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I can't help but ask about your RAM timings. I tested several different combinations and found my fastest/tighest timings to be 5-5-4-10. Now I know many people argue that the formula to find the right number for the last set (tRAS) is CAS + tRCD + 2, but I find the when you leave the + 2 out...

It's the good old G0 stepping - the batch I do not know and not about to find out if looking at the CPU is the only way to tell. It just seems like I got a voltage-hungry chip. At what speed do you hit the FSB wall, 3.8GHz+?

Thanks. I was too lazy to type all that out. :wine:

What's the stock voltage for the E2140? Is it 1.325v? If so, that means you only needed .09375v to (more than) double the speed of that processor. To me, that is excellent!

Yeah, if anything, I would just bring back stock values, let it boot, shutdown, and start replacing. Don't be upset if your new RAM is not automatically set to 4-4-4-12. Nine times out of ten it will not be, just change it manually and let us know. Good luck!

Orthos stable? I can get to 3.6GHz at 1.4 but I need 1.5 to be Orthos stable.

From my posts on another thread: I spent a majority of the day seeing the minimum amount of voltage per 200MHz step. I only did 3.2GHz - 3.6GHz, but at least now I know what works and what doesn't. 3.2GHz - 1.3375v in BIOS 3.4GHz - 1.41875v in BIOS 3.6GHz - 1.5v in BIOS It's really...

From experience and from what I've seen/read, you'll only be able to tell once you cross that 3.2GHz barrier. That's when it will either really shine or just glow, if you get my analogy...

On page 38, I listed my minimum stable voltages for 3.2GHz - 3.6GHz in 200MHz steps. They are as follows: 3.2GHz - 1.3375v in BIOS 3.4GHz - 1.41875v in BIOS 3.6GHz - 1.5v in BIOS It's really interesting to compare voltage consumption amongst other E6750's. If you notice above, the...

@mrfatboy: This may have been covered in the sea of previous pages, but I'll ask anyway. That voltage in your sig, is that actual voltage or BIOS "set" voltage?

Make sure you set that RAM "Performance Enhance" option to "Extreme". Don't settle for anything less - it makes a HUGE difference. Also, what Conjugal said. :)

First of all, welcome. I'm sure you will be able to overclock just fine with a little more knowledge. I'm actually surprised to hear you haven't been stable at 3.0GHz with Corsair RAM. You stated you tried 3.0GHz @ the default voltage, which should be achievable, yet you could not boot into...

:laugh: That's true, but there's always a very slight chance someone else may have some information about it.

When I set that value to something too low, I couldn't even POST. I guess I should have elaborated on what I meant by instability. I haven't actually tried putting a 0 in, I might have to see tonight what would happen then. I also went down from 42 to 40, then to 35 - mostly in increments of 5...

@Conjugal The 0 setting may be similar, if not the same as auto, whereas 1 or more may actually place a value on the ACT delay. As for the best P35-DS3R BIOS, I would say F9, hands down. At +0.3v, I get 2.11v and at +0.4v, I get 2.24v. They also seem to have fixed the "smart fan" idle speed...