please help---

godfrey · Post by **godfrey** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:15 pm

am new to this forum but i have been looking for some help!--I have an Asus A7N8X/2500 barton/5600 GF 256mb/ with 512 of pc3200 Geil ------ when the Pc boots up it says the memory is set to 200mgz--this should be 400mgz --i know the mboard/chip/ram is a popular combo (is why i went with it)--this is the only problem im having!--

blade · Post by **blade** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:24 pm

That's normal. The AMD motherboards just double that to make bus speed. Download and run cpuid, it will show you.

http://www.cpuid.com/

Welcome to PCA

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:25 pm

400= 2 x200- double pumped- you are golden

Edit: posted at the same time as blade

Welcome!

godfrey · Post by **godfrey** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:42 pm

wow!thanks for the fast help!--i want to maybe try some slight over clocking --any help would be nice also!--

blade · Post by **blade** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:00 pm

What kind of cooling do you have on your cpu?

Go into your bios. Then into advanced chipset features.

Change cpu frequency multiple setting to menu.
Change cpu frequency multiple to 11.0x
system performance to user defined
cpu interface to optimal

cpu vcore setting to menu
cpu vcore to 1.7
agp frequency to 66 mhz
agp 8x support to disabled

exit and save changes

If you have decent cooling that should get you to 3200+ speed (2200)

If your system reboots, hangs up or is unstable, then change the cpu external frequency to 190. It may take playing with that setting and/or the vcore to get it going well. You might can even oc with default vcore of 1.65.

Good luck

And please post your results.

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:18 pm

Welcome to PCA :up BECAREFUL WITH MONKEYS AND GOATS !

godfrey · Post by **godfrey** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:29 pm

hehe---thanks--all i have so far is the factory cooling that came with the 2500barton retail!i know it suks but what are some good options for that?i have a thermaltake 7 but its like a freakin airplane taking off!is running on my 2nd machine so i dont have to hear it if i dont want!---the case is cooled very good--have the antec case (like the alienware cases)--have fans on the harddrives also--not that that helps much for chip cooling---gonna be putting in a blow hole on top soon!

godfrey · Post by **godfrey** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:39 pm

i noticed u have 8x disabled? my card is a 8x---will that slow the video performance down at all?

blade · Post by **blade** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:48 pm

Ya gotta watch out for aleins with green flouresent beady eyes too.

Many have overclocked just fine using the amd retail heatsink. They have improved it. Especially if you have one of the nickel-plated copper ones. Though temps will be higher.

The best value heatsink is the Thermalright SK-7 and with a decent fan like a 80mm ys tech one. The SK7 is among the best, along with the SLK700, SLK800, SLK900. Others include the Aero 7+, vantec aeroflow. With your mobo, only the "A" version of the SLK900 will fit.

Check out our main news page on the left for many reviews on those heatsinks.

*As for 8x agp, try it enabled and see if all is ok. Actually, try it both ways, post back if you get any differences. I've just heard when ocing it's best to disable that.

godfrey · Post by **godfrey** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:03 am

what tests ya wanting me to run?---i have a benchmarking form madonion(full version) what about the cupid thing---looks cool if i can learn what to do with it!

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:24 am

That's for benching your Video card (and it heats the processor up too).

But, for die hard processor stress testing, Prime 95 in the way to go. Mine quit after a while, but it seems stable and it runs Folding at Home fine, so i'm happy!

godfrey · Post by **godfrey** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:39 pm

OK--it must of not worked to well--i changed it all the way ya said in your post---saved it to bios--both times in Pc wizard it still said same as factory settings---But when i started up madonion benchmark(just to see if scores got better) it said the processer was at 1730mhz --which means what i didnt actually underclocked i would think---also the chip temp was down 2 deg--is at 39c normally--was at 37c at the time of messing with the bios-----i am game to try anything --but i dont want to mess with it unless i have some direction----- i have 2 backups running and a server (for Teamspeak) - but i have a reputation at the LAN party we have every fri night and they would laugh there kester off at me bringing a "backup" PC--then theyd say haha--u overclocked and we told ya not too....... thansk for any help!