hollowangler19 said:Seriously though, why on earth is everyone so obsessed with this specific p35-ds3 motherboard? What is it about this particular model that makes it such a cult classic?
It really offers an incredible value proposition $217 when you consider the P35 series, especially since we're talking about a high-quality P35 board here.
The warranty lasts for five years 😁. Honestly, I don't think anything actually happened to it. Even if there is an issue, I can just take it back to Links.com; there’s no way for them to figure out whether I played around with the voltage settings or not, right? 🙂
Besides, they carry Crucial products at Links.com . Their server seems to be down today; I can't get the site to load . But generally speaking, you're looking at roughly $53 1 gigabyte, whereas the Ballistix models usually run around 280-300 .
Heading straight into the wild unknown... Maybe, I can't say for certain just yet. Perhaps I've gone and messed something up entirely.
I tried bumping it from 1060mhz cl4 up to 1140mhz cl4, but it wouldn't even boot. Then I cranked the voltage up to the max at 2.45v, and still, nothing. No boot. I attempted 1200mhz cl5, but then the BIOS threw an error, things started acting erratic—just my luck, right?
So, I pulled it out and set up the rendering tests. I'll give you an update tomorrow to let you know if I've caused any permanent damage. Interestingly, the chips weren't hot at all; they might have been slightly warm, given I'm using a 250mm fan.😁😁😁 It's likely just some kind of software error. I'll run some more tests tomorrow.
Oh boy, look at this absolute beginner, wiredmarlin5... D9GMH 👍 not GHM
Actually, I don't think you quite caught my drift when I asked why you’d go with the DS3P while running an NVIDIA card.
The DS3P is built to support Crossfire, but since you're rocking an 8800GT, I couldn't help but wonder—why didn't you just grab the standard DS3 instead?
I’ve been seeing higher temperatures when running TAT I haven't touched Orthos in quite a while, so I think I'll give that a shot a bit later today. In my experience, Prime95 doesn't even fully utilize the processor—it barely scratches about 50% capacity.
Oh, I’m just pulling your leg! What's gotten into you? Where on earth would you find 5GHz? Unless we're talking about submersing this thing in liquid nitrogen, there's absolutely no way to hit those speeds like this.
The real distinction between the Intel Core 2 Duo and the Intel Core 2 Duo lies in the multiplier—specifically, whether you're looking at an x8 or an x9 ratio.
With an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, you could potentially hit 5GHz—and honestly, if you’re willing to crank up the voltage, you might even push past that. But if you’re truly looking to max everything out, I suspect hitting 6GHz might be within reach, though you'd almost certainly need to swap out your cooler for a high-end 6GHz-rated setup first. That being said, wouldn't 5GHz be more than enough for your needs? Regarding your memory choice, would it not have been better to opt for DDR3? It offers much higher clock speeds, reaching up to 1800MHz, which is a massive step up from the standard 800MHz modules.
I don't think anyone is going to give you a straight answer on that because, frankly, the question itself is a bit misguided.
Take a moment to really think things through before you start throwing questions out there, alright? What is the point of overclocking for you in the first place? Is your processor actually struggling to keep up? I honestly fail to see how a 2.66GHz clock speed and 6MB of cache wouldn't be more than enough for your needs. And 1000MHz memory? Just tell me—where on earth would you even need that kind of speed? Even these measly 800MHz sticks aren't quite hitting the mark for most people; you really should have just gone straight for DDR3 at 1800MHz from the start.
Edward Peterson70 said:I figured those were just coming from automatic updates, but I honestly had no clue what was actually happening there. Is that part of that whole crackdown on unlicensed software?
Well, if you're looking to push past 2.9GHz without bumping up the voltage, I have to be honest... that’s going to be an uphill battle.
In my opinion, you'd be much better off dialing it back to somewhere around 2.6 or 2.7 GHz just to ensure you don't run into any unexpected restarts right in the middle of a gaming session.
(Personally, I’ve settled on 2.7 GHz for now; I simply don't want to push the hardware too hard by trying to hit 2.8+ GHz.)
@core Maybe try bumping up the CPU voltage just a hair? I’ve run into similar issues where my system would suddenly restart because of that.
@jimmy, you're probably looking at a full reinstall of Windows. Once you get it back up and running, make sure you disable those automatic updates. If you see that "Windows Genuine Advantage" prompt pop up, whatever you do, don't install it.
Edit: Actually, forget about Windows Vista... there's no way that thing is going to run on my rig.