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hazardous · 19-February-07, 06:19 PM

Well a few days ago my micro-atx motherboard crapped out on me in my backup rig. I've never really tried to overclock it much, it primarily was used for traveling. My massive Core 2 Duo rig is a burden to fit into my vehicle, much less carry around. Anyways, when it came time to replace the board I thought I would have a little fun so I picked up a DFI board that is supposed to overclock well.

I havent tried to overclock an AMD since the Barton days, so I'm excited to see how this thing does, even if it's a little oldschool 939. Ultimately my goal is 2.7ghz with a nice even 300 bus.

Opteron 144
DFI Infinity rs482

Ok so currently I have the bus at 280 and it wont boot on 281. I've been inching it up slowly all morning. Still running the processor at the stock 1.4v. Any suggestions as to how I might prod it a little farther? I've seen people take the same mobo and processor setup to above 325, so I know its possible since I have not yet increased the cpu voltage. Here's a cpu-z and my current settings.

CPU Voltage 1.4v (stock)
NB & HT voltage 1.4v (maxed)
NB - SB Link Voltage 2.1 (maxed)
Ram is underclocked currently for cpu purposes, so running at 2.6v standard
HTT = 3

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

19-February-07, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
hazardous Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: ATL Posts: 194	Opteron 144 & microatx board overclock Well a few days ago my micro-atx motherboard crapped out on me in my backup rig. I've never really tried to overclock it much, it primarily was used for traveling. My massive Core 2 Duo rig is a burden to fit into my vehicle, much less carry around. Anyways, when it came time to replace the board I thought I would have a little fun so I picked up a DFI board that is supposed to overclock well. I havent tried to overclock an AMD since the Barton days, so I'm excited to see how this thing does, even if it's a little oldschool 939. Ultimately my goal is 2.7ghz with a nice even 300 bus. Opteron 144 DFI Infinity rs482 Ok so currently I have the bus at 280 and it wont boot on 281. I've been inching it up slowly all morning. Still running the processor at the stock 1.4v. Any suggestions as to how I might prod it a little farther? I've seen people take the same mobo and processor setup to above 325, so I know its possible since I have not yet increased the cpu voltage. Here's a cpu-z and my current settings. CPU Voltage 1.4v (stock) NB & HT voltage 1.4v (maxed) NB - SB Link Voltage 2.1 (maxed) Ram is underclocked currently for cpu purposes, so running at 2.6v standard HTT = 3 Thanks in advance for any suggestions.