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    Mobo: Biostar Tpower I45
    CPU: E8400 @ 3.9ghz
    Mem: OCZ DDR2 1066 (2x2gigs)
    GPU: Gigabyte 9800gtx+ 1gb
    Case: CoolerMaster HAF
    Cooling: Air / Zalman CNPS9700 LED
    HD: 500g Seagate
    Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit

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  1. whats the max NB voltage and FSB voltage i should put into it and be "safe" maybe i need to RMA the cpu or mobo?
  2. i upped the voltage and tried to test it again... the test failed after an hour on one of the cores. i raised the voltage again to 1.48 and booted it on... it was up to 68 less then a minute in... i thought that was way too high it so i stopped it. i am utterly baffled by my rig. this is my first overclock, but i dont understand. i see other people with the same mobo and same processor that get 3.8 to 4.2 ghz on less then 1.4v and i dont see why mine is acting up. is something damange or am i doing it wrong?
  3. ran it at 400x9 with the same specs as test 1 in the chart... stable for 1 hr and then one core failed. other core went on for some time and i stopped it cuz i knew it wasnt stable... confused on what i should do now... i guess raise the voltage till the 400x9 is stable
  4. Running with same settings as test 1 for longer time i was wondering also... on my MOBO it has an option "FSB (Bsel) to northbridge latch" with Auto, FSB 800, FSB 1066, FSB 1333 right now i have it on 1333, does that setting just change what DDR2 settings i can choose from or would it change something else?
  5. it passed at 3.6 but i only ran for 20 mins... it didnt fail. it was the only test i did tonight that was stable over 5 mins
  6. ok i did some testing... im really stumped on what to do... or what i am doing wrong . i would really like to get 444x9 (4ghz) stable with under 65c... anything more would be awesome. i started keeping track of what i was changing and tried to keep detailed list of the information am i missing something? i have more CPUZ images... the one listed is from Test 7 Under load
  7. bumped up the voltages to what you said... went back down in the clock and started raising again... once i got beyond 3.8 ghz it was unstable so i bumped the voltages a little further on the CPU and NB and it seems to be running a little better, but still nothing over 3.9 i was wondering if i should start being concerned with temps at this time... under load i am getting around 66-67 celcius... im guessing that is pushing the limits on heat. i have a pretty good CPU heatsink/fan and a good airflow case with artic silver 5... so i dont know why those temps seem to be higher than usual... i took a lot of pics of different CPUZ and OCCT and Voltage stuff.. i will post them after i sort through them and have a more stable clock. expect more tomorrow
  8. put it back to Vcore 1.248 and Vfsb 1.1 and Vnb 1.1 and it ran the OCCT for awhile (dont know the extact time) then blue screen... once i put the core up by .1 to 1.348 it will only boot for about 5 seconds to windows and then blue screen... later tonight im going to take the clock down and raise the Vcore to like 1.35 and work my way back up... see if its stable at stock clock too... i will get back with yall after ive check on it somemore
  9. it was quite interesting... because once i did lower the voltages back, it was still MORE stable than the slightly higher voltages, BUT i did start having troubles after long trials where it would freeze and give me a blue screen. so idk... im almost tempted to say that upping the voltages a little somehow decreased the stability of the lower stable voltage... now i cant get a true stable for the life of me... i think i may try lowering the clock and upping the voltage and do another set of test runs and see if i can get it working better... how high should i take the Vnb?
  10. Vcore mostly... 1.248 to 1.348 and so on... the only other that ive touched is Vfsb and only done +.1v on it so far... the rest are what is in original post
  11. at the stock 1.248 it went to 3.9ghz and when i tried to get 4.0 it was unstable. i took it back down to 3.9 and upped the voltage by .05, .075, .1V and non were stable... when it did boot to windows it only lasted a couple mins... at one point i think i did .15 and .1 to FSB and still same thing
  12. yea it was strange not having to up the voltage and get it to 3.9ghz (433 x9). but once i did hit that wall upping the voltages made it worse. maybe i just need to take the voltages WAY up... to like 1.35 or so
  13. the ram i just kept on the config that kept it below 1066 i did tweak other voltages... thats what i'm trying to say. when i upped the voltages is when it became unstable... at the 1.248 i got 3.9 outa it and when i went to 1.348 on the same clock settings it was unstable
  14. i've read alot of the reviews here on OCC and finally got signed up on the forums... this is my first major overclocking computer so im still a newbie at it. ive read alot of reviews and forums about the components i bought. after i got the computer put together and running i started overclocking it. i got up to about 3.9 ghz which is about a 30% overclock without a problem... once i went over that my system became unstable. so... from all the forums i read and guides on overclocking... the next thing to do was raise the voltages. once i bumped my Vcore and Vfsb up my system became unstable even at the clock that was stable at lower voltages. i havent read anywhere that a system becomes unstable when you give it more voltage... i thought i did everything right. the ram was never above 1066 which is what it was rated at... put the ram at 2.2 V as its spec. CPU temps- 42 idle and 56 load @3.9 ghz (433x9) Vcore- 1.248 underload i have a small V drop Vnb-1.136 Vfsb-1.152 i've been using OCCT to strain the CPU and test it... i know that 30% overclock is very nice, but i know this thing can do alot more than that and i want to push the temps close to 60-65 degrees for a solid overclock. i jsut have never heard of raising voltages to make it unstable. let me know what you all think... maybe i should be just boosting the voltages by like +.3 on Vcore. but that still doesnt explain why its more stable at +.025V and not at +.1V Mobo: Biostar Tpower I45 CPU: E8400 @ 3.9ghz Mem: OCZ DDR2 1066 (2x2gigs) GPU: Gigabyte 9800gtx+ 1gb Case: CoolerMaster HAF Cooling: Air / Zalman CNPS9700 LED HD: 500g Seagate Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
  15. i've read alot of the reviews here on OCC and finally got signed up on the forums... this is my first major overclocking computer so im still a newbie at it. ive read alot of reviews and forums about the components i bought. after i got the computer put together and running i started overclocking it. i got up to about 3.9 ghz which is about a 30% overclock without a problem... once i went over that my system became unstable. so... from all the forums i read and guides on overclocking... the next thing to do was raise the voltages. once i bumped my Vcore and Vfsb up my system became unstable even at the clock that was stable at lower voltages. i havent read anywhere that a system becomes stable when you give it more voltage... i thought i did everything right. the ram was never above 1066 which is what it was rated at... put the ram at 2.2 V as its spec. CPU temps- 42 idle and 56 load @3.9 ghz (433x9) Vcore- 1.248 underload i have a small V drop Vnb-1.136 Vfsb-1.152
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