a little oc help

[imported_madmaxx]

hi all, ive got a p4 3.0e and i was wondering what the safe max v-core is? thnx. sorry i guess i should elaborate a little more, im OC'ing and i can only keep it stable if i raise the v-core, and like most of us im greedy and want more but i dont want to fry my cpu. right now ive got it stable at 3.45ghz @ 1.4125v (slightly above default) and i want to push a little more (stock hsf) id like to try and get another .5 out of her if not more. thnx

 

[Fistandantilis]

I would think twice about any addition of volts that is when overclocking can be hazardous to you machines health, unless you can afford another..what are they 180 dollars now is 3 gigs really not fast enough, think about it a three gig chip is very fast, that couls calculate the distance to the sun in inches in a fraction of a second. what i would try and i say this cuz i dont know what you have in your box but upgrade somthing in it i dont think that your chip is the thing holding you back, have you ever thought about a real chip like say the almighty athlon64?

 

[imported_madmaxx]

im working with an asus p4p800se mobo, p4 3.0e, 4x512 ocz dc value ram, bba radeon x850xtpe and an ocz powerstream 520w. im trying my oc like this: 230x15=3.45@1.41v, mem 320mhz 2.5-4-4-8@2.75v, agp/pci 66/33@1.6v at these settings it seems to run fine(ive looped 3dmark01 for hours) but whenever i try to go a little more 235x15@1.43 i get errors after looping 3dmark01 for about 45mins-1hr. any ideas on how i can increase the stability and what is the max vcore that i can go to? all of this is being done on air with stock hsf and a custom fan/shroud on the n/b. thnx for the help

 

[imported_madmaxx]

anyone??

 

[Shimmishim]

your ram is running 320 mhz??!? wow!!! that must be some sorta speed record for value ram!!!

are you sure it's 320? or was that a typo and you meant 230?

anyway... i'd say just up the voltage up a little... 1.41 is not a lot.

 

[imported_madmaxx]

320mhz= 160x2. wont run at 1:1 in my oc, gotta love value ram i know the vcore isnt that high but what is the max i can go with the stock hsf. ive tried to put it at 1.43v and its still unstable, i dont want to raise it more until i find what the max is. thnx

 

[Shimmishim]

ahh so that 320 is ddr320... not actually 320

what's the sspec number on that processor?

should be something like.. SL7...

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i'm not too sure about the prescotts... but with the northwood, i ran mine at 1.65 volts on air cooling and had no problems at all...

yes, increasing voltage does reduce the life of a cpu to some degree.. but how long do you plan on keeping that processor for? unless it's for 5+ years, i wouldn't worry too much...

 

[hmmzzz]

10 % over default Vcore is considered safe,..IFF your temps dont get too high

 

[imported_madmaxx]

cpuz says "family F, model 3, stepping 3, revision CO/0" thats all i know about the cpu as it is in my rig. is this any good? 10%= 1.54v? thnx

 

[Chode Messiah]

just try 1.5v and up it slightly from there. watch your heat, and you'll be fine

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

i wouldn't over clock that prescott thats what i have! mine already overheats in games without ocing at all. i don't recomend it unless you watercool.

 

[pplapeu]

Originally posted by: madmaxx
hi all, ive got a p4 3.0e and i was wondering what the safe max v-core is? thnx. sorry i guess i should elaborate a little more, im OC'ing and i can only keep it stable if i raise the v-core, and like most of us im greedy and want more but i dont want to fry my cpu. right now ive got it stable at 3.45ghz @ 1.4125v (slightly above default) and i want to push a little more (stock hsf) id like to try and get another .5 out of her if not more. thnx

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My BIOS allows .1v increases, so I figure that I want the same as stock voltage like if OCing would cause a decrease. So I figure just make it so it is like stock voltage. Probably does not matter all that much,

 

[imported_madmaxx]

well got it stable(looped 3dmark01se for 1 1/2hrs) at 3.52ghz@1.42vcore put the mem at 3:2(266) and let er rip 44idle 58load measured with hardcano12 probe in the hsf