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OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:17 pm
by tw1st3d
Hi

I'm brand new, but i chose to write here, since yours Overclocking the x2 4200+ review inspired me.

So i have been tried to OC my AM2 x2 4200+ Windsor ADA4200IAA5CU - same CPU as you used.

My motherboard is an Asus Crosshair

Ram is OCZ platium Rev. 2 PC 6400 - Previous owner said they run with pretty low timings on

Cooling is WaterCooling @ XSPC extreme cpu, 2 x Black Ice Pro 120 mm and XSPC XSO 400 pump.

Temperatures is around 25c idle and 35 - 40c load.

So here is the thing..

I put my ram on lowest divider @ DDR400
HTT x 4
Multipliere x 11
FSB @ 250 mhz
PCI-e @ 101 mhz
CPU volt @ 1.4
Ram volt @ 2.0

But when i test with orthos i get both error after a 1 minute or so, both with the ram and cpu...

What am I doing wrong, or its just my CPU there suck at OC'ing..

- Tw1st3d

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:59 pm
by hercules71185
what is your HT
And what type of ram ddr2 800?

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:19 pm
by kenc51
Try increasing the CPU voltage a tad...if this doesn't help, move onto the memory voltage and then onto the other voltages.

Welcome btw

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:36 pm
by tw1st3d
hercules71185 wrote:what is your HT
And what type of ram ddr2 800?
What do you mean by HT..

And by type ram.. Alle i can tell about my is that they are 4-4-4-4-15 and got life garanty on 2.1 volt.
kenc51 wrote:Try increasing the CPU voltage a tad...if this doesn't help, move onto the memory voltage and then onto the other voltages.

Welcome btw
A bit after i made this post, i knocked my volt up to 1.45 volt and the CPU turned out stabel for more than 10 mins (i'm lazy, but i know you have to test atleast 6 hours when you found the point you wanna stay)

But my ram which is running 5-5-5-15 @ 250 mhz and 2.0 volt made my comp. shut down under orthos..

Can it be my PSU - Its a cheapscale LC power 520 watt - Been running all my systems.. From Athlon XP to C2D and now x2

And thanks :)

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:55 am
by The Black Pumpkin
HT is what has replaced the fsb on modern AMD systems. That's why you have an ht multiplier. So in your first post, what you list as your fsb speed is actually your ht speed.

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:04 am
by hercules71185
all it is is a replacement?
my fsb is 280 and my ht is 845. I can up it to over 1100 if it makes a difference but, I think its bad for the cpu right? and not a difference after a 800

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:32 pm
by The Black Pumpkin
Yeah, HT is a replacement for fsb, fsb is totally gone. So it's your HT that is 280, and multiply that by your HT multiplier to get your bus speed, in your case 280x4. The bus speed has a default of 200x5, or 1000, and it doesn't hurt your hardware to go over 1000, but it can hurt stability. It's best to keep it under 1000 for that reason.

Re: OC'ing x2 4200+ = Weird Problems

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:03 am
by Reunion island