best motherboard for budget overclocking

[oldgooseberry]

I haven't ran prime95 yet so when I say stable I mean it boots into windows. The temps 32/34 haven't changed but I've barely increased the voltage or put it under any load yet

1.
Multiplier x7, Memory divider 2.66(853mhz)
FSB 333. vdimm 2v from stock 1.8v. I also increased the timings to 7-15-15-63(max, just wanted to see what the highest fsb I could get was) Increased multiplier up to x9 but couldn't get it stable after increasing vcore from 1.2875 to 1.5 so decided to reduced the fsb

2.
FSB 320, Vdimm 2V
x8 1.2875 stable
x9 vcore 1.293v stable
x10 vcore 1.293v stable
x11 vcore set up to 1.4 unstable

3.
FSB 310, Vdimm 1.8v back down to stock
x11 vcore 1.293 stable 3.72Ghz
x11.5 x12 vcore up to 1.33 unstable so I stopped increasing

Well the memory is operating at pretty much the original speed so I'm guessing that's why it doesn't require any more juice, the cpu only required one vcore increment for the extra 1.3ghz. Any ideas how I can get it up to 4ghz?

E3200
Gigabyte G41 mAtx
Corsair xms2 2gig
xigmatek 1283 cooler

 

[MattNo5ss]

I see you have your Mem Divider at 2.66, this mean if you set your FSB above 300, then you'll be OCing your RAM. So, try keeping the Mem Divider at 2.00, this will allow for a FSBs up to 400 before OCing the RAM. You probably won't get to 400 FSB on that chip, but setting the Divider to 2.00 will take your RAM out of the equation.

I have class from 5 to 10pm, so I'll be on later to help if someone else hasn't stepped in by then.

 

[oldgooseberry]

The lowest mem divider I can set is 2.66, I've lowered the FSB to 300, vdram back to stock 1.8v and stock latency. Multiplier x11 vcore 1.325 = 3.3ghz.

I'll run prime95 tonight and see how it goes.

 

[MattNo5ss]

12x300MHz should be easy for that chip, but it will depend on your mobo's BIOS settings. I have to retract my earlier statements about it being very unlikely to get to 4GHz with this chip, b/c since then I've seen 2 or 3 people on this forum alone get up there.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

so went ahead as planned, have the e3200 sitting in at 2.88ghz from 2.4 at fsb 239, if i go any higher the blasted thing won't boot.

Underclock the RAM before raising the FSB. At least about 310 Mhz for the FSB is realistic, when the FSB-to-RAM ratio config problem is solved. Try again with the FSB-to-RAM ratio at 1:1.

 

[MattNo5ss]

The lowest mem divider I can set is 2.66...

Can you change the MCH Freq Latch (NB/FSB Latch)? If you can, then that will unlock more Mem Divider options.

 

[oldgooseberry]

Well it seems to run well at x11 300 but it doesn't seem to want to go any higher, I think the onboard graphics is crashing the system. I'm still waiting on a graphics card so hopefully that will solve the x12

There's no mch freq latch or nb/fsb latch that I can see.

 

[MattNo5ss]

3.3GHz from 2.4GHz isn't bad at all.

So, it won't take 11.5 or 12? How are your temps and vcore?

 

[BumAround]

A bit out of topic here, but any hope for overclocking a gigabyte GA EP41-UD3L?

I'm using it with a Q9400 (cooled by a Xigmatek S983 Nepartak) with 2Gb of Corsair ddr2 (CM2X1024-6400) on a pure 500W PSU. BIOS is the latest if that matters.

I can only go as fas as 2.74GHz from 2.66Ghz-rated speed, on 343 X 8, fsb:dram = 1:1, C1E and EIST are turned off, PCI set to 100MHz.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[EarthDog]

There is hope, but who knows how much. I would start your own thread to get help instead of jacking someone else's.