Need Help OC'ing my E6850 to @ least 3.6ghz

[candyapple]

Hi and thank you for clicking on my topic.

I am new at OC'ing and I don't really understand the OC sticky.

I have an E6850 @ 3.0ghz and I would like to OC it to at least 3.6ghz and up if that's possible.

This is the spec of my current computer.
Motherboard: ABIT IP 35 PRO
CPU: E6850 @ 3.0ghz with a Zalman Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler (CNPS9700 LED)
RAM: 4gb CORSAIR XMS2 PC2 6400 (5-5-5-18)
Graphic Card: Nvidia 8800 GT Superclocked version
Power Supply: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W


All setttings are at motherboard default
Thank you

 

[Stumps]

you may need water cooling to reach that speed. the Zalman that you are using won't be able to keep your CPU cool at those speeds.

 

[candyapple]

aww are you currently using water cooling?

If I can't reach those speeds does that mean I can't OC this E6850 with just the Zalman alone? So what about OC'ing it to 3.2? lol

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: candyapple
aww are you currently using water cooling?

If I can't reach those speeds does that mean I can't OC this E6850 with just the Zalman alone? So what about OC'ing it to 3.2? lol

yeah, but it's a shit water cooling setup...my Q6600 B3 ES is a bit of a freak.

you should still be able to overclock to some extent but the Vcore required to reach 3.6ghz may push temps up to high for the Zalman to cope with.

 

[candyapple]

If I upgrade it to a Q6600, will I be able to OC it to 3.0ghz with just the Zalman alone?

 

[Stumps]

yeah you should be able to do that pretty easily, I was able to get mine to 3.33ghz with stock Vcore and stock HSF unit.

 

[candyapple]

If the Q6600 can OC to 3.33ghz with a stock vcore does that mean the E6850 can go to 3.33ghz as well? Since both of them are using the 65nm technology?

 

[Stumps]

best way to find out is to try it out and see what happens, I would assume that the E6850 should be able to reach 3.33 with out too much hassle, but it all comes down to how good you can cool it.

 

[candyapple]

well the problem is ... I dont know how to set up to OC it.. Do i just change the 333 to 370 x 9? Do I have to change anything else??

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: candyapple
well the problem is ... I dont know how to set up to OC it.. Do i just change the 333 to 370 x 9? Do I have to change anything else??

have a good read of this before starting http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2057083&enterthread=y

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I see no reason why you couldn't oc e6850 to at least 3.4 or possibly 3.6ghz. Your chip is a dual core right? Also what kind of thermal paste did you use to set your heatsink? Your dual core even though its 65nm should run pretty cool especially compared to a 65nm quad.

Plain and simple
1.increase fsb speeds in increments of 5
2. boot into windows and run intel burn test
intel burn test turn on error detection
maximum test 1
run test 10x
3. now if your cpu oc is stable reboot increase by 5 again. find a stable speed. Then time to start really testing. Intel burn test 50x. At least 8 hours of prime95 test. IF it passes those your good to go.
4. Sometimes you will have to increase voltage to cpu to have it run at faster speeds. Don't exceed 1.36 voltage. Also get some software like core temp or real temp to monitor your cpu temps. Try not to go over 73c when intel burn test is running.
5.When you increase your fsb you increase ram speed as well. Your mobo should have multipliers to keep ram speed within range your ram will run.Later you can oc ram too.
all software mentioned is free. look on guru3d.com or extremeoverclocking.com to find it
Sorry if its sloppy in a hurry
Any questions I'll try to help

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Stumps
you may need water cooling to reach that speed. the Zalman that you are using won't be able to keep your CPU cool at those speeds.

Watercooling is not the saviour of a poor overclock. Unless you are temperature limited on your overclock, watercooling is likely NOT going to help. This is a very common misconception about watercooling.

I had a Q6600 G0 cooled by an AC Freezer 7 Pro that no matter what I threw at it, it would top out at 3.4GHz. I spent HUNDREDS of dollars swapping everything but the porcesspr in a futile effort to reach that magical 3.6GHz, I mean it is a G0 right?

Finally I switched to watercooling and wouldn't you know the chip topped out at.... You guess it, 3.4GHz.