The Official OCZ VX Thread - Strictly Test Data Only!!!

[gandalf027]

So far it's me, jinu117, trans am, and andyOCZ experiencing the divider problem. I'm pretty sure there are a few others.

Join me to the party. Above 280mhz with the 166 divider it's a no go


Using a Winch 3000+ and a msi neo 2 with 1.41bios

[formyfaith]

Join me to the party. Above 280mhz with the 166 divider it's a no go


Using a Winch 3000+ and a msi neo 2 with 1.41bios

above 275mhz with the 166 divider i can't boot either.

also is my friend, too. guess everyone with the neo2 board may have the

same problem.

[amilian]

Join me to the party. Above 280mhz with the 166 divider it's a no go


Using a Winch 3000+ and a msi neo 2 with 1.41bios

Just for curiosity sake, see where 2T will take you. I have the same problem with over 280 1T with 166 div, but when 2T can get 311HTT. I'm running 2T and benchies are better than the limited 1T. I think I'll sell this board and get another.

[conrad.maranan]

To all 939 NF3ers thinking about letting go of their VX sticks, please reconsider.

Last night, I passed by my sister-in-law's place to reposess my Thermalright SLK-948U from the DFI 754 rig I built for her. While I was there, I decided to test my VX on her system prior to yanking off my heatsink.

Over 60 loops of Memtest Test #5 with 2 modules in place - 269MHz 2-2-2-10. That's 6MHz higher than my best with my current 939 setup, error-free. I wanted to play around some more with 270MHz and beyond, but it was time to go.

And by the way...no problems with dividers on the DFI and a 754 Clawhammer.

As soon as the DFI 939 NF4 board is out, I'll resume extensive testing with the VX and will post results. For now, I'll be happy to gain 1MHz or 2MHz from the installation of this Thermalright.

Cheers!

[Rabbi_NZ]

That's awesome news Conrad, good work bro!
That bout does it then, I'm getting me a stronger 3.3vRail!

Jus out o curiousity, how much vDimm did that take?

[starblazer]

So, 754 will go higher than 939? Then that's pretty depressing for me, because so far I could only get to 260 without any error...

[conrad.maranan]

That's awesome news Conrad, good work bro!
That bout does it then, I'm getting me a stronger 3.3vRail!

Jus out o curiousity, how much vDimm did that take?

I didn't bring my DMM with me, but I built that system with an OCZ Powerstream 520. I just tweaked the 3.3V pot a little bit, set the 10/15 4.0V BIOS to 3.4VDIMM, and started my Memtest runs. On a side note, I am now running my VX at 3.40VDIMM as opposed to the 3.51VDIMM that I used to run.

So, 754 will go higher than 939? Then that's pretty depressing for me, because so far I could only get to 260 without any error...

Based on my quick tests, the DFI 754 was able to give me 6MHz on top of what my MSI 939 gave me when it came down to the VX. Be happy, bro. 260MHz 2-2-2 in dual channel with 512MB modules is nothing to be depressed about.

[aCidbAbY]

holy crap dude yer sis has the same sytem as me!
does she OC or did you just decide this was the way to go?
you should get her on the forums

[conrad.maranan]

Negative. She whined about her computer being very slow, so I just gave her my DFI 754 rig after a month of playing with it.

UPDATE:
I pulled the IHS off of my 3500+, smoothed some AS5, and topped it off with a 92mm Sunon attached to a Thermalright SLK-948U. Not a single MHz was gained as far as memory frequencies are concerned. I did, however, drop my loaded temps down to 50C at 10x263MHz. Memtest Test #5 will give me 10 to 20 errors every 12 or so loops at 264MHz, as opposed to the hundreds I was getting when my temps were still at 70C. I'll conclude by saying that my VX has reached its limit with my current CPU/motherboard combo.

[andyOCZ]

So, 754 will go higher than 939? Then that's pretty depressing for me, because so far I could only get to 260 without any error...

ONLY!

[formyfaith]

To all 939 NF3ers thinking about letting go of their VX sticks, please reconsider.

Last night, I passed by my sister-in-law's place to reposess my Thermalright SLK-948U from the DFI 754 rig I built for her. While I was there, I decided to test my VX on her system prior to yanking off my heatsink.

Over 60 loops of Memtest Test #5 with 2 modules in place - 269MHz 2-2-2-10. That's 6MHz higher than my best with my current 939 setup, error-free. I wanted to play around some more with 270MHz and beyond, but it was time to go.

And by the way...no problems with dividers on the DFI and a 754 Clawhammer.

As soon as the DFI 939 NF4 board is out, I'll resume extensive testing with the VX and will post results. For now, I'll be happy to gain 1MHz or 2MHz from the installation of this Thermalright.

Cheers!

nice info conrad

BTW with the neo2 divider issue with the VX...

At the 754 DFI board, you said there were no problems with the

divider, and i'm curious whether you put in 1T or 2T?

good day

[formyfaith]

awesome ~!

only if the divider issue was solved

cause people like me using a winchester 3000+,

I'm stuck with a 9 multi and it's really hard to achieve scores...

[conrad.maranan]

There are two things you will almost never see me doing on these forums:

- Posting suicides or anything less than 100% stable
- Testing with 2T

[formyfaith]

There are two things you will almost never see me doing on these forums:

- Posting suicides or anything less than 100% stable
- Testing with 2T

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thanks a lot

hope the divider issue withe neo 2 board gets fixed really fast

[starblazer]

Relatively speaking. :P Seeing how he achieved 268.

ONLY!

[trans am]

gREAT JOB MAN! yOU LUCKY SONOFA!

[conrad.maranan]

Rabbi_NZ hit 268MHz with something in the neighborhood of 3.4VDIMM. I did 269MHz with around the same. This was accomplished on an excellent board with stellar features - DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb.

We still look forward to 270MHz or better in the future...whenever that is.

[trans am]

Rabbi_NZ hit 268MHz with something in the neighborhood of 3.4VDIMM. I did 269MHz with around the same. This was accomplished on an excellent board with stellar features - DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb.

We still look forward to 270MHz or better in the future...whenever that is.

hey, i'm back on my dfi board! remember my 62w mobile with the broken pin? I took some speaker wire and cut it down and placed it in the mobo socket where the missing pin was. set the cpu and bam! booted into windows 1st try! I haven't had any problems yet. I just need to spend more time with the VX. I have been too busy with xmas crap to even go into the bios. I am contemplating on getting the abit board after seeing what pc ice was able to do on it.

[starblazer]

Rabbi_NZ hit 268MHz with something in the neighborhood of 3.4VDIMM. I did 269MHz with around the same. This was accomplished on an excellent board with stellar features - DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb.

We still look forward to 270MHz or better in the future...whenever that is.

Ya you guys are lucky. On the same DFI board, I can only get 9x260 safely, but that's with a Athlon 64 3200+ CG stepping.

[conrad.maranan]

ONLY!

Yeah, only 260MHz. Hahaha. Like I said, 260MHz 2-2-2 with two 512MB modules is nothing to be complaining about.

[aCidbAbY]

hey, i'm back on my dfi board! remember my 62w mobile with the broken pin? I took some speaker wire and cut it down and placed it in the mobo socket where the missing pin was. set the cpu and bam! booted into windows 1st try! I haven't had any problems yet. I just need to spend more time with the VX. I have been too busy with xmas crap to even go into the bios. I am contemplating on getting the abit board after seeing what pc ice was able to do on it.

holy crap dud eyou fixed i would have called it a lost cause good job bro!

[aCidbAbY]

woot woot im on water now! cpu capable of 2.67 and mem capable of 2.6 which is my final matched OC
im happy merry xams to me

yuoyu guys were right about the cpu being the ceiling.
get those 90nm's out of there and get something more stable
also my dividers werent worth even useing also.

[Nube]

woot woot im on water now! cpu capable of 2.67 and mem capable of 2.6 which is my final matched OC
im happy merry xams to me

yuoyu guys were right about the cpu being the ceiling.
get those 90nm's out of there and get something more stable
also my dividers werent worth even useing also.

how far could u overclock with HSF before u got water?

[aCidbAbY]

2.55 on the cpu and ram.

now my cpu is capable of more due to the water cooling.
and for some reason my ram follows.

edit

[andyOCZ]

2.55 on the cpu and ram.

now my cpu is capable of more due to the water cooling.
and for some reason my ram follows.

edit

The "for some reason" is because the memory controller is on your CPU. Cool the CPU and your memory controller works better aslo.