XP 2800+ crashes my ATI 9700 system

I had a perfect system for playing games, the ATI powercolor 9700 non-pro
card cranks out any game I throw at it with full on beefed up settings, but
the 2000+ cpu seemed to be holding me back and it was time to upgrade. I
purchased the 2800+ and installed it with a volcano9 heatsink/fan, it idles
at 60'C and the fan keeps it there.

now when I play neverwinternights I crash constantly with no determined
cause. the CPU is the only thing I have installed for a while before the
crashes, including software. the last error seemed to point towards a dll
file with the graphics card

I have updated my drivers for every piece of software and hardware after the
crashes have started, but nothing seems to help.

do any of you have any idea if there are any known conflicts with the below
specs?

system specs
XP pro
dx9b
512mb pc2700 ram
powercolor 9700 non-pro 128mb
a7v333 Asus mobo
SB live 5.1
2800+ cpu
2x80gb seagate hdd

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Sounds high. (hotter than mine at idle - and you're going some there).

You sure the heatsink is mounted correctly?

Yeah - wouldn't rely on the info on the BSOD screen too much - especially if
it varies.

Was it running at 166MHz before you changed the processor?

Try relaxing the timings.

Should handle 166MHz without difficulties.

166MHz * 13.5 (T'bred B), I presume?
133MHz * 12.5 was the speed of XP 2000+ right?

Did your RAM run in synch with the FSB or was it at 166MHz before the
upgrade?

Ben

 

60C seems really high for an idle temp. Mine idles at 32C with a room temp
of about 23C (73 F). That is only 9C higher than room temperature. I would
solve the heat problem first. It just might solve your crashing problem too.

 

Sounds like it's heat related to me, I use a zalman flower with a fan turned
all the way down (probably one of the worst coolers you can get, but it's
not that loud).. and I idle ~47c and top at about 52/53c.. So it def sounds
like your running too hot, you didnt mention how much you have it oc'd so
maybee your just pushing the system too hard? .. but if your not oc'ing then
I would guess it's heat

 

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nope, no OC on my system, the a7v333 wont allow it. but I shall look at the
FSB as another mentioned, I never thought of that

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I will have to look at the FSB, I never thought of that, I was assuming I
might have to reset my machine with a new OS

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ok, now I am getting whole system crashes (freezes, no BSOD) without games.
I am unsure whether it was 12.5 with the 2000+ but it is now with my 2800+.
should I change it to 13.5?

the pc2700 ddram 333mhz, I don't understand the bit where it should have a
higher or equal fsb to the cpu but somewhere here is the fault, can you
explain this a bit more?

I have had I crash whilst writing this post I have to continuously save as I
write so I can come back and finish writing. I have reseated my volcano9 hsf
but the temp is still 60-62'c so I don't think it was the hsf being badly
installed, I replaced the arctic silver thermal paste and no difference was
found. I really do believe my volcano9 should be sufficient as the one
supplied and authorised by AMD is much smaller.

if it helps, cpuid came up with this about my model to tell you what it is
speed 2079 mhz
L1 64
L2 512
family model step 6.10.0
mmx/extended
3dnow/extended

a friend of mine who has the same set-up but with a volcano11 states his cpu
at 12.5 runs at 43'c (169.1 fsb) (bus speed 338.3)
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Did you try this?

That question still stands.. I asked it twice.

Do you have a Thoroughbred or Barton 2800+? I think the Thoroughbred runs
at 166MHz * 13.5 and the Barton 12.5

You RAM runs NOT at 333MHz, but at 166MHz, like the FSB presumably?

Was the RAM at 133MHz when you had the previous CPU (As I presume the
previous CPU had a 133MHz FSB), or was the RAM running at 166MHz?

I can't help you unless you answer my questions to you.

Ben

 

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hey dude, I tried with as much knowledge as I had to answer you at the time
(crashes constantly). so far I discovered that the settings were at 166/33,
I changed to 133/33 and so far so good. I have a Barton chip. I cant set my
bios higher than 12.5 with my jumperless mobo.

anyway the change I made makes my cpu run at 1668.7 MHz instead of 2083.2
MHz. if you like can I send you the 2 cpu-z html reports via email, perhaps
you could make more sense of it than I can. my cpu aint up to speed now that
it is underclocked, although it is stable.


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hi, it seems I have the answer to my problem, see here:
http://forums.networknext.com/pcpp/viewtopic.php?p=188689#188689 (you may
need to register, but I don't think so) but it seems that I have a REV1 MB
when the REV2 version actually supports my chip. I need a new MB.

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It still shouldnt crash (but you might not get the full speed of the cpu)
but the a7v333 (should) run your chip just fine.. Even if your got a chip
that is over rated for the board then it will still actually run (I wasnt
sure about this this till I started doing some major digging)..

Now I want to ask, did you look into the cpu heat problem? .. If you start
playing games and it crashes then that could just be because the cpu is
heating up.. Your idle temp on it's own is horrible
check the heatsink first before you buy anything, Also how much power does
your power supply have? that could be the problem when moving to a new chip
also

 

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I currently use a antec truepower 380w powersupply to accommodate my ati
r9700np graphics card.

I checked the ASUS site and my rev1 board supports up to the 2600+
thoroughbred, and I hold in my hands the 2800+ Barton. there is no other way
around it, but the thread mentions I should check out overclockers.com.au so
I am off to there now

as for cooling, with the fan turned on (adjustable speed rates) I get 45'c
but with the fan off I get 60'c


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Your not turning the fan off are you?

 

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I had previously kept it off with the 2000+ because the damned thing is as
loud as a vacuum cleaner. even when I had it turned right down it will still
kick in when it climbs too high. so I don't mean off but turned down so it
switches off when its not needed.

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