The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!

Mort81,

I know my answer would be to go back to square 1! Go back to what you know worked and start from there! It doesn't answer the question, it just gives you a good starting point to find a solution to why the problems happened in the first place! I go back to why Sam chose the P5N-E over the DS3.

I look back to when you woke me up when I was ready to build my own C2D on a P5N-E. I was too busy drooling over all the bells and whistles and ignored all the pain I went through for almost a month. I am so glad I paid attention to your wake up call and bought the DS3!

Thanks again for your input!

Best Regards,
Russ :>)

 

I'm looking for some more memory and I saw this

Will this overclock as well as my current memory(537 Mhz)?

 

abuzar1,
Yes, it should overclock as well, but it's cas5 with timings of 5-5-5-15. This is what I'm using for $10 more and should perform better, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231087
It's cas4 with timings of 4-4-4-12. It's about 20% faster at the same memory speed! Highly recommended!

Best Regards,
theone :>)

 

I've just ordered myself the Thermalright Ultra 120 cooler and two Scythe 1600 fans (the Kaze White versions), I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

I have been very happy with my Zalman 9500 LED, so far in the program core temp I dont think I have ever had a temp over 35c, and thats under 100% load, and thats under a 64% over clock. (1.86GHz->2.9GHz)

CPUID: 0x6F6
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (Conroe-2M)
Revision: B2
CPU Speed CPU#0 (Core#0) CPU#0 (Core#1)
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Yorkfield breaks 7 world records
5.56ghz.
Super pi 1m in 8 seconds.
Now where did I put that LN2 container!!LOL!!!

Regards,Crowy.

 

mikeh0303,

Don't mean to nit pick but actually your math is a little faulty! 2.95GHz would be Aprox. 59%, while your 2.870 in CPUZ would be 55%. If you run OCCT for a few minutes, you will see the percentage of overclock posted. With my E4300 it's at 1.8/3.2 for a 78% OC according to the calculator and is exactly what OCCT reports, so I know the math is right.. When it was at 3.396 it was OC'd 88%, which is the percentage OCCT reported! I hate math so I cheat. I look at OCCT first and then prove it with a calculator. For my 78% you do 1800 x 78% + = 3204 or 3.2GHz.

Crowy,

Now there's someone with deep pockets and way too much time on their hands! LOL!!

Best Regards,
Russ :>)

 

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 2.6GHZ Retail Black Box No HSF Unlocked

Here

Could be a good AM2 upgrade.
Would be interesting to see how much faster this one can go as opposed to the locked version.

Russ

Now if only I can get DFI/AMD/ and the local gas company to sponsor me I would be quite happy to wring the neck out of the upcoming Phenom's as I have plenty of time but the mortgage/family destroys the money side of things!!ROFL!!

Regards,crowy

 

lol... math is not my best area : )

the link in my sig is a bit old, i have it at 2.9GHz now... just didn't have the time to do the website thing.

 

TO: abuzar1,

No, the RAM you list in sig (Crucial Bullistic PC6400) is far better for higher OC to beyond DDR1066 as you already found out, and a tad over 1100 is not hard either. (I got mine to DDR1120 @ 2.4v) I used these when new a yr ago as the non lighted Gold version and they were awsome. I use the PC8500 Tracers recently and are good stable to DDR1250 and nice and tight to 1066 @ 4-4-4-8 @ 2.33v. I did use the others (Corsair XMS PC6400) and not very OC'able beyond 952 stable and as loose as 5-5-5-18-35 @ 2.20v. Now this is just my personal experience with the exact two you asked about (the Tracer had the same D9 chip but w/ added LED's and ground effects lighting) on both ASUS for AMD and Intel accross P35, !975x, nf590i.

Clock On!

 

I still think it's your memory holding you back.

 

Yeah the gold ones are almost like mine, except for the better timings, and I think they have some error correction, but I may be wrong about the last part.

 

abuzar1,
Sorry guy! I got the memory all wrong. I wish Corsair would stop fiddling around with the names! LOL!! NuckNFuts is right! Sorry!

Clock On,
theone :>(

 

Timings will feel the same for the most part till you get to the 2.3v max end of either version. Some will say the slight extra overhaed of the LED play a toll on bandwidth but I think you'd have to use a memory benchmark to see it if any. I have both Gold and Black Tracer versions of the PC8500 and not seeing a timing drop in the Tracer v/s Gold yet. This was said to also be the case when Corsair 1st introduced them on the XMS Pro 4300 @ 3-3-3-8 and I got 'em and not only did it not effect the tightness, I get them up to DDR830 @ 5-5-5-15 @ 2.2v, So yes you should get as far an OC as the Gold edition as they use the same chip but the mobo and chipset will be the limitinf factor there. !975x is good (best of the 9 series) for the 1066 CPU strap but I like the performance of the P35 for more FSB w/ the new 1333 FSB to beyond 550+ in 1:1 CPU:RAM ratio.

 

So which version is cheaper? I think the gold one right? I'll probably install blue lights in my case any way so I don't need Ram with lights.

 

Could we really see Phenom being released today?????

AMD Phenom™ Processor Driver for Windows XP

Here

 

Not as far as I can see, would be nice though!

 

Sam,Iv'e been perusing several sites trying to get a definitive answer on what it is.Some are saying New chipset,some say Phenom is a remote possibility,And some say the release of both???
There should be something filtering through soon:-}
Regard's Crowy.




















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Well, I'll keep my eyes peeled, but I can't see any evidence of it arriving soon.

 

abuzar1,

Yes, the Gold are a bit less money, but by no means "cheaper". You pay a lil' extra for the "bling bling", but it's worth it if you got a window case. You have the PC-6400 versions , right? Should look the same. Now are you speaking of getting more FSB, high bandwidth or just high memory clock at any ratio? Cause I've been using the PC-6400's @ an average of DDR1066 @ 4-4-4-12 @ 2.3v. So you got variables to work with. As for the Tracers PC-8500 I did best CPU/AM test @ 4-4-4-8 @ 2.3v @ 1066 or even 3-3-3-6 as DDR800, 4-4-4-8 @ DDR1200 but they seam to want that 2.3v if you can keep your case cool then no prob. But on the gold 8500's I used the fan unit off the Corsair Dominators and cools fine. So weather you wanna overclock more or actuall get tigh and underclock, you can't beat 'em for the price to performance ratio. These sticks are like the sweet ol' Corsair PC4400c25 Pro's.

I spent over $100. USD more for my Corsair 8500's Dominators a yr ago. I was gonna sring for the Dominators 8888's as I had a set for a friend he got and they are sweet but pricy.