Old School is Best School Round 3

Old School is Best School is a team competition series for the overclockers who enjoy tuning ancient hardware. The series includes five rounds with each two stages. Each round lasts two months, so you have plenty of time to track down all hardware.

In the third round of the Old School is Best School competition series, we compete in SuperPI 1M and Memory Clock. In the first stage, SuperPI 1M, the hardware is limited to socket A processors. The frequency is also limited to 2401 MHz. In the second stage, Memory Clock, the hardware is limited to FPM Memory. For both stages a system picture is required. For stage 1 you need a screenshot, for stage 2 a verification link. Good luck!

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Stages

Ranking

Rank Participant SuperPI 1M Memory Clock
PTS
1 18 pts 18 pts 36 pts
2 8 pts 25 pts 33 pts
3 15 pts 15 pts 30 pts
4 14 pts 16 pts 30 pts
5 25 pts 25 pts
6 12 pts 12 pts 24 pts
7 10 pts 14 pts 24 pts
8 9 pts 11 pts 20 pts
9 3 pts 13 pts 16 pts
10 16 pts 16 pts
11 13 pts 13 pts
12 11 pts 11 pts
13 7 pts 7 pts
14 6 pts 6 pts
15 5 pts 5 pts
16 4 pts 4 pts

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First Position

36 pts Warp9-systems

Discussions

June 2, 2015 at 10:18:25 AM UTC

Clarification.

Memory FPM only or EDO too?

CPU-Z FPM already recognize? (old (as I remember) did not recognize)

June 2, 2015 at 11:56:50 AM UTC

according to previous discussion FPM only. Dunno about cpuz. Still no category for FPM @hwbot btw.

June 2, 2015 at 12:38:15 PM UTC

Still no category for FPM @hwbot btw.

AFAIK it will be implemented.

June 2, 2015 at 1:43:41 PM UTC

Dunno about cpuz.

Discussions have not seen. The reason I ask - not all know how to distinguish EDO and FPM (or pretend they do not know;)). And if the program does not distinguish - people will start sending everything.

PS Memory modules are visually identical and differ only in the markings of chips (AFAIK). And there are motherboards that work with any modules.

June 2, 2015 at 2:38:22 PM UTC

Yeah - there are also chipsets that work with both EDO and FPM but don't use advanced EDO features and report everything as FPM.

June 6, 2015 at 6:07:26 PM UTC

There's also the problem with some like myself having trouble with CPU-Z not working with a Socket A to get a validation.

To this day the newer versions will not work for me, locks up the system everytime.

June 6, 2015 at 6:30:56 PM UTC

according to previous discussion FPM only. Dunno about cpuz. Still no category for FPM @hwbot btw.

 

The category is there, just no submissions yet to display.

 

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June 7, 2015 at 12:15:31 AM UTC

There's also the problem with some like myself having trouble with CPU-Z not working with a Socket A to get a validation.

To this day the newer versions will not work for me, locks up the system everytime.

 

Same problem :) just got done pming Mr scott to see if he knew what was going on

 

What I am doing is once windows loads open cpu-z once if you can then I open Maxxmem let that load then open cpu-z again then I am running what ever bench with both cpu-z tab open

 

Lost some good scores because of this :(

June 7, 2015 at 1:20:46 AM UTC

I honestly can't tell you why.

I don't have that problem. Never did.

Best guess is that it's something you guys are stripping out of your OS.

June 7, 2015 at 2:24:35 AM UTC

Same problem :) just got done pming Mr scott to see if he knew what was going on

 

What I am doing is once windows loads open cpu-z once if you can then I open Maxxmem let that load then open cpu-z again then I am running what ever bench with both cpu-z tab open

 

Lost some good scores because of this :(

 

Using anything on USB by any chance?

June 7, 2015 at 3:16:49 AM UTC

I honestly can't tell you why.

I don't have that problem. Never did.

Best guess is that it's something you guys are stripping out of your OS.

 

So far it's done it whether I'm running a stripped OS or not with every Socket A setup to my name.

 

Haven't paid much attention to a USB device in use being a possible culprit but since I'm currently installing a stock/nonstripped OS on an A, I'll see what happens.

I don't use USB periphials whenever it's possible to run PS2 with both a keyboard and mouse so I doubt I had one in use in the past with these issues BUT I'll be sure of it this time.

June 7, 2015 at 5:04:37 PM UTC

Using anything on USB by any chance?

 

Same as Bones no usb just PS2

 

Just took me 3 hours to open cpu-z this is crazy-and have the bench fail :(

June 7, 2015 at 8:23:31 PM UTC

Can you test older versions of cpuz ?

June 8, 2015 at 1:32:19 AM UTC

Can you test older versions of cpuz ?

 

Already done and version 1.60 and newer will lock things up. From 1.59 and older works no prob and note that this is the point when CPU-Z began to be shown as X32 or X64 versions instead of just plain old CPU-Z.

 

I don't know how things were changed in it but these changes are the obvious culprit here.

June 8, 2015 at 1:52:16 AM UTC

Can someone share the competition wallpaper here? :)

The link on OC eSports page is broken for me ( open a new tab which redirect to http://oc-esports.io/#!/ ).

 

Thanks!

June 11, 2015 at 8:00:44 PM UTC

@Bones & QuickFast;

I've had that issue before with sA,Socket-8 & Slot-1.

Try this:

Open the CPUZ ini file and at SENSOR change the #1 to a 0. It worked for me hope it helps you guys...

June 12, 2015 at 2:30:25 AM UTC

Sorry for the delay, the competition background is available here: http://hwbotnews.s3.amazonaws.com/Competitions/1206-1210_OldSchoolBestSchool/OSiBS3_Wallpaper_1080.jpg

June 23, 2015 at 10:56:41 PM UTC

Then I have to ask again for clarification since I cannot figure out from what I red before...

We use FPM or EDO ram or both of them?

 

FPM has 30pin

EDO has 72pin

 

See picture attached.

 

We should clarify this...

June 23, 2015 at 11:38:07 PM UTC

Then I have to ask again for clarification since I cannot figure out from what I red before...

We use FPM or EDO ram or both of them?

 

FPM has 30pin

EDO has 72pin

 

See picture attached.

 

We should clarify this...

If I'm not mistaken, there is FPM on some 168 pin SD pcb's also.

June 23, 2015 at 11:40:21 PM UTC

Can someone share the competition wallpaper here? :)

The link on OC eSports page is broken for me ( open a new tab which redirect to http://oc-esports.io/#!/ ).

 

Thanks!

 

This, there is an issue on my 775 boards with this too, I have to have sensor 0 on all my 775 boards now.

June 24, 2015 at 5:12:43 AM UTC

If I'm not mistaken, there is FPM on some 168 pin SD pcb's also.

 

There are 72 pin with FPMs also, as there is EDO on 30 pin. FPM is just a technique. Never heard of FPM on 168 pin though.

 

I think they should've picked a specific number of pins instead of a type of chip as this is very hard to distinguish.

June 24, 2015 at 1:51:01 PM UTC

FPM has 30pin

EDO has 72pin

 

See picture attached.

 

The picture is not quite correct. As Marquzz said it has only something to do with the used chips.

If there is 00 at the end of the chip its FPM. 05 and 09 is EDO. If unsure, google the datasheet.

June 24, 2015 at 2:05:32 PM UTC

So far it's done it whether I'm running a stripped OS or not with every Socket A setup to my name.

 

I set my maxmem to 104 and I was affected by the same issue. Never had the same on any other platform and I tested many!

Really strange, but it hardlocks the PC, will investigate further.

 

Ok maxmem 200 and 250 also doesnt work, but 270 does!

June 26, 2015 at 9:06:10 PM UTC

The picture is not quite correct. As Marquzz said it has only something to do with the used chips.

If there is 00 at the end of the chip its FPM. 05 and 09 is EDO. If unsure, google the datasheet.

 

Then you mean that:

 

My 30pin Siemens HYM91000S-60 are FPMs

&

My 72pin VM432117405CJSA-6 are EDOs

 

Correct?

June 26, 2015 at 9:46:29 PM UTC

There are 72 pin with FPMs also, as there is EDO on 30 pin. FPM is just a technique. Never heard of FPM on 168 pin though.

 

I think they should've picked a specific number of pins instead of a type of chip as this is very hard to distinguish.

 

Pic of FPM on 168 pin sticks. These are Mr.Pacos. Finding a board that runs them is another story.

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