E6850 and p5k or ip35 OCing help

[boglwe]

I would like to overclock my e6850 when it arrives, but dont really know how. I dont wanna oc it much, maybe to 3.5 or 3.7. Is there an easy way to do this, without changing volts. I hear some people do it iin 10 seconds.

My motherboard will be the ip35 or the p5k. thanks in advance.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

If you have good RAM, then use 1:1 memory divider and bump FSB to achieve desired core speed. A C2D chip cannot hit 3.5GHz without increasing Vcore. Nominal overclock on air with an excellent CPU cooler is around 3.5GHz with a few lucky chips @ 4.0GHz. IP35-E is good up to about 450MHz FSB without changing VTT, VNB, VSB, etc....

 

[boglwe]

thanks again SerpentRoyal (with cheese)

 

[gwai lo]

That might not always work, overclocking is usually done with general method ( I'm assuming you've read guides and you're not just asking for settings so you can show it off, which would be complete lame sauce ):

1) Bump FSB some amount ( most chips usually have a range which you can overclock without changing much anything unless you get a complete dud )
2) Test for stability
At this point you have two paths ( assuming temperatures are fine )
1) If stable, bump FSB some more
2) If unstable, tweak vcore/memory timings/memory voltage/northbridge voltage and check for stability again

 

[boglwe]

Not trying to show off, but surely looking for specs, i really just wanna set it and forget it. Its not a show off kind thing, I am 35 and not really interested in that. I am interested in longevity of my comp though. The information you put down is very helpful and I am reading the forums regarding all OC stuff.

 

[myocardia]

How to overclock a C2D.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: boglwe
Not trying to show off, but surely looking for specs, i really just wanna set it and forget it. Its not a show off kind thing, I am 35 and not really interested in that. I am interested in longevity of my comp though. The information you put down is very helpful and I am reading the forums regarding all OC stuff.

IP35-E is a very user-friendly board. Use stock multiplier. Bump Vcore to about 1.44. Set memory divider to 1:1 with the recommended voltage and 5-5-5-15 timing. Set FSB to yield 3.0GHz core speed. Save BIOS and reboot PC. If you can boot into windows, then go back to the BIOS and bump FSB up by 5MHz. Repeat until you can no longer access windows.

Re-enter the last stable FSB. Now run Orthos Large mode for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the CPU temp as reported by the Abit EQ software. Limit the maximum temp to 65C. If the temp is too high, then drop Vcore by about 0.02V and FSB by 5MHz. Retest using Orthos. If you're stable under Orthos, then run Memtest86 (test #5) for one hour.

The goal is to use the lowest Vcore and Vdimm and still pass Orthos and Memtest. There's no need to run Orthos for hours. If you encounter stability down the road, then drop FSB by 2 to 3MHz.

BTW, no need to disable C1E and EIST. These features reduce Vcore and CPU speed when the PC is not under full load.

 

[gwai lo]

I thought that was the reason why we disabled C1E and EIST, because it dropped vcore and frequency to something that was untested for stability.

An overly obvious example maybe: I run my E6400 at 400×8, EIST would drop the multiplier to 6..which puts it at 400×6 or 2400 MHz, which is higher than the stock 2128 MHz. Coupled with lowered vcore, the system may be unstable, no?

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Originally posted by: boglwe
Not trying to show off, but surely looking for specs, i really just wanna set it and forget it. Its not a show off kind thing, I am 35 and not really interested in that. I am interested in longevity of my comp though. The information you put down is very helpful and I am reading the forums regarding all OC stuff.

Oh, okay. I guess I'm just usually kind of suspicious with threads like these, after foruming for a bit, when there's this little information..yeah...

 

[boglwe]

Oh my goodness, thats great, thanks SerpentRoyal again, you are slowly becoming by PC GOD

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal

Originally posted by: boglwe
Not trying to show off, but surely looking for specs, i really just wanna set it and forget it. Its not a show off kind thing, I am 35 and not really interested in that. I am interested in longevity of my comp though. The information you put down is very helpful and I am reading the forums regarding all OC stuff.

IP35-E is a very user-friendly board. Use stock multiplier. Bump Vcore to about 1.44. Set memory divider to 1:1 with the recommended voltage and 5-5-5-15 timing. Set FSB to yield 3.0GHz core speed. Save BIOS and reboot PC. If you can boot into windows, then go back to the BIOS and bump FSB up by 5MHz. Repeat until you can no longer access windows.

Re-enter the last stable FSB. Now run Orthos Large mode for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the CPU temp as reported by the Abit EQ software. Limit the maximum temp to 65C. If the temp is too high, then drop Vcore by about 0.02V and FSB by 5MHz. Retest using Orthos. If you're stable under Orthos, then run Memtest86 (test #5) for one hour.

The goal is to use the lowest Vcore and Vdimm and still pass Orthos and Memtest. There's no need to run Orthos for hours. If you encounter stability down the road, then drop FSB by 2 to 3MHz.

BTW, no need to disable C1E and EIST. These features reduce Vcore and CPU speed when the PC is not under full load.

Not to burst your bubble..... But 6850 is 3.0 Ghz. Stock.... that would be not too great on your stock temps..............

Just trying to get 400 - 500 mhz. should be easy. without a whole bunch of voltage....

 

[boglwe]

Originally posted by: Mr Fox

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal

Originally posted by: boglwe
Not trying to show off, but surely looking for specs, i really just wanna set it and forget it. Its not a show off kind thing, I am 35 and not really interested in that. I am interested in longevity of my comp though. The information you put down is very helpful and I am reading the forums regarding all OC stuff.

IP35-E is a very user-friendly board. Use stock multiplier. Bump Vcore to about 1.44. Set memory divider to 1:1 with the recommended voltage and 5-5-5-15 timing. Set FSB to yield 3.0GHz core speed. Save BIOS and reboot PC. If you can boot into windows, then go back to the BIOS and bump FSB up by 5MHz. Repeat until you can no longer access windows.

Re-enter the last stable FSB. Now run Orthos Large mode for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the CPU temp as reported by the Abit EQ software. Limit the maximum temp to 65C. If the temp is too high, then drop Vcore by about 0.02V and FSB by 5MHz. Retest using Orthos. If you're stable under Orthos, then run Memtest86 (test #5) for one hour.

The goal is to use the lowest Vcore and Vdimm and still pass Orthos and Memtest. There's no need to run Orthos for hours. If you encounter stability down the road, then drop FSB by 2 to 3MHz.

BTW, no need to disable C1E and EIST. These features reduce Vcore and CPU speed when the PC is not under full load.

Not to burst your bubble..... But 6850 is 3.0 Ghz. Stock.... that would be not too great on your stock temps..............

Just trying to get 400 - 500 mhz. should be easy. without a whole bunch of voltage....

your always the reasoning one. Nice thought though. I jsut need to go about 500 more, and thats about it.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: Mr Fox

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal

Originally posted by: boglwe
Not trying to show off, but surely looking for specs, i really just wanna set it and forget it. Its not a show off kind thing, I am 35 and not really interested in that. I am interested in longevity of my comp though. The information you put down is very helpful and I am reading the forums regarding all OC stuff.

IP35-E is a very user-friendly board. Use stock multiplier. Bump Vcore to about 1.44. Set memory divider to 1:1 with the recommended voltage and 5-5-5-15 timing. Set FSB to yield 3.0GHz core speed. Save BIOS and reboot PC. If you can boot into windows, then go back to the BIOS and bump FSB up by 5MHz. Repeat until you can no longer access windows.

Re-enter the last stable FSB. Now run Orthos Large mode for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the CPU temp as reported by the Abit EQ software. Limit the maximum temp to 65C. If the temp is too high, then drop Vcore by about 0.02V and FSB by 5MHz. Retest using Orthos. If you're stable under Orthos, then run Memtest86 (test #5) for one hour.

The goal is to use the lowest Vcore and Vdimm and still pass Orthos and Memtest. There's no need to run Orthos for hours. If you encounter stability down the road, then drop FSB by 2 to 3MHz.

BTW, no need to disable C1E and EIST. These features reduce Vcore and CPU speed when the PC is not under full load.

Not to burst your bubble..... But 6850 is 3.0 Ghz. Stock.... that would be not too great on your stock temps..............

Just trying to get 400 - 500 mhz. should be easy. without a whole bunch of voltage....

I'm aware that 6850 is a 3.0GHz CPU. The Abit IP35s overclock the FSB by a few MHz, even if you've reset toOPTIMIZED default. Booting into windows with 1.44V does not harm the CPU.