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Okay, our boards, because they have the intel 875 chipset, can use GAT. Game Acceleration Technology. It automatically adjusts ram timings to get better transfer speeds from the memory, and really does a good job doing it. There is a very good in depth article:
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2003q3/abit-is7/index.x?pg=1
So basically, I and other people have found that a couple of these settings really can hurt an overclock. So If you are struggling with 1:1 overclocks try disabling these last two features:
Go to you BIOS under "Advanced Chipset Features"
At the end there will be those 5 memory options. The article explains what they do. Set the first 3 to auto and disable the last 2. So Auto, Auto, Auto, Disabled, Disabled.
I am not sure how much this takes away from performance. Playing Counter-Strike, I have not noticed anything. However, I have not got around to more intense games. Also these first three are very powerful features. If you have a stable clock, or aren't going high with your memory, try using the turbo, street racer, f1 settings. As you can see from the article they make a big difference in performance. Note that some ram will handle more aggressive settings than others.
See if that helps. In figured I would make a thread instead of posting in everyone elses thread. I notice a lot of people struggling at high memory speeds (including myself) and that can really help you out if you haven't done it already. It made my clock steady after days of trying lots of other things. I may even be able to overclock my memory and go to a higher fsb now or take down my cpu voltage, which is always good.
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2003q3/abit-is7/index.x?pg=1
So basically, I and other people have found that a couple of these settings really can hurt an overclock. So If you are struggling with 1:1 overclocks try disabling these last two features:
Go to you BIOS under "Advanced Chipset Features"
At the end there will be those 5 memory options. The article explains what they do. Set the first 3 to auto and disable the last 2. So Auto, Auto, Auto, Disabled, Disabled.
I am not sure how much this takes away from performance. Playing Counter-Strike, I have not noticed anything. However, I have not got around to more intense games. Also these first three are very powerful features. If you have a stable clock, or aren't going high with your memory, try using the turbo, street racer, f1 settings. As you can see from the article they make a big difference in performance. Note that some ram will handle more aggressive settings than others.
See if that helps. In figured I would make a thread instead of posting in everyone elses thread. I notice a lot of people struggling at high memory speeds (including myself) and that can really help you out if you haven't done it already. It made my clock steady after days of trying lots of other things. I may even be able to overclock my memory and go to a higher fsb now or take down my cpu voltage, which is always good.
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