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[How to] Overclock your Q6600 on a range of boards
c0nc0n 
20/5/08 5:44:43 PM
Overlord

Hey everyone,

I've seen far too many Q6600 OC requests that I've decided to write/collaborate a guide that will cover most of the popular boards. If you have a motherboard you'd like to see covered (or can contribute to) feel free to PM me :)

Taken directly from the Nvidia 680i overclocking guide ( http://www.nvidia.com/docs/CP/45121/nforce_680i_sli_overclocking.pdf )

Overclocking refers to operating PC components beyond what the manufacturer
guarantees. When overclocking is not done responsibly, it can lead to system
instability, crashes or data loss, and could even destroy components. However,
when overclocking is performed carefully, it can increase overall system
performance significantly and pose a minimal risk to the PC system.


[coming soon] DFI ranged motherboads

Many of you have an aftermarket cooler for your CPU such as a Zalman 9700CNPS or the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + Fan. This should help you keep your temps relatively cool.

WARNING: I'VE PUT TOGETHER THIS GUIDE ON THE ASSUMPTION YOU HAVE AN AFTERMARKET COOLER, IF YOU DO NOT, THEN I DO NOT RECOMMEND FOLLOW THIS GUIDE TO THE WORD, INSTEAD REPLACE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN [SQUARE BRACKETS LIKE SO]

NOTE: Naturally, with everything there are risks, this guide was written only as a guide, yes it is easy to overclock safely nowadays but there are still risks, I fried a Gigabte-965P-DS4 a year back due to silly mistakes in my OC but I learnt my lesson there :)

For Gigabyte P35-DS3L, EP35-DS3L, P35-DS3, EP35-DS3, P35-DS3P, EP35-DS3, P35-DS3R, EP35-DS3R range.
(Thanks to tantryl for his wordings from http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=27&t=1 )

Go into your BIOS press Ctrl + F1 at the same time, your screen will refresh and flicker just for a second

Enter the MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) section and do the following:
- Set CPU Host Clock Control to Enabled
- Set CPU Host Frequency (MHz) to 385 [320 for people on stock coolers]
- Set PCI Express Frequency(MHz) to 100
- Set System Memory Multiplier to 2.00
- Set DRAM Timing Selectable to Manual
- Set CAS Latency Time to 5
- Set DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay to 5
- Set DRAM RAS# Precharge to 5
- Set Precharge dealy (tRAS) to 12
Most RAM will actually work at 4-4-4-12 but this is a guide for lazy people so I figured I'd go with 5-5-5-12 since it's bound to work.

Then go out of MIT and go to the PC Health and disable all fan control, and put the CPU warning tempurature at 65°c. Proceed to Advanced chipset (I think it is) and disable all the options that you don't need, such as virtualization technology, C1E, Speed step, as all of these things will limit the overclockablity.

And that's pretty much it, your CPU should be fully functional at 3.465Ghz [2.884Ghz].
Download Stress Prime Orthos beta 2004, and run blended test (torture test) for about 2-3 hours. If no errors you've been successful!

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Overclocking with a Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4/DS5/DQ6 by Fat_Bodybuilder

Broken down, GA is short for Gigabyte – Yes I know this is complex stuff but bare with me for a while. X38 is the chipset name, and gigabyte likes to use this format of chipset in the middle of the model name, and DS4 is the individual board. Sometimes the model will have a revision specified after it, such as rev. 1.0, which obviously refers to which revision it is.Now that we have the complicated stuff out of the way, lets get down to some sexy overclocking power!

As most of you know, there are two main forms of overclocking – Operating System bases, and BIOS based. Since software is generally not specified at a particular board, I will go through the BIOS means of overclocking as that is specific to this board.

Firstly, tap delete on POST (Power on Self Test) – This would either be the black screen with the “Award BIOS” logo near the top right, or the white screen with the motherboard range in big letters – this will give you access to the BIOS. Regardless if you have a USB or PS/2 keyboard, you will be able to get into the BIOS from the POST screen.

First, let’s go make this board work to the best of its efficiency possible, by disabling options that could possibly hinder the overclockabilty of the board and CPU.

Head into your Advanced BIOS Features
You can fiddle with the options of Hard Disk Boot Priority to Password Check. as they are not going to affect anything to do with overclocking.

1. Enable “HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability”
2. Disable “Limit CPUID Max. to 3”
3. Disable “No-Execute Memory Protect”
4. Disable “CPU Enhance Halt (C1E)”
5. Disable “CPU Thermal Monitor (TM2)
6. Disable “CPU EIST Function”
7. Disable “Virtualisation Technology”

You can set the full screen logo on or off, personal preference, I like it off because it shows the details of the POST.

Okay, now that that’s done, let’s go and make sure that we have the right air flow happening on the heatsink on the CPU. I personally always like my fans to be at full speed, but if noise is an issue than that doesn’t have to be the case.

Head into your PC Health Status
In here you can see you have some temps and some RPMs going. Depending on how you have connected your fans, you should see a specified RPM next to Current CPU Fan Speed. If this is not the case then you have probably connected your fan via a fan controller or more likely a 4 pin molex connector.

Some of these settings are personal preference, but these are what I would set.

1. CPU Warning Temp: 70°c
2. CPU FAN Fail Warning: Enabled if you have a CPU FAN connected
3. SYSTEM FAN2 Fail Warning: Disabled
4. POWER FAN Fail Warning: Disabled
5. SYSTEM FAN1 Fail Warning: Disabled
6. CPU Smart Fan Control: Disabled

I like to disable the 6th option because then the CPU FAN is at 100% all the time, and since noise is not an issue for me than it’s not much loss.

Now on to the really fun stuff, so far we haven’t even done any overclocking, and how fun has it been??! The next part has a lot of variable options, meaning that many things are interchangeable with different numbers, depending on what stepping your CPU uses, what cooling you have, and the luck of the draw.

Gigabyte had the idea of enthusiasts in mind when making these boards, as such, you do not need to hit Ctrl and F1 in the main BIOS menu, as the options that this would normally unlock in previous boards are already enabled (or shown).

Head over the MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T)
There are many options here that have not been seen in previous boards with older chipsets, so don’t feel intimidated, just don’t touch anything you don’t understand, or which is not mentioned, okay?

This is assuming you have DDR2 800Mhz RAM and will allow your CPU to function at 3.0GHz

1. Robust Graphics Booster: Auto
2. CPU Clock Ratio: 9x
3. CPU Host Clock Control: Enabled
4. CPU Frequency (MHz): 333
5. PCI Express Frequency (MHz): 100
6. C.I.A 2: Disabled
7. Performance Enhance: Disabled
8. System memory Multiplier: 2.4B
9. DRAM Timing Selectable: Auto
10. System Voltage Control: Manual
11. CPU Voltage Control: 1.3

And there you have it, your CPU is running at an effective 3GHz and your RAM is running at an effective 800MHz. The CPU voltage control is a ballpark figure, and should not be too much for stock cooling, as well as 3GHz also known to be easily achievable on stock cooling. The only thing is, if you have DDR2 667Mhz then you can turn down the System memory multiplier to 2.0A, as that would make the RAM run at an effective 667Mhz – note that most DDR2 667 is actually well capable of 800Mhz, but this is more of a safety factor.

Please remember to Stress Test, using Prime95 v.256
Monitor your CPU and motherboard details, using CPU-Z
Keep an eye on those voltages, using CoreTemp

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For Asus P5k, P5k Deluxe, P5E, Blitz Formula, Blitz Extreme boards.
Thanks to Hexus.net, for full guide + pics go to link ( http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardware/110267-c2d-overclocking-guide-beginners-p5k-add.html )
Note: Most of the ASUS BIOSes found in each of the motherboards are very similar, if there are any specific features in the BIOS pertaining to a specific motherboard it will be indicated after each subheading.

Open the BIOS and go to “Jumper free configuration”, and open that page.
AI Overclocking - Change to MANUAL
CPU RATIO CONTROL – Leave on AUTO
FSB Frequency – Stock is 266, we will change this to 385 [320].
PCI-E Frequency – I have had ZERO problems leaving this on AUTO, for even fairly high overclocks, on the P5K deluxe and the P5K deluxe using an X1900XT
and an 8800GTX, but if you want to be safe, then manually set it to 100.
DRAM Frequency – Set this to the lowest divider for now, your FSB Frequency is set at 266 at the moment, so you should be able to see a 667 setting, use this.. For the eagle eyed amongst you, that wondered where the 533 setting had gone, I can confirm that I have no idea either, and, to be honest, I only noticed it while I was writing this! But don't worry, this divider, still shows up as 1:1 in CPU-Z.

DRAM Timing Control – Set this to MANUAL, and you will see all the RAM timings and sub timings. The following settings are the RAM Sub timings Leave these at AUTO, unless you actually know what they are for your specific RAM and this board, because
if you enter the wrong timings, your PC can become unstable, and we wouldn't want that would we?
TWR = AUTO
TRFC = AUTO
TWTR = AUTO
TRRD = AUTO
TRTP = AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control = AUTO
Transaction Booster = DISABLED* This is one of the new settings for the P5K. So far, I haven't been able to get any stability with this set to ENABLED, so, for now, disable it. If I find a use for this, I will add it here.
Clock Over-Charging Mode = AUTO* Another new setting for the P5K, and I'm still trying to find a use for this, stable overclocks become unstable with this on anything but AUTO for me, so for now, leave it on AUTO.

CPU Spread Spectrum = DISABLED
PCIE Spread Spectrum = DISABLED

CPU VOLTAGE = This is where you add/subtract extra Vcore if needed.

CPU Voltage Reference = AUTO* This appears to have an effect on stability at higher overclocks, so you can keep it at AUTO, or if you are feeling confident later, you can set it manually.

CPU Voltage Damper = Set this to ENABLED* Another new feature for the P5K, which almost eliminates Vdroop. Not everyone will need it, but I have found it handy when overclocking. If you set a Vcore value in the BIOS, on past Asus boards, there has been a large difference between the voltage shown in the BIOS, and what you actually get, especially under load (Vdroop). This makes the Vdroop much less. Click here to find out more about Vdroop.

DRAM Voltage = This is where you set the voltage for your RAM. This is important, do it now while you are here. If you are unsure what the voltage should be, take out one of the sticks and it says on the label, usually right next to where it tells you what the timings should be FSB Termination Voltage = Leave at AUTO for now.

North Bridge Voltage = Leave this at AUTO for now. Later on, when we use lower multis, and tighten the RAM timings, we may need to set this manually.

North Bridge Voltage Reference = Another new setting for the P5K. Leave at AUTO for now, we can change this later if needed.

South Bridge Voltage = Leave at AUTO for now.

Have a look at the advanced CPU settings page.
You will see the following settings;

CPU Ratio Control – This just lets you choose the Multi, you can also do this on the main Jumperfree BIOS settings page.
C1E Support – Disable this, it just isn't needed when overclocking.
Max CPUID Limit – Disable this, its for older P4 CPUs with Hyperthreading, and older operating systems.
Vanderpool Technology – Disable this, unless you specifically need it, find out if you do, by clicking here.
CPU TM Function – Disable this. I can find no use for this with C2D, apparently it was to throttle older P4 Prescott CPUs. I have always disabled it on every C2D board with no problems whatsoever.
Execute Disable Bit – I generally disable this, but it is up to you. If you experience instability with it enabled, try disabling it. You can find out more here.
PECI – I usually disable this. I have tested this with several CPUs and have been unable to find any use for it. Enabled/Disabled doesn't affect my temps in any way, and no throttling occurs. If anyone knows any different, please let me know.
Intel ® SpeedStep (TM) Tech – Disable this, generally, it doesn't play nicely with overclocking.

That's the important settings covered!
Before we go any further, have you manually entered the correct RAM timings and voltages? If not, do it now. One of the most common problems with
unstable/poor overclocks is because people haven't set the RAM timings and voltages properly.

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EVGA 750i and 780i by: The_Frunj

For a more intricate guide, go to the bottom section with the NVIDIA general guide.

Enter the BIOS and go to advanced settings.

1. Set the FSB to 1333
2. Unlink the memory from the FSB, and set it to your default RAM speeds (usually 800MHz)
3. Go into the voltages and change the CPU voltage to 1.4V. Alternatively, leave it on auto, because it puts it to 1.41V anyway :)
4. Leave all other voltage settings on "auto"
5. Enter "PC Health" and make sure that the NB fan is set to at least 40% speed, to ensure that the chipset will receive some cooling.

Congratulations, you now have a Q6600 at 3GHz (or a Q6700 at 3.3GHz).

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For ASUS P5N-D 750i
How to get into the bios:
When at the post screen, press the ‘del’ key

Getting started on overclocking:
First thing you want to do it turn off c1e, to do this go to the “advance’ tab, then to ‘CPU configuration’. C1E is a power saving function, it changes the multiplyer from x9 to x6 so you use less power. Turning it off helps keep it stable

Changing the fsb:
Under the advance tab, go into Jumper free configuration’. Inside here is 99% of the option you need for overclocking.

First thing – Change the ‘AI tuning’ from default to “manual”. Underneath that there’s an option called “Voltage clock”. Just ignore it, it’s the power option for you pcie x16 slot, and you CAN DAMAGE your graphics card by mucking around with it.

Under that, there is the voltage control option. This is where you’ll find the voltage options for your board:

Vcore – Cpu voltage
DRAM – Ram voltage

Nb – Northbridge voltage
Sb – Southbridge voltage

Fsb and Memory

This is where you start to overclock your cpu/ram. The options here are “link/unlink’. This is wether you want your cpu and your ram to run at 1:1 (i.e., if you have a q6600 at stock, its running at 2400, so its fsb is 266.6, to find your ram speed, times it by 4, 266.6x4 = 1066. If you ram is not pc8500, then your ram is using a divder to get 800, pc6400, 2:3). If you don’t really get that, then just play around with one until your ram ends up ethier a bit under or a bit over its rated speed.

Fsb: This is for overclocking your cpu. In the 750i the fsb is the same speed as your ram, so its 4x the actual fsb (for instance the stock speed of a q6600 is 266.6, 266.6 so 266.6 x4 = 1066. To overclock your cpu, all you do is bump up the fsb, i.e. from 1066 to 1200, or 300x9 = 2700, or 2.7ghz.

DDR: This is where you can change the speed of your ram. Its pretty straight forward here, just change the number to the speed you want, i.e. change it from 800 to 1000 to change your speed from pc6400 to pc8000 (just make sure your ram can handle the oc).

To change the memory timings, go to ‘advance options’ then ‘chipset options’.

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DFI P35 and X38 T2R Thanks to: Shikimaru for providing this link http://www.overclock.net/3371220-post2.html

Exit Setup Shutdown: Mode 1, Mode 2
Mode 1: when the system boots-up, it will run a little “diagnose”. If the CPU frequency doesn’t change too much, it will skip the “shutdown” function and rewrite the clock generator directly.
Mode 2: no matter how little the clock or DRAM’s ratio has been changed, the system will still “shutdown” and reboot by itself.

Clock VCO Divider: Auto, 2-4
This function is use to fix the clock generator’s divider and “NB Strap” by its jumper. Then, the system wouldn’t reboot again because it presumed itself is not in an overclock status. (This function needs to cooperate with particular FSB jumpers on the mobo)

CPU Clock Ratio:
Also known as the CPU Multiplier

CPU Clock:
FSB Speed

Boot-up clock:
This function can help you out by setting a lower boot up clock as a buffer, when your FSB is tweaked too high in the beginning. The system will boot up with “Boot-up clock” first, after that it will change to your highest FSB.

DRAM Speed:
Auto, 200/667, 200/800, 266/667, 266/800, 266/1066, 333/667, 333/800, 333/1066.

PCIE Clock: Quoted from Anandtech on the DFI UT P35-T2R, but also applied to this board: "Overclocking the PCIE bus can be useful for benchmarking, bringing small gains to overall scores. Unfortunately the P35/ICH9R combo does not have the potential for overall MHz we find with NVIDIA's 680i chipset which could run PCIE frequencies in excess of 150MHz for benchmarking. We also found that overclocking the PCIE bus frequency within the limits of the board exhibited a peculiar issue: the BIOS would revert the bus to x1 PCIE mode for the graphics card between reboots. We managed to get around this by loading optimized defaults every time it occurred and then reloading the overclocked profile we were working on, from a saved CMOS bank. Using the Intel SATA ports, expect around 115MHz to be the maximum. Those wishing to explore PCIE frequencies in excess of 115MHz for benchmarking are advised to use the JMicron controller; we have seen examples of up to 125MHz using this method".

Thermal Management Control: Normally defaults to a shutdown temperature of 85C. Even when overclocking the CPU should never reach this temperature. No effect on 24/7 overclocking.

PPM(EIST) Mode: Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology. Allows the operating system, through ACPI, to alter the voltage and frequency of the CPU based on load. Usually no effect on 24/7 overclocking.

Limit CPUID MaxVal: When enabled, sets the CPUID Max Value to 3 for compatibility with older operating systems. Must be disabled for XP and Vista.

CIE Function: Similar to EIST except there are only two possible states for CPU voltage and speed. 1 - The set VCORE and multiplier as configured in the BIOS. 2 - At idle the lowest valid multiplier for the CPU and a reduced percentage of the set VCORE. Usually no effect on 24/7 overclocking.

Execute Disable Bit: Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage and worm propagation. Usually no effect on 24/7 overclocking.

Virtualization Technology: Offers improvements to traditional software-based virtualization solutions. If not using virtualization software there is no need to enable this. Usually no effect on 24/7 overclocking.

Core Multi-Processing: Disables the second die of a quad-core CPU. Regardless of processor this should be set to enabled for 24/7 use.

CPU VID Special Add: Adds to the pre-established vcore in .0125 volt increments, up to .7875 volts (787.5 mV) can be added.

DRAM Voltage Control: The memory voltage regulator, set up in the range between 1.800 V to 3.040V, in 0.025 V increments.

SB Core / CPU PLL Voltage - namely, the South Bridge and CPU frequency control voltage of 1.5 V default, adjusting the ceiling more than 2 V. An increase of this voltage can improve the stability of a high FSB and ensure that the I/O functions remain normal.

NB Core Voltage: Northbridge core voltage can be set up to a maximum of 1.9V

A high FSB of 500 MHz might usually need between 1.35 to 1.4 V, or possibly more.

A 550MHz FSB may need more than 1.5 V, but this is probably the limit and rarely used.

CPU VTT FSB Voltage. CPU VTT voltage regulator options are more important adjustment parameters for the regulation of the P35 chipset of the processor bus voltage. Default VTT voltage is 1.1V, maximum 1.60 V.

Clockgen Voltage Control Its significance lies in the frequency band can effectively reduce noise and provide a more precise locking frequency, possibly making for more stable overclocking. Clockgen Voltage Control is the actual Clockgen IC voltage, and adding this voltage may help increase the stability of a high FSB.

Enhance Data Transmitting: DFI specifically designed a “fine-tune mode” for DATA transmitting performance, Normal for lowest performance, Fast for highest performance, Default AUTO will automatically adjust performance based on current system Front Side BIOS.

Enhance Addressing: DFI specifically designed a “fine-tune mode” for DATA addressing, “Normal” for lowest performance, “Fast” for highest performance, Default AUTO will automatically adjust performance based on current system Front Side BIOS.

T2 Dispatch: Command Rate (1T, 2T)

CLK fine delay: (there are channel 1,2 in current bios, it going to separate to be 4 items for DIMM1~DIMM4 in upcoming BIOS):
Giving an easy explanation, after the CPU, PCIE, DRAM locked the clock phase by “PLL phase locked loop”, we can utilize the DRAM DLL to adjust DRAM operating phase by tuning DRAM DATA output phase forward or backward to create a better match with current DATA operating phase.
The BIOS will automatically calculate a parameter after system boot up.( The latest update BIOS will show the current value of this parameter.)
The best tuning range for finding the best DATA operating phase will be 3 ranks before or after this current value.

Performance level: It is tRD of DRAM parameter

Read delay phase adjust: It is the fine-tune feature for tRD

MCH ODT Latency: DRAM ODT read/Write latency. Basically ODT is On Die Termination, it likes a variable resistor termination to protect DATA signal integrity from high frequency interference.
Additional Setting Ranges:

MCH ODT Latency: ODT (On Die Termination) is used to match the MCH output impedance to the termination resistance of the RAM. Use of 1-2 is fine in most cases. Even for 4GB overclocking we did not find that more than a setting of 1 was required.

Write to PRE Delay (tWR): Quote from Anandtech: "Range is from 10-13. For high RAM speed, use 12 and above for stability; for benchmarking 10-12 will be faster. Lower is faster."

Rank Write to Read (tWTR): Quote from Anandtech- "Range is 9-11. Use 11 for stability and 10 or 9 for benchmarking. Lower is faster."

ACT to ACT Delay (tRRD): Range is 2-5. 3 is a good setting that allows high enough FSBs for most users. Higher numbers result in less memory read performance.

Read to Write Delay (tRDWR): Range is 8-9. 8 is ideal for most users; higher values are slower.

Ranks Write to Write (tWRWR): AUTO
Ranks Read to Read (tRDRD): AUTO
Ranks Write to Read (tWRRD): AUTO

Quote from Anandtech: "The ranges for all these settings are quite well manipulated by SPD and BIOS. For those wishing to experiment, 4 is the lowest and most aggressive setting. 5-4-5 may work for SuperPi type benching. There is a slight write/copy speed increase with tighter settings, but this is only useful for the extracting the last ounce of performance. For stability these are best left on AUTO"

Read CAS# Precharge (tRTP): Quote from Anandtech: 2-3 works well on this board for most users. 2 is used for benchmarking while 3 and upwards are best for stability.

ALL PRE to Refresh: Quote from Anandtech: "Range is 4-5. 4 works fine with quad-core CPUs all the way to 475 FSB. A setting of 4 is fine for most benchmarking, unless shooting high over 500FSB."

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Best Overclocking Guide for ALL nVidia 680i, 750i and 780i

http://www.nvidia.com/docs/CP/45121/nforce_680i_sli_overclocking.pdf
Unfortunately, due to time constraints for the time being I do not have time to sift out the crucial parts, but this NVIDIA guide has been put together by the engineers of NVIDIA and tells you how to overclock for your NVIDIA based motherboard, although the title says 680i, if you look closely, the updates have included support for 750i and 780i.

Now, if you've still got questions, feel free to ask!

c0nc0n


Edited by c0nc0n: 1/7/2008 09:44:28 PM

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Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz (3:4 ratio) 1.456v + Blitz Formula + 2GB DDR2-1066 5-5-5-12 Ballistix Tracers + 8800GTS 320mb + X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Razer Lycosa & G7.
Minister of Lost and Found of Marxland

nesquick 
20/5/08 6:28:43 PM
Guru

Quote by c0nc0n
I blew up a Gigabte-965P-DS4 a year back due to silly mistakes


lol i dont want to follow this guide if my hardware is going to blow up :P


Edited by nesquick: 20/5/2008 06:28:53 PM

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Q6700@3.8 24/7|ASUS P5K DELUXE|PATRIOT 2GB 1148MHZ 4-4-4-12|8800GT|320GB WD HD| ANTEC SP500W|ANTEC TX1050B CASE


iamthemaxx 
20/5/08 8:22:43 PM
Mod
SuperHero

Immortal


Few posts deleted from here cause they just detracted from OP, plus the issue is sorted.

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c0nc0n 
20/5/08 8:28:27 PM
Overlord

Cheers maxx, will continue to add to this after I gather a little more information from fellow peers and others.

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Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz (3:4 ratio) 1.456v + Blitz Formula + 2GB DDR2-1066 5-5-5-12 Ballistix Tracers + 8800GTS 320mb + X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Razer Lycosa & G7.
Minister of Lost and Found of Marxland

iamthemaxx 
20/5/08 8:32:05 PM
Mod
SuperHero

Immortal


If you are pulling from other sources you might want to link to them.

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c0nc0n 
20/5/08 8:49:13 PM
Overlord

There we go.

Editted plenty of times now, just cropped all the editted tags and put in links + bits for information on the following motherboards to come in the next few days :)

EVGA 750i & 780i. Foxconn P35A & X38A.

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Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz (3:4 ratio) 1.456v + Blitz Formula + 2GB DDR2-1066 5-5-5-12 Ballistix Tracers + 8800GTS 320mb + X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Razer Lycosa & G7.
Minister of Lost and Found of Marxland

nesquick 
20/5/08 9:10:38 PM
Guru

so the big question is will people actualy apreciate this?

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Q6700@3.8 24/7|ASUS P5K DELUXE|PATRIOT 2GB 1148MHZ 4-4-4-12|8800GT|320GB WD HD| ANTEC SP500W|ANTEC TX1050B CASE


.:Cyb3rGlitch:. 
20/5/08 9:12:59 PM
Titan

Quote by nesquick
so the big question is will people actualy apreciate this?


It really depends. Newbies may disregard the thread and post their own, even if it does get stickied. Nevertheless, it's easier to link them to the one thread.

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Cyb3rGlitch Tutorials: http://www.cyb3rglitch.com/
Tutorials for the aspiring beginner.

nesquick 
20/5/08 9:52:10 PM
Guru

i feel 385fsb is a tad ambitious i would say maybe start at 333 and work up from there with vcore set to 1.45v

edit i also dont see the point in saying set dram timings to manual when you have everything under them set to auto? at least say look on your ram and set those timings and frequency ;)


Edited by nesquick: 21/5/2008 10:34:07 AM

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Q6700@3.8 24/7|ASUS P5K DELUXE|PATRIOT 2GB 1148MHZ 4-4-4-12|8800GT|320GB WD HD| ANTEC SP500W|ANTEC TX1050B CASE


Fat_Bodybuilder 
20/5/08 10:01:42 PM
Titan

I've given him mine... Waiting for post.

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Q6600 @ 4.050GHz, 1.7v | GA-X38-DS4 | Silverstone ST50EF | 8800GT @ 730\1800\2060 | HR03-GT | TR Ultra 120 | 2GB OCZ S.O.E | CM aMMo 533

I once had my E6420 @ 1.8v on air. How did I do that, you ask? Coz I'm fuckin' insane, bitch, that's how!

c0nc0n 
21/5/08 2:32:45 PM
Overlord

Yeah, updated now. Will check for grammar/spelling/anything like that once I get back from postal office.

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Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz (3:4 ratio) 1.456v + Blitz Formula + 2GB DDR2-1066 5-5-5-12 Ballistix Tracers + 8800GTS 320mb + X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Razer Lycosa & G7.
Minister of Lost and Found of Marxland

TheFrunj 
29/5/08 12:55:02 AM
Titan

I have no underscore in my name btw ;)

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c0nc0n 
29/5/08 2:20:22 PM
Champion

Fixed, hold on to your pants for a big fix up on this guide by Sunday night :)

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TheFrunj 
29/5/08 2:24:14 PM
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You've fixed nothing! Liar! :P

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Mu1ti 
29/5/08 2:43:35 PM
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The_Frunj


You've fixed nothing! Liar! :P

Again, no underscore, or space, or tilde, or @, or ™. Just TheFrunj.



TheFrunj is a perfectionist! =P

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c0nc0n 
29/5/08 3:25:17 PM
Champion

+1 to that, I know this is off topic but it's my thread. Is it ok to have your PSU running more than 70% load safely?

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Khamûl 
30/5/08 6:49:12 AM
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Quote by c0nc0n
+1 to that, I know this is off topic but it's my thread. Is it ok to have your PSU running more than 70% load safely?



Yeah but it's not recommended. And should have an 80+ efficiency rating on it.

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c0nc0n 
30/5/08 11:47:38 AM
Champion

Yeah, well I think I've pinpointed my issue, the PSU seems to spin up with higher temperatures in the case. Like, when my house warms up to about 35 odd ambient with the heater and what not in the lounge. It spins up, but oddly, I ran a cold boot and run something small like CoreTemp + SuperPi just to check temps, it spins up like a bitch on the 1M or higher tests. Then it dies down about a minute after idling. Internet surfing it doesn't but when loading FF or IE it does temporarily. So I'm confused.

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reb_dark 
29/6/08 5:11:53 PM
Charge

nice guides, will the process virtually be the same for an x48 board, say GA-X48-DS4, as the X38 board you've used in your guide above c0nc0n? any changes i'd have to make?

what we really need is an idiots guide to overclocking terms, tech, guides, software etc in the next atomic mag :P

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Fat_Bodybuilder 
29/6/08 9:47:02 PM
Titan

Quote by reb_dark
nice guides, will the process virtually be the same for an x48 board, say GA-X48-DS4, as the X38 board you've used in your guide above c0nc0n? any changes i'd have to make?



Depends, what CPU are you running?

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