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trekrider Feeling: Prehistoric
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2176 Location: Twin cities,MN
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Posted: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:01:47 Post Subject: Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh....part 2 |
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Well, for the past few days, I've been building this AMD system.
AMD 2500+ Barton, ASUS A7N8X-E Dlx, 2x 512meg Corsair XMS PC3200 CL2, ATI 9600XT, WD 80gig 8meg Cashe (Boot on a PCI controller), 2x WD 80gig 8meg Cashe SATA (Raid 0), Memorex True 8x DVD +/-, Lite On CD-RW/DVD Rom, Antec True Power 550w PSU.
This is the setup I plan on useing the Koolance EXOS AL watercooling kit on. For compairison....it's setup with a Valcano 7 all copper HSF. I'll also get temps from a Thermalright SKU 800a HSF.
1st issue I've had to deal with was.....DATA corruption on the RAID drives. The system would only boot every 4th or 5th time. BIOS & MBM5 both reported temps at 38'c.....so I know it was not a heating issue.
Turns out my OC'ing from 1.83GHz(stock) to 2.2GHz was the culpret. Once I droped it down to 2.1HGz.....all was fine (at least, so far!).
Next issue....I could NOT sign into this wonderful site. the front page (home) would only show the top 1/4 of the page, nothing else would load. On OCCASION I could get into the forums page (I posted a couple times) but, no avatars would show.
Turns out Zone Alarm Pro 5 was the culpret here. After resetting the default settings a few times, reconfiguring this setting or that setting, finally here I am!
DAMN.....is all this worth it???? _________________ Two wrongs don't make a right!
But, three lefts do!! |
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Little Bruin
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BeerCheeze *hick*
Joined: 14 Jun 2003 Posts: 9285 Location: At the Bar
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Posted: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:18:38 Post Subject: |
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No... pack it all up and send it to me. I'll take one for the team...
OCing and RAID isn't always a great thing... specially if your upping the FSB. |
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Enforcer Rated NC-17
Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 183 Location: Salinas, CA
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Posted: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:26:04 Post Subject: Re: Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh....part 2 |
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trekrider wrote: | DAMN.....is all this worth it???? |
yes _________________ Jinsei to uchuu to subete no koate wa.. yonjuuni |
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Doctor Feelgood Arrrrghh!
Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 20349 Location: New Jersey
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BeerCheeze *hick*
Joined: 14 Jun 2003 Posts: 9285 Location: At the Bar
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Posted: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:39:21 Post Subject: |
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My older boards don't do that Like my KR7A-R. That is the only one I have with onboard RAID. I don't OC my dually's FSB so it's not relevant.
But yea, if the PCI is locked, then your good to go. |
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trekrider Feeling: Prehistoric
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2176 Location: Twin cities,MN
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polatouche Rated PG
Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 15
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Posted: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:42:08 Post Subject: |
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trekrider wrote: | AGP is locked.....didn't see one for the PCI.
Unless their combined! (??) | I don't think they're combined, PCI settings is usually located in a different section of the BIOS |
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Little Bruin
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Doctor Feelgood Arrrrghh!
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trekrider Feeling: Prehistoric
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AMD_Junk13 Rated PG
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 14 Location: Buffalo, NY
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Posted: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 01:31:02 Post Subject: |
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The ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe has both AGP and PCI lock. Also just for info those boards like a different memory timing. Mine is 11-3-2-2 for my Kingston, note the 11 is the key some brands like it set to 7. Try 11-3-3-2 see how that does, bench it play some games. Then try 11-3-2-2 then 11-2-2-2, play with the memory timing that is the key to overclocking these MB's.
As you can see by my stats I know how to push these board to their limit, and mine is just a locked 2500 barton. If you have any question feel free to pm me. _________________ Check it out:
Ross Computer Technologies
AMD XP Barton 2500+ @ 2.42Ghz 11/220
Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0
Kingston HyperX PC3200
ATI 9600XT @ 553.5/330.75
Seagate 120GB SATA> Temps: 32-8C |
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