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Help with overclocking Duron on gigabyte mobo!
Hi,
I got Duron 700 on Gigabyte nForce2 GA-7N400 mobo (I know, $h1tty cpu on good mobo - I'll buy a new one when I have some cash). I got myself a better cooling and I want to overclock D700 to 1GHz, because AFAIK now it runs in asynchronous mode with system bus 100, and memory at 200 (got PC3200). So the reasonable combination seems 5x200, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Now, I have to unlock multiplier in Duron, so I've bought conductive paint, I closed L1 bridges and I wanted to set jumpers on mobo to 5x, then change FSB to 200 in BIOS. Unfortunately system refuses to POST, when it has multiplier set to manual, so I had to switch it back to auto and additionaly clear CMOS. The only exeption is when I set multi to 7x (a default one in Duron), it works then too. Another thing I don't get is FSB setting in BIOS - no matter if I choose 100, or 200, CPU-Z reports that it runs at 100 and, of course, CPU runs at 700. I want FSB (or system clock as WCPUId calls it) to run at 200. There is another jumper on mobo, clk_sw - manual says it should be OFF, when using FSB 100 or 200. It *is* off, and when I tried changing it, the system wouldn't POST either. Duron specification says maximum FSB is 200, so what's the story? I'm pretty confused. I don't know if: 1. I screwed the paint job (though I did it really carefully, I knew what to do, and what *not* to do); 2. the jumpers on mobo should be set in certain way; 3. or I missed some BIOS settings. There is another way, on http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?/ht.../workshop.html there's an *interactive painting guide...* for Duron, and they give also a way to alter multiplier - not only unlock it, but change, and voltage, too. Maybe the mobo is no good for overclocking, and I got to set new values on CPU itself by cutting/joining bridges? Help will be *really* appreciated, thanks in advance Matt |
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On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 20:43:45 -0700, matiii wrote:
I got Duron 700 on Gigabyte nForce2 GA-7N400 mobo (I know, $h1tty cpu on good mobo - I'll buy a new one when I have some cash). I got myself Help will be *really* appreciated, thanks in advance I couldn't get my Duron 700 to run a 1000MHz. Topped out about 950. With what you have. I'd raise vcore to 1.85 and set the FSB to 133 for 7x133. Easy and should work ok unless the cpu is a dog. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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Wes Newell wrote in message news:pan.2004.06.02.07.13.30.421575@TAKEOUTverizo n.net...
.... With what you have. I'd raise vcore to 1.85 and set the FSB to 133 for 7x133. Easy and should work ok unless the cpu is a dog. I'm getting really ****ed. Dunno why, hardware totally ignores what I set in BIOS. No matter if I set FSB to 133, 200 - it always runs 7x100 - WTF!!?!? My Duron has those symbols on its co D700AUT1B Which, according to AMD specs means: D700 obvious, A is a package type - doesn't matter; U - nominal core voltage - 1.60 V T - max. die temp. - 90 deg C 1 - level 2 cache size - 64 KB B - *maximum system bus speed* - *200 MHz* stepping code AKCA, manufactured in 2000, 49th week (AKCA0049MPMW) So? What's wrong? Is BIOS somewhat screwed? Maybe I should flash it, as someone already has suggested it to me. Or maybe this Duron is too old to run at higher bus? But I heard of a guy (on #IRCNet, #overclocking) that runs D600@1000 Really hope to read some good news Matt |
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On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 05:00:09 -0700, matiii wrote:
Wes Newell wrote in message news:pan.2004.06.02.07.13.30.421575@TAKEOUTverizo n.net... .... With what you have. I'd raise vcore to 1.85 and set the FSB to 133 for 7x133. Easy and should work ok unless the cpu is a dog. I'm getting really ****ed. Dunno why, hardware totally ignores what I set in BIOS. No matter if I set FSB to 133, 200 - it always runs 7x100 - WTF!!?!? Check MB manual. Some boards have to enable the bios control via jumper on board. I suspect that's what you'fve got. My Duron has those symbols on its co D700AUT1B Which, according to AMD specs means: D700 obvious, A is a package type - doesn't matter; U - nominal core voltage - 1.60 V T - max. die temp. - 90 deg C 1 - level 2 cache size - 64 KB B - *maximum system bus speed* - *200 MHz* That's default speed, not maximum. So? What's wrong? Is BIOS somewhat screwed? Maybe I should flash it, as someone already has suggested it to me. Or maybe this Duron is too old to run at higher bus? But I heard of a guy (on #IRCNet, #overclocking) that runs D600@1000 I could get 1000Mhz out of both my 600 and 700 duron, but not stable. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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matiii wrote:
Hi, I got Duron 700 on Gigabyte nForce2 GA-7N400 mobo (I know, $h1tty cpu on good mobo - I'll buy a new one when I have some cash). I got myself a better cooling and I want to overclock D700 to 1GHz, because AFAIK now it runs in asynchronous mode with system bus 100, and memory at 200 (got PC3200). So the reasonable combination seems 5x200, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Now, I have to unlock multiplier in Duron, so I've bought conductive paint, I closed L1 bridges and I wanted to set jumpers on mobo to 5x, then change FSB to 200 in BIOS. Unfortunately system refuses to POST, when it has multiplier set to manual, so I had to switch it back to auto and additionaly clear CMOS. The only exeption is when I set multi to 7x (a default one in Duron), it works then too. There's a couple of gotchas with the CPGA Durons (the ceramic ones, they go "clink" when you tap em with a screwdriver ) and some motherboards. This issue manifests itself as the board refusing to POST at any multiplier other than the default one for the chip. For example, a friend of mine has an identical Duron to you. He was wondering how high it could go, so I swapped it for a spare Palomino I had lying around for a few days so that I could do a few experiments. I rejoined the L1's and could set the multiplier to whatever I wanted on my Soltek 75DRV5. I found a nice stable point on that board, pinmodded it, Prime95'd it, and dropped it back off to his place. It wouldn't POST on his motherboard (a Gigabyte as well, funnily enough). Dropping it back into my board madde it work perfectly again. So, I removed the pinmod and is began working (at the default multiplier) in his board again. Changing the multiplier to anything but stock made it fail to boot. The problem is that the CPGA Durons (and TBirds, possibly) have the multiplier set in TWO places: The L6, which tells the M/B what multiplier to use, and the L1/L2/L3/L4 setup which tell the CPU what to use. Some BIOSes check to make sure these are equal, and won't POST if they are different. With the CPGA chips, the copper traces on the top are fakes. You can remove them without damaging the chip at all (yes, this was verified on the Duron in a rather unfortunate accident ...). The real traces are actually under the ceramic, so you need a diamond drill to cut through them. Alternatively, you can mod the motherboard to make it do multiplier adjustments properly. As per usual standards, Fab51 has this fully documented (albeit only in Japanese). http://fab51.fc2web.com/pc/duron/duron1.html With a 7x multiplier, you've got all the (important) L6's already pulled to ground, unless you're wanting to go straight for a 11.0x multiplier (not recommended). In this case, you either have to modify the motherboard (sever the traces, yikes!) or get fairly brutal on the CPU (rip the pins off, yikes!). I'd personally recommend you don't try either of these, and go for straight FSB overclocking. With a 7x multiplier you won't have any problems with the board not being able to handle the speed. One thing that DOES puzzle me though is that you're using a fairly recent board, but it doesn't do things correctly. My first step would be to set the FSB back to the default, 100MHz, then try adjusting the multiplier to 6.5x. If this works, then it's just the CPU not liking high FSBs or just not liking the 1GHz you were trying to run it at. Try something a little lower, such as 5x133 or 5x150. Also, you might want to try running the memory in async mode which may give you a bit of a boost in in games. [...] -- Michael Brown www.emboss.co.nz : OOS/RSI software and more Add michael@ to emboss.co.nz - My inbox is always open |
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SHHEEESHH!!
1. I set mobo multiplier jumpers to auto, FSB jumper (CLK_SW) to off, meaning 100MHz "fix 200MHz CPU" as the manual says. It also says "You must set CLK_SW to 100MHz when you used FSB 200MHz CPU". So it is done. 2. I reset BIOS to defaults, i.e. FSB 100 as well. 3. Of course, Duron reports at 700 - when I change FSB steb by step, there's no difference, as I posted before - system doesn't POST when there's other multi than 7, though I haven't tried all (reasonable, because list reaches 18 combinations. So I don't got any more idea how to move the FSB. I was changing it with "System Performance" set to "Normal", in raw 33 MHz steps, as well as in "Manual" mode, one by one - no difference at all. Maybe I will flash the BIOS and see if it helps, I'm getting really fed up and ****ed. Michael Brown wrote: With the CPGA chips, the copper traces on the top are fakes. You can remove them without damaging the chip at all (yes, this was verified on the Duron in a rather unfortunate accident ...). The real traces are actually under the ceramic, so you need a diamond drill to cut through them. I also considered changing multi by opening/closing the L6 bridges, but that really put me off. Where do you got this info from? Oh, and the last thing, Gene Puhl wrote: The Duron is "double pumped", an FSB of 100mhz is really 200mhz to the system. So, what about DDRs? CPU-Z (or WCPUid) reports that *FSB* is 200 and *system bus*, or *system clock* (WCPUid) is 100 - DDR runs at 200, according to CPU-Z. Now, is this physical frequency they run at, and then data rate is doubled, cause they are DDRs, or is it calculated double-times-FSB, meaning they actually run at 100MHz? (BIOS says they run at 400...) And which solution is more effective considering the fact it's AMD? Matt |
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matiii wrote:
SHHEEESHH!! 1. I set mobo multiplier jumpers to auto, FSB jumper (CLK_SW) to off, meaning 100MHz "fix 200MHz CPU" as the manual says. It also says "You must set CLK_SW to 100MHz when you used FSB 200MHz CPU". So it is done. I think this just makes the FSB at 100MHz, and unchangable. This is not what you want, so try setting CLK_SW to on. [...] Michael Brown wrote: With the CPGA chips, the copper traces on the top are fakes. You can remove them without damaging the chip at all (yes, this was verified on the Duron in a rather unfortunate accident ...). The real traces are actually under the ceramic, so you need a diamond drill to cut through them. I also considered changing multi by opening/closing the L6 bridges, but that really put me off. Where do you got this info from? http://www.beachlink.com/candjac/duronocpg2.htm Except this page is no longer in existance ... archive.org to the rescue! http://web.archive.org/web/200302020...ndjac/duronocp g2.htm The "top traces are fake" was verified by messing around with the VID bridges on a CPGA duron and not having anything change despite completely removing one bridge from the chip. Well, they are sorta fake ... you can rejoin a bridge using the ones on the top, but not break one. The diamond-tipped drill info from various sources, the most interesting being http://www.bunkermentality.net/keychain.html (down the bottom) Oh, and the last thing, Gene Puhl wrote: The Duron is "double pumped", an FSB of 100mhz is really 200mhz to the system. So, what about DDRs? CPU-Z (or WCPUid) reports that *FSB* is 200 and *system bus*, or *system clock* (WCPUid) is 100 - DDR runs at 200, according to CPU-Z. Now, is this physical frequency they run at, and then data rate is doubled, cause they are DDRs, or is it calculated double-times-FSB, meaning they actually run at 100MHz? Welcome the the world of marketing-induced FSB confusion. I'm sure Wes will do a nice rant on this but essentially half the bus (the control part) is running at 100MHz, and the other half (the data part) is running at 200MHz (which is why it's called DDR). The actual clock signal fed to the CPU is the 100MHz one. Which speed is reported varies with whichever tool you are using. Some report the doubled speed, some report the base speed. The "marketing" speeds are the doubled ones, whereas the BIOS ones are are quite inconsistant. If you have 1MHz adjustments, these will be the base speeds, and if you have ones that allow you to select 400,333,266,200 then they're the doubled speeds. The base speed is what is multiplied by the CPU (since this is what it is fed), ie: with a 200MHz marketing bus, you have a 7x multiplier to get 700MHz. [...] -- Michael Brown www.emboss.co.nz : OOS/RSI software and more Add michael@ to emboss.co.nz - My inbox is always open |
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The problem is that the CPGA Durons (and TBirds, possibly) have the
multiplier set in TWO places: The L6, which tells the M/B what multiplier to use, and the L1/L2/L3/L4 setup which tell the CPU what to use. Some BIOSes check to make sure these are equal, and won't POST if they are different. Sorry, but you are slightly in error here. L1 controls unlocking. L3 and L4 determine multipliers. L6 determines Muliplier ID. These bridges do work the same way on Thunderbird. I only learned recently how imortant Multiplier ID for Spitfire Duron (a 600). Although mine was factory unlocked (L1 bridges not cut) and I had it working with BIOS multipliers (9.5 x 106 Mhz= 1007 Mhz) I ran into problems when performing wire mods (wire-in-socket in my case). I used the same mods that I was using for a TBred B XP1700+. Set it for a conservative 7X x 133Mhz. No joy. Realizing I had never tested the Duron on this motherboard (EPoX 8KTA3PRO, KT133A) I decided to retest at 100 Mhz. Only the default 6X would work! Tried 7X, and 9X (perhaps a few others). Still nothing. I confirmed everything I tried with my Tbred yet the Duron refused to POST. Going back to BIOS multipliers the Duron worked perfectly. In fact with a much better HSF than I had while the Duron was on my Abit KT7 I am able to overclock it to 1112 Mhz (8 x 139). This is with the same board on which I was trying the wiremods. I gave up. A month or so later I was re-reading John C's website and also OCinside.de when it dawned on me that the functionality of the L6 bridges exists on the pin grid. With Tbreds and unlocked Bartons we need only perform wirmods on pins AN27, AL27, AN25, AL25, and, AJ27 for multipliers (0.5X...8X) but on Spitfire/Thunderbird (and I think Palomino) we need also mod'd pins W1, W3, Y1 and Y3, Multiplier ID pins. At least it's necessary with legacy motherboards (all I have). Anyway, once I learned this there were no more problems with the Spitfire. Phsstpok |
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Michael Brown wrote in message news:
1. I set mobo multiplier jumpers to auto, FSB jumper (CLK_SW) to off, meaning 100MHz "fix 200MHz CPU" as the manual says. It also says "You must set CLK_SW to 100MHz when you used FSB 200MHz CPU". So it is done. I think this just makes the FSB at 100MHz, and unchangable. This is not what you want, so try setting CLK_SW to on. Here we are! I don't know if it is thanks to the new BIOS (I flashed it) or I haven't checked CLK_SW *on* and FSB jumpers *auto* combination yet. Anyway, now I'm able to change fsb freely So at the moment D700 runs at 931 MHz (FSB 133) with vcore around 1.79. So now, definitely, system runs at asynchronous mode, doesn't it? (DRAM speed is set to *BY SPD* which results in 400 in BIOS) Maybe I should change it to make it run in synchro? Will it be more efficient, and is there a particular way to test it except for overall benchmarks? Prime95 reported an error, doh... : FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.4818878174, expected less than 0.4 Don't know if to bother, I haven't checked computer earlier much, so can't tell if it's due to higher speed, or something got just screwed at the testing time, or there's something generally wrong with he stuff. Memory is Twinmos 256 PC3200, so it ain't bad I guess... The multi change still doesn't work, either I can't paint , or it is really the case with this multiplier double-check. So, as I understood it, you can close those bridges if they're open, but to open'em you'd have to fight the ceramic, right? Yikes, indeed Matt PS. BTW, any gotchas with Athlon 1GHz? (dunno the fsb yet, it's my girl's comp, gotta check) PSS. Any ideas for a good aircooler for P4 at a reasonable price? |
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