Need help OC'ing prescott p4

[KoWN]

P4 3.0 prescott
i have nvidia7600 GT pci exp
2 ddr2 512 5400

What can I do to get the most out of this CPU and what can I expect?

 

[myocardia]

Start raising your fsb. With good cooling, 4.0 Ghz isn't all that rare. You should be able to hit at least 3.6 Ghz, I would think, assuming you have a motherboard that's built for overclocking. If your motherboard doesn't have PCI & PCI-E locks, you aren't going to get past 3.2 Ghz, though.

 

[KoWN]

I have a PCI-E board

 

[stevty2889]

What motherboard are you using? What are you using for cooling(you need good cooling, Prescotts run very hot). What series is the prescott(5xx or 6xx). The older 5xx series tends to run even hotter than the 6xx and won't hit 4ghz nearly as easily as a 6xx could.

 

[KoWN]

how can I find out what srescott it is?
All I have seen so far is just prescott.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: KoWN
how can I find out what srescott it is?
All I have seen so far is just prescott.

1mb of cache or 2mb of cache? You can use CPUz to identify it as well.

 

[myocardia]

The CPU-Z download page: link.

 

[KoWN]

OKay what i have is as follow via CPUz
name: Intel P4 530
prescott
socket 775 LGA
Tech: 90nm
v.3.584 v
Family: F
Model:3
Stepping: 4
Revision: D0
MMX, SSE,SSE2,SSE3
CORE SPEED: 2992.5
multiplyer:x 15.0
Bus speed:199.5
Rated FSB: 798.0
cache
L1 Data 16 KBytes
L1 Trace 12 Kuops
Level 2 1024 KBytes
Cores: 1
Threads:2


Is this what you are looking for?

 

[KoWN]

???

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: KoWN
???

Yep, it's a 5xx series, so your overclock will probably end up limited by temps. Still don't know what motherboard and heatsink you are using..

 

[KoWN]

Can I get that from CPUz as well?

 

[KoWN]

???

 

[Azsen]

Maybe, you'll get more details using Sisoft Sandra.