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there's part of the problem. the rated timings for that memory is 5-5-5-15.

 

I ran some PC-8000 Crucial Ballistic memory at 4-4-4-12 at 1000mhz, that's why I said it.

I'm sorry guys, I guess I don't do things slowly like you guys. I practically put these settings in the moment I got my PC running. Small steps just aren't for me.

Sorry for all the trouble I might have caused.

 

http://www.xoxide.com/thermalright-hr-09u.html

will this work for the mosfet on a a8n32-sli?

 

Rob: Sounds right, you're well on the way to an extreme overclock!
PC8500 CAS5 memory is officially rated at 800mhz if you set it to CAS4. You have to manually force it not to use those settings. That's a problem I've had with RAM in the past. It won't go to CAS4 without a fight! lol

Mort: It's a sufferable setback considering how poor the last motherboard I had was for overclocking in general, at least now I don't have to "change some numbers and pray" like before. I prefer it this way round! A mate's Striker Extreme seemed just as unpredictable. nforce chipsets perhaps?

Abuzar: Not all memory overclocks the same, just like CPUs. I was surprised to see how far you got with those sticks at CAS4. Rob's may not be quite as good.

e_jones: ASk thermalright themselves, they're usually pretty good at telling you what their stuff is and isn't compatible with.

 

ok how do i or where do i see my actual voltage for the mem? i thought it was in everest (dimm) that was at 2.02v
so i went into bios and changed the voltage to +.2v and it is still the same?

i cant seem to find a actuall reading of the voltage for the mem. or i just dont know what im looking at.

sorry to sound so dumb guys. im still learning here.gotta remember im just a dumb washed up Jock that wants to be a puter geek(and please dont take offence to that casue i dont mean any buy it)

 

Haha, no offense taken mate! Seriously, we've guided so many down this path there's nothing to be ashamed of, if there's something you don't understand, it's us that need to apologise to you for not explaining it properly!
As for the memory voltage, I primarily use it on automatic, but I don't overclock the RAM much, so I've had no need for any additional voltage.

 

i have it on auto now. but how do i know what it is getting? i was told it needed to be at the rated volts of 2.2 and i dont know if it is at that or not?

on another item...i have the thermaltake fan on my side panel pluged into the PSU running full tilt.. sounds like one of them small gas powered hang gliders...lol but it does the job
mobo is at 27c
cpu is at 21c

now here is another question i have. how come it says CPU is at 21c then it shows the 2 cores and they are 40c and 41c bouncing back and forth a degree or 2???

 

One of the inherent problems with fans lit with LEDs (the Thermaltake ones especially) is that they have clear plastic frames rather than solid black, grey etc. The material they use for the transparent frames is quite brittle, and picks up a lot of vibration, so what makes it sound like a petrol glider (i like the analogy! hehe) is in fact the resonance through the plastic, not the actual fan's motion. You could attach it using rubber gromets and probably reduce the noise it makes by quite a bit, that and/or use a 4 pin to 3 pin adapter to plug it into your motherboard if you've got any slots left...
On the memory voltage, I'm not really the best person to ask as I've never dabbled with it. I'll have to wait until I get back to my PC this evening (c. 10:30pm GMT) to check myself, and I'm sure in that time, someone else will come along...
On the CPU temp, it seems suspiciously low. The core temperatures will jump around a bit, that's normal, and their temperature looks fine, but CPU being 21 seems a little on the low side. If it's quite cold in your room that's quite reasonable but if not, I'm dubious...
My motherboard tells me it's chipset temp is 21C though, and I can tell you from touching the heatsink that it's nowhere near!

 

Ok, if you want to run ut at 2.2v you will have to set it to +.4v.

 

Eh?

 

funny you say that about the heatsink.. i touch mine and its like im putting my hand in the fridge.it has no heat to it. well none to make you think it is hot.... and the mem is very cool also. i know the reveiws on this mem is that it gets warm to the touch.

i used the stress test in everest lastnight for a hour and not much of a change. i saved the results ill post them once i get the other (new build) online here shortly

 

What?

BTW Rob, I've read the ballistic runs better at 2.1v then 2.2v. One guy had three sets and this is what he said.

 

My CPU is like that, but the chipset's a different story. Not blistering hot like the P5N-E, but hot nonetheless.

 

here is a couple pics of the bios i just took and its settings

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/Cincrob/100_2768.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/Cincrob/100_2769.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/Cincrob/100_2770.jpg

on the last pic the system voltage control i changed back to auto and it went green again and it shows the mem voltage as +.4v is this correct? or should i have left the system voltage control to manual?

 

my motherboard is not in the list for the mosfet cooler can I use thermal adhesive and use it anyway?

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_thermal_adhesive.htm

 

Cincyrob: looks fine, check the real value in everest.
e_jones@ I'd give them a mail about it, they only mention recent boards on the website, so yours may still be compatible.

 

Try +.3v because people say that works pretty good.

 

so shouldi have left the system voltage control at manual?

and in everest where do i look for the mem voltage?

does the term (DIMM) mean the mem?

 

My bad, not everest, the hardware monitor posted earlier should tell you.

 

ok i do have to leave the system voltage control set as manual for the +.4v to work right. here is what i got now.

Hardware monitor
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ITE IT87 hardware monitor

Voltage sensor 0 1.18 Volts [0x4A] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage sensor 1 2.21 Volts [0x8A] (DDR)
Voltage sensor 2 3.38 Volts [0xD3] (+3.3V)
Voltage sensor 3 4.95 Volts [0xB8] (+5V)
Voltage sensor 7 12.03 Volts [0xBC] (+12V)
Voltage sensor 8 3.07 Volts [0xC0] (VBAT)
Temperature sensor 0 30°C (85°F) [0x1E] (TMPIN0)
Temperature sensor 1 22°C (71°F) [0x16] (TMPIN1)
Fan sensor 0 1951 RPM [0x15A] (FANIN0)
Fan sensor 1 620 RPM [0x440] (FANIN1)
Fan sensor 2 1114 RPM [0x25E] (FANIN2)

and the (DIMM) is the mem... it shows it in everst also and now shows it as 2.21v

oh yea im on the bigredmachine...lol