Overclocking my socket 754 3700+

[reggie_da_man]

I'm running the following:

Athlon X2 3800 @2.8GHz
Corsair VS @ 233MHz
NEW! X1600pro 512MB DDR2
80GB maxtor SATA harddrive
DVD burner
Thermaltake Bigwater SE
2 120mm fans and 1 80mm
2 Cold light cathodes


All on my thermaltake TR2 430w.

Voltages:

Field Value
+3.3 V 3.36 V

Field Value
+5 V 5.11 V

Field Value
+12 V 11.98 V

 

[Disillusion]

Update: Got the Thermaltake 430w PSU. All the voltages are the same! Overclocking still sucks! Could my motherboard be causing the shitty voltages? I have another socket 754 here that I can use.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

Thats bizzare definatly try that other mobo.

 

[Disillusion]

Well I tried the other motherboard that I had here. It's a ABIT KU8. Accoring to the BIOS, I was getting great voltages, according to Everest my 12v was at like 9v.

I didn't get to test OCing because I tried to update the BIOS with their flash utility and it didn't work. BIOS was ruined and I'm waiting for the new BIOS to come in now.

 

[CrazeD]

Everest is highly in-accurate with the voltage sensor.

 

[Disillusion]

Everest is highly in-accurate with the voltage sensor.

I sure hope so. But I'm sure something was up with my last motherboard. It didn't report the 12v in BIOS, so Everest was the only thing I had to go by and overclocking was terrible with it.

I hope my new BIOS for this other motherboard comes in the mail today, I'd really like to get this thing running again. I'll let you guys know as soon as I figure out if the overclocking is better now.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

I feel sorry for you man, that sucks! Everest is one of the best programs for temperatures and the abit mobo is pretty good, same with power supply. I dont understand whats wrong.

 

[Disillusion]

I feel sorry for you man, that sucks! Everest is one of the best programs for temperatures and the abit mobo is pretty good, same with power supply. I dont understand whats wrong.

Well, I don't know anything yet. Just checked the mail and everything but my BIOS chip came in. I'm pretty ****ed off about it too because I paid extra money for 2nd day shipping so I would have it before the weekend and it's not here. Great.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

freaking hate ordering stuff and shipping. I have learned you have to do it in the beginning of the week.

 

[Disillusion]

Oh man, I'm so angry right now. This motherboard sucks! The CPU temps are highly inacurrate, the CPUs original voltage on the motherboard is 1.6v and I can't take it any lower. Why? This can't be right. This is a ABIT KU8 motherboard for socket 754 AMD Athlon 64s and Semprons.