TheReaper Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 hi all, two questions, 1) can e6600 2.4 be oc'd to 3g, I've been told it can but not sure, would I have to adjust volts for cpu or would bios do that auto? 2) I tried oc'ing my cpu a few times before but when pc restarts it hangs for hours before booting, is that normal? how long should it take? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Most E6600's will go past 3.0ghz on air cooling and stock voltage. You can expect 3.0-3.2ghz without much tweaking at all. My particular rig will run my E6600 up to 3.2ghz without any increase in vcore whatsoever. Between 3.2 and 3.4 it requires a bump up to 1.44 vcore. Anywhere above that requires a substantial boost in vcore. You need to read a good overclocking tutorial based on your board. Taking hours to boot isn't normal and indicates a problem. If you want you could post up all of your current BIOS settings using one of the OCDB templates here at the Street, and the experts could take a look at them. What exact power supply are you running? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 It's an ATX 500watt "x300" series seems to be discontinued as not on atxpowersupplies.com anymore. how do I take shots of bios while in bios or should I scan from the manual. (that's a noob question I know) ;p Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 How did you get your e6600 to 3.0ghz on air cooling and stock voltage? Through bios or software? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I ALWAYS perform cpu/memory/fsb overclocking via BIOS. I don't ever use software, and don't recommend anyone else to do so either. You really should spend some time in a good overclocking guide, even if it's not one for your particular motherboard. Settings and naming conventions will be different from one chipset/motherboard/BIOS, but the methodology is still the same. If you're really interested in getting the best overclock out of your system, the first place to start is by replacing the generic power supply you are currently using with a quality unit beginning at about 520W or above and a healthy 12V rail of 26A or more. While you're waiting for the new PSU, spend some time reading the overclocking guides here at the Street and become familiar with the basic process of overclocking. After your new PSU is installed and operational, use one of the OCDB templates here to post up all your BIOS settings (clear CMOS and reset them all to defaults or optimized defaults as a starting point). I can't stress this enough, before you proceed any further replace your current PSU. There is an excellent Recommended PSU list here at the Street that could be a valuable resource if you want to use it. The best way to post your BIOS settings is to use one of the OCDB templates, print it out and then get into your BIOS and write your settings on the paper copy of the OCDB template. After that, you can transfer your written data over to the electronic copy of the OCDB template and post it up here. Visit the various overclocking databases here at the Street for an example of what it will look like when completed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Thanks for all the continuing great advice I appreciate it. Will buy a psu tonight. I know I will need to for when I get better gpu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 hi all, just up'd the fsb a step and went from cpu 2.4 to 3gb. is it really that easy??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 but now my slot 4 dimm isn't showing in cpu-z. i don't get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Which version of CPU-Z are you running? Latest? Probably a bug with CPU-Z don't worry about it that much....i'm sure..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 new one 1.43 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 New question. on my mobo bios there is only the option to run at 1066 or 1333 FSB shich pushed up my CPU from 2.4 to 3.0... There's no way to push her up any more say to 3.6.... You have no option to change the multiplexer or anything else in any way. Does upping the voltage make any dif or is there something I'm missing? Other mobo's I've had allowd multiplexing. JUST to be clear on this, if I leave the FSB at 1066 would that open the multiplexer or does it need to be at 1333 to get it to 3.0+? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 reaper, that can't be right. you have a way to increase cpu operating frequency by upping the front side bus (may be referred to as QDR in your BIOS). depending on your exact motherboard you should have adjustments somewhere between auto - which is apparently where you're at now, and from 266 - up to maybe 500 or more if you are adjusting the value manually. you are really starting to spook me if you're not familiar with Intel overclocking via simple FSB adjustments. the e6600 is a 1066fsb processor, so i would start with your motherboard setting at the 1066fsb. this should give you a 266fsb which puts your processor at 2.40ghz and completely stock settings. from there you can begin to raise your fsb manually until your cpu hits 3.0ghz. just about every conroe on the planet will do between 3.0 and 3.2ghz on stock voltages. depending on what memory you're using you may have to utilize a memory divider to keep your memory speeds down to reasonable levels. let me give you an example of fsb X cpu multiplier = cpu frequency 266X9 (e6600 stock settings) = 2.394ghz 296X9 = 2.664ghz 326X9 = 2.934ghz and so on and so on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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