roughy when I got mine.
There seemed to be a big hoohaa over the E4300 a few months before that. Back then they were
being reported as hitting 3.4 GHz easily and 3.2 guarenteed. They dont even seem to get to 3 GHz
now.

Personally I believe it was a genuis intel marketing tactic release some early E4300 get a load
of excellent Ocing reviews and watch them sell like hot cakes to the cheap gits looking for a bargin.

By the way I lapped my ninja and CPU and although it made it cooler it didnt really help much.

[gt81]

hadn't seen the ram.. even so at 1:1 you should get over 3.0ghz before clocking the ram

I know it's probably explained in detail elsewhere, and I will read up on the guides once I get to overclocking, but what does 1:1 signify?