Overclocking Xeon e5450(e0) on AsRock G31

[sks2012]

Hi. Overclocking Xeon e5450 (e0) on ASRock G31M-s R2.0 did-who on forum?
What voltage to put?

Intel Xeon e5450 QuadCore CPU type, 3066 MHz (9 x 341)
ASRock g31m-GS system Board (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN)
Chipset Intel G31 castineer
System memory 4096 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Type of BIOS AMI (05/16/12)
The video card GeForce GT 630 (2 GB)
DMI BIOS version P1.90

The Value Field
Memory module properties
Kllisre DDR2 2G module name
Serial number AC45EC1Dh (502023596)
Release date Week 15 / 2017
Module size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks)
Module type Unbuffered DIMM
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz)
Module width 64 bit
Module voltage SSTL 1.8
Error detection method No
Refresh rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh

memory timings
@ 400MHz 6-6-6-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 24-51-3-6-3-3-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 333 MHz 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 20-43-3-5-3-3 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)
@ 266MHz 4-4-4-12 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) / 16-34-2-4-2-2 (RC-RFC-RRD-WR-WTR-RTP)

The functions of the memory module
Analysis Probe No
FET Switch External Prohibited
Weak Driver Supported

 

[EarthDog]

Voltage will vary for each CPU.

That board though isn't really conducive to overclocking. 3-phase power delivery without heatsinks.... yikes.

What is the speed of your ram (can you post images of CPUz? First tab, mobo, memory and spd tabs please - host here at the site)?
Have you updated the BIOS to the latest version? Post a picture of the overclocking bits please.
What have you tried so far settings wise?

I am not even sure the G31 chipset over overclocks.......its been so long I am not sure.

That said, here is a guide to start you on your way in the meantime.
https://www.overclockers.com/forums...lock-C2Q-(Quads)-and-C2D-(Duals)-A-Guide-v1-1

EDIT: That CPU isn't even on the supported list in the first place. Have you confirmed it works in that motherboard?
https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/G31M-S R2.0/#CPU

 

[trents]

Forum members will be reluctant to give you plug n play voltage values since every system is going to respond differently to the same values.

Best practice is to start with stock voltages and begin to overclock the CPU. Stress test. Watch temps. When instability is encountered during stress testing then add voltage in .01 increments to correct. If you want to jump start the process it's usually safe to start by adding .025 to the vcore as long as core temps will allow.

Does the CPU allow for core speed multiplier changes or are you limited to using the FSB to overclock?

That motherboard doesn't look like a good candidate for overclocking. It's a low end motherboard with weak power phase components.

 

[EarthDog]

Does the CPU allow for core speed multiplier changes or are you limited to using the FSB to overclock?

Only FSB. The only Intel CPUs of that generation which were multi unlocked used the "Extreme Edition" nomenclature.

EDIt: My fault.. they had the "X" in its name. Its also a Xeon, and I cannot think of any Xeon that has its multi unlocked (server chip).

 

[trents]

Only FSB. The only Intel CPUs of that generation which were multi unlocked used the "Extreme Edition" nomenclature.

That's right. I think I knew that but had forgotten. I was an AMD fanboy during that era.