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so it's ok/normal?
I have a gut feeling it's a driver issue in general. But the thing is, sometimes it's fine for a bit then other times it happens a lot. It was the most frustrating thing ever. Wish there was an actual fix for it :/
piratepwnsninja
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Are the gains from over clocking actually worth it? When built my rig two yers ago, I bought a ridiculous fan/heatsink for my i7 920 with the intent to over clock, but never did.
Yup.
Does 3.6Ghz sound better than 2.9Ghz? Seems like a big jump to me. That's almost direct % increase too.
Azzurri
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Yea, I did update my driver about a month ago, no dice.
If you are happy with your performance in games, etc then I don't think there is a reason to overclock. In my case, I wanted to squeeze out a few extra frames in Skyrim so I overclocked my 2500k and noticed a 10 or so fps difference
Lock it at 100.0 for stability for both.
I set that to 100. They were together as one setting.
Is it normal for the it to be fluctuating between 100x44 and 100x16? Speed is doing this as well...1600.05 to 4400.14.
There are OC guides in the OP that are really in depth.
Have you tried rolling back drivers?
Another option is to download furmark and msi afterburner. Up the voltage on your card, and see if it becomes stable while running furmark.
That's what speedstep is, changes your multiplier based on current activity. If you want it at a single speed, you can disable it in BIOS.
EphemeralDream
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Pretty sure you could find a better deal than the Antec.
What about this?
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0358411
Here's a site compiling PSU reviews as well:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm
So I'm probably ok to try prime 95 again to test stability?
Piercedveil
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Nice find. Thank you.
Dremel.
So I got a copy of Batman: Arkham's City with my purchase of the 560GTX TI vid card. Is anyone else crashing in the intro where you escape from the room and start walking towards the cages and some guy goes "You Bruce Wayne? I've been looking for you"
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: BatmanAC.exe
blah blah blah
It might be a general crash, but I updated drivers, played around with resolutions, antialiasing, v sync, etc. Still the same, crashes at the same part.
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: BatmanAC.exe
blah blah blah
It might be a general crash, but I updated drivers, played around with resolutions, antialiasing, v sync, etc. Still the same, crashes at the same part.
Do you have DX11 enabled? It's all messed up. Also i'd read through the batman pc thread, I remember reading someone else having that problem.
well i was stress testing to see how my fan controls on afterburner work out.
Plus my fps is dropping in Skyrim for some reason :\
Damn I fucked something up with my memory. I pulled on of the sticks out to read the modules and speed like the guide says for dram. 9 9 9 24 but there was nothing for the fifth on my memory.
I may have changed the values and saved? I'm not sure, but is there a way to get back to the bios? The little red light is on underneath my memory and I'm not getting a picture. Did I fuck this up permanently?
I may have changed the values and saved? I'm not sure, but is there a way to get back to the bios? The little red light is on underneath my memory and I'm not getting a picture. Did I fuck this up permanently?
Anyone else overclocking on a BioStar TZ68A+ mobo?
I've been loosely following the p67 overclock guide listed in the OP, but a few things seem different..ish, and setting the CPU voltage to the 1.12v the guide recommends for the first overclock(4.0GHz) Puts me near the bottom the yellow voltage range. Should I fear the yellow, or is it fine?
So far I managed to overclock it to 4Ghz with the CPU voltage set at 1.21v(normal range) and it seems stable so far. Temps haven't gone any higher than they were at stock, so that's nice.
I've been loosely following the p67 overclock guide listed in the OP, but a few things seem different..ish, and setting the CPU voltage to the 1.12v the guide recommends for the first overclock(4.0GHz) Puts me near the bottom the yellow voltage range. Should I fear the yellow, or is it fine?
So far I managed to overclock it to 4Ghz with the CPU voltage set at 1.21v(normal range) and it seems stable so far. Temps haven't gone any higher than they were at stock, so that's nice.
There are 2 ways you can reset your bios.
1. On the motherboard there is a small watch battery. Remove this battery along with the power cable from the power supply. Hold down the power button to fully discharge the system. Wait 2-3 minutes then reinstall the battery and plug in your system. Your reset is now complete
2. Some motherboards have a 3 pin jumper by the battery. Lets say that the jumper is on pins 2 and 3. Remove the jumper while the machine is OFF and place onto pins 1 and 2. Power on your machine for a minute. (Note: Your system will not POST). Shutdown your machine and put the jumper back to pins 2 and 3. Your reset is now complete
evil solrac v3.0
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Hmm trying to find the battery. Not sure what it looks like
it's chrome looking circle like a watch battery. usually somewhere along the bottom or middle area of the motherboard.
Hmm trying to find the battery. Not sure what it looks like
As some one said, read your manual.
Possibly. I opened it up twice. I wrote everything down from the memory as it says in the guide, then when I was putting them into the bios, I noticed I didn't have T1 for the 5th dram entry. So I opened it again to make sure I hadn't. Missed something, which I hadn't. It is possible that I pulled the out without turning off the power switch but I'm not sure. I'm gonna go look for the manual,
Herpes Reasons
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yeah, take out the battery and power connector to the mobo. wait a few minutes and restart.
also, not sure if this applies to all asus mobos but try tapping on the CTRL key when you restart. on some asus, that will reset your bios settings.
also, not sure if this applies to all asus mobos but try tapping on the CTRL key when you restart. on some asus, that will reset your bios settings.
If you are happy with your performance in games, etc then I don't think there is a reason to overclock. In my case, I wanted to squeeze out a few extra frames in Skyrim so I overclocked my 2500k and noticed a 10 or so fps difference
I just kept getting 'over clock failed' messages on boot up, even with relatively minor boosts, so I gave up and am running at stock i5 2500k speeds for now.
Wolf Akela
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As some one said, read your manual.
Just for reference, the battery is called CR2032.
No wonder you couldn't find it LOL
Now I've got to find a mini wrench of some sort, one of the screws holding the gpu in is stripped down in the part where you insert the screw driver and I cant get it out.
Read your motherboard manual to make sure removing the battery is the only way you can clear CMOS, which is what you are trying to accomplish with removing the battery.
Additionally, you should be selecting XMP (extreme memory profile) which is memory configuration set by the manufacturer of the RAM. You shouldn't have to put the settings in manually.
Also, read your manual as to how to use the "MEM OK" button. Might work out for you in this situation depending on whether or not the mobo set a default on the first successful boot.
My gigabyte is different. There are two pins on the bottom of the motherboard that I need to bridge using a jumper (or a piece of metal) for 20-30 seconds while the motherboard is off. That resets the BIOS.
Yep. Each lady has special needs. RTFM.
This shit has plagued me for years. 2 mobos, 3 sets of ram, and 3 video cards later, I still get the damn error. Fucking annoying.
1920*1080
Using a 32" Sony TV, so I could technically play at 720p with semi-acceptable results.
My PSU seems to be breaking down. The fan have been making worrying noises almost since day one but they've been getting worse lately. It soudns like something is stuck between the fan blades like when you put a piece of cardboard in your bicycle wheel as a kid. But it comes and goes at random. I've cleaned it before so I can't see much dust at all and the fan itself looks just fine to me. I've confirmed that it's not some other fan in the case, by placing the psu on the floor outside the case and turning it on.
How bad would it be if the PSU dies while in use? It's also modular but I don't remember the brand. Can I use modular molex cables from my current brand with a different brand? I'd hate to rewire everything
Edit: Actually, it's an old NorthQ Black Magic Flex 650W with a 135mm fan.
How bad would it be if the PSU dies while in use? It's also modular but I don't remember the brand. Can I use modular molex cables from my current brand with a different brand? I'd hate to rewire everything
Edit: Actually, it's an old NorthQ Black Magic Flex 650W with a 135mm fan.
Out of boredom I felt like trying to OC my 2600k again at 4.9.
Going well so far.
Cleaned out the filters at the bottom of my FT02 as well, idle GPU temps dropped 3-5C. Damn things weren't even that dirty.
Then again, I'm still using the old FT02 180mm fans that came with the original FT02. Should get around to replacing those.
If I come across a Silverstone TJ07, I'm going to get it
Going well so far.
Cleaned out the filters at the bottom of my FT02 as well, idle GPU temps dropped 3-5C. Damn things weren't even that dirty.
Then again, I'm still using the old FT02 180mm fans that came with the original FT02. Should get around to replacing those.
If I come across a Silverstone TJ07, I'm going to get it
I thought that a push/pull was not possible on a 500r as there would not be enough room between. Motherboard and hitting the radiator unlike the Arc Midi?
Also, how does one go about doing a push/pull with an H100?
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