Grrr... Dang GF3

jtroutma · 06-20-2002, 11:35 AM

Dang it! Just got my new Corair XMS PC3000 CAS2 512Mb DDR piece into my machine and tried to get higher than 148Mhz FSB. I can get it up to 152FSB but at 155FSB then my GF3 craps the whole system out.

Well, the system will post then go into Win98 (dual boot w/ Win2K) and work fine until I reboot; then the video card will not initialize. I have to power down the whole machine, wait 10 seconds and power back up again to get a screen. Have to do this EVERYTIME until I drop the FSB back down to 152FSB.

Almost $200 later and less RAM than before just for a meesly 4Mhz increase..............

Why do the dang GF3 have to be sooo damn sensitive?!?!

RedTalon19 · 06-20-2002, 03:28 PM

strange, i dont have a problem with my gf3 ti200 at 157fsb but thats as far as i can push my system.... try more IO voltage or if you feel ambitious enough the AGP driving control... its a good thing to tweak if you pick the right code but i had a lot of problems with that and i actually had to flash my bios to correct everything... but from what i've heard most ppl just reset and its fine if any problems at all.....

jtroutma · 06-21-2002, 11:32 AM

Well...... Last night I did some more tests and found some very interesting results.

My CPU/MB can handle up to 164 bus. My Video Card can only handle 159 bus with "no init video after reboot" and LOTS of BIOS tweaks. The Video works correctly @ 152 bus.

Hmmmmm Well I guess I will just have to wait some more till I get my pelt on my video and try again....

06-20-2002, 11:35 AM	#1
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	Grrr... Dang GF3 Dang it! Just got my new Corair XMS PC3000 CAS2 512Mb DDR piece into my machine and tried to get higher than 148Mhz FSB. I can get it up to 152FSB but at 155FSB then my GF3 craps the whole system out. Well, the system will post then go into Win98 (dual boot w/ Win2K) and work fine until I reboot; then the video card will not initialize. I have to power down the whole machine, wait 10 seconds and power back up again to get a screen. Have to do this EVERYTIME until I drop the FSB back down to 152FSB. Almost $200 later and less RAM than before just for a meesly 4Mhz increase.............. Why do the dang GF3 have to be sooo damn sensitive?!?! __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

06-20-2002, 03:28 PM	#2
RedTalon19 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: PA Posts: 96	strange, i dont have a problem with my gf3 ti200 at 157fsb but thats as far as i can push my system.... try more IO voltage or if you feel ambitious enough the AGP driving control... its a good thing to tweak if you pick the right code but i had a lot of problems with that and i actually had to flash my bios to correct everything... but from what i've heard most ppl just reset and its fine if any problems at all..... __________________ i am myself not anybody else and thats who i am and not who you are so dont be like me because i am myself.

06-21-2002, 11:32 AM	#3
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	Well...... Last night I did some more tests and found some very interesting results. My CPU/MB can handle up to 164 bus. My Video Card can only handle 159 bus with "no init video after reboot" and LOTS of BIOS tweaks. The Video works correctly @ 152 bus. Hmmmmm Well I guess I will just have to wait some more till I get my pelt on my video and try again.... __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

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