Quick and easy i3 540 overclock...

[Ippo]

Hi guys. I'm newcomer in this forum and i rly need some help cause i am rly noob on OC
I use and i3 540 on P55M-GD45. My current ami bios version is 1.1 old. The newest is v1.5 But the update process is kinda confusing me since i have to run win Me or 98 OR try to flush it so i just don't bother.
But the thing is i tried to OC and the results are kinda like this : Bus speed 162 with 23x CPU clk Ratio, QPI Ratio @ 22x and Vcore : +0.123 (Default Vcore is 1.025) and all other untouchable on auto !
So, when i try to get over 162 bus speed and changes only on Vcore my OC fails.
Can u tell me what else should i change to get higher ? Do i rly have to update bios ?
Currently i am at 3.75GHz and rly wanna go at 4GHz at least.
So i get something like this

 

[MIAHALLEN]

Hey Ippo, to OCForums

Check out my OCing guide (link in my sig)...it should help you get started. Feel free to start a new thread if you run into problems or need specific help

 

[Ippo]

Hey Ippo, to OCForums

Check out my OCing guide (link in my sig)...it should help you get started. Feel free to start a new thread if you run into problems or need specific help

ok thanks man. Will start a new thread with same topic !

 

[renegade44]

Hi guys. I'm newcomer in this forum and i rly need some help cause i am rly noob on OC
I use and i3 540 on P55M-GD45. My current ami bios version is 1.1 old. The newest is v1.5 But the update process is kinda confusing me since i have to run win Me or 98 OR try to flush it so i just don't bother.

LOL Yeah you definitely don't want to flush your BIOS which can happen when you flash it and screw up.

Keep reading and learning! I was a newbie once too.-)

 

[wickedout]

Those i3 540's are overclocking animals. Very impressive.

 

[Jamebonds1]

That's very nice overclock i3 540 I had overclock close to 5 GHz on my i3-540 without crash.

 

[MIAHALLEN]

James...you realize this thread is over 2 years old right?

 

[Jamebonds1]

James...you realize this thread is over 2 years old right?

No, I do not noticed that.

 

[MIAHALLEN]

Good to check dates before resurrecting a dead thread....but not a huge deal....welcome to OCForums