In need of OC help! Please?

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CrazyMike

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Hey guys/gals,

I am trying to practice/learn to overclock my PC (details in signiture).

Basically i made it all the way from 2.4GHz to 3.4GHZ, in which i can't get 3.4GHZ to stabilize. My settings in the BIOS is set at:

Muliplier = 9x
Bus Speed = 377
Voltage = Auto (found that if i set my voltage, stuff goes array. System won't boot, then turn up the voltage and windows crashes) Auto sets it at 1.256V (CPUZ)

Memory i am trying to figure out how to set it. So far CPUZ says that it is at 376MHz. Can't find where in my BIOS to double check this. Right now everything for memory is on AUTO. I am running Kingston ValueRAM 8GB totall (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz. I don't really want to touch memory, because it's just a cheap kind.

So up till now, i have been setting-> booting up -> open CPUZ, REALTEMP, PRIME95 -> running PRIME95 for at least 4 hours. Everything has passed up until now.

Previous clock was 3.2GHz - 9x 356 (closest i could get). Voltage @ 1.232V (on AUTO). Memory at 376MHz (according to CPUZ). Temps never reached 49C under load 6 hours (Prime95).

I'm lost today, and can't figure out this one. Please, if you can help that would be awesome!
 
try going up to 1.3v and see how that goes, otherwise i'd say getting up that high is a pretty good accomplishment in itself :good:
 
jonnyp11 said:
try going up to 1.3v and see how that goes, otherwise i'd say getting up that high is a pretty good accomplishment in itself :good:
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well this processor should easily do above 3.4GHz. I tried 1.3V, windows crashed. I got nervous and stopped lol... now i am stuck. Linkin gave me something to read, just trying that now.
 
also did you try the 1.3 at this ghz or at a lower one, as at a lower one it would have too much voltage which might cause an issue like a crash possibly, where this one seems to need that much, also i gues see if it will take 1.275 or so
 
Make sure you watch that the multiplier isn't trying to force the RAM to run faster than they are suppose to. This means you are going to have to mess with the ram settings. manually set the memory multipliers so it runs as close to stock speeds, or whatever speeds you want them.

You can definitely go further. I got an e5400 over 4ghz easily on an aftermarket HSF.

What cooling are you using? What temps are you getting?
 
Troncoso said:
Make sure you watch that the multiplier isn't trying to force the RAM to run faster than they are suppose to. This means you are going to have to mess with the ram settings. manually set the memory multipliers so it runs as close to stock speeds, or whatever speeds you want them.

You can definitely go further. I got an e5400 over 4ghz easily on an aftermarket HSF.

What cooling are you using? What temps are you getting?
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This BIOS is old and, for me, tough to navigate through. I can't seem to know how to set my memory and for it to stay still!!.. i put my timings on manual, manual voltage (1.8V) but for frequency it keeps changing every time i change BUS speeds on the CPU.

I am running the Hyper212 Plus.. Temps at 3.2GHz were 49 under load.
 
Okay, so your temps are fine.

The bus multiplier is going to affect the CPU and the RAM, so you'll need to lower the memory multiplier as you raise the bus multiplier. You can leave the timings and the voltage alone because you are trying to keep your memory running as close to normal speeds as possible.

If you have the manual for your motherboard, look in there for the location of the memory multiplier, else you can look online for the manual.

But, if your memory is trying to run at speeds that are to high then your computer will not boot.
 
Troncoso said:
Okay, so your temps are fine.

The bus multiplier is going to affect the CPU and the RAM, so you'll need to lower the memory multiplier as you raise the bus multiplier. You can leave the timings and the voltage alone because you are trying to keep your memory running as close to normal speeds as possible.

If you have the manual for your motherboard, look in there for the location of the memory multiplier, else you can look online for the manual.

But, if your memory is trying to run at speeds that are to high then your computer will not boot.
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http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5K_SE/e3202_p5k-se.pdf

This is my manual. I can't find anywhere about a RAM Multiplier.

http://forums.hexus.net/pc-hardware/110267-c2d-overclocking-guide-beginners-p5k-add.html

That's the link that i am trying to help me go by lol.
 
Hmm. The DRAM frequency is the speed of the RAM. You want to set it as low as possible. As you raise your BUS multiplier, lower the speed of the RAM to as close to whatever speed your RAM is suppose to run at.

When you manually entered your timings, did you use the stock timings?

Edit: You'll adjust the FSB and DRAM back and forth until you can't run stable before you start raising the voltage.
 
I just increased my voltage to 1.4V ----- running Prime95 now. Problem is my temps are reaching 55C. (not what i was hoping for). So ill run Prime95 for a while, then decrease voltage one notch, see if stable, then run prime95 again. Keep doing so until find lowest voltage i can use while being stable.

Am i right? this should lower my temps and work?

EDIT Never mind. System crashed..... now gotta figure out what happened :)
 
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Ideally, you should have went the other way, slowly increasing your voltage. Haha. But that works too. The lower the better, as long as it's stable. And 55 under load is really good. You don't have to worry about that. What did you get the speed up to?
 
Troncoso said:
Ideally, you should have went the other way, slowly increasing your voltage. Haha. But that works too. The lower the better, as long as it's stable. And 55 under load is really good. You don't have to worry about that. What did you get the speed up to?
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Sorry threw up an update on that last post. System crashed while in Prime. so back at square 1.

EDIT I can't even find my right timings. I think they are 5-5-5-15 but can't find them on the stick or anywhere online.
 
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Just start at stock everything, including voltage.
Set your timings manually, but to what they are suppose to be.
Lower your DRAM frequency as much as possible.
increase your FSB multiplier one step at a time.
(be sure to lower the DRAM frequency if it gets to high)
If it boots, restart and raise it again.
Keep doing this until it won't boot.
Go back to the last multiplier that booted and run prime95.
If it crashes, raise your voltage very slightly, and do prime95 til it's stable.

Repeat til your CPU voltage is as high as the specs say it should be.
 
I don't have a problem with windows not booting. Just when i go to use Prime95, the system will a) fail or b) shut down and restart.
 
That's why I said, start over and do those things. That way, you know what to change or lower when it crashes. You were to keep pushing the FSB multiplier, then it would get to the point where it wouldn't boot.
That shows you how much the CPU can possibly handle on the given voltage.
 
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