first oc, how does it look

[nownot]

components

c2d e6300
patriot pc6400
asus p5b-e
bfg 7900gs oc
antec trio 430

right now im at vcore 1.3500 temp at 60 full load 400*7=2.8ghz, ram 4-4-4-12 at 800mhz, stock cooling. does this seem about right? i tried 450 but orthos kept failing, tried putting vcore at 1.275 but it failed. so here i sat wondering should i be happy? also if i get aftermarket cooler which one should i look into getting and what can i expect speed wise. thanks for any help.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Bump Vdimm to 2.1 with 5-5-5-15-2T timing. Set memory divider to 1:1. Raise Vcore to 1.45. Finally, raise northbridge voltage to 1.35-1.45 range. I use the Big Typhoon but anything along that class should allow you to add another 600MHz core speed with a willing CPU.

You should stick with an 9x or higher CPU if you want a better chance of hitting 3.2GHz.

 

[nownot]

is that directions for getting a higher clock speed or just b/c i need to?

 

[nownot]

ps my ram is @ 2.1 but it is 2.2 stable but cant get that w/ my board. isnt 1.45 to high for my cpu? what will raising the northbridge voltage do exactly? thanks for the help

 

[nownot]

ok ran 12 hours stable. started watching a movie and it shutdown a hour into it. pls any suggestions.
temps looked good on cpu and video card. cant think of why it shutdown.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Current settings? Run Memtest (test #5 for 2 hours). If okay, then check GPU, CPU, and chipset for proper cooling.

 

[IcePickFreak]

I have the same mobo and cpu, I'd try bumping up the vcore a bit. I forget what I have mine set to in bios but I know it's atleast 1.4, but this mobo does have quite a voltage droop. I'd monitor the vcore and see how low it's drooping, and then monitor temps when you bump the voltage.

 

[nownot]

will putting my vcore 1.4 kill my cpu? i want to get atleast 400 stable ideal would be 450. but like i said im on stock cooling for now and afraid t put my vcore to high. insight pls.

 

[nownot]

im going to stop positng in my own thread one day. but i just tought of something. my ram is 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v i had it 4-4-4-12 at 2.1 volts. could be the reason huh?

 

[IcePickFreak]

Yeah if your ram is rated at 2.2v, your outta luck with the p5b-e I'm afraid. I remember that was an issue when ddr2 first came about, that even some mobos that can go up to 2.2v aren't set there at default. So people had to use some lower rated ram to boot into bios and jack up the voltage as 1.8 is usually the default. I would suspect the ram in this matter definitely. If you could get your hands on some lower rated ram for testing purposes, that would be ideal.

 

[nownot]

thanks for the insight. my ram is patriot and 2.2v is the only voltage i see on the specs so i believe that was it. i also had to use my friends ram to go in the bios which would explain alot, i should of known something was up lol. but im retesting vcore 1.3612, 400fsb*7, friends ram (rated as should be) 1.8v 5-5-5-15. orthos went for about 30min at 59-60c and watching movie know b/c thats where if failed last time. if movie goes all the way through will do orthos for atleast 12 hours. thanks for all the help in pin pointing what i hope to be the issue.

 

[nownot]

ok i put in my friends ram 1.8v 5-6-6-15. tested fine etc etc played movie good but then it crashed on me while installing a program so my computer sucks. i dont know what the problem is. orthos ran stable, memtest ran good. but still crashed have no idea why. anyone have any ideas?