AMD 3000+ 64 OC troubles

Watzzupp · 06-09-2005, 10:35 AM

Hi, i have recently purchased a new mobo (refer to signature) and CPU(3000+ g4 currently running at 1836mhz). I have a case with 2 fans - one for suckin' one for blowin'.And the cpu temp is around 30 when used and 21 when idle.

Anyway the problem is that when i try to overclock (any Mhz) my GPU dies. And ATI'S Recover thing comes in and decides to switch to software only.

I have absoloutely no idea how to get around this, im guessing if i disable VPU recover then my comp will become unstable and shutdown.

Please help,

Watzzupp
(ps my bios doesnt let me raise the multiplier so dont bother suggesting)

**jancz3rt** · 06-09-2005, 01:12 PM

Are you talking about the CPU or VPU? I am confused from reading this. You are talking about ATI which probably means your VPU is in question here. I do nto think that the BIOS has anything to do with it. You cannot raise the multiplier anyway on a 3000+ because it is locked upwards and open downwards only.

JAN

Watzzupp · 06-10-2005, 06:24 AM

im talkin bout the cpu, but im also talkin bout the vpu, because the vpu recover reverts to software when i oc the cpu

ps. sorry bout the confusing post

**jancz3rt** · 06-11-2005, 09:29 PM

I see the problem. Your motherboard has the VIA K8T800 chipset meaning that you cannot overclock by much safely. This is because by overclocking, you also overclock the other components such as the graphics card, causing it to behave weird. You have overclocked the entire PCI bus including all the devices hooked up to it. If you really want to overclock, choose the Nforce 3/4/4 4X/4 Ultra/4 Sli chipsets. From VIA, the only worthy chipset is VIA K8T890.

JAN

**Praetor** · 06-13-2005, 10:00 PM

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Anyway the problem is that when i try to overclock (any Mhz) my GPU dies. And ATI'S Recover thing comes in and decides to switch to software only.

Hehe does your board have functional locks? I know some of the earlier releases had flakey [PCI] locks

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(ps my bios doesnt let me raise the multiplier so dont bother suggesting)

Your BIOS doesnt control that. The CPU does.

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Are you talking about the CPU or VPU? I am confused from reading this. You are talking about ATI which probably means your VPU is in question here.

Since you have an nVidia card I dont know why yer calling it a VPU. He said "GPU" which is "graphics processing unit" (the same thing that ATI peeps refer to when they say "visual processing unit")

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From VIA, the only worthy chipset is VIA K8T890.

I dont know how the hell you came up with that conclusion but id sure like to see the logic behind it

06-09-2005, 10:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	AMD 3000+ 64 OC troubles Hi, i have recently purchased a new mobo (refer to signature) and CPU(3000+ g4 currently running at 1836mhz). I have a case with 2 fans - one for suckin' one for blowin'.And the cpu temp is around 30 when used and 21 when idle. Anyway the problem is that when i try to overclock (any Mhz) my GPU dies. And ATI'S Recover thing comes in and decides to switch to software only. I have absoloutely no idea how to get around this, im guessing if i disable VPU recover then my comp will become unstable and shutdown. Please help, Watzzupp (ps my bios doesnt let me raise the multiplier so dont bother suggesting) __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1 Last edited by Watzzupp; 06-09-2005 at 10:38 AM.

06-09-2005, 01:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	What? Are you talking about the CPU or VPU? I am confused from reading this. You are talking about ATI which probably means your VPU is in question here. I do nto think that the BIOS has anything to do with it. You cannot raise the multiplier anyway on a 3000+ because it is locked upwards and open downwards only. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 Last edited by jancz3rt; 06-09-2005 at 01:16 PM.

06-10-2005, 06:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Watzzupp Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 152	im talkin bout the cpu, but im also talkin bout the vpu, because the vpu recover reverts to software when i oc the cpu ps. sorry bout the confusing post __________________ OS: Windows Vista Ultimate MOBO: ASUS M2N SLi - Deluxe - nVIDIA 570 Sli CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @3GHz DualCore PSU: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power - 550w RAM:4x1024 MB DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel @128bit GPU: nVIDIA Winfast PX8800 GTS TDH 320 Mb HDD:2x WD160GB SATA 1x WD 160GB IDE SND: Creative Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech X-530 5.1

06-11-2005, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Lol!!! I see the problem. Your motherboard has the VIA K8T800 chipset meaning that you cannot overclock by much safely. This is because by overclocking, you also overclock the other components such as the graphics card, causing it to behave weird. You have overclocked the entire PCI bus including all the devices hooked up to it. If you really want to overclock, choose the Nforce 3/4/4 4X/4 Ultra/4 Sli chipsets. From VIA, the only worthy chipset is VIA K8T890. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

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