normal, Fast Or turbo

[Slaid]

What should I set my MOther board to Normal, Fast or Turbo?

When I turn step my Cpu 142mhz Works Fine.
At 143 It doesn't boot into windows (xp pro).
My Core voltage is set at Default.

Should I adjust my core setting?
If So what Should I set it to?

current temp is 43c






p4x400 Dragon Ultra
P4 2.4 (533)
265 3200 DDR

[Giblet Plus!]

With that memory, you probably could try it. It just uses more agressive timings. You might want to increase your voltage if you want to OC farther.

[Slaid]

I don't know that much about Core voltage,

I have an adjustable range of 1.100 - 1.850.

It's currently Set at "DEFAULt" My manual Dosn't say what the default voltage is

WHat Core voltage should I use?

Is there a maximum?

[Bigjakkstaffa]

You should only go up ne or two steps on the voltage setting.. its something not to be screwed about with too much

--Jakk

[Bigjakkstaffa]

BTW having the RAM timings at turbo is a VERY good idea, you can get some quite nice performance boosts with those agressive timings, so try and tweak as much as poss to get em stable

--Jakk

[extreme_gamer]

IF IT WORKS, LEAVE IT ALONE!!

[Sark]

I second that.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

If you want max performance though - try getting those timings at turbo...

... dont push too hard though ( i personally never touch voltages anymore)

--Jakk

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Slaid
What should I set my MOther board to Normal, Fast or Turbo?

I have mine set to Turbo

just go ahead and try each
and run benchmark software on each

if they don't crash or die during the process

then it's stable enough

[causticVapor]

I would agree with the rest. Don't increase the voltage more than two increments (about up to ~1.6). Beyond that, without good cooling, your CPU will suffer a premature death

Your RAM is good, highly overclockable. If you can't run it at turbo, it's not worth the extra FSB speed

BTW, your CPU is a 2.4B, meaning it has a default vcore of 1.5. (I think) All above 2.53 so far have one of 1.525, so theoretically the CPU should not be the prob at that voltage, so try setting it at that (if you can). Is there an option to increase your mem voltage? I would rather you do that.

[extreme_gamer]

for your computers own good!! leave it alone. i overclocked my comp about 50mhz or so, and my game Medal of Honor, crashed more frequently but ran better....

i set it back

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Overclockings worth it if you can get a nice fat gain out of it...

For example a 1ghz tbird i got to 1.55 was just grrrreat (to quote tony the tiger )

However my 1.33ghz Tbird will only do 1.45 ish before i have to start crippling my ram performance settings to keep it stable ... which sucks

--Jakk

[thronka]

I prefer setting Normal. It just does good to keep my silicon safe from Britney Spears implants


Seriously, I have heard of generic ram going berzerk over that turbo setting. What I do is set it to Normal and then setup my entire system. Then, as a previous poster said, benchmark and test after you change that setting. If it runs good then your in business. The only word to use here is "CAUTION!".

[causticVapor]

Originally posted by thronka
I prefer setting Normal. It just does good to keep my silicon safe from Britney Spears implants


Seriously, I have heard of generic ram going berzerk over that turbo setting. What I do is set it to Normal and then setup my entire system. Then, as a previous poster said, benchmark and test after you change that setting. If it runs good then your in business. The only word to use here is "CAUTION!".

Same problem here... w/one generic "SpekTek" CL3 PC133 module....

[bhongskie]

I had my Kingmax DDR333 set to Ultra but only when set to CAS2.5, wont work when adjusted to CAS 2. I did not tweak any voltages as my mobo has no voltage tweaks for RAM. It's running fine for half a year already.