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Just recently I was OC'ing my processor, an AMD 4600+, and I started getting BSOD's. That's the summed up version.
I have OC'd my processor many times, through the Ai Booster program my mobo came with, an A8N-SLI Premium, and through the bios, too. Here's my problem though, I have never had any problems with ocing through the Ai Booster, it'll go to 2640, from 2400. However, just recently when I OC'd through the bios, I got my first ever BSOD in XP Home.
I OC'd it to 2600, which was perfectly stable, then 2650, which seemed stable at the time. I finally got it to 2750 after much tweaking with the settings, when I got my first BSOD. I lowered it to 2700 and it was up and running for a while. Played CSS for a while before I got yet another BSOD. I lowered it a few more times gradually, and yes, more BSOD's. I'm sitting at 2672 at the moment, and all seems well. The BSOD's aren't a hug deal, they happen at random times during gameplay, but I want to find out how to get a stable OC.
Sorry for this, but here's some CPU-Z info.
CPU-Z 1.43 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Code Name Manchester
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
Package Socket 939
Family/Model/Stepping F.B.1
Extended Family/Model F.2B
Brand ID 5
Core Stepping BH-E4
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2676.8 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 12.0 x 223.1 MHz
HT Link speed 892.3 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache (per processor) 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge NVIDIA nForce4 rev. A3
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce4 MCP rev. F3
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 111.5 MHz (CPU/24)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 5 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 16 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
System
System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Name System Product Name
System S/N System Serial Number
Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Mainboard Model A8N-SLI Premium
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ACPI BIOS Revision 1303
BIOS Date 08/10/2006
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 1024 MBytes, unknown brand
Module 2 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, PDP Systems
Module 3 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, PDP Systems
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
My voltage on the cpu right now is 1.36 sitting at 33c.
PCI-E is 3.33
Memory is 2.60
Why exactly am I getting BSOD's? I'm definitely not a pro overclocker, though I have done research. Anything I'm just missing? Any useful tips? Thanks in advance.
If you need any more info just ask.
I have OC'd my processor many times, through the Ai Booster program my mobo came with, an A8N-SLI Premium, and through the bios, too. Here's my problem though, I have never had any problems with ocing through the Ai Booster, it'll go to 2640, from 2400. However, just recently when I OC'd through the bios, I got my first ever BSOD in XP Home.
I OC'd it to 2600, which was perfectly stable, then 2650, which seemed stable at the time. I finally got it to 2750 after much tweaking with the settings, when I got my first BSOD. I lowered it to 2700 and it was up and running for a while. Played CSS for a while before I got yet another BSOD. I lowered it a few more times gradually, and yes, more BSOD's. I'm sitting at 2672 at the moment, and all seems well. The BSOD's aren't a hug deal, they happen at random times during gameplay, but I want to find out how to get a stable OC.
Sorry for this, but here's some CPU-Z info.
CPU-Z 1.43 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Code Name Manchester
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
Package Socket 939
Family/Model/Stepping F.B.1
Extended Family/Model F.2B
Brand ID 5
Core Stepping BH-E4
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2676.8 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 12.0 x 223.1 MHz
HT Link speed 892.3 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache (per processor) 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge NVIDIA nForce4 rev. A3
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce4 MCP rev. F3
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 111.5 MHz (CPU/24)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 5 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 16 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
System
System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Name System Product Name
System S/N System Serial Number
Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Mainboard Model A8N-SLI Premium
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ACPI BIOS Revision 1303
BIOS Date 08/10/2006
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 1024 MBytes, unknown brand
Module 2 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, PDP Systems
Module 3 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, PDP Systems
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
My voltage on the cpu right now is 1.36 sitting at 33c.
PCI-E is 3.33
Memory is 2.60
Why exactly am I getting BSOD's? I'm definitely not a pro overclocker, though I have done research. Anything I'm just missing? Any useful tips? Thanks in advance.
If you need any more info just ask.