itsernst Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Ok...so I am on my first overclock, i have a good idea of how things are supposed to go, but i have a few issues. I am running: Gigabyte P35 DSL3 4GB Mushkin DDR2- 800 Quad Core 2.4GHZ Kentsfield Those are the essentials. So, i boot up into my BIOS, go into M.I.T. tweaker, and i change the CPU. I set it to 300x9, which is 2.70ghz. I save the settings and reboot...no issue at all and i boot up to vista and it is now an issue. When i open CPU-Z in vista, i will see my CPU speed @ 2.70ghz briefly, but after a couple seconds it reverts back to 1.80ghz and stays there. I don't get it, i cannot even get it to stay constant at 2.7ghz. I have tried 3.0ghz and my computer will not even boot up. Ridiculous...i know. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know...pleaseseeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 that'll be speed stepping. If you put the cpu under some load, it will pop back up to the 2.7Ghz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Comp Dude's correct, what you need to do it go to the BIOS and disbale C1E and EIST For it to be stable at 3GHz, you probably need to increase the voltage a little bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsernst Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) Stock voltage is 1.25000 correct? Should i just bump it up to the next voltage limit, which would be 1.25625? i appreciate the help! Comp Dude's correct, what you need to do it go to the BIOS and disbale C1E and EIST For it to be stable at 3GHz, you probably need to increase the voltage a little bit. Edited March 16, 2008 by itsernst Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho_terror Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Stock voltage is 1.25000 correct? Should i just bump it up to the next voltage limit, which would be 1.25625?i appreciate the help! your best bet would be to read an overclocking guide, but to answer your question, try to boot at 3ghz, if it fails then bump the voltage one notch and repeat until the system is stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Stock voltage is 1.25000 correct? Should i just bump it up to the next voltage limit, which would be 1.25625?i appreciate the help! yes you could do this but you should run a stress test like tat just to make sure its stable if not go back into the bios and up the volts a little and keep trying this way you dont put to many volts to it with a low overclock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsernst Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 I appreciate the quick responses. I have read several different overclocking guides, and they are tons of help. But the guides are not going to be applicable in all situations, hence my newbieqsue questions. It is stable now at 2.7ghz, so time to bump it up a notch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho_terror Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 I appreciate the quick responses. I have read several different overclocking guides, and they are tons of help. But the guides are not going to be applicable in all situations, hence my newbieqsue questions. it's true that guides can't cater for every possible scenario, but one thing is always true: you should use the minimum amount of voltage to achieve stabilty at any given clock speed. if you haven't realised already, overclocking can be a loooong process, but it's worth it in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 I appreciate the quick responses. I have read several different overclocking guides, and they are tons of help. But the guides are not going to be applicable in all situations, hence my newbieqsue questions. It is stable now at 2.7ghz, so time to bump it up a notch. may i ask how tested your cpu for stability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsernst Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 Prime 95 is what i used. Let it run for a few hours (so i have read) and if it continues to run without reporting errors, this are running smoothly. may i ask how tested your cpu for stability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 thats great and all for a real good stability test, if you want to quickly test to see if it is stable, download OCCT:PK. You can run a 30min quick stability testing to get from one clock to the next. if you are happy with a clock speed or you do not wish to increase the voltages or what ever else may hold you back from a higher overclock, then you can use prime 95 or Orthos (so you only have to run 1 instance) to check for a 24 hr stability hope that this helps some with stability testing...any questions just ask Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsernst Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 One more question...this may be very vague, but i am curious to know the answer. I know that it has been reported that overclocking may shorten the lifespan of the CPU, but does anyone know by how much? I don't want to get an extra 500mhz from my processor if it means that it will die within a year or so. Any responses at all would be great! Thanks Sean thats great and all for a real good stability test, if you want to quickly test to see if it is stable, download OCCT:PK. You can run a 30min quick stability testing to get from one clock to the next. if you are happy with a clock speed or you do not wish to increase the voltages or what ever else may hold you back from a higher overclock, then you can use prime 95 or Orthos (so you only have to run 1 instance) to check for a 24 hr stability hope that this helps some with stability testing...any questions just ask Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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