Conservative E6400 OC. I seek your opinions

[Keleka]

After reading some reviews i decided on taking my 2.13Ghz to 2.77Ghz just because. I wanted extra cpu power at little risk. So i just raised my FSB from 266 to 346.5 x 8 for 277ghz. Anantech did 2.88 at 360FSB safely. So i got some OC just not the max.. I usually build a new system every 4-5 years so that also figured into the equasion. Somebody in one thread said 2.77ghz at stock voltage is no wear over stock lol..

I ran Orthos for 2+ hours and my CPU temps were 37idle/51 under full load using Core Temp .. I think those temps are perfectly fine correct? I think ill let Orthos run all night for kicks but it was totally stable after 2 hours or so.

Your opinion? Good, Safe conservative overclock?

Keleka

 

[spinejam]

looks good to me so far! crank 'er up a bit more w/o increasing the voltage and test orthos for stability -- you should be able to get more out-of her!

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Realistically you will upgrade in 2-3 years. Even if you OC significantly, you probably won't kill your processor by then assuming normal use.

 

[Hulk]

What are you considering stock voltage?

I like to o/c at fsb of 333 or 400. Not sure why but I like those "standard" FSB speeds. I guess I feel like the motherboard designers probably make sure the boards definitely work at those speeds since lots of cpus run them. Or at least they might in the future.

If you have the memory to do it you might want to try to lower the multiplier to 7 and give it a go at 7x400=2800. I think anything below 3GHz is pretty conservative.

 

[Keleka]

Well i ran orthos for 5 hours and no problems. CPU temps reported by Intel's Thermal Analysis Tool went from about 39C/56C under full load max. Avg in the 52-54C full load zone running Orthos. I just increased the FSB.. voltage on Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 board and well as ram speed auto adjust it put my 667 ram at 800ish. I messed mainly with GRAW maxed in graphics settings and 80-90 maxed at 1280x1024 smooth as butter.

Then i put it back to stock 2.13Ghz and my cpu was 28C idle and 38C under full load at best i gained 5FPS best guestimation in GRAW at 2.77.. That BFGtech 8800GTS just runs the show i think lol.. So i think i'll leave it at stock.. I saw no real visual gains to warrant additional heat as well as wear and tear on components. I think a C2D with a DX-10 card is just pure power right now lol..

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[Roguestar]

^^^ 38°C is not extra wear and tear, that's a really cool processor compared to most. It's safe up to 90°C or so iirc.

Originally posted by: Hulk
What are you considering stock voltage?

I like to o/c at fsb of 333 or 400. Not sure why but I like those "standard" FSB speeds. I guess I feel like the motherboard designers probably make sure the boards definitely work at those speeds since lots of cpus run them. Or at least they might in the future.

If you have the memory to do it you might want to try to lower the multiplier to 7 and give it a go at 7x400=2800. I think anything below 3GHz is pretty conservative.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that a lot of recent boards prefer 401 to 400 because it uses a different memory strap and puts less strain on the components. Some people have been unable to get a stable overclock at 400Mhz but once they jump to 401 have had no problems at all.

 

[Keleka]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
^^^ 38°C is not extra wear and tear, that's a really cool processor compared to most. It's safe up to 90°C or so iirc.

38C was at a non overclocked state fyi. 28C idle and 38C under full load. Overclocked i was 39C idle and topped about about 55C overclocked. So from a personal use standpoint ie games, surfing, email pretty much their isn't much benfit to warrant overclocking that does carry additional wear factors on the entire system. I not the type that sits there running benchmarks or stress tests around the clock because they are pretty much nothing more the a numbers game. The only things that truelly matter is that your PC performs under the conditions you use it correct. Thank you for your reply!

Originally posted by: Hulk
What are you considering stock voltage?

I like to o/c at fsb of 333 or 400. Not sure why but I like those "standard" FSB speeds. I guess I feel like the motherboard designers probably make sure the boards definitely work at those speeds since lots of cpus run them. Or at least they might in the future.

If you have the memory to do it you might want to try to lower the multiplier to 7 and give it a go at 7x400=2800. I think anything below 3GHz is pretty conservative.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that a lot of recent boards prefer 401 to 400 because it uses a different memory strap and puts less strain on the components. Some people have been unable to get a stable overclock at 400Mhz but once they jump to 401 have had no problems at all.