OC'ing E6300

Kornowski said:
OMEGA, How come you havne't OC'ed your PC in the sig, do dell lock the FSB and the like?
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I did overclock the video card by quite a bit and it made an improvement in gaming, but I havent gotten around to overclocking it again.

As for the CPU, I wouldnt dream of it, since this is a laptop overall :)
 
Kornowski said:
I reached 2.2 GHZ on it and it seemed Ok, but I didn't try and testing, didn't play a game or anything. Yeah, it would be a good OC I guess.

You know the reset problem what's causing that, why doesn't it boot back up?

Wow, Rambo, That's a post and a half :P

There's still that voice in the back of my head, "It'll break, you'll break it, warranty won't count, they'll know, you've done it, lost that money!"

You know :P I don't have voices in my head, by the way, it's just what I'm thinking, lol.
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If you're sensible about what you change, then common sense usually stops anything from breaking.

ADE said:
Rambo, what did it max temp at?
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I'm not sure. I'd guess around ~50 - 55*C...
 
Got 3 questions for you :P

If you're sensible about what you change, then common sense usually stops anything from breaking.
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1) What are the chances of it breaking through OC'ing, well, anything breaking?

2) What's causing the reset to not work and it losing the OC, why is this, and how can I prevent it?

3) Is it really worth it, Will I notice a difference from stock speeds to say, 2.5GHZ?

Thanks a lot :)
 
1) There is a very low risk of you breaking anything. Again, as long as you know what you're changing (and the effect of changing it), common sense will stop anything before it breaks.

2) Not sure. Have you updated to the latest BIOS?

3) You will, yes. I noticed the difference from 1.86Ghz to 2.8Ghz. That a whole 1000Mhz difference. You should see how long it takes to calculate PI to 1M with SuperPI. Then do the same @ 2.8Ghz and you'll see quite a difference.

:)
 
1) There is a very low risk of you breaking anything. Again, as long as you know what you're changing (and the effect of changing it), common sense will stop anything before it breaks.
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Ok, Thanks for clearing that up! :D

So, I trust you all to 'lead' me through it :P

2) Not sure. Have you updated to the latest BIOS?
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I have the one that was shipped with the board, I haven't updated it, it's only when I press the reset switch, which isn't often, I could probably like with it, also, I think somebody mentioned puting the voltage on the northbridge up?

3) You will, yes. I noticed the difference from 1.86Ghz to 2.8Ghz. That a whole 1000Mhz difference. You should see how long it takes to calculate PI to 1M with SuperPI. Then do the same @ 2.8Ghz and you'll see quite a difference.
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Oh right, I'll look into it over the weekend, thanks Rambo :)

Now, to try and persuade my parents let me spend more money on my PC, it's only £20 though :P
 
Kornowski said:
Ok, Thanks for clearing that up! :D

So, I trust you all to 'lead' me through it :P



I have the one that was shipped with the board, I haven't updated it, it's only when I press the reset switch, which isn't often, I could probably like with it, also, I think somebody mentioned puting the voltage on the northbridge up?



Oh right, I'll look into it over the weekend, thanks Rambo :)

Now, to try and persuade my parents let me spend more money on my PC, it's only £20 though :P
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You will definitely want to update to F10 (latest BIOS at the minute I think). Use a program called @BIOS by Gigabyte.

And get a debit card. That was you can buy stuff off the internet without using your parents card ;)
 
And get a debit card. That was you can buy stuff off the internet without using your parents card
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I've got one of them, it's my Dad will make comments about me 'pouring' all my money into the computer, I won't hear the last of it :P

You will definitely want to update to F10 (latest BIOS at the minute I think). Use a program called @BIOS by Gigabyte.
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Do you think that could be the problem, Ok. Thanks.
 
Ok, Thanks, Sure it's safe? Probably a stupid question :P

Here's a thought, If the E6300 runs @ 1.86, and the E6600 @ 2.4

When you OC the E6300 and the temps get higher, why aren't they the same as the E6600, because it's the same FSB?
 
Kornowski said:
Ok, Thanks, Sure it's safe? Probably a stupid question :P

Here's a thought, If the E6300 runs @ 1.86, and the E6600 @ 2.4

When you OC the E6300 and the temps get higher, why aren't they the same as the E6600, because it's the same FSB?
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Generally, when you OC by upping the FSB, it doesn't get that much hotter. It's only when you start to up the vCore that it'll get hotter, due to more voltage running through it. That's why my E6300 idles at 28*C @ 3.0Ghz.

:)
 
mine used to do at my speed 27*C idle and 38*C max, but then came along my 8800GTS 640MB...it all when up hill from there....in temp anyway lol. I cant figure out why it will not allow me to manually up the fan on the GPU...
 
Rambo said:
Generally, when you OC by upping the FSB, it doesn't get that much hotter. It's only when you start to up the vCore that it'll get hotter, due to more voltage running through it. That's why my E6300 idles at 28*C @ 3.0Ghz.

:)
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lets see you install a 8800GTS and see if your CPU temp are the same.
 
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