Help overclocking

stpdrgstr · October 12th, 2008, 07:58

Hi to everyone.

I am in need of help to overclock a processor for the first time. I checked a guide, but when the computer wouldn't start and send me "bad bios" messages, I chickened out

... So, I would like to know if somebody has a system like mine and could help me with the starting values like CPUVcore and such. I want to overclock it to 3600mhz. I'll put every spec of the rig.

MB: ASUS P5QC
PSU: Enermax Modu82+ 620w
Processor: Intel e8400
Fan Cooler: ASUS Silent Knight @2300rpm
GPU: Ati Radeon MSI R4870
Memory: Geil 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-800)
Case: Antec P182
HDDs: 2x160GBs SATA Western Digital
DVD/CD Burner/reader: Samsung WriteMaster

I don't know if there's something else needed. Let me know if it's.

I would be very grateful

Bye

gamefreak94 · October 12th, 2008, 08:55

This should overclock really well to ~4GHz no problem. Anyway, there's a link to my overclocking guide in my signature. There could be a number of problems:

1) high temps
2) too much voltage (try to stay below 1.4V)
3) RAM overclock
4) PCI Express frequency too high
5) 1 in a 10,000 chance: You just got a really crappy E8400 which won't overclock

__________________

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stpdrgstr · October 12th, 2008, 10:12

We can discard the #5, as it actually overclocks if I let everything else than the Bus Speed alone. Gonna check your guide, thank you very much

EDIT: Well, it seems it won't go stable at 444 FSB, when I test with Prime45, it won't even start the Torture Test Mode 2. I'm using 1.3v at vcore. Is that much, or few?
We can discard the pcie freq being too high, it's at 100 mhz, and I'm letting the DRAM Freq at 800 MHz, although I can't actually select a free number with my board, is that or 1064 and such...

Last edited by stpdrgstr; October 12th, 2008 at 18:19..

October 12th, 2008, 07:58	#1
stpdrgstr Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Land of Awesome Posts: 176	Help overclocking Hi to everyone. I am in need of help to overclock a processor for the first time. I checked a guide, but when the computer wouldn't start and send me "bad bios" messages, I chickened out ... So, I would like to know if somebody has a system like mine and could help me with the starting values like CPUVcore and such. I want to overclock it to 3600mhz. I'll put every spec of the rig. MB: ASUS P5QC PSU: Enermax Modu82+ 620w Processor: Intel e8400 Fan Cooler: ASUS Silent Knight @2300rpm GPU: Ati Radeon MSI R4870 Memory: Geil 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-800) Case: Antec P182 HDDs: 2x160GBs SATA Western Digital DVD/CD Burner/reader: Samsung WriteMaster I don't know if there's something else needed. Let me know if it's. I would be very grateful Bye

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October 12th, 2008, 08:55	#2
gamefreak94 Registered Anime Hater Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 8,678	This should overclock really well to ~4GHz no problem. Anyway, there's a link to my overclocking guide in my signature. There could be a number of problems: 1) high temps 2) too much voltage (try to stay below 1.4V) 3) RAM overclock 4) PCI Express frequency too high 5) 1 in a 10,000 chance: You just got a really crappy E8400 which won't overclock __________________ "Don't worry about what people think. They don't do it very often." - Anonymous

October 12th, 2008, 10:12	#3
stpdrgstr Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Land of Awesome Posts: 176	We can discard the #5, as it actually overclocks if I let everything else than the Bus Speed alone. Gonna check your guide, thank you very much EDIT: Well, it seems it won't go stable at 444 FSB, when I test with Prime45, it won't even start the Torture Test Mode 2. I'm using 1.3v at vcore. Is that much, or few? We can discard the pcie freq being too high, it's at 100 mhz, and I'm letting the DRAM Freq at 800 MHz, although I can't actually select a free number with my board, is that or 1064 and such... Last edited by stpdrgstr; October 12th, 2008 at 18:19..