Post Your Overclocks

[NitroBlueUK]

Click For Overlocking Guide For Beginners

 

Since No One Has Yet Posted A Thread On This Subject I Thought I'd Start One So Everyone Could Share Their Experiences. Please Post A Screenshot And CPU Validation Link With Your Overclocks.

 

Mine Is Core2Quad Q9550 2.83Ghz Running At 4Ghz On Air Cooling

 

CPU-Z Validation

 

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[Robiin]

How do you overclock without any problems with overheating..

[iBilo]

He's on 79 degrees on idle, that's hot. =P.

 

Just to mention he has the same gfx card as I do. :)

[t.]

Impressive... I guess : /

[ShadowGT]

I got my C2D E8400 to 3.6ghz on air for 5 mins but when i saw it was idling in the 70+ degree's i unclocked it back to 3ghz.

[beem3r]

Running my E8400 on 3600MHz.

Idle it's around 43*c and max temp is 67*c.

[Camel]

Intels sure do kick out some heat. My OCd AMD gets to 42c after full load for an hour.

[NitroBlueUK]

79Degrees At Full Load On Air Cooling Is Good To Be Honest Considering I'm Using A CPU Voltage Of 1.35v.

 

My Settings For This Overclock Are

 

CPU Voltage : 1.35v

DRAM Voltage : 2.20v

CPU PLL Voltage : 1.60v

FSB Termination Voltage : 1.62v

Northbridge Voltage : 1.38v

Memory Timings : 5,5,5,15,2T

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled

PCI-E Spread Spectrum : Disabled

AI Memory OC Charger : Enabled

Load Line Calibration : Enabled

 

How do you overclock without any problems with overheating..

 

 

Buy A Good Cooler I Have An Asus Silent Square Evo And It Works Great. But I Do Recommend For Temps Reaching 85Degrees And Over That You Change To Water Or TEC Cooling.

[Robiin]

Hey I found how to overclock but it's really weird CPU-Z says that something else than my pc settings..

I clocked my E8400 to 3.6GHz but I dunno sure..

Can u guys help me?

My CPU Temp. is about 47°C

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[Camel]

79Degrees At Full Load On Air Cooling Is Good To Be Honest Considering I'm Using A CPU Voltage Of 1.35v.

 

My Settings For This Overclock Are

 

CPU Voltage : 1.35v

DRAM Voltage : 2.20v

CPU PLL Voltage : 1.60v

FSB Termination Voltage : 1.62v

Northbridge Voltage : 1.38v

Memory Timings : 5,5,5,15,2T

CPU Spread Spectrum : Disabled

PCI-E Spread Spectrum : Disabled

AI Memory OC Charger : Enabled

Load Line Calibration : Enabled

 

 

 

 

Buy A Good Cooler I Have An Asus Silent Square Evo And It Works Great. But I Do Recommend For Temps Reaching 85Degrees And Over That You Change To Water Or TEC Cooling.

 

Sorry, but 79C on air cooling is not good at all. The threshold for your CPU is 72C. So by overclocking it so much, you could potentially be damaging the CPU and motherboard.

 

I have air cooling and I'm at 1.5v and it idles at 25C and full load after an hour at 42C.And yes, it is overclocked as much as possible.

[NitroBlueUK]

Core 2 Quad Q9550 Tjuntion is 100C So Im Well Below With The Cooler I Have Fitted

 

Hey I found how to overclock but it's really weird CPU-Z says that something else than my pc settings..

I clocked my E8400 to 3.6GHz but I dunno sure..

Can u guys help me?

My CPU Temp. is about 47°C

 

You Still Have Speedstep Enabled So Your CPU Clocks Down When Idle

[Camel]

Core 2 Quad Q9550 Tjuntion is 100C So Im Well Below With The Cooler I Have Fitted

 

Do you mind me asking where you read that?

 

Because on the Intel website and all other websites it say 71.4C.

 

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAWQ

[Robiin]

You Still Have Speedstep Enabled So Your CPU Clocks Down When Idle

 

Where do I turn it off?

Anyone? :-D

 

Edit: I've searched about Speedstep and it just lowers the multiplier when u'r doing small things on ur pc and when u game ur processor gets an higher multiplier so it's not neccesary :)

(Sorry for bad English)

[NitroBlueUK]

Do you mind me asking where you read that?

 

Because on the Intel website and all other websites it say 71.4C.

 

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLAWQ

 

i use core temp. and if the max was 71.4C the system would shut down when reaching that temperature and as you can see when you look at the figures on my screenshot its over 71.4 and isnt throttling back or shutting off. ive seen scan systems with water cooling overclocked to within an inch of their life running at 96.4C and running fine. 71.4C is a guideline for intel recommended maximum temperature at full load. CPU's are coded with an automatic shutdown at their maximum temperature.

 

Where do I turn it off?

Anyone? :-D

 

Edit: I've searched about Speedstep and it just lowers the multiplier when u'r doing small things on ur pc and when u game ur processor gets an higher multiplier so it's not neccesary :)

(Sorry for bad English)

 

If You Look in your bios for CPU multiplier and set it to the top value it should stop the downclocking and can make overclocks more stable.

[Pherelas]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/pherelas/Overclock.jpg

 

I over clocked mine with a cow, will try with a spoon next becouse its apparently cooler as silver is a good reflector of heat.

 

EDIT: Very sorry about that.

[Robiin]

If You Look in your bios for CPU multiplier and set it to the top value it should stop the downclocking and can make overclocks more stable.

 

The weird thing is it doesn't stand in my bios and I can't find the multiplier.. :s

Only by Ai suite I can change the multiplier but the max. is 9x but I guess that I can get more in my bios?

[iLLGT3]

I would like somebody to walk me through how to overclock if someone would not mind doing it. :) I know what it does, I just don't know how to do it. Thanks :)

[Sponge]

I would like somebody to walk me through how to overclock if someone would not mind doing it. :) I know what it does, I just don't know how to do it. Thanks :)

 

I've learnt through a rather dozy friend of mine one key rule.

 

If you're not sure, don't.

 

If you OC your machine, and something goes wrong... You're screwed.

OC'ing will give almost minimal results if you don't know what you're doing well enough. Some chips can go sky high on stock coolers (Such as the i7's) whereas some will just get too hot (take a look at the first post. 79*c on idle is damn right dangerous)

 

Seriously, though. I wouldn't bother with OC'ing if I were in your current position.

[ShadowGT]

Core 2 Quad Q9550 Tjuntion is 100C So Im Well Below With The Cooler I Have Fitted

 

 

 

You Still Have Speedstep Enabled So Your CPU Clocks Down When Idle

 

Mine did that too when i overclocked it using Easytune 6. The ghz would fluctuate up and down randomly. I never tried it in a game or anything though due to it being in the 70+ degree's just idling.

[Immelmann]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/pherelas/Overclock.jpg

 

I over clocked mine with a cow, will try with a spoon next becouse its apparently cooler as silver is a good reflector of heat.

 

EDIT: Very sorry about that.

 

Looking at your post, you DIDN'T actually edit that post there, Pherelas ;)

 

FAIL.

 

:p

[Robiin]

Mine did that too when i overclocked it using Easytune 6. The ghz would fluctuate up and down randomly. I never tried it in a game or anything though due to it being in the 70+ degree's just idling.

 

Easytune 6 does that Speedstep thingy?

 

Edit: @ this moment my E8400 is at 3.7GHz

[NitroBlueUK]

Overlockers Guide For Beginners

 

i dont think its easy tune i think its more to do with the power management software that comes with your system and the only way i know to stop the throttling back is to et your multi to default spec

[Robiin]

It's weird I can't change my Multiplier in my bios :s

But I will get a better cooler and then I will try 4GHz maybe :p Now my CPU is 49°C continu

[EW]

so heres, mine as i run it, on the stock cooler.

 

i see no point in overclockin a great deal coz atm theres nothing my comp has trouble with

 

enjoy

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much better version

[Robiin]

Wow nice multiplier Woodruff :monkeydance: