C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners - Page 49

Clunk · 09-09-2007, 09:22 PM

What exactly happens when you overclock?

Go|iath · 09-09-2007, 09:30 PM

Well...nothing really. Should you see an instant effect (of the OC) in first part of this screen (your example):

..if so; nothing appears to be changed when I OC.

Clunk · 09-09-2007, 10:25 PM

Nope.

Have you actually tried booting to windows after you changed the settings?

Go|iath · 10-09-2007, 06:09 AM

of course

I really can't see whats the issue here. Maybe I should update my BIOS to the newest version and try again.

Clunk · 10-09-2007, 11:42 AM

Post screenshots of your bios settings please.

Go|iath · 10-09-2007, 03:32 PM

Here

I hope we'll solve this agonizing problem :|

Clunk · 10-09-2007, 05:56 PM

The settings look fine to me.

Which BIOS are you on at the moment?

Go|iath · 10-09-2007, 06:06 PM

v.0614

I'll update my BIOS and try again. Maybe that would do the trick..

Clunk · 10-09-2007, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Go|iath

v.0614

I'll update my BIOS and try again. Maybe that would do the trick..

Huh? So you havent ever updated the bios? You need to read the guide, its all in there.

Go|iath · 10-09-2007, 07:30 PM

I've updated the BIOS now and it seems that the OC is working. I actually updated the BIOS but downgraded it to 0614 as I read at www.xtremesystems.org that it was the best OC BIOS version. ..Shame on me!!

So, ok. Its working now but why now? Why did't it work with v.0614?

Clunk · 10-09-2007, 08:06 PM

It may have been the best version for whatever they were doing, but, trust me, I tested them all when I was writing this, and on the P5B, it was always best to have the later BIOSes.

It could also be to do with some of the other hardware that you have, that doesnt play nice with that particular BIOS.

Swings and roundabouts, glad you sorted it

zoltaaaan · 11-09-2007, 06:05 PM

Hi, I'm using an e4300 on an Asus P5NSLI with a Thermaltake BigTyp 120 cooler. I'm pretty sure I followed your guuide step by step, and have managed to get some results, but they were very poor.

I actually got stuck on the "OC for beginners" part of the guide. My problem is that I can't get an FSB frequency higher than 275MHz, if I try 300 or higher, upon reboot at first my screen doesn't even turn on, then it reboots again, and on the POST I get the message "MBO is now in safe mode, please re-setting CPU or RAM frequency in CMOS setup" (XD motherboard english roxx

).
I've tried upping Vcore and RAM voltages but with no success, it's always the same thing. Here are some pics of my bios setup at the settings that manage to boot:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2015/dsc01127sd1.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3521/dsc01128vp1.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/148/dsc01129re6.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3126/dsc01130eh2.jpg

Oh yeah, and of course at the 9×275MHz frequency, my system is perfectly stable

Clunk · 11-09-2007, 06:09 PM

This guide is for Intel based boards. Have a look at this guide, which is for your board

zoltaaaan · 11-09-2007, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Clunk

This guide is for Intel based boards. Have a look at this guide, which is for your board

Whoa, never realised that

Thanks!

Steve B · 11-09-2007, 06:11 PM

have you tried manually setting the core voltage?

zoltaaaan · 11-09-2007, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Steve B

have you tried manually setting the core voltage?

Yeah, up to 1.35V, didnt help, didnt want to go any further at such low frequencies

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