7950 bad fps

[dragoonk]

Just set it to Enabled and leave the CPU/NB frequency and the HT link frequency on Auto and try OC'ing the CPU trough the Multiplier ONLY. Set the FSB set to 200 stock and the CPU Multipliet set to 22 with the voltage at 1.47V, just try that. It's pretty obvious this is not a voltage problem but to make sure use that value for now and test it in prime... don't use the FSB just yet. If it doesn't boot , then there's a problem somewhere and it's not the voltage. Also set the ram at stock speeds please.

 

[SeekaX]

it did boot this time. what is weird are the temps, my pc usually idles at <40°, my 4.2ghz overclock did. but even the 4.0ghz overclock i posted earlier got above 40° idle. i guess it's the voltage. also the tut i posted earlier said that high voltage isnt necessary and that it would be just brute force to do it that way

 

[dragoonk]

it did boot this time. what is weird are the temps, my pc usually idles at <40°, my 4.2ghz overclock did. but even the 4.0ghz overclock i posted earlier got above 40° idle. i guess it's the voltage. also the tut i posted earlier said that high voltage isnt necessary and that it would be just brute force to do it that way

Yes, I know that it's a brute force move but doing so, you find out how the CPU and the motherboard are communicating, how compatible they are and all that jazz. I don't know how else to help you then just go easy step by step. It takes longer but it's necessary.

Now, try going back to stock voltage or about 1.42V, see if it boots with that value... don't mess with other settings, just the volts.

 

[SeekaX]

Yes, I know that it's a brute force move but doing so, you find out how the CPU and the motherboard are communicating, how compatible they are and all that jazz. I don't know how else to help you then just go easy step by step. It takes longer but it's necessary.

Now, try going back to stock voltage or about 1.42V, see if it boots with that value... don't mess with other settings, just the volts.

alright. it's not like time is an issue, it's better to take the time to do it right than doing it in a haste and messing it up.

 

[SeekaX]

Yes, I know that it's a brute force move but doing so, you find out how the CPU and the motherboard are communicating, how compatible they are and all that jazz. I don't know how else to help you then just go easy step by step. It takes longer but it's necessary.

Now, try going back to stock voltage or about 1.42V, see if it boots with that value... don't mess with other settings, just the volts.

 

[dragoonk]

Try Prime95 Small FFT for quite a while and come back only when it fails... but watch the temps... they shouldn't go too high, and turn your cooler up a bit make sure the temps are as low as possible.

Usually a CPU is considered stable only when it passes 24 hours of Prime95 testing, so if you are up for it, do it.

If it doesn't fail then we will try increasing the OC a little bit more

 

[SeekaX]

Try Prime95 Small FFT for quite a while and come back only when it fails... but watch the temps... they shouldn't go too high, and turn your cooler up a bit make sure the temps are as low as possible.

Usually a CPU is considered stable only when it passes 24 hours of Prime95 testing, so if you are up for it, do it.

If it doesn't fail then we will try increasing the OC a little bit more

instantly crashes

 

[dragoonk]

Increase the voltage till it doesn't crash... if it still crashes immediately even at 1.47, then there is a problem. Come back with the results. WATCH THE TEMPS!

 

[SeekaX]

after 10 minutes i had 47°, no crash.

 

[dragoonk]

Ok that's good news, What voltage are you using? are you stress testing it as we speak?

 

[SeekaX]

not anymore. im using 1.47V again. aero crashed when i opened up cpu-z and speedfan, i restarted now and it didnt crash. AC3 has about 5 frames more avg, still 20fps as lowest framerate.

 

[SeekaX]

maybe i should increase the rated fsb?

 

[dragoonk]

Ok well don't increase the voltage too much, for this overclock value we need to find the lowest stable voltage... you should of increase from 1.42V unstable steadily not abruptly to 1.47V. What do you mean Aero crashes? Are you getting any error messages, and I think you should prime 95 and see what happens, be patient a little bit till it's proven to be stable.. then you can go benchmarking and playing.. and maybe even start increasing the over-clock.

 

[SeekaX]

Ok well don't increase the voltage too much, for this overclock value we need to find the lowest stable voltage... you should of increase from 1.42V unstable steadily not abruptly to 1.47V. What do you mean Aero crashes? Are you getting any error messages, and I think you should prime 95 and see what happens, be patient a little bit till it's proven to be stable.. then you can go benchmarking and playing.. and maybe even start increasing the over-clock.

it was just extremely slow. idk why. probably because of the first boot, now it runs okay. i can run prime95 for some longer. or try 1.45V

 

[dragoonk]

Go for 1.44V and prime it for a few hours.. maybe even over night... you can still use it at the same time, doing things on it will stress the cpu even more and show that "soft spot", hopefully there isn't one, and it runs stable. It Should!

 

[SeekaX]

DAMN. i accidentally entered 0.5 instead of 0.05 and now it wont let me in the bios.

 

[dragoonk]

It's ok, just reset the CMOS and everything will go back to stock. Just be careful next time, and try saving a OC profile so if anything happens again you can go in the bios and activate that profile so you have the last settings and work your way up from there

 

[SeekaX]

i dont have a reset cmos button, so i will just replace the battery. god i'm stupid. that is what happens when you watch family guy while overclocking. you know whats the most retarded thing? i did the same like 2 minutes okay with the 0.04 voltage offset. just that it let me in the bios then

 

[dragoonk]

You should have two pins that you need to connect if there isn't a button... just not sure where they are.

 

[SeekaX]

it's seated under my gpu. that's what i get for buying a triple slot card. brb, i'm gonna put this on the table.