cpu oc help

[sankhya]

iam currently using a intel q9400(2.66ghz stock) and a NV650i sli mobo

but i cant oc it to speeds greater than 3ghz........is my mobo a bottleneck.......i have ample cooling solutions at the moment and its not the problem as it seems


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Markfw900
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[MustangSVT]

probably not.

are you using correct memory divider? what voltages?
usually you would need more voltage to northbridge.

 

[sankhya]

i hve unlinked my memry speed frm fsb...........i didnot tweak voltage

 

[Idontcare]

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Idontcare
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[Morg.]

There is no OC without voltage tweak . except very minor ones.

AS IDC said, give us more details .. as in what FSB you're at etc... you could be FSB locked for all we know ...

 

[sankhya]

iam at 1500 fsb......which gives me 3ghz overall icant go even 1 mhz above that


and also which will be the best mobo(non sli) for overclocking my cpu INTEL CORE @ QUAD 9400

 

[Blastman]

Have you upped the vcore of your CPU, or are you running it at stock voltage? What is the stock voltage reading for your Q9400?

 

[sankhya]

its shld be within .85 to 1.3625 v............i changed it frm auto to 1.3625 v highest possible

 

[MustangSVT]

from the sound of your responds, I suggest c2d c2q oc thread. it will answer many questions for you.

 

[tweakboy]

He should get that Processor to 3.0Ghz without voltage tweak.

Max volt your NB , I dont know what kind of vdrop you have if any.

That CPU as I said should to 3.0 or 3.2Ghz without voltage tweaking. If you want to go higher then your vcore voltage will need tweaking. Have you tried reducing the multiplier to 8 ,,,,, instead of default 9 ........ soo now you raise the FSB but make shure RAM isnt overclocked by using 1:1 divider. let us know what happens.