C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners

[BULLZI]

Hi Clunk??How are u??
i was away for a quite long time bt now,i m back.
i got my new CPU cooler [Zalman CNPS9700] and Corsair Dominator PC2-8500 2*1 GB kit.
i used ur guide and oc my system to 3.2 GHZ at 1.28 V vcore with ORTHOS stress testing for 8 hrs,max temperature = 65 C.
ram operating over 800 mhz with 5-5-5-12 timings.
i want to hit 3.6 GHZ but my system didnt boot at 3.48 GHZ.at 3.4 GHZ,system booted but orthos stress test failed within 5 mins.
shuould i increase vcore voltage??
i wanna do any kind of experiment with my E6400 as soon i will have QX6700.
ny suggestions about how far i can go from 3.2 GHZ?

[Clunk]

Originally Posted by BULLZI

Hi Clunk??How are u??
i was away for a quite long time bt now,i m back.
i got my new CPU cooler [Zalman CNPS9700] and Corsair Dominator PC2-8500 2*1 GB kit.
i used ur guide and oc my system to 3.2 GHZ at 1.28 V vcore with ORTHOS stress testing for 8 hrs,max temperature = 65 C.
ram operating over 800 mhz with 5-5-5-12 timings.
i want to hit 3.6 GHZ but my system didnt boot at 3.48 GHZ.at 3.4 GHZ,system booted but orthos stress test failed within 5 mins.
shuould i increase vcore voltage??
i wanna do any kind of experiment with my E6400 as soon i will have QX6700.
ny suggestions about how far i can go from 3.2 GHZ?

Save your cash, go with the Q6600 instead of the QX6700. I suspect you'll probably get a similar overclock from them both anyway.

[BULLZI]

u said nothing about if i can oc my system higher?will it be in safe zone??

[Clunk]

Thats because there is no "safe zone".

I would say that you probably wont be able to go much higher with that CPU. The P5B's chipset strap changeover happens at 400FSB, which is where you are now (400x8 right?) So, from 400FSB to around 463FSB you lose a large amount of memory bandwidth, and you system will actually run slower because of this.

You can use a lower multi to try and avoid this FSB range, but, to be honest, the chances of you getting stable at 500FSB+ arent great.

So, wait til you get your new CPU.

[magicius]

Hi CLUNK,i have a little problem in overclocking
i cant overclock my cpu to more than a 250 mhz FSB, and in your guide i saw that you putted 266 mhz FSB,can you please look and tell me whats the prob?
i can provide information that you need,here is a everest CPUID if you need something more just tell me

P.S. is low-cost motherboard problem?

[Clunk]

I'm not too familiar with Asrock boards, but I think if you poist your question in the general hardware section, you will get more people seeing it

I remember on past Asrock boards, they were always FSB and voltage limited, and I suppose it is because they are a budget board.

Sorry I cant be of more help.

[magicius]

ok thanks anyway i think its motherboard

[Supershanks]

What does seem odd is your memory is showing as single, rather than dual channel.

[Harkin]

Originally Posted by Supershanks

What does seem odd is your memory is showing as single, rather than dual channel.

Isnt that perhaps cos he has just 1 1gb stick?

[magicius]

Originally Posted by Harkin

Isnt that perhaps cos he has just 1 1gb stick?

pwned thats right i have 1 Geil 1gb 667 mhz module

[Supershanks]

sorry wasn't clear wether you had 2x512mb in wrong slots or 1x1gb.
it's just unusual to see

[Harkin]

About Probe, it has a MB temp which seems the same as Speedfans System temp. Is this the Nb temp of the board? And what is regarded a safe/good region?

[Clunk]

Originally Posted by Harkin

About Probe, it has a MB temp which seems the same as Speedfans System temp. Is this the Nb temp of the board? And what is regarded a safe/good region?

The Temps arent for the NB, they are for the motherboard, and the sensor is shown in the pic below. You can reduce the temps by blowing a fan over that area.

[Supershanks]

More Info on Mobo Temp Sensor Sensor Locationabout 30~32C Idle probably around 35C Load seems about par.

Oopps beaten by the Clunk

[Fraz]

Great thread Clunk - has really helped me out

One question though... why do you need to turn off EIST, Thermal Control, C1E, etc? I've done as you said and clocked my Q6600 G0 up from 2.4 to 3 GHz now. So what would happen if I turned these power-saving features back on now?

[Clunk]

It is because some people (myself included), find that there can be instability, especially when going for higher clocks.

If you need the power saving features, try enabling them one at a time to see how you go, and dont forget to stress test each time you change something