My First Overclocking Adventure A Success!!!

[dust]

Originally posted by: Duvie
That 1.15v max VTT seems odd since I believe my board at stock is higher then that....

I want to see some proof about that being max....every oc I have seen that is decent and that thing is 1.3-1.4v....I needed 1.35v to get my E8400 to 4ghz

Same here, I did read here though, in another thread, that the absolute max for the vcc/vtt is 1,45 but I personally find it high. I had the vcc up to 1,4375 and it was nice and warm in the house but the core temps were reaching 72c after 10 mins of Prime. The former absolute max from Intel was 1,36v and I would suggest keeping it around that for safety. Also Asus boards seem to have the LLC working fine, so better enable it, it will save some heat.

I'm also not sure if the board has Clock Twister, but if it does, you may want to set it to lighter as it improves the stability of the system.

Regarding the CoreTemp/RealTemp, I would appreciate if someone could explain why is it better to consider Real Temp as it shows 5c minus at almost all times, compared to the CoreTemp. I mean, isn't it better to exaggerate the assumed value of the temps? Even the OCCT seems to have the same set TJ max as Core Temp. Maybe I'm wrong but I'd rather overestimate the level of heat inside than applying unsafe voltage just because the Real Temp is generous with the temps. Anyway, the way I got it, both of them show approximate values and the real temps only God knows

 

[KingstonU]

Shouldn't I also be concerned about my NB temperature? (I left my SB at stock like most people). One person said that my motherboard doesn't have sensors for it so how can I know if it is getting too hot?

 

[Duvie]

I had to raise my NB vcore up a bit too...Was able to leave it stock with my E8400 all the way up to 400fsb, but needed more as I approached 445fsb...

IMO that is normal...my board had aggressively nb chipset cooling