E4300 Overclocking Thread

[Clunk]

3-3-3-2-1T @ 840mhz

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=184061

A tiny bit slower in sandra than 3-3-3-3-1T.

3-3-3-3-1T @ 860mhz

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=184138

3-3-3-3-1T @ 876mhz

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=184142

3-3-3-3-1T @ 900mhz

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=184146

[Clunk]

5-5-5-18 @ 3825mhz Not stable and completely pointless

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=184177

[Golden Dragoon]

I just got an E4300 for my brother, but may well keep it, I got it to 3.6 at a shade over 1.45V though the heat seemed a bit high and I am not too keen on operating it over 1.4V (though mine seemed to default to 1.325V so it isn't that much of an increase) anyway I am curently running it stable at 3.3ghz at 1.405V (will boot at upto 3.4ghz at this but fails orthos after a while)

E4300@3.3ghz(1.4V)
Abit P35-E
2GB GeiL PC 6400 Cas 4
FireGL V3300 128mb

[The3]

Hi guys,

I've got a problem i was hoping someone might be able to throw some light on.
I'm currently running an FP-IN9 MoBo with an E4300.

When I first built the this system 6 months ago I whacked it straight up to FSB1333 on first attempt to get 3.0ghz. No other adjustments to any voltages needed needed at all. Kept is like that for a few weeks, then it decided to not boot up anymore (cannot remember whether it was related to BIOS update) No hardware changes otherwise. Just couldnt boot at 1333 I left it at FSB 1066 for the next 3 months as had no time to try OC again. Despite updating the BIOS at the time i could not get it above ~ FSB1120 anymore.. just wont boot. need to reset PC ..then it will autolaunch the failsafe and restore to stock speeds.

I have since upgraded PSU to OCX XStream 600W and a freezer PRO 7. upped voltages to 1.425 just to see if it was that. slacked RAM timings right down to slowest possible (Geil DDR2-800 ) still no avail.. only get up to FSB1120 @ 2.5ghz now...

To make matters worse.. I just updated BIOS to the latest 15 and cannot even get past FSB1066 ...

from a first attempt at a stable FSB1333 to barely able to remain stable at 1066 now.. have I cooked a chip ? or the MoBo is faulty...? which is the best BIOS to attemp OC again?

OH.. vid cards are 7900GT SLi ( i did initially started with 1 card, but i have removed the 2nd card again just to see if that contributed to the problem, although i cannot imagine how.) still doesnt help..

Help/ Advice/ Suggestions/ Insight appreciated

Yours truly-slow-processor-right-now,
Paul Y

[EtheAv8r]

Why not go back to the original BIOS that did allow 1333?

[Golden Dragoon]

I just got an E4300 for my brother, but may well keep it, I got it to 3.6 at a shade over 1.45V though the heat seemed a bit high and I am not too keen on operating it over 1.4V (though mine seemed to default to 1.325V so it isn't that much of an increase) anyway I am curently running it stable at 3.3ghz at 1.405V (will boot at upto 3.4ghz at this but fails orthos after a while)

E4300@3.3ghz(1.4V)
Abit P35-E
2GB GeiL PC 6400 Cas 4
FireGL V3300 128mb

Just ran Orthos 24 hours at 3.3(1.4V and it isn't stable, seems to be fine at 1.425V though, So I am fairly sure that the 3.6 at 1.45 won't be fully stable and too keep it at that I will need better cooling on this and bump the voltage..

[The3]

@ EtheAv8r

I was trying to but couldnt find BIOS 13 on Abit website (got it now from their FTP server thanks to another forum member)

Actually i seem to have solved my problem sort of.. i just have to run it at 1333 or more with vCore fixed to 1.325 rather than auto. I seem to have a FSB hole between 801 and 1332.... anyone else has a hole this big ??? ( that statement doesnt soudn quite right.. )

[Golden Dragoon]

Updated to the latest bios for the P35-E and now the temps have dropped by ~10C load (must have been an error reporting the higher temps) and I can now get another 200mhz from it at the same 1.405V orthos 36hrs stable.

Surfice to say my brother got my old A64 system and I decided to keep the intel setup