Getting ready to build my new system after 3 years with my FX6? single core setup. Bang for my buck is an Intel E8500/1333MHz FSB on an ASRock P45R2000-Wifi board. (It had all of the features that I want at a decent price).
I would like to OC this puppy once installed, but the manual has me confused about locking the FSB using the jumpers on the board. Can you tell me if the jumper settings are limiting the CPU adjustments or limiting the DRAM bus? It's a bit confusing. Am I adjusting the FSB to the config for my CPU's 1333 MHz FSB? Or am I locking down DRAM bus via the NB, as referenced in the "strapping" sentence?
"FSB1 Jumper
(FSB1, 3-pin jumper, see p.11/12 No. 12)
FSB2 Jumper
(FSB2, 5-pin jumper, see p.11/12 No. 11)
FSB3 Jumper
(FSB3, 5-pin jumper, see p.11/12 No. 10)
When you mount a FSB800 or FSB1066 CPU, and try to overclock to FSB1333 or
FSB1600 (by BIOS setting) you may face the problem, that DRAM frequency will be
overclocked very high. Please use jumper to force NB to be strapped at higher
frequency, so the DRAM can work at lower frequency."
"If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1066 on this motherboard, you need
to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin4, pin5 for FSB2 jumper and pin4, pin5 for FSB3
jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to
below jumper settings.
If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1333 on this motherboard, you need
to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin3, pin4 for FSB2 jumper and pin4, pin5 for FSB3
jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to
below jumper settings.
If you want to overclock the CPU you adopt to FSB1600 on this motherboard, you need
to adjust the jumpers. Please short pin3, pin4 for FSB2 jumper and pin3, pin4 for FSB3
jumper. Otherwise, the CPU may not work properly on this motherboard. Please refer to
below jumper settings. 3_4FSB3 1_2FSB1 3_4FSB2"
Thanks, in advance for the clarification. Always much appreciated.
- Bill