Alright....let me start off by saying that i have read the sticky above this for the N-Force 2 and it is very informative for someone who has never OC'd before, so thank you . Now...i followed what the guide said and i set it at 200x10. I saved the BIOS and exited....it brought up the screen sayin do not power off while BIOS is saving....then the screen went blank and my monitor went to standby. Now i assume this is because my system couldnt run w/ the new settings....but my question is why?? Here are my specs:

NF7-S
2.1 AMD
Corsair 1G TwinX (dual channel)
9800 Pro
120G Maxtor

So i am just wondering what im missing. I only changed the Ext. Clock and the multiplier. TY for the assistance

h_b

It could your CPU has a locked multiplier and can't be changed, check the date it was made with CBID

http://cbid.amdclub.ru/

Just reset the CMOS jumper (Should be next to the battery) and stick to raising the FSB untill you know if it's locked.

ok...dl'd Cbid, now how do i tell if the multiplier is locked or not? And ty again!

h_b

When messing with RAM I am having problems with that when I try to run 2-2-2-X
what can i do to run at 2-2-2-X or even 2-X-X-X

currently have it running...
stock cpu: 2.1
current OC: 2264.8 (cpu-z)

CPU: (Barton 2800)
1.648 volts? (cpu-z)
multiplier x 12.5
180fsb
bus speed 362.4mhz (cpu-z)

RAMXMS 3200 1gig 2 x 512)
cas# latency: 3.0
ras to cas: 3
ras precharge: 3
cycle time (tras):8

I think the "Locked" date is around October of 03, anything after that will be locked, post a screenie of CBID

Your memory may not be able to handle CAS2-2-2, try 2.5-3-3-8

Also set the memory voltage to 2.8v

Make sure you have the option in the BIOS called CPU Interface to Aggressive.

hmmm...well mine is May of 03....so does that mean that it shouldnt be locked? And ill try some of the other stuff you 2 mentioned and post up in a lil bit.

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro I think the "Locked" date is around October of 03, anything after that will be locked, post a screenie of CBID Your memory may not be able to handle CAS2-2-2, try 2.5-3-3-8 Also set the memory voltage to 2.8v

so, i set the voltage after i had found the highest stable OC for my processor (180 x12 ) then i proceeded to try upping my memory. Now due to the fact that im stuck running on 56k (dont ask....its all we can get here, lol) i havent been able to get a benchmark prog on my PC. So i've had to settle w/ Battlefield 2 w/ gfx maxed to test on. Well....it was stable b4 the memory change (stable....just not pretty to watch, lol). First i upped mem to ur recomendation...but that wouldnt even start the game. So i lowered to aggressive next and that would work for bout 5 mins....then the game would freeze. I returned the mem settings to optimal and now i can play a whole game through no prob. So what im wondering is why can't i turn my mem up? i know it cant be the memory cus its a good speed and all. Just wondering if there is anything else i can do or if im stuck w/ my current results? Ty again,

h_b

any advice? pls?

h_b

I just made a general guess, i can't be more specific without knowing what chips you have in your memory.

Get CPUZ and post a pic like this with your Info and we might get a better idea of what we are dealling with.

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Keep the timings at 3-3-3-8 when you turn up the FSB. Also, make sure that the RAM is running 1:1 with the FSB. I'm thinking that since the stock FSB is 166 (right?) and the RAM is already running at 200Mhz (DDR400), pushing the FSB to 200 is taking the RAM way too high for it's rating.