MSI 7636 H55M-E55 and KVR1333D3N9

I've overclocked Inte;'s i2 530 using this mb and memory also all across the way to 2000Mhz with BIOS version 1.5, 1.7 and latest MSI posting v1.8. I must admit that it's not that easy to reach a certain points, what more having a stable settings.

I suspect that the memory stick is showing signs of deterioration in function after much of over the spec settings and testings. It could be the motherboard also starts to suffer under heavy load. Now every settings BSOD now and then.

The obvious abnormality is the APS (Advance Power Switching) function seems to lost its mark with BIOS version 1.8. Somewhere, MSI engineers thought it's not worthy of overclocking witha motherboard that has an 'unstable' power supply since APS manages and regulates voltages to processor, northbridge and RAM, dropping or sustaining power according to system demand. Actually I quite like the APS, seeing lower than 1.000 volt idle on CPU-z but it also contributes to difficulty for system to recognize and be stable during overclocking.

Overall, maybe it's just the strain but all in all I'm quite pleased how this budget hardwares manage to give a few surprise.

Among the settings

Kingston's Value Ram DDR3 1333Mhz (KVR1333D3N9/2G) overclock 2000Mhz

System spec as follows 
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MB: MSI 7636 H55M-E33 AMI BIOS v1.5/v1.7
PSU: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
CPU: Intel i3 530
RAM: 1 X KVR1333D3N9/2G (2GB) 
HDD: 1 X ST3320418AS Seagate Barracuda 320GB
GPU: MSI 240 GT 512 DDR5
OS: WinXP SP3 32-bit



Settings: (As in BIOS)
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FSB: 202
CPU Multiplier = 16
DRAM Timing = 9-11-9-27 
DRAM Multiplier = 5


Voltages: 
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CPU: +0.240v
DRAM: +0.200v
VTT: +0.240v


Software for System Monitoring and Testing:
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CPU-Z v1.54
CPUid Hardware Monitor (HWMonitor v1.16)
LinX 0.6.1
MSI Control Center 1.0.18+