Overclocking Info Questions

wixostrix · 12-20-2006, 09:32 AM

Okay so like I mentioned in an earlier post I was waiting for my mobo to return from gigabyte rma and I was having so overclocking problems:

More Overclocking Issues

So I have it back and now its working fine. I just have a few questions;

1 - I dont have money to buy a new cpu fan at the moment so, whats the max speed I can clock it to with the stock fan? I heard about 3.0? Correct??

2 - How will I know when I have to change my voltage?

3 - And what should I do to make sure its stable? I have 3DMark06 Basic.

4 - And what can I use to monitor how hot my cpu is and to what temperature sould it not exceed?

Thanks.

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**ceewi1** · 12-20-2006, 10:11 AM

1. It differs with each individual CPU, of course, but 3Ghz sounds about right

2. Up the voltage once it becomes unstable. Be careful when using the stock cooler, though. Overvolting causes significant temperature increases. I wouldn't push the voltage too far, and always keep an eye on temperatures

3. Run two instances of Prime95 (one on each core) for a few hours

4. Try Speedfan

wixostrix · 12-20-2006, 10:17 AM

ok, thanks ill try that prime95. also I got speedfan and it has a little fire logo on temp1 @ 51 Celsius is that something I should be concerned about? lol

**ceewi1** · 12-20-2006, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wixostrix

ok, thanks ill try that prime95. also I got speedfan and it has a little fire logo on temp1 @ 51 Celsius is that something I should be concerned about? lol

Idle or load? If it's a load temp, it's OK. If not - post a load temp.

wixostrix · 12-20-2006, 10:54 AM

is load temp when I just restart it? Or have it off for a while? Well when I restarted it, it was still at 51C.

**ceewi1** · 12-20-2006, 10:59 AM

Load temp is when the CPU is doing something (such as running two instances of Prime95). That's a little high for an idle temp. Have you already overclocked it? Overvolted it?

wixostrix · 12-20-2006, 11:14 AM

ok i havent ran the prime95 yet. and I have overclocked it, to 2.8 but I havent touched the voltage yet. i was told before that u dont need to unless there is problem (change voltages).

thealmightyone · 12-20-2006, 11:42 AM

But, the voltage might be set on auto. So, it could be raising itself, resulting in high temps.

wixostrix · 12-20-2006, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceewi1

Idle or load? If it's a load temp, it's OK. If not - post a load temp.

when I got up this morning. In the results for the Prime95 i found. "2048K passed". I was only about 53% complete after 8 hrs. but I set that one setting to 15 so now I assume it was gonna go for 15 hrs.

Also, I checked the temp and it was at 46c after sitting all night, except for the prime95 running.

Are there any problems here?

wixostrix · 12-20-2006, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thealmightyone

But, the voltage might be set on auto. So, it could be raising itself, resulting in high temps.

My voltage is set to normal. Dont have any options for auto.

12-20-2006, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
wixostrix Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Leandro, California Age: 20 Posts: 296	Overclocking Info Questions Okay so like I mentioned in an earlier post I was waiting for my mobo to return from gigabyte rma and I was having so overclocking problems: More Overclocking Issues So I have it back and now its working fine. I just have a few questions; 1 - I dont have money to buy a new cpu fan at the moment so, whats the max speed I can clock it to with the stock fan? I heard about 3.0? Correct?? 2 - How will I know when I have to change my voltage? 3 - And what should I do to make sure its stable? I have 3DMark06 Basic. 4 - And what can I use to monitor how hot my cpu is and to what temperature sould it not exceed? Thanks. --- How do I delete a thead I created? __________________ Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Dell 2007WFP UltraSharp Monitor (20.1") Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz Corsair XMS2 2GB (4x512) ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB PCI-E), ATi TV Wonder Elite Seagate SATA HDD (320GB) Hitachi IDE HDD External(160GB, 320GB), DVD+/-RW Last edited by wixostrix; 12-20-2006 at 10:00 AM. Reason: Add a questions

12-20-2006, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	1. It differs with each individual CPU, of course, but 3Ghz sounds about right 2. Up the voltage once it becomes unstable. Be careful when using the stock cooler, though. Overvolting causes significant temperature increases. I wouldn't push the voltage too far, and always keep an eye on temperatures 3. Run two instances of Prime95 (one on each core) for a few hours 4. Try Speedfan __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-20-2006, 10:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
wixostrix Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Leandro, California Age: 20 Posts: 296	ok, thanks ill try that prime95. also I got speedfan and it has a little fire logo on temp1 @ 51 Celsius is that something I should be concerned about? lol __________________ Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Dell 2007WFP UltraSharp Monitor (20.1") Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz Corsair XMS2 2GB (4x512) ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB PCI-E), ATi TV Wonder Elite Seagate SATA HDD (320GB) Hitachi IDE HDD External(160GB, 320GB), DVD+/-RW

12-20-2006, 10:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
wixostrix Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Leandro, California Age: 20 Posts: 296	is load temp when I just restart it? Or have it off for a while? Well when I restarted it, it was still at 51C. __________________ Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Dell 2007WFP UltraSharp Monitor (20.1") Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz Corsair XMS2 2GB (4x512) ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB PCI-E), ATi TV Wonder Elite Seagate SATA HDD (320GB) Hitachi IDE HDD External(160GB, 320GB), DVD+/-RW

12-20-2006, 10:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	Load temp is when the CPU is doing something (such as running two instances of Prime95). That's a little high for an idle temp. Have you already overclocked it? Overvolted it? __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-20-2006, 11:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
wixostrix Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Leandro, California Age: 20 Posts: 296	ok i havent ran the prime95 yet. and I have overclocked it, to 2.8 but I havent touched the voltage yet. i was told before that u dont need to unless there is problem (change voltages). __________________ Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Dell 2007WFP UltraSharp Monitor (20.1") Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz Corsair XMS2 2GB (4x512) ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB PCI-E), ATi TV Wonder Elite Seagate SATA HDD (320GB) Hitachi IDE HDD External(160GB, 320GB), DVD+/-RW

12-20-2006, 11:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,000	But, the voltage might be set on auto. So, it could be raising itself, resulting in high temps. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD

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