Overclocking Q9400 and P45-C51
Hello All!
I am new to this forum, so please bear with me.
I am very new to overclocking and was wondering if somebody could please help me overclock my Intel Q9400 2.66 GHz to at least 3.2 GHz and stable.
I tried to do this myself, but every time I end up crashing the system. I actually had better success using the MSI Dual Core Center to overclock in Windows and had a stable system at 3 GHz with no voltage tweaks, but I have read that it is better to overclock using the BIOS.
When I overclocked in Windows all the BIOS settings was on default. My FSB in Dual Core Center was on 376 and FSB/DRAM ratio was 1:2 which gave me a DRAM Frequency of 752 MHz under Memory tab of CPU-Z 1.57.
When I tried to overclock in my BIOS I also left all the voltages and other settings on auto and set the FSB on 376 with multiplier of 8, giving me a CPU speed of 3GHz. When I did this the Bios automatically changed my FSB/DRAM ratio to 2:3 for some reason that I cannot understand. This meant that my RAM was running slower at 500 something. If I put the FSB/DRAM ratio on 1:2 in BIOS, the system would not even boot up. With these settings in my BIOS, my system was unstable, but it was the same speed as I overclocked it to in Windows. That I cannot understand.
What I need is specific voltage settings values for my AMI BIOS as well as ratios for FSB/DRAM and all other ratios and settings. Basically I need all the detail for overclocking my specific system in my BIOS, for I am very afraid of damaging something if I do it wrong. I will give all my system detail next.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz
MSI P45-C51 Motherboard with AMI BIOS
GeForce GTS 450 OC2
8GB DDR3 1333 RAM running Dual and Symmetric
750W Cougar Power Supply
I am using stock fans in my case, so I am on air cooling.
So what I am asking PLEASE is for somebody to give me the exact values of every setting I should change in my specific BIOS and system to get a decent but stable overclock.
Thank You So Much.
Hello All!
I am new to this forum, so please bear with me.
I am very new to overclocking and was wondering if somebody could please help me overclock my Intel Q9400 2.66 GHz to at least 3.2 GHz and stable.
I tried to do this myself, but every time I end up crashing the system. I actually had better success using the MSI Dual Core Center to overclock in Windows and had a stable system at 3 GHz with no voltage tweaks, but I have read that it is better to overclock using the BIOS.
When I overclocked in Windows all the BIOS settings was on default. My FSB in Dual Core Center was on 376 and FSB/DRAM ratio was 1:2 which gave me a DRAM Frequency of 752 MHz under Memory tab of CPU-Z 1.57.
When I tried to overclock in my BIOS I also left all the voltages and other settings on auto and set the FSB on 376 with multiplier of 8, giving me a CPU speed of 3GHz. When I did this the Bios automatically changed my FSB/DRAM ratio to 2:3 for some reason that I cannot understand. This meant that my RAM was running slower at 500 something. If I put the FSB/DRAM ratio on 1:2 in BIOS, the system would not even boot up. With these settings in my BIOS, my system was unstable, but it was the same speed as I overclocked it to in Windows. That I cannot understand.
What I need is specific voltage settings values for my AMI BIOS as well as ratios for FSB/DRAM and all other ratios and settings. Basically I need all the detail for overclocking my specific system in my BIOS, for I am very afraid of damaging something if I do it wrong. I will give all my system detail next.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz
MSI P45-C51 Motherboard with AMI BIOS
GeForce GTS 450 OC2
8GB DDR3 1333 RAM running Dual and Symmetric
750W Cougar Power Supply
I am using stock fans in my case, so I am on air cooling.
So what I am asking PLEASE is for somebody to give me the exact values of every setting I should change in my specific BIOS and system to get a decent but stable overclock.
Thank You So Much.