Conservative Overclock for E6300 w/stock hsf?

[Zim]

I have an E6300 w/stock hsf on an Abit AB9-Pro mobo with 2GB of standard PC5300 memory. Can anyone suggest an easy and safe overclock for this setup? What speed can I safely reach and how might I configure my system to get it? Thx!

 

[myocardia]

You can get it up to a 333 Mhz fsb, for sure. It all depends on which RAM you have.

 

[harpoon84]

Yeah, conservative would be running the RAM at stock speeds, which would mean a 333MHz FSB / 2.33GHz clockspeed. You should however be able to overclock to 400MHz FSB / 2.8GHz provided you are willing to overclock your RAM. *Most* DDR2-667 (PC5300) can reach DDR2-800 speeds, although you may have to increase the voltage in some cases.

 

[cmdrdredd]

you could even do 400 FSB with your memory at 5-5-5-15 (to be safe).

 

[Zim]

Thanks guys, I'll report back when I give it a try.

UPDATE: I bumped it up to 333 MHz / 2.33GHz. I don't fancy pushing the memory seeing as it's PNY!

 

[Goi]

Isn't there a problem with 965 chipsets with certain memory ranges being unusable? My friend has an E6400 and an P5B and the mobo won't work at 290 and 300MHz. I was told of this problem and to try 400MHz straightaway.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Zim
I don't fancy pushing the memory seeing as it's PNY!

Haha, I agree. PNY is the antithesis of overclocking RAM.:laugh: Also, you can try loosening your timings to say, 5-6-6-18. Even PNY should be stable for higher than 333, unless it's stock timings were already 5-5-5-15, which it probably was, now that I think about it.

Originally posted by: Goi
Isn't there a problem with 965 chipsets with certain memory ranges being unusable? My friend has an E6400 and an P5B and the mobo won't work at 290 and 300MHz. I was told of this problem and to try 400MHz straightaway.

Yeah, to some extent, though it seems to be in somewhat different places with different boards, and different RAM. Also, you don't have to go all the way to 400 Mhz; the next strap starts at 333 Mhz (possibly 334, depending on the motherboard). So, 333/334-360 is usually stable on most 965 boards, assuming the RAM can handle it.

 

[Goi]

So the ranges are the various straps? i.e. 266-333 being in 1 strap(DDR2-533), then 333-400 in another(DDR2-667), then 400-533 in another(DDR2-800), and so on?