tephra

Hey All,

So I went out and replaced my 3200 venice with a x2-3800.

I have removed the IHS and stuck a Big TT on it.

I can run 2.6ghz on 1.30 volts (dbl prime 10hours+) which i reckon is pretty good.

But after 2.6ghz things go to hell, BSOD's etc etc.

So i try upping the volts to 1.35 or 1.375 or 1.4 (still at 2.6ghz) and i get BSOD's, hangs, slow windows loading.

whats up with that? shouldn't more volts make it more stable - even though im stable at 2.6ghz already?

anyways:
DFI Ultra-D
x2-3800 0618
muskin 2gb of pc4000
7900GT

cheers
dave

alpha0ne

Have you installed the AMD dual core CPU drivers ???, you can get them from the AMD site


Oh and be VERY carefull using that big Tt on a naked core

dinos22

could be memory

always test dual 32M superPI as well as prime

post all screenshots of A64tweaker. CPUz screens, MBM............

tephra

yep got the drivers installed already

why be careful? crushing the core? or something else?

i think the memory is fine - remember i'm only bumping the cpu volts at this stage - no clock changes...

ill grab screens anyways (how do i post them? just URL??)

dinos22

www.imageshack.us

RAM testing is very important.......you have to make sure your RAM is OK as that could be throwing your OCs

tephra

ok well i have been running this ram fine for a while, and the BSOD's occur even when the ram's on a divider...

like i said the only thing i change to cause BSOD's is changing the Vcore from 1.30 (or 1.325) upto 1.35, 1.375 or 1.4.

edit: why isn't my Sig working?

tephra

the goods:

dinos22

drop the divider and bump MAL to 8