Overlclocking P6NGM
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AuraIndigo
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Is there a choice available for 800, ie, if you scroll down and whack enter, does it bring a sub-menu up? Don`t have the board m8, just a guess 
AuraIndigo
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Ok m8, just press it 133 times times and you`re up to 800! Your board may have spotted something it didn`t like in the RAM and downclocked it ... I`ve seen this and never suffered any repercussions from simply stating the RAM "as is".
I had some good experience OCing my old P4. Depends what it`s design is though. Is it a Prescott? If it is, it`s a hot chip and stock cooling won`t cut it.
I had a 3Ghz Prescott stable at 3.6Ghz, but to be perfectly frank, that makes it great for surfing, word processing, playing old games etc but obselete these days. Your board is LGA775, thought about a very cheap core two duo? Even a bog standard variant will out perform a P4 easily. Without checking prices, can be sought for around 35 notes?
Your board may have spotted something it didn`t like in the RAM and downclocked it ... I`ve seen this and never suffered any repercussions from simply stating the RAM "as is".I had some good experience OCing my old P4. Depends what it`s design is though. Is it a Prescott? If it is, it`s a hot chip and stock cooling won`t cut it.
I had a 3Ghz Prescott stable at 3.6Ghz, but to be perfectly frank, that makes it great for surfing, word processing, playing old games etc but obselete these days. Your board is LGA775, thought about a very cheap core two duo? Even a bog standard variant will out perform a P4 easily. Without checking prices, can be sought for around 35 notes?
AuraIndigo
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Erm no, what makes you think I should have done?
I`m only trying to help, please don`t take that tone. I`m kinda having to ask more questions than information you are giving freely .... and if you`ve been gaming like that as you say, you`ve got a better machine than I have so I cannot render further assistance, sorry friend
I`m only trying to help, please don`t take that tone. I`m kinda having to ask more questions than information you are giving freely .... and if you`ve been gaming like that as you say, you`ve got a better machine than I have so I cannot render further assistance, sorry friend
AuraIndigo
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Don`t cry, you`ll upset the sheep ... sorry mate, I kinda just left a tremendously *****y forum looking for a new home to help, I`m used to being on the offensive/defensive
You got that RAM working yet then you Taffy ****?
You got that RAM working yet then you Taffy ****?
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OK sunshine ... now, that ain`t a bad board really. Good CPU support and perhaps we can optimise the RAM.
Tell me what CPU and RAM you are using. We might be able to get a little extra on auto settings, but I`ll keep reading manual and perhaps we can supply some extra juice where it`s needed
Tell me what CPU and RAM you are using. We might be able to get a little extra on auto settings, but I`ll keep reading manual and perhaps we can supply some extra juice where it`s needed
Ok got the ram up to 800hmz It's http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...6400+C4+Black+Dragon+(2x1GB)+?productId=29674
It's f*ching sweet, glowing red eyes and really good value. I'm not shure what P4 I have but It's one of the newer ones with 1mb cache. The ones just before the D's came out I think.
It's f*ching sweet, glowing red eyes and really good value. I'm not shure what P4 I have but It's one of the newer ones with 1mb cache. The ones just before the D's came out I think.
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CPU-Z 1.48 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name Intel Pentium 4 541
Code Name Prescott
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping F.4.9
Extended Family/Model F.4
Core Stepping G1
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 3010.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 14.0 x 215.1 MHz
Rated Bus speed 860.3 MHz
Stock frequency 3200 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Trace cache (per processor) 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
L2 cache (per processor) 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 7050 rev. A2
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 610i rev. A2
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 399.4 MHz (7:13)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 14 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 23 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
System
System Manufacturer MSI
System Name MS-7366
System S/N To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Mainboard Vendor MSI
Mainboard Model MS-7366
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version V3.4
BIOS Date 06/05/2008
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, GEIL
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, GEIL
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
That software isn't very good, the CPU was juping from 3020mhz to 3400mhz and It sais ram is at 5CL but it's 4CL
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name Intel Pentium 4 541
Code Name Prescott
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping F.4.9
Extended Family/Model F.4
Core Stepping G1
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 3010.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 14.0 x 215.1 MHz
Rated Bus speed 860.3 MHz
Stock frequency 3200 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Trace cache (per processor) 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
L2 cache (per processor) 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 7050 rev. A2
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 610i rev. A2
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 399.4 MHz (7:13)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 14 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 23 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
System
System Manufacturer MSI
System Name MS-7366
System S/N To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Mainboard Vendor MSI
Mainboard Model MS-7366
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version V3.4
BIOS Date 06/05/2008
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, GEIL
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, GEIL
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
That software isn't very good, the CPU was juping from 3020mhz to 3400mhz and It sais ram is at 5CL but it's 4CL
AuraIndigo
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The software is fine, the CPU is working so it will flicker
Probable reason for your RAM is the voltage applied to it when set on Auto in the bios. That RAM should be good for 2.1 volts, bios may only be applying 1.8 or 1.9 volts to it so timings and latency have been upped for stability. You may be able to set voltage for your RAM in the bios, dunno without seeing it for myself. If we`re gonna OC that CPU though, leave it as it is because we`ll start be raising the FSB ... I must say though, you aren`t going to see anything useful. Even if we get it to say 3.6Ghz, it will be minimal and performance wise, you won`t notice a difference. I`d still save yourself some faff and get a C2D
**Proceed at your own risk** If your mobo has a back up bios utility, use it and back it up. If not, you can always get into bios and set default values if things go **** up.
Go into bios. Look for some setting somewhere that could be called FSB frequency. It will be st at Auto, change this to manual, and then it`s just a matter of raising this ... I`d do it 20Mhz at a time. This will also overclock your RAM. That RAM is good for 1Ghz (he says :eek)
I use a program called Prime95 to check for stability.
Good luck and take your time
Probable reason for your RAM is the voltage applied to it when set on Auto in the bios. That RAM should be good for 2.1 volts, bios may only be applying 1.8 or 1.9 volts to it so timings and latency have been upped for stability. You may be able to set voltage for your RAM in the bios, dunno without seeing it for myself. If we`re gonna OC that CPU though, leave it as it is because we`ll start be raising the FSB ... I must say though, you aren`t going to see anything useful. Even if we get it to say 3.6Ghz, it will be minimal and performance wise, you won`t notice a difference. I`d still save yourself some faff and get a C2D
**Proceed at your own risk** If your mobo has a back up bios utility, use it and back it up. If not, you can always get into bios and set default values if things go **** up.
Go into bios. Look for some setting somewhere that could be called FSB frequency. It will be st at Auto, change this to manual, and then it`s just a matter of raising this ... I`d do it 20Mhz at a time. This will also overclock your RAM. That RAM is good for 1Ghz (he says :eek)
I use a program called Prime95 to check for stability.
Good luck and take your time
