first time overclock help

[gaurav8]

System info :
intel c2q q9550
ati 4870
tagan 800w psu
asus p5q pro mobo
8 gb ocz platinum ddr2 pc8500 ram


CPU Z info :

CPU
core speed 3400.0 mhz
multiplier x8.5
Bus speed 400 mhz
Rated fsb 1600 mhz
core voltage 1.144

Memory @ 4-4-4-12
DRAM frequency 400.0 mhz
FSBRAM 1:1
command rate 2T


BIOS Settings :
CPU voltage 1.18125
CPU pull voltage 1.52
FSB terminal voltage 1.28
DRAM voltage 1.90
NB voltage 1.24
SB voltage 1.10
PCI E sata voltage 1.50

PCI express frequency 100
Speed Spectrum disabled
C1E disabled
Max CPUID disabled
CPU TM function Enabled
Execute Disable bit enable

What are your views on this overclock. I ran prime95 for about 2 hrs and it was stable.
Should I lower the CPU voltage further or is it fine.

Thanks.

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: gaurav8
What are your views on this overclock. I ran prime95 for about 2 hrs and it was stable.
Should I lower the CPU voltage further or is it fine.

I assume since you have 8GB of RAM you're doing more than just gaming on this computer, but I could be wrong. I would run Prime95 longer than 2 hours.

Either way, it's not possible for us to tell you whether you can lower your CPU voltage or not. It's always ideal to run it at the lowest voltage at which it's totally stable. Work the voltage down until you see instability, then increase it little by little, testing every step of the way until it's stable.

Overclocking is a process that takes a while. I'd also loosen up your RAM timings until you get your CPU overclock to where you're happy about it and then worry about tweaking your RAM.

 

[z1ggy]

Yeah def run that for longer than 2 hours.. something like 18-24h will give you a good result.