As you build ur 1st comp...take the time to write down: MAKE / Model Number / Serial Number of every part before you put it in comp...if it has a version number like some RAM and motherboards...write that down too.
Then when you DO have questions to post...you can just copy paste ur system and save a TON off time...like here's mine for example:
Windows XP Pro w/SP3
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 125W @ 3.7Ghz
ASUS M4N82 Deluxe nVidia 980a SLI Motherboard
ASUS AMI 0802 BIOS
Realtek ALC888/1200 nVidia MCP72 HD Audio
EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit
Corsair CM2X2048-8500C5D Dual Channel [5-5-5-15-22-2T-2.1v]
SATA WD 300GB Velociraptor
SATA WD Caviar Black 1TB
LG GH22LS30 CD/DVD Burner
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V
ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" CRT Monitor
Harman Kardon (3)
Logitech Optical M-BT96a
Coolermaster ATCS 840 Full Tower Case
3x230mm, 1x120mm, Optional: 3x Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm
ZALMAN CNPS 10X Extreme CPU Cooler
Steel Series 6GV2 Mechanical Keyboard
The list above is all you need for 90% of any questions you may have...the list below you will want to keep or (take pics of BIOS settings)...so you can post both lists on overclocking forums...
The more we know about ur comp the faster we can help you.
BIOS SETTINGS:
CPU Ratio = 18.50x
FSB Freq. = 200Mhz
PCIE Freq. = 100Mhz (locked)
DRAM Freq. = 1066Mhz
CPU/NB Freq. = 2600Mhz
HT Link Speed = 2.0Ghz
CPU Volatge = 1.425v
CPU/NB Voltage = 1.25v
CPU/VDDA = Auto
DRAM Voltage = 2.20v
HT Voltage = Auto
NB Voltage = 1.20v
nForce200 Voltage = Auto
CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCI Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Channel A Clock Skew = Auto/300ps
Channel B Clock Skew = Auto/150ps
DQS Timing User Controls = Auto
DRAM Command Rate = 2T
DRAM Timing Mode = Both
DRAM Timings DCT0 1st Information
TCL = 5
TRCD = 5
TRP = 5
TRTP = Auto
TRAS = 15
TRC = 22
TWR = Auto
TRRD = Auto
CPU Advanced:
ACPI SRAT Table = Enabled
CPU Prefetching = Enabled
Bank Interleaving = Auto
Channel Interleaving = Auto
MEM CLK Tri State C3 = Disabled
MEM Hole Remapping = Enabled
DCT Unganged Mode = Enabled
Advanced Chipset:
Northbridge/ECC = all Disabled
Southbridge
Graphic Adapter = PCIE VGA 1st
SB ACPI HPET Table = Enabled
Plug and play OS = [No]
Suspend Mode = S1 (POS) Only
ACPI 2.0 Support = Disabled
ACPI APIC Support = Enabled
This post was edited by ghot on Sep 5 2011 02:08pm