[Help] Overclocking DS3 E6400 and Patriot Memory

[ScythedBlade]

[Note: Search button doesn't really have my scenario ... it may have variations though]

Anyway, here's my build:

Ultra X-2 550W
Gigabyte DS3 (C1 .. the worst stepping)
E6400 (L625 B2)
2 GB Patriot 667 Ram
Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 (At the highest speed, it cools better than the Zalman's highest)

So, right now, I'm stable at 310 FSB ... with normal fsb, mch, and +.1 vdimm set at 4-4-4-12. The voltage is set at 1.2675. Now, when I try upping the FSB to 320, the thing isn't even stable when I pump up the voltage to 1.400V. So what's wrong? (I'm using Logitech's Elite Keyboard and MX310 ... although I don't want to disconnect them from USB because I have no idea how to install them with the PS/2 Converter into the PS/2 ports ...) So I'm stuck at 310 ... help me ... all suggestions welcomed....

 

[Avalon]

My first suggestion is to make sure you have AT LEAST bios F4 final flashed to your board, if not one of the F5 beta bios's. If you've already got that covered, then I've also seen users mention how sometimes their DS3 or P5B has a FSB hole that is usually in the 300s. Setting the FSB to 400 would allow them to boot and it would work, and they could continue from there. Of course I'd add a bit of CPU vcore before doing so, or just simply drop your CPU's multiplier by 1 just to see if you can hit that FSB without throwing a CPU limit into the mix.

Of course, if you're going to try that, I also have to add in the warning that it might not work, and could cause damage to your motherboard if it doesn't (although honestly it'd just not boot, if anything).