I'm running an E6400 on an Asus P5N-E SLI board, and having a few issues. I think I have an idea or two, but I wanted to ask a question first: How much impact does the NB voltage have on overclocking the CPU alone?
The reason I ask is that my CPU can barely make it to 2.9GHz at 1.42v, and the NB at 1.39v, to make it through even 20 minutes of small FFTs.
I'm aware that "results may vary" is definitely an understatement when talking about overclocking, but I'm seeing a lot of people post E6300 and E6400 overclocks of 3.2+ GHz with voltages that hover between 1.3v - 1.4v.
I bumped my NB voltage to 1.56v (next step up on my board) and expected the temperature to rise, but it actually dropped 2*C! Unfortunately, however, Orthos failed even earlier than before. I'm still using the stock heatsink on my NB right now, which I intend to replace soon if it is going to be worthwhile.
Thanks for the help!
The reason I ask is that my CPU can barely make it to 2.9GHz at 1.42v, and the NB at 1.39v, to make it through even 20 minutes of small FFTs.
I'm aware that "results may vary" is definitely an understatement when talking about overclocking, but I'm seeing a lot of people post E6300 and E6400 overclocks of 3.2+ GHz with voltages that hover between 1.3v - 1.4v.
I bumped my NB voltage to 1.56v (next step up on my board) and expected the temperature to rise, but it actually dropped 2*C! Unfortunately, however, Orthos failed even earlier than before. I'm still using the stock heatsink on my NB right now, which I intend to replace soon if it is going to be worthwhile.
Thanks for the help!