Gigabyte Mobos & new builds...

[Taurus]

Originally posted by 50cal
ok ill look around for dip switches on the mobo. does anyone know anything about this specific mobo. gigabyte GA-7VA .

looking at the online pdf manual for it, it doesn't seem to have a multiplier value to change, just fsb speed.

 

[50cal]

so am i screwed or how can i overclock this thing to wring some more horse power out of it?

 

[Taurus]

Originally posted by 50cal
so am i screwed or how can i overclock this thing to wring some more horse power out of it?

in terms of overclocking, i'd say you're screwed. it has no dip switches or bios controls to change the multiplier. the 7VA is on the very budget end of gigabyte's kt400 lineup. the more expensive and feature-rich 7VAX and 7VAXP have multiplier adjustments.

actually, looking at your manual, you could overclock by just increasing the frontside bus (fsb). it looks like you have a seperate pci/agp clock value and you can just leave that at stock speed (33/66). try increasing your cpu's fsb a little at a time (105, 108, 110, etc).

 

[Anakist]

I had this problem. It was a dodgy IDE cable.

James

 

[50cal]

Ok thanks, ill give that a try see what happens. How much do i dare go?

 

[Taurus]

Originally posted by 50cal
Ok thanks, ill give that a try see what happens. How much do i dare go?

"try increasing your cpu's fsb a little at a time (105, 108, 110, etc)."

just do that with 10-20 mins of benchmarking/stress testing in between each bump until it becomes unstable. at which point you can put it back a notch, or bump up the cpu core voltage one notch and go back to moving the frequency up and see how much farther you get. watch your temps, though. frequency and voltage increases have a direct effect on the heat it generates.

 

[50cal]

thanks tauras for your help i will try that and see what i get.

 

[Taurus]

Originally posted by 50cal
thanks tauras for your help i will try that and see what i get.

no problem. let us know what you get up to.

 

[jonifen]

Originally posted by 50cal
well im gonna look like an idiot, but i was told that the earlier athlons where already unlocked...... .in my bioes there isnt the option to adjust the multiplyer and there doesnt seem to be any dip swithes on the board to change that either, unless i am totaly overlooking them.
My machine is running i would just like the option to overclock it a bit if i have those options at all......
thanks 50cal

load BIOS, and press CTRL+F1 - just remembered about that key combo to unlock hidden features in bios.

 

[50cal]

well i can give that a try to, why would they hide some of the features anyways?

 

[Taurus]

Originally posted by 50cal
well i can give that a try to, why would they hide some of the features anyways?

i only recall one manufacturer hiding features on some of it's boards. i don't remember if it was gigabyte or not. they hide the features that allow people to do potential damage to their motherboard/cpu. and since you can already do that already, i don't think you have anything hidden.

 

[50cal]

damn , why did i buy a cheap ass mobo for? well prolly cause i was broke at the time but damn!!

 

[Taurus]

Originally posted by 50cal
damn , why did i buy a cheap ass mobo for? well prolly cause i was broke at the time but damn!!

it's still of good quality. just lacking some features.
have you tried the fsb thing yet?

 

[50cal]

Thanks taurus, no i havent tried yet been to busy. but i hope to try it over the thanksgiving holiday. ill let you know what i get up to. thanks for your help.
anything else you can enlighten me on this board would be great if there is anything to enlight................lol.