DFi nf3 250gb OC...

eg660 · 13th Feb 2006, 03:08 PM

Hey guys...been a long time since I posted something in this forum...Anyway I am back with my questions regrading my OCing...I am currently @ 245@1.625V....My new specs are in my sig I used the same ram from my old setup(which I think is a bad idea)the tfreq is at 150 and timings are set to auto....My question is I ran 3dmark03 and I had a score lower than my previous set up which is a MSi neo that is only overclocked to 2200..How can this be? Is is my PSU not giving enough juice? I currently have a cheap 450W and only has 18A @ the 12V rail...maybe this is the problem...thanks in advance...

kayFX · 13th Feb 2006, 03:41 PM

regarding OC, do not i repeat, do not use cheap psu as it may result instability an may burn you psu.. it seem normal for 1/2 an hour after that you may experience random shutdown or maybe cannot switch on at all.. for your ram, i don't think its a good idea for mixing it.. you have the hyper X and you mixed it with value ram and the hyper X will follow the value ram spec which is not meant for the hyper X.. (correct me if im wrong)..

eg660 · 13th Feb 2006, 05:33 PM

I ran occt and super pi it was stable and I also ran prim for 10 hours it was stable...I dont know what the problem is right now? Do you think I should change my psu even if it is stable?

kayFX · 13th Feb 2006, 11:18 PM

last time i dont even run a stress test.. i just play doom 3 for half an hour and suddenly just shut down.. cannot power on.. a few of my friend also have same prob..
p/s: cheap imo that psu comes with casing.. if you buy separate psu that is have true power rating its ok even though if you feel it cheap..

petfall · 14th Feb 2006, 01:47 PM

In this case,PSU only can cause instability.
The score lower than the previous must be BIOS parameter alterred.

Chai · 14th Feb 2006, 01:57 PM

Try removing all the RAMs except for the HyperX. See if the score will go up.

eg660 · 14th Feb 2006, 05:28 PM

Okay guys thanks for the reply..I used the Latcfg program to make my lat for the pci to agp bridge higher...this made a huge difference...my score went up from 9,500 to 11,895....I just ran prime for 10 hours last night I guess it's not my PSu...but I am planning to get a set of 2gb g.skill so I can still push my FSB up...

13th Feb 2006, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
eg660 I'm a regular Join Date: 2 Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 273 Reputation: 23 Rep Power: 5	DFi nf3 250gb OC... Hey guys...been a long time since I posted something in this forum...Anyway I am back with my questions regrading my OCing...I am currently @ 245@1.625V....My new specs are in my sig I used the same ram from my old setup(which I think is a bad idea)the tfreq is at 150 and timings are set to auto....My question is I ran 3dmark03 and I had a score lower than my previous set up which is a MSi neo that is only overclocked to 2200..How can this be? Is is my PSU not giving enough juice? I currently have a cheap 450W and only has 18A @ the 12V rail...maybe this is the problem...thanks in advance... __________________ Dfi Lanparty Nf3 250gb Athlon 64 3000+ 250X10 @ 1.625V 2X 1gb G.Skill HZ XFX 6800GT (420/1.1) 120GB Seagate Barracuda SATA SoundBlaster Audigy ZS X-Blade Case 430watts PSU(cheap)

13th Feb 2006, 03:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
kayFX Active Join Date: 4 Sep 2004 Location: in my room Posts: 601 Reputation: 253 Rep Power: 7	regarding OC, do not i repeat, do not use cheap psu as it may result instability an may burn you psu.. it seem normal for 1/2 an hour after that you may experience random shutdown or maybe cannot switch on at all.. for your ram, i don't think its a good idea for mixing it.. you have the hyper X and you mixed it with value ram and the hyper X will follow the value ram spec which is not meant for the hyper X.. (correct me if im wrong).. __________________ everyday learning a new thing.. hey, where is my trophy? http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=92271

13th Feb 2006, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
eg660 I'm a regular Join Date: 2 Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 273 Reputation: 23 Rep Power: 5	I ran occt and super pi it was stable and I also ran prim for 10 hours it was stable...I dont know what the problem is right now? Do you think I should change my psu even if it is stable? __________________ Dfi Lanparty Nf3 250gb Athlon 64 3000+ 250X10 @ 1.625V 2X 1gb G.Skill HZ XFX 6800GT (420/1.1) 120GB Seagate Barracuda SATA SoundBlaster Audigy ZS X-Blade Case 430watts PSU(cheap)

13th Feb 2006, 11:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
kayFX Active Join Date: 4 Sep 2004 Location: in my room Posts: 601 Reputation: 253 Rep Power: 7	last time i dont even run a stress test.. i just play doom 3 for half an hour and suddenly just shut down.. cannot power on.. a few of my friend also have same prob.. p/s: cheap imo that psu comes with casing.. if you buy separate psu that is have true power rating its ok even though if you feel it cheap.. __________________ everyday learning a new thing.. hey, where is my trophy? http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=92271

14th Feb 2006, 01:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,757 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	Try removing all the RAMs except for the HyperX. See if the score will go up. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

14th Feb 2006, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
petfall Newbie Join Date: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Reputation: 5 Rep Power: 0	In this case,PSU only can cause instability. The score lower than the previous must be BIOS parameter alterred.

14th Feb 2006, 05:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
eg660 I'm a regular Join Date: 2 Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 273 Reputation: 23 Rep Power: 5	Okay guys thanks for the reply..I used the Latcfg program to make my lat for the pci to agp bridge higher...this made a huge difference...my score went up from 9,500 to 11,895....I just ran prime for 10 hours last night I guess it's not my PSu...but I am planning to get a set of 2gb g.skill so I can still push my FSB up... __________________ Dfi Lanparty Nf3 250gb Athlon 64 3000+ 250X10 @ 1.625V 2X 1gb G.Skill HZ XFX 6800GT (420/1.1) 120GB Seagate Barracuda SATA SoundBlaster Audigy ZS X-Blade Case 430watts PSU(cheap)

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