chrispm84

Okay... So, I fried my motherboard last time I tried to overclock this processor... But, it was because I did something stupid, that I knew that I shouldn't do. Anyway, I'm at it again and I've successfully overclocked my AMD Athlon 64 3700+ from 2.2 to 2.8... It's fairly stable at this point, but I did get one random reboot, this morning. I've stress tested it for an hour using Everest. I played some 3D games (Go Guild Wars!!!) for over five hours. Performance is fine and everything. It's just that the random reboot is bothering me. I'm hoping someone's experienced this problem before, so I don't have to troubleshoot it for a week, just to fix it. Thanks!

Here's my system summary:

EVEREST Ultimate Edition

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Version EVEREST v4.20.1245 Beta
Benchmark Module 2.3.212.0
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer DEMON (Demon)
Generator Chris
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2008-04-26
Time 17:52


Summary

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Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name DEMON (Demon)
User Name Chris
Logon Domain DEMON
Date / Time 2008-04-26 / 17:52

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2800 MHz (11 x 255)
Motherboard Name MSI RX480 Neo2-F (MS-7151) (4 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200P, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
DIMM1: Patriot Memory 1 GB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
BIOS Type AMI (11/22/06)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Radeon X1650 Series Secondary (512 MB)
Video Adapter Radeon X1650 Series (512 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon X1650 Pro (RV530)
Monitor Dell E151FP [15" LCD] (1304875907668)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC850 @ ATI SB400 - AC'97 Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller ATI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive EPSON Stylus Storage USB Device
Disk Drive Maxtor 2F030J0 (30 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive WDC WD400EB-00CPF0 (37 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive JLMS XJ-HD166S (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 29317 MB (2969 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 38161 MB (33710 MB free)
Total Size 65.9 GB (35.8 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network:
Primary IP Address *****
Primary MAC Address *****
Network Adapter Linksys Wireless-G PCI Network Adapter with SpeedBooster (*****)
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC

Peripherals:
Printer EPSON Stylus CX5000 Series
USB1 Controller ATI SB400 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB400 - USB Controller
USB2 Controller ATI SB400 - USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device EPSON CX4900/CX5000/DX5000
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Printing Support

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
DMI BIOS Version 080012
DMI System Manufacturer MSI
DMI System Product MS-7151
DMI System Version 1.0
DMI System Serial Number To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI System UUID 00020003-00040005-00060007-00080009
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer MSI
DMI Motherboard Product MS-7151
DMI Motherboard Version 1.0
DMI Motherboard Serial Number To be filled by O.E.M.
DMI Chassis Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI Chassis Version To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI Chassis Serial Number To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI Chassis Asset Tag To Be Filled By O.E.M.
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 2 / 1

1 g0t 0wn3d

ether your overheating or you dont have enough voltage


can you post a screen of speedfan (in my sig) please

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chrispm84

I use to use speedfan, but I don't anymore. Had some problems with it. I use Everest to monitor my temps. Idle, my cpu stays at 28 and on load, it's never been above 40... Let's just say that I'm methodical about applying Arctic Sliver... :) (I even took apart my X1650 Pro and put some on the GPU) Now, with the voltage... I have my memory voltage at 1.6 and my LDT voltage at 1.35 (default is 1.2). So, what you think?

1 g0t 0wn3d

ddr ram should run at 2.5 ram

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chrispm84

I apologize. I meant 2.6, not 1.6. Sorry about that.

1 g0t 0wn3d

What is your 12v rails voltage?
Also see if 2.5 works better

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chrispm84

Ok... I used a multi-meter to check the 12v rail voltage. It stays at 12v on idle and fluctuates slightly (very, very slightly) on load. So, that shouldn't be causing any problems. I'm rebooting now, to reset the memory voltage to default. I raised it, because I was overclocking the processor via the FSB, but I forgot that I locked the memory at 166 mhz, so the increase in voltage should be unnecessary. Thanks for the help, btw!

1 g0t 0wn3d

Sure mem voltage is sometimes not needed even if overclocking mine is running at stock and from the stock 533mhz its at 707 mhz not bad for 20$ ram lol

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chrispm84

LOL! I second that! I haven't overclocked my memory... I'm waiting to get a dual-channel kit, before I go that route!

1 g0t 0wn3d

thats a good plan

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chrispm84

Well, if you don't have any other ideas, I'll go ahead and keep an eye on the pc... I'm going to change out the PSU anyway... Not now, but it's on my to-do list. I'm just surprised that I overclocked it by 600 mhz, without any heat problems... Then again, Arctic Silver is the thermal compound God!!! :)

1 g0t 0wn3d

Yeah what power supply do you have?

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chrispm84

I have an Orion 585 watt PSU. Here's a link to it:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?Sku=V133-6041

I'm waiting to change the PSU, so I can change some other things at the same time. I have 3 80mm exhaust fans, 1 120mm intake fan, that are all running from generic molex connectors. I want to replace all the fans and get a fan controller. I just figured I'd wait to change out the PSU and do it all together... lol... I just realized how many fans are in my PC... 4 cases fans, 1 graphics card fan, 1 CPU fan, 2 PSU fans... 8 fans... lol... Sorry, I'm easily amused! :)

chrispm84

Okay, I decided that 2.8 wasn't worth the pain, so I dropped my overclock down to 2.6 and it's holding steady, so far. I'll get back with you, if it starts acting up, again. Thanks for all the help!

1 g0t 0wn3d

Ok hopfully when you change out that psu we can get it higher

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chrispm84

Indeed! So, considering I ran 3D Mark 06, Everest Stability Test (1 hour), and Prime 95 (4 hours), I'll consider my system fairly stable. Therefore, I'll mark this thread as solved. Thanks for all the help! I appreciate it!