How do i overclock my E4400?

Dazzeerr · 10-14-2007, 02:23 PM

I've got a Core 2 Duo E4400 @ stock 2.0Ghz and i wan't to get it a bit higher, core temps are 33-35*C idle and 42-44*C at max on full load.

My motherboard is an ASUS P5S-MX SE, not a great motherboard for overclocking i know, but i can do atleast some.

I have only 1GB of 667MHz RAM as one of the sticks was faulty from day one

Here are the questions:
1) What do i need to make higher and make lower in the BIOS to overclock correctly? I am completely new to overclocking CPUs and don't want it to go wrong..

2) How much should i increase it by each time and what should i increase?

3) What temperature is the max i should get it to on full load?

fade2green514 · 10-14-2007, 07:51 PM

overclock the FSB it'll go up by your cpu's multiplier.

edit: make sure you have the proper cooling to handle the overclock.

taylormsj · 10-14-2007, 08:12 PM

Id say increase the FSB by 5 - 10 MHz at a time, which means you would gain an extra 100 MHz to your cpu's speed if your multiplier was 10 and you increased the FSB by 10 MHz for example.

If you stay within 60 C you will be fine .

Dazzeerr · 10-14-2007, 10:51 PM

All that stuff is greyed out

How do you turn it on?

The PC is a custom build so i should be able to do it.

taylormsj · 10-15-2007, 12:40 PM

If its greyed out them most probably your mothebroard manufacture doesnt want you to over clock, my old ASUS did that

Or there may be an option to enable tweaks, search for it

10-14-2007, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dazzeerr Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England UK Posts: 268	How do i overclock my E4400? I've got a Core 2 Duo E4400 @ stock 2.0Ghz and i wan't to get it a bit higher, core temps are 33-35C idle and 42-44C at max on full load. My motherboard is an ASUS P5S-MX SE, not a great motherboard for overclocking i know, but i can do atleast some. I have only 1GB of 667MHz RAM as one of the sticks was faulty from day one Here are the questions: 1) What do i need to make higher and make lower in the BIOS to overclock correctly? I am completely new to overclocking CPUs and don't want it to go wrong.. 2) How much should i increase it by each time and what should i increase? 3) What temperature is the max i should get it to on full load? __________________ Rig: Intel Core2Duo E4400 \| 2GB DDR2 Corsair \| 160GB & 250GB HDD \| GeForce 8500GT 256mb { soon 9800GT 512mb } \| ASUS P5S-MX SE Mobo \| X-Fi Xtreme Audio ---------- Want a game of... : CoD4 / CS 1.6 / CSS / TF2 / BF2 / WC3 / UT2k4 ? ---------- Steam iD : Bieji Msn : daztruman@hotmail.com

10-14-2007, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,623	overclock the FSB it'll go up by your cpu's multiplier. edit: make sure you have the proper cooling to handle the overclock. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

10-14-2007, 08:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,837	Id say increase the FSB by 5 - 10 MHz at a time, which means you would gain an extra 100 MHz to your cpu's speed if your multiplier was 10 and you increased the FSB by 10 MHz for example. If you stay within 60 C you will be fine . __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

10-14-2007, 10:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dazzeerr Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England UK Posts: 268	All that stuff is greyed out How do you turn it on? The PC is a custom build so i should be able to do it. __________________ Rig: Intel Core2Duo E4400 \| 2GB DDR2 Corsair \| 160GB & 250GB HDD \| GeForce 8500GT 256mb { soon 9800GT 512mb } \| ASUS P5S-MX SE Mobo \| X-Fi Xtreme Audio ---------- Want a game of... : CoD4 / CS 1.6 / CSS / TF2 / BF2 / WC3 / UT2k4 ? ---------- Steam iD : Bieji Msn : daztruman@hotmail.com

10-15-2007, 12:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,837	If its greyed out them most probably your mothebroard manufacture doesnt want you to over clock, my old ASUS did that Or there may be an option to enable tweaks, search for it __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

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