This is my first journey onto OC land, but I thought I was well prepared. I read everything I could on the internet, especially about my setup. But, whenever I try to OC, my system hangs and tells me that my OC attempt failed miserably. Here's what I have:
ASUS P5Q Pro
Intel Q8200 (C2Q - 2.3 GHz)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 1066 MHz
Thermaltake Purepower 500W
a big Zalman cooler
As per recommendations, I'm trying to OC to 3.0 GHz with these settings (default or auto if not listed):
FSB freq: 428
PCIE freq: 100
DRAM freq: DDR2 1073
DRAM timing: 5-5-5-15
Vcpu: 1.26
Vppl: 1.50
Vfsb-term: 1.2
V dram: 1.98
Vnb: 1.12
Vsb: 1.1
CPU margin enhance: optimized
CPU ratio: auto
C1E support: off
Max CPUID: off
CPU TM: on
Execute disable: on
SpeedStep: off
Memory remap: on
I also tried to OC with the lame AI Suite tool, but that didn't take either, even when I tried for a very small boost.
I appear to be missing some sort of crucial step. I realize this is probably pretty basic stuff for you lot, but it's frustrating the crap out of me. So, can anyone offer up some useful suggestions so I can complete my first OC and then get down to becoming obsessive about it and trying to squeeze out every possible megahertz?
Thanks all.
ASUS P5Q Pro
Intel Q8200 (C2Q - 2.3 GHz)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 1066 MHz
Thermaltake Purepower 500W
a big Zalman cooler
As per recommendations, I'm trying to OC to 3.0 GHz with these settings (default or auto if not listed):
FSB freq: 428
PCIE freq: 100
DRAM freq: DDR2 1073
DRAM timing: 5-5-5-15
Vcpu: 1.26
Vppl: 1.50
Vfsb-term: 1.2
V dram: 1.98
Vnb: 1.12
Vsb: 1.1
CPU margin enhance: optimized
CPU ratio: auto
C1E support: off
Max CPUID: off
CPU TM: on
Execute disable: on
SpeedStep: off
Memory remap: on
I also tried to OC with the lame AI Suite tool, but that didn't take either, even when I tried for a very small boost.
I appear to be missing some sort of crucial step. I realize this is probably pretty basic stuff for you lot, but it's frustrating the crap out of me. So, can anyone offer up some useful suggestions so I can complete my first OC and then get down to becoming obsessive about it and trying to squeeze out every possible megahertz?
Thanks all.