overclocking my 2.6C?

[sement]

This is my first time overclocking a P4, so I wanted to be sure I knew what I was doing before I started.

My system consists of:
P4 2.6C (stock HSF)
Abit IC7 (BIOS rev 19)
OCZ PC3700 2x256
running in a Chenbro Xpider case with 120mm rear and 92mm front fans.

So, where do I start? Start off with the FSB settings? When do I increase voltage?

Also,should I have put some thermal paste on the stock HSF, or just used the existing black thing? I didnt use any thermal paste...

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...

 

[myocardia]

Hey man, get that stock HSF off of that processor quickly, or it will never come off! That "black thing" will stick to your processor, if it hasn't already, and make it impossible to ever get the HSF off in the future. And if you can't get the heatsink off, you can't remove the processor. There are horror stories...

 

[chr6]

i use brake cleaner or rubbing alcohol to remove that black stuff from the stock hsf.

then i apply arctic silver 5 or 3 or whichever good stuff you have lying around. a good way to do it is to put a rice-grain sized droplet in the middle of the cpu and then just plop the hsf on there.

are those pc3700 golds you have there?

if so, try these settings, but be careful.

my dad is using the stock hsf with your exact setup:

p4 2.6c @ 3250 (memory @ 250 1:1) 2.8v, 7-4-4-2.5 timings
cpu voltage @ 1.625

be sure to get memtest and prime95 to test stability.

good luck. if you find that your system is stable @ 1.625, lower it to 1.6 and continue until you get the lowest voltage with the best stability. as my friend once taught me. same goes with the memory. if those are gold sticks, you may be able to do 7-3-3-2, but don't take my word for it.

i forget, but there's also a setting in the bios that you need to set to FIXED 66/33, thats important too.

 

[Slogun]

Alternatively:

5:4 strapping, 250 MHz FSB, standard voltages, DRAM timings by SPD, FIXED 66/33

Don't worry about the stock HSF, has worked fine for a lot of people. You can always take it off later if you want to make your system quieter.

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: Slogun
Alternatively:

5:4 strapping, 250 MHz FSB, standard voltages, DRAM timings by SPD, FIXED 66/33

Don't worry about the stock HSF, has worked fine for a lot of people. You can always take it off later if you want to make your system quieter.

Also disable the last two GAT settings.