My system:
ASUS A7N8X deluxe
AMD Athlon 2500+ (Barton) with SLK-800 copper heatsink and 80mm 4800rpm fan.
Pair of 256MB Corsair PC3200 XMS
ATi 9700Pro
Seagate Barracuda SATA
I'm running my 2500 now at 2.2GHz (200FSB, 11x, 1.68V) keeping it in the low 40s temp even when stressed. I figure I still have some room to play.
If I try to mess with memory timings I end up having to manually reset my CMOS just to get the damn thing to boot me into the BIOS. I leave the memory set to Auto and it is running very stable.
A lot of A7N8X users have been running the FSB at higher than 200MHz. I'm wondering why they do that and what are the advantages? I'm thinking if my RAM is 400MHz DDR it will run best on a 200MHz FSB setting on the mobo right? If I go over 200MHz will the RAM try to match it or step down to a lower setting when the BIOS is left to auto?
Also what is the best way to verify the speed the RAM is actually running after booting into Windows?
ASUS A7N8X deluxe
AMD Athlon 2500+ (Barton) with SLK-800 copper heatsink and 80mm 4800rpm fan.
Pair of 256MB Corsair PC3200 XMS
ATi 9700Pro
Seagate Barracuda SATA
I'm running my 2500 now at 2.2GHz (200FSB, 11x, 1.68V) keeping it in the low 40s temp even when stressed. I figure I still have some room to play.
If I try to mess with memory timings I end up having to manually reset my CMOS just to get the damn thing to boot me into the BIOS. I leave the memory set to Auto and it is running very stable.
A lot of A7N8X users have been running the FSB at higher than 200MHz. I'm wondering why they do that and what are the advantages? I'm thinking if my RAM is 400MHz DDR it will run best on a 200MHz FSB setting on the mobo right? If I go over 200MHz will the RAM try to match it or step down to a lower setting when the BIOS is left to auto?
Also what is the best way to verify the speed the RAM is actually running after booting into Windows?
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