oc old pc

[ezzeldin]

hello people
i'm working on an extreme overkill gaming pc build due Q4 2016 and its update is due Q4 2018 so i sold my gaming build it had a 5960x, 64gb ram, SSDs and now im stuck with an old build i had
and im looking to oc this build as hard as i can so i can game with it until i get my new build.
im in egypt so finding old stuff is kinda hard as well as new stuff but anyways i will list my specs and i want to know how far can i go when i oc this build
im using a gigabyte g41m-es2l motherboard revision 1.1 with bios fully updated and a small fan on the chip for cooling
intel core 2 duo e7400 with a non stock cooler but a medium one not so big
nvidia geforce 9600gt with ecs elitegroup extreme heat think and heatpipes fitted with 2gb of ddr2 vram running at a 400mhz and 2 92mm fans fitted on it
2X2gb ddr2 800mhz cl12
2X1tb sata seagate hdd
2X180gb pata hdd
1X305 watt psu
2X215 watt psu
the case has no restricted airflow and fitted with 2X92mm fans and 1X120mm fan
normal keyboard and mouse 1X4.1 sound system and 1X2.1 sound system and 2X1280*1024 lcd screens with 4:3 connected using dvi
tp link wifi card and thats it
i know its a crappy build but i dont want to invest in it at all since as i said i sold my X99 computer for a better one next year so i just wanna live with this for a year so what can i do with it could i oc it or not should i remove anything to make it better or what
its also in a non ac room ideal temps for cpu/gpu 35c/43c
anything would help
thanks a lot

 

[NTMBK]

To be honest, I might not risk overclocking it- parts get more fragile with age, and likely to start breaking. And your power supply isn't really big enough to support serious overclocking.

I'd just run everything at stock, and play less demanding games for the time being.

 

[ezzeldin]

To be honest, I might not risk overclocking it- parts get more fragile with age, and likely to start breaking. And your power supply isn't really big enough to support serious overclocking.

I'd just run everything at stock, and play less demanding games for the time being.

i think i will go with that

 

[LTC8K6]

i think i will go with that

Well, an E8600 3.33Ghz 1333 bus is pretty cheap.

http://starmicroinc.net/intel-core-2-duo-e8600-3-33ghz-oem-cpu-slb9l-at80570pj0936m/

Here is a 7500 to 8600 comparison, and you have a 7400:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/87?vs=54

 

[ezzeldin]

Well, an E8600 3.33Ghz 1333 bus is pretty cheap.

http://starmicroinc.net/intel-core-2-duo-e8600-3-33ghz-oem-cpu-slb9l-at80570pj0936m/

Here is a 7500 to 8600 comparison, and you have a 7400:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/87?vs=54

i think im gonna keep it like this for now

 

[know of fence]

You can OC any Core 2 Duos, with BCLK, but it's a little complicated because FSB and RAM speed are tied, with a ratio/divider. I seem to remember a table for that conversion, you could definitely play around with it make a spreadsheet see what kind of speeds are available with for RAM and CPU with a set FSB and Ratio without overclocking RAM too much.
A lot of the best AT articles were written about the core 2 generaration, maybe check them out.
http://anandtech.com/show/2404

 

[ezzeldin]

You can OC any Core 2 Duos, with BCLK, but it's a little complicated because FSB and RAM speed are tied, with a ratio/divider. I seem to remember a table for that conversion, you could definitely play around with it make a spreadsheet see what kind of speeds are available with for RAM and CPU with a set FSB and Ratio without overclocking RAM too much.
A lot of the best AT articles were written about the core 2 generaration, maybe check them out.
http://anandtech.com/show/2404

i will look at them for sure
thanks a lot

 

[ArisVer]

i think im gonna keep it like this for now

Your best choice is to change the chip and your motherboard supports C2Q.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3500#sp

Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium®processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium®D processor/Intel® Pentium®4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium®4 processor/Intel® Celeron®processor in the LGA 775 package

 

[ezzeldin]

Your best choice is to change the chip and your motherboard supports C2Q.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3500#sp

thanks a lot