voltage problem E6600

[Niklas]

I started overclocking my E6600 today on a Asus P5N32-E SLI. Whenever I raise the QDR? (FSB) to anything above 1200, the vcore goes up to 1.42v, however I've set it to 1.30 in BIOS and CPU-Z always shows 1.3 unless I go above 1200mhz. I've linked the memory with the cpu fsb. Could it be the bios? Should I update? I'd rather not

 

[KonaKona]

What kind of PSU are you running? If its a cheap generic then that might be the problem...

 

[Niklas]

What kind of PSU are you running? If its a cheap generic then that might be the problem...

700W GameXStream

 

[Niklas]

anyone?

 

[karkas]

I started overclocking my E6600 today on a Asus P5N32-E SLI. Whenever I raise the QDR? (FSB) to anything above 1200, the vcore goes up to 1.42v, however I've set it to 1.30 in BIOS and CPU-Z always shows 1.3 unless I go above 1200mhz. I've linked the memory with the cpu fsb. Could it be the bios? Should I update? I'd rather not

I'm having trouble understanding what exactly is happening....

You set Vcore to 1.3v and CPU-Z shows 1.3v

You then increase FSB to 1200 (300), then CPU-Z shows Vcore at 1.42v?

and yes, its always a good idea to have the most updated BIOS when starting an OC (unless an older one was better).

EDIT: Are you trying to go straight from 266 (1066) to 300 (1200)FSB?

 

[Salmon91]

Isn't 1200 fsb = 300mhz (1200/4 = 300)

 

[karkas]

Isn't 1200 fsb = 300mhz (1200/4 = 300)

YES! 3rd grade math is apparently my nemesis!

Fixed to arrest confusion

 

[Niklas]

I'm having trouble understanding what exactly is happening....

You set Vcore to 1.3v and CPU-Z shows 1.3v

You then increase FSB to 1200 (300), then CPU-Z shows Vcore at 1.42v?

1200 it shows 1.3
1220 it shows 1.42

EDIT: Are you trying to go straight from 266 (1066) to 300 (1200)FSB?

Yes, and it doesnt cause problems there. The problems arise when going beyond 1200.

 

[karkas]

OK, to help you further I need a bit (well a lot) more info.

List your rigs parts (model numbers help).

Parts include... CPU; CPU cooler; RAM (brand, speed, and amount); motherboard

List your current BIOS settings, include voltages, freqs, & what you ahve enabled/disabled.

 

[redduc900]

I know you'd rather not, but I'd suggest flashing the BIOS to the latest version 1601.

 

[Niklas]

updating bios seemed to have solved the problem, thanks