Overclocking (Main Thread)

Roger Allen3 said:that's what I'm asking you🤣

The Barton core is fine, so that part's solid... in the old case, it was running at about 40 degrees while idling (maybe a degree higher at 400 MHz)... this new build is freshly assembled, so I’ll grab the old power supply and swap everything back to how it was, then it should go back to those temps. Right now, it's sitting at 50.

The motherboard is screwing me over.😢

It's a Gigabyte GA-7N400S-L, nforce2... there's no manual voltage adjustment here.😢 The CPU should be defaulting to 1.65v.

I can't remember which program I used, I'd have to Google it.😳

Mr.Ex.President said:What motherboard😕

Basically, you just need to adjust the FSB value in the BIOS settings.

No jumpers required—that's old school. I checked the BIOS, but couldn't find anything specific. Is it maybe labeled as HT Frequency?
Check online for your specific motherboard specs if it's actually important.
Thanks in advance

Mr.Ex.President said:Man, I really don't have any experience with that specific motherboard...
Try hitting the F1 + CTRL combo in the BIOS—that should unlock some new options for you.🙂

It’s most likely a voltage issue if you're aiming for 3200+, but why jump straight to 3200+?
Give 2800+ a shot first.🙂

It would probably be better if it were a Mobile chip.😬

casualowl13 said:Where the hell is it in the BIOS? I’ve been digging through everything and can't find it. Is it maybe under HT frequency or am I just looking in the wrong damn place?
If you actually care about the motherboard specs, just go look it up on Google or something. It’s not that hard.
Thanks in advance!

Roger Allen3 said:Yo, I just did some digging on the Barton, and man, everyone online is raving about its overclocking potential. It’s supposed to be an absolute beast. 😳 😁

Look, I’m not gonna tell you to just crank up the FSB without thinking. It’s risky. You’ve basically got 100, 133, 166, or 200 to choose from... so just pick one and deal with it. 🙄

Mr.Ex.President said:Maybe, I don't know...
Just tell me what motherboard you're actually running...

Download Everest; it'll tell you if you can't figure it out yourself...

Look, I'm not trying to be rude here, but if you don't even know which motherboard you have, you probably shouldn't touch anything at all because there's really no saving that situation...
Just hand it off to someone who actually knows what they're doing and call it a day.🙂

Mr.Ex.President said:Did you try F1 + CTRL? Did anything actually pop up besides that?

You honestly don't have a clue what you're talking about here... I've never even had this motherboard in my hands, and besides, I heard the overclocking on it is pretty terrible.

casualowl13 said:I already told you which motherboard I'm running. It's an nforce2 a939—just Google it if you actually want to know!

Roger Allen3 said:some random crap popped up, but nothing worth my damn time🙂

Yep, overclocking is absolute garbage here😢

I’ve got another motherboard sitting in my old rig, gonna give that one a shot😍

I suppose I should probably mention that my attempts at being helpful usually end up looking like a total disaster, much to everyone's quiet amusement. kaže:
That's not actually the motherboard, it's just the chipset.🤣

casualowl13 said:It's a k8 ht2000 nforce4-a939, that's all that's on the box. Did you Google that stuff I mentioned earlier?

Look, I don't mean to be rude, but if you don't even know which motherboard you have, you really shouldn't touch anything. There's no helping you like this...
Just hand it off to someone who actually knows what they're doing and call it a day.

Kenneth Vaughn8 said:God, this thing is an absolute beast of a motherboard 🙏 🙏 🙏

casualowl13 said:Do you actually know the full name of that Everest thing?

casualowl13 said:Are you being serious here? Like, positive or negative, or are you just messing with me?

Simba-OS said:Everest

Freak said:Personally, I’ve got my Kingmax SuperRam 43 running at 455MHz with 2-3-3-7 timings, and I can push it to 510MHz using 2.5-3-3-8.