Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
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 :rockon2:).
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
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
This guide is for Intel based boards. Have a look at this guide, which is for your board :)
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
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Clunk
This guide is for Intel based boards. Have a look at this guide, which is for your board :)
Whoa, never realised that :D Thanks!
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
have you tried manually setting the core voltage?
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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
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
Is it possible that a P5NSLI doesnt even boot at FSB frequency higher than 275MHz? I've tried feeding the CPU with 1.425 volts, still nothing... Im really disappointed :ill:
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
Have you tried that guide that I linked you to?
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Clunk
Have you tried that guide that I linked you to?
Yes i have, but its not my board, its a P5N32, which is much more overclock friendly :D I've read some reviews, and it says everywhere that the P5NSLI is a poor board overclocking-wise, and that most people couldnt go much over 3.0 GHz... However, I haven't even been able to reach 2.5 :shaun:
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Well, I'm not sure about that board. I think you will get more people replying if you post in general hardware :)
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
I have a gigabyte ds3 p965 rev 3.3 board with a c2d e4400 and 2gigs of kingston value ram currently i have my c2d overclocked to 2.66ghzwith these settings 266x10 vcore is set to auto currently cpu-z says 1.376v for memory fsb dram 1:1 cas# lat 5 clocks ras to cas delay 5 clocks ras precharge 5 clocks cycle time 15clocks overclock is very stable but if i reboot bios beeps then resets back to default settings on everything but if i shut my comp down and wait a sec with overclocked settings it posts fine without any odd beeps and resets? Any Ideas i have the latest bios update installed...oh and clunk whats with that bug thats always in your posts makes me think i have bugs on my screen..lol
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What speed is the RAM rated at? and what voltage have you set it to?
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Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) 1.8v
with overclocked settings in cpuz Bus speed 266 rated fsb 1064mhz according to easy tune 5 voltage is 2.10 ive left all the things related to voltages set to auto
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Sounds like the RAM isnt at 1:1 to me. And AUTO for the RAM voltage, will just give you 1.8v. I know that you say easy tune is reporting 2.1, but what does the bios say? Are you overclocking in the bios or with easy tune?
Re: C2D Overclocking Guide for Beginners
According to cpu-z ram is 1:1 and im useing bios for overclocking not easytune i use it for varios readings and also in my bios with voltages set to auto i cant tell what the voltages are unless i boot to windows and take a quick peak at easytune or something like cpu-z also here a pic of the few settings ive changed
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/clunked/bug.gif
http://www.dgov.org/pics/thumbnails/...178465.591.jpg
After messing around in the bios abit i made a few changes that seems to have completely resolved my problem Also my ram voltage is 1.9v core 1.33 Also my temps have went down by 10c
http://www.dgov.org/pics/thumbnails/...190838.591.jpg
http://www.dgov.org/pics/thumbnails/....76409.491.jpg
Oh and thanks for the guide clunk,
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Hello everyone,
I've read this guide and i am glad to say i found it very useful....... mostly simple to follow !! Thanks for time effort you put into it. when i figure out how to post attachments i will post my bios shots so you can have a check of them. I ve not done this before so it would be for peace of mind.
Cheers Clunk its the best guide i read !!
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Well until i can get my pics up and running can someone just tell me if the following temps are ok.
I am running Orthos on the stresscpu - stress CPu with Gromacs core and i am using Everest to measure the temps and i am getting the following reading, oh i am running an E6600 @ 3006 Ghz.
At idle i get the following temps. (in oC's)
Motherboard 36
CPU 35
Core 1 30
Core 2 32
Dimm 33
Under the above stress test i get the following.
Motherboard 37
CPU 57
Core 1 53
Core 2 53
Dimm 33
I ve ran the test for a number of hours and it seems fine, was going to try some more OCing but i don't know what the max temp for the cpu is and which temp do you use to read this. I tried to under stand the Tjunction stuff but it hurt my head and is it worth pumping it a bit more or should i be greatful with 3ghz.
Thanks in advance to anyone that replies.