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• Thread starter Tsunamacos
• Start date Aug 4, 2015

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Tsunamacos

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Joined Aug 3, 2015 Messages 4 (0.00/day) Hello dera community, I am reading all good things are posted here and are very helpfull. I Have a Asrock G41M-S3 so i put on it an intel xeon l5420. After i boot the p/c runs well with out any problem. I want to ask if i must update the microcode and if i must please help me how to do it. I try also the settings for dram 1333 with the jumpers but i run 1066 Also i try to overclock the cpu but i cant more than 346 fsb 2,597 GHz I had read from other users that they run 400 fsb 3.0 GHz I am playing world of tanks so i want more FPS and for this reason i make this update. My p/c info are Mobo ASROCK G41M-S3 Intel xeon l5420 RAM 2x4gb corsair XMS3 1333 MSI GTX 960 gaming 2gb SSD Teamgroup 120gb Please any advise will be very helpfull. Best regards

dorsetknob

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Joined Mar 17, 2005 Messages 9,107 (1.26/day) Location Dorset where else eh? >>> Thats ENGLAND<<< your aware that ASROCK G41M-S3 motherboard is socket 775 and your Cpu Intel xeon l5420 is socket 771 so it has been modded to accept the Cpu officially the board does not support Xeon cpu so you may need to update the microcode if when you boot the pc it says Cpu not Reconised this site may have the info you need well worth trawling through this site for the info you may need http://www.delidded.com/lga-771-to-775-adapter/

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take pictures of your current bios settings and post them T

Tsunamacos

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Joined Aug 3, 2015 Messages 4 (0.00/day) No i dont have any message when i boot.just boot and everything is ok Here the bios photos Thanks Last edited: Aug 4, 2015

dorsetknob

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Joined Mar 17, 2005 Messages 9,107 (1.26/day) Location Dorset where else eh? >>> Thats ENGLAND<<< your bios supports the Xeon Cpu so you need no microcode injection T

Tsunamacos

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Joined Aug 3, 2015 Messages 4 (0.00/day) Ok thats nice. But i cant overclock this cpu. Only 346 fsb if i go more then is freezing Even dont run 1333 i try the settings with jumpers but nothing

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Then that's as high as you're going to run the poor thing at. T

Tsunamacos

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Joined Aug 3, 2015 Messages 4 (0.00/day) Ok but other users how had overclocked this cpu and i cant do the same?

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