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Can this be overclocked?
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Name: cjv8888
Date: June 20, 2008 at 01:50:47 Pacific
Subject: Can this be overclocked?OS: XP/UbuntuCPU/Ram: 1.7MHz/1GBModel/Manufacturer: P4 |
Comment: This is a GIGABYTE GA-8SRX motherboard running with RAM of PC3200. When I look in the BIOS, the CPU clock ratio is at 15x and the CPU and DRAM clock is at 170 MHz which can be changed.
Can this board be overclocked a bit without needing extra fans etc?
Thanks in advance.
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Response Number 1
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Name: jam
Date: June 20, 2008 at 05:01:45 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)"When I look in the BIOS, the CPU clock ratio is at 15x and the CPU and DRAM clock is at 170 MHz" The Gigabyte site shows the board supports 400MHz FSB CPUs (@ 100MHz) & up to DDR333 (PC2700) RAM. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products... Something's not right with your explanation. 15 x 170MHz = 2.55GHz...you list the CPU as 1.7GHz? And 170MHz (680MHz FSB) is not a normal CPU clock speed so if that's correct, your system is already majorly overclocked. Do you have a copy of the GA-8SRX User's Manual? It appears that your BIOS does support overclocking, but 1st you need to clarify your current clock settings. "And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"
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Response Number 2
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Name: cjv8888
Date: June 20, 2008 at 05:38:36 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)There is a setting called Linear Frequency Control which is disabled. When I change it to enabled, then the 170 figures shows up.
When the computer is booting up, it gives
(100x17) next to the 1.7 MHz figure.
I do have the motherboard manual but am not sure how to go about it.
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Response Number 3
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Name: jam
Date: June 20, 2008 at 07:49:06 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Set Linear Frequency Control to ENABLED...when you do that, you'll be able to adjust the CPU Clock (FSB), DRAM Clock (RAM), AGP Clock, & PCI Clock. The CPU multiplier (clock ratio) is locked at 17x. You *may* be able to change the setting in the BIOS, but it wil have no affect. Set the AGP clock to 66MHz & the PCI clock to 33Mhz. As for the CPU & DRAM clocks, can they be adjusted in 1MHz increments or are the choices 100, 133, 166, etc? "And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"
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Response Number 4
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Name: cjv8888
Date: June 21, 2008 at 03:12:52 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Thanks
The CPU clock can be adjusted in 1 MHz steps.
The DRAM clock steps vary according to the CPU clock. eg if the CPU clock is at 100,then the DRAM choices are 100,121,126,133,141,151,166,176.
If the CPU clock is at 110, then the DRAM choices are
110,132,137,146,154,165,183,192,220.
I am using pc2700 DDR RAM which I think runs at 166 MHz
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