in need of some help

[poofpoof]

hey everyone, im new to overclocking, i would like to overclock my system but im not entirely sure where to start, here is a list of what im running with.

i hope ive placed this in the right area of the forum. this is a double post because i couldnt figure out how to delete my old post.

cpu: Intel core2 quad q8200
mobo: gigabyte ep45-ud3r f12 bios
cpu cooler: arctic cooling freezer 7 pro rev. 2
cpu thermal greese: arctic silver 5 applied as specified on website.
northbridge re-greased with arctic silver matrix used pea sized dot in middle of chip technique.
gpu: sapphire radeon hd4870 1gb
gpu cooler: arctic cooling accelero xtreme plus with vr001 accessory kit.
case: thermaltake element s without side fan.
case fans: 2 enermax magma red blade ucma12 fans in the front, 1 enermax magma red blade ucma12 in the back, thermaltake 233mm fan that came with the case in the top.
the fan layout is this: the two in the front are used as intake, they are plugged into sysfan1 and pwrfan, the 1 in the back is used as exhaust and is plugged into sysfan2 the top fan is plugged into a molex connector and is also used as exhaust.
psu: ocz gxs700 or OCZ GameXStream 700w psu
hdd: 2x 100 GB 2.5" Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 7200 RPM HDD RAID 0 on the slab above the psu.
2x 250 GB Seagate ST3250318AS 7200 RPM HDD and 2x 1000 GB Seagate ST31000528AS 7200 RPM HDD in the last 4 slots on the hdd rack.
ram: 2x 4 GB Kit OCZ Platinum 1066 MHz DDR2 Matched Pair RAM 4 sticks total
sound card: M-Audio Audiophile Delta 192 Sound Card in last pci slot
wireless: pci-e wireless n ralink rt3090 in top pci-e slot.
optical drive: lg 18x sata dvd burner. in second 5.25" slot
card reader: 18 in 1 card reader usb2 in 3rd 5.25" slot
cable management: i have moved almost all cables completely out of the way using the cases cable management.
room temp: my room temp is usually around 20-30c, 30c during the day, 20c at night, i mainly use my system at night.

i would like to know the best settings to overclock my system, i want to use all manual settings in my bios if possible.

thank you for all your help

 

[redduc900]

Your best bet would be to start here...

HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.7
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=515316

... and I deleted your duplicate thread in the O/Community forum for you.

 

[Theocnoob]

You're gonna need a lot more than a Freezer 7 to get you a decent overclock on a quad core C2 if your room temp is 30c. That is a lot of extra heat over the average 19-21c room temp. The heat sink on the CPU will be your limiting factor in all likelihood. You will be able to squeeze extra speed out of the CPU but not the most the CPU can handle, it'll be the most the F7 can handle.

2.7TB of storage huh? That is a looot of... movies.

 

[poofpoof]

sorry, when i said my room temp was 30c i meant my system temp. my cpu runs at about 24c and my nb runs at about 30c

full spec of current temps, i might add right now its during the day, at night everything drops about 10c

grabbed the temps using aida64 i hope this helps.

MB: 34c
CPU: 24c
GPU (DISPLAYIO): 34c
GPU (MEMIO): 38c
GPU (SHADERIO): 30c
all hdd running between 28-30c

these are idle temps at stock settings for all, im considering switching the bottom front fan and rear fan connections, currently the rear fan is plugged into sysfan2 and the bottom fan is plugged into pwrfan

here are the current fan rpms.

cpu: 2368rpm
sysfan1: 1749rpm
sysfan2: 1087rpm
pwrfan: 1696rpm
gpufan: 2126rpm

thank you redduc900 for deleting the duplicate post, much appreciated please let me know what i should do to improve my cooling without spending money if need be.

if anyone can help me with my specific setup for overclocking tips it would be greatly appreciated.

oh and theocnoob, yeah, not really for movies, i do alot of music production, and i run 3 seperate os's snow leopard 10.6.7 vanilla, windows 7 ultimate 64-bit, fedora 14 x86_64, sadly im going to have to upgrade soon as i only have about 200gb free...

ok so i just read that my core temps are what is important. so here they are.

current core temps:

Core1: 50c
Core2: 50c
Core3: 52c
Core4: 48c

EDIT: i have added a 80mm fan directly over the nb firing down with the top tilted about 20 degrees towards the side of the case so it will fit between the cpu cooler and the video card, ive attached it with zip ties around the nb heatsink, ill be figuring out a better way to secure it at a later date, (well, actually, ill be looking for a smaller fan that will fit better) i have also switched the rear fan to pwrfan connection on the board and the front bottom fan to sysfan2 on the board, the new fan on the nb is modded to molex 12v and its rated for 1200rpm.

here are my new temps from aida64

Motherboard: 33c
CPU: 23c
Core1: 50c
Core2: 50c
Core3: 52c
Core4: 48c
GPU (DispIO): 34c
GPU (MemIO): 38c
GPU (Shader): 30c

all hard drives between 30-32c

these are idle temps, ive read a few places that the nb doesnt have a sensor and the the motherboard sensor on this board is somewhere between the pci cards, if thats the case the gpu would be affecting the temp of the mb. but either way im guessing that 33c would be my amb temp.. correct me if im wrong. let me know if i should change anything about the way im cooling my system before i start overclocking, also please remember that its during the day and at night my temps drop 5-10c

my ideal overclock would be 3.4 - 3.5 ghz with 800mhz ram with better timings. the reason i say 800mhz is because i have 4 sticks right now and ive read that underclocking your ram can help with overclocking your cpu, im just not sure how to properly do that with the ram i have.

thank you for all your help
if anyone that currently has a simular setup to me can give me some ideas as to where to start that would be great.

EDIT2: ive decided to make my system work to see what type of temps i would get, so here are my temps after 30 mins of crysis 2 at 2048x1152 Extreme Graphics setting.

here are my new temps from aida64

Motherboard: 36c
CPU: 34c
Core1: 60c
Core2: 57c
Core3: 61c
Core4: 58c
GPU (DispIO): 44c
GPU (MemIO): 49c
GPU (Shader): 42c

all hard drives between 30-32c

im pretty suprised at the minimal jump in temps

 

[poofpoof]

anyone?

 

[redduc900]

Pertaining the overclocking guide I linked you to, what exactly are you having problems with?

 

[poofpoof]

well, ive read through it, ive turned off all speedstep and so fourth, my issue is how do i properly set up my ram before i start my overclock, i cant find a way to set my pci clock to 33.33mhz, ive set my pci-express to 100mhz, i just need someone to help me out with the bios settings before i start tweaking my cpu.

 

[redduc900]

With a default FSB of 333MHz and w/ DDR2-1066 installed, the current DRAM multiplier (System Memory Multiplier) should currently be set to 3.20B (333MHz x 3.20 = DDR2-1067), this on the 333 MCH Frequency Latch. To start overclocking by raising the FSB, change the DRAM multiplier to 2.00B (1:1 FSB : DRAM ratio), this while still on the 333 strap / MCH Latch. So at the default FSB of 333MHz, the RAM will instead be running at DDR2-667MHz. And the EP45-UD3R BIOS doesn't offer a PCI Frequency option, only a PCI Express Frequency option which should be manually set to 100MHz.

 

[poofpoof]

thank you kindly for the help, ill be trying out these settings and gradually raising my fsb till i get to where i want my cpu to be, ill post back with my success

 

[poofpoof]

ok, so i have made a few changes to my bios, i get as far as the windows boot up screen and it stalls, it doesnt show the flag. if someone can look over the changes and tell me where i went wrong that would be awesome, here is a list of my bios settings

[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T):[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Robust Graphics Booster [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Clock Ratio [6 x][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Frequency 3.19GHz (533x6)[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]********* Clock Chip Control *********[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>>>> Standard Clock Control[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Host Clock Control [Enabled][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) [533][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [100][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]C.I.A.2 [Disabled][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>>>> Advanced Clock Control[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| CPU Clock Drive [700mV][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| PCI Express Clock Drive [700mV][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| CPU Clock Skew [0ps][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| MCH Clock Skew [0ps][/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]******* DRAM Performance Control *******[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Performance Enhance [Standard][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) [Disabled][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2](G) MCH Frequency Latch [333MHz][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [2.00B][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 1066[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) [Manual][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>>>> Standard Timing Control[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CAS Latency Time 5 [5][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]tRCD 7 [5][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]tRP 7 [5][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]tRAS 20 [15][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>>>> Advanced Timing Control[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| tRRD 4 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| tWTR 4 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| tWR 8 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| tRFC 72 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| tRTP 4 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| Command Rate (CMD) 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| >>>>> Channel A[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| Channel A Timing Settings [Press Enter][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Static tRead Value 9 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase0 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase1 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase2 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase3 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]||[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2rd (Different Rank) 8 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2wr (Different Rank) 8 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2rd (Different Rank) 7 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2wr (Same/Diff Rank) 9 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]||[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| DIMM1 Clock Skew Control [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| DIMM2 Clock Skew Control [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| DDR Write Training [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| Channel B Driving Settings [Press Enter][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Driving Strength Profile [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]||[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Data Driving Pull-Up Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Clk Driving Pull-Up Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]||[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Data Driving Pull-Down Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Clk Driving Pull-Down Level [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| >>>>> Channel B[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]| Channel B Timing Settings [Press Enter][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Static tRead Value 9 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase0 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase1 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase2 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| tRD Phase3 Adjustment 0 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]||[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2rd (Different Rank) 8 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2wr (Different Rank) 8 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2rd (Different Rank) 7 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| Trd2wr (Same/Diff Rank) 9 [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]||[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| DIMM1 Clock Skew Control [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| DIMM2 Clock Skew Control [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]|| DDR Write Training [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]***** Mother Board Voltage Control *****[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Voltage Types Normal Current[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]----------------------------------------[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>> CPU[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Load-Line Calibration [Disabled][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Vcore 1.22500V [1.22500V][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Termination 1.200V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU PLL 1.500V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]CPU Reference 0.760V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>> MCH/ICH[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]MCH Core 1.100V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]MCH Reference 0.760V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]MCH/DRAM Reference 0.900V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]ICH I/0 1.500V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]ICH Core 1.100V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]>>> DRAM[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]DRAM Voltage 1.800V [2.100V][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]DRAM Termination 0.900V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Channel A Reference 0.900V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Lucida Console][SIZE=2]Channel B Reference 0.900V [Auto][/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[Seebs]

Question: Why is your CPU Clock Ratio at 6x? If I'm not mistaken; your cpu has up to 7x multiplier. You can set the CPU Multi to 7x and adjust your FSB to a lower number if needed.

Comment: Your CPU VCore is too low for the clock speeds you're trying to reach. For a CPU Speed of 3.2GHz on that CPU you should be looking at CPU VCore of around 1.4V. Take into account that raising the CPU VCore will push your temps up, so you better make sure your cooling can handle it before you do this; I don't want you to smoke your cpu on your first try... That is better left for when you join our benching team and we show you how to kill HW with style....

 

[poofpoof]

thanks for the advice, i set my multiplier to 6 so i could get a 533mhz bus so my ram would be 1066 with a 333mhz bus, when i put it to 7 it brings the cpu up to 3.73ghz which i was thinking wouldnt work out too well, not sure though, my cpu was idleing at 18c stock before i tried to overclock, how much do you think the temp would raise if i put the multi to 7 and raised the voltage?

 

[redduc900]

Lower the FSB to 428MHz w/ the x7.0 multiplier = 3.0GHz, leave the NB strap at 333 using the 2.40B DRAM multiplier = DDR2-1027MHz. Stabilize it at those settings before going any higher w/ the FSB. You could also use the 400 strap w/ the 2.00D multiplier = DDR2-856, either one until you find the max. FSB. All of this is explained in the thread I linked you to. And if you enclose your template in CODE tags, then the page doesn't need to be scrolled in order to view all of the settings.

 

[Seebs]

Oh man... I wish I had a EP45 to mess with so I could be of more help to you.

The thing is you're trying to go too high on the FSB just so that you can keep your ram at 1066. That FSB will require you to raise the NB Voltage as well.

What other DRAM Multis do you have available in the BIOS? You could bring the FSB down, raise your CPU Multiplier and find the right RAM Multiplier that will get you the closest to your rated RAM speed.

As far as your settings are the way you posted them... If you changed nothing and raised your CPU VCore to 1.4V you should be able to boot into Windows; having the computer not crash on you once you get there is an entirely different thing.

I would recommend you start slow. Don't go from 333FSB to 533FSB in one hit...

This is how I would do it:

You are going to want to have these programs installed before you embark on this adventure:
- CPUz -> To see what CPU Speeds, NB Speeds, Memory Speed you are running at. Also to keep track of CPU VCore

- HWMonitor -> To check all voltages on your motherboard as well as temperatures and fan speeds, etc.

- GPUz -> Same as CPUz, but for your video card.

- Prime95 -> This program will give your CPU/RAM a workout (stress test) to see how it performs.

Once you have downloaded installed those programs; do this:
- Set your BIOS so that the PC is running at stock speeds.
- Boot into Windows.
- Start HWMonitor so you can see the Core Temperatures on your PC.
- Start Prime95 and run a Torture Test in Blend mode for about 10 or 15 minutes.
- Take note of your temperatures before you start the torture test and also the highest temperatures your cpu cores reach while the test is running.
- End Prime95... You may have to right click on the pink icon on the bottom right of your screen and hit Exit since just clicking on the "X" in the program window merely minimizes it to the task bar.
- Open up 2 instances of CPUz; set one to the Main tab and the other one to the Memory tab.
- Take a screenshot of your monitor (PrtScn); save it and post it here.

After you have done the above; do this:
- Set CPU Ratio to 7x.
- Leave all voltages on Auto.
- Force the RAM multiplier to the 1:1 setting so that RAM Speed is equal to FSB speed. This ensures that any crashes will not be due to RAM issues.
- Raise FSB in something like 30MHz increments.
- If it boots into Windows; re-start the computer and repeat the previous step.
- Keep on raising the FSB until the computer no longer boots. Once you get to that point start going backwards from that FSB, but only in 5MHz steps.
- Repeat the previous step (Going backwards) until you are able to boot into Windows. And then start going forward again, but this time only increasing FSB by 1MHz at a time.
- Once you get to the FSB that doesn't let you get into Windows; decrease the FSB by 1MHz and take not of that FSB speed.
- Boot into Windows and open CPUz; in the main tab you will find a part where you can see what the CPU Vcore is for that speed; take note of that VCore.

Armed with the information you have gathered on all those steps go into BIOS and set the CPU Vcore to the voltage you noted from CPUz before.

So now you have the FSB set at some number; the VCore set at a value that allows you to go into windows with said FSB; you can now go into BIOS and adjust the RAM multiplier so that you get as close to the rated speed of your ram as possible. And please note that in overclocking; there is no such a thing as getting to 1066 exactly; you have to find a balance between all the settings to achieve a performance/stability level that you are happy with.

After having done all of that comes the hard part... fine tuning everything. With voltage increases to CPU VCore and a few other voltages in BIOS you can push the speed higher, but remember that with higher voltages come higher temperatures. Also; I noticed you mentioned something about your computer being at 18C at idle temperatures. You need to forget about idle temperatures; what matters here is your "load" temperatures; the fact that your computer idles at 18C is irrelevant if it goes up to unsafe temperatures once you make it work.

I hope this is not too overwhelming; I am not an expert at this stuff by any meaning of the word, but everything that I put down on this post is stuff I've learned from this site so just keep on reading the guides and asking questions; you will find that people here are very helpful and more so even if you show them that you really want to learn about this stuff.

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.... I am tired now. Going on about 36 hours without sleep.

Sebastian

 

[poofpoof]

thank you for all your help sebas! ill be trying this tonight after i get some sleep, i will post my success story (hopefully) some time tomorrow

 

[poofpoof]

ok so i have overclocked to 3ghz with 1030mhz ram, my question is are these good temps under load. im running prime95 and this is my temp after pass 8

Motherboard: 31c
CPU: 45c
CPU1: 67c
CPU2: 65c
CPU3: 69c
CPU4: 65c
GPU DISPIO: 32c
GPU MEMIO: 36c
GPU SHADER: 29c

 

[redduc900]

Yes, those temp's are fine. Consider 80-85C core temp's (Tjunction) / ~20C Distance to Tj Max as the limit.

 

[poofpoof]

ok so i did a bit of an overclock, im not where i want to be yet but very close.

this is during the day, i dont normally use my system at this time because of heat, at night i see a 7c-10c drop in temp, im currently running prime95 and monitoring with real temp, here are my current temps under 100% load

Temperature (c)
79 72 73 76

currently my fsb is set to 500mhz, i want to get it to 533mhz but i still havnt wrapped my head around voltages... currently its set to auto and im on test 7 in prime95.

here are my cpu-z readouts..

Name: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Code Name: Yorkfield
Max TDP: 95 W
Package: Socket 775 LGA
Technology: 45nm
Core Voltage: 1.344 V
Specification: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
Family: 6
Model: 7
Stepping: 7
Ext. Family: 6
Ext. Model: 17
Revision: M1
Instructions: MMX, SSE (1,2,3,3S,4.1), EM64T
Clocks (Core#0)
Core Speed: 3500.0 MHz
Multiplier: x7.0
Bus Speed: 500.0 MHz
Rated FSB: 2000.0 MHz
Cache
L1 Data: 4 x 32 KBytes 8-way
L1 Inst.: 4 x 32 KBytes 8-way
Level 2: 2 x 2048 KBytes 8-way
Cores: 4
Threads: 4

Memory
Type: DDR2
Channels #: Dual
Size: 8192 MBytes
DC Mode: Symmetric

Timings
DRAM Frequency: 500.0 MHz
FSBRAM: 1:1
CAS# Latency (CL): 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD): 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP): 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS): 15 clocks
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC): 68 clocks
Command Rate (CR): 2T

currently the only voltage i have set is for the ram, the ram is set to 2.1 v i have 4 sticks ddr2 2gb 1066 5-5-5-15. let me know if this is the right thing to do.

ok so prime95 did 10 tests, core 3 failed at test 5 with this error

FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.498046875, expected less than 0.4
the other 3 cores passed no problem.

so just to recap, my main goal is to get the fsb up to 533mhz, im currently at 500mhz, so im not sure what i need to do with the voltages to get it up there but let me know and thanks for all the help

 

[poofpoof]

anyone?