xeon 2.13ghz need oc advice

[BLooD]

just built and setup the rig in me sig:santa: , need advice on how to get an effective oc on it, im new to the nforce 680i bios and all the new voltage options, im looking for about 2.4 - 2.8 ghz, chip has 6x, 7x and 8x multiplier and my ram is capable of 1066mhz, i can get it too boot into vista at 2.66ghz with 1.37vc ( voltage droops a little) i think it was but it isnt stable. i have a new cpu cooler and i northbridge cooler ariving tomorrow(wednesday). thanks in advance for advice.:beer:

[LandShark]

is it the X3210 (aka Q6400)??

if so, I would said there o/c'ability vary a LOT!! I have a total of 3 X3210, have one could do 3+ghz w/ <1.4v, one could do 2.8ghz w/ 1.35v (needs 1.4125+ to go another step higher!), and one that could only do 2.7ghz w/ <1.4v, and completely unstable with anything higher (up to 1.4125v, don't want to go any higher v.core and heat starts become a big problem at that voltage w/ aircooling).

so, from my experience, it's really a luck of draw for the X3210. Q6600 will have better o/c'ability btw. my theory for the vary o/c'ablility for X3210 is how Intel bin the parts! I'm guess they are trying to bin all the higher speed core for the Q6600/QX6700, and the so-so core will then use on the X3210/Q6400.

[BLooD]

yeah its the x3120, chears landshark, ill see what happens with northbridge and new cpu cooler when they arrive today