E4300 Sucks...

[oscaryu1]

Just noticed I could get to 2.1GHz before it crashes... WTF? Is it because my PSU sucks? My mobo stinks at overclocking?!?!? What is it?

 

[Geoff]

It can get a lot higher then that, it's probably the user or motherboard. What motherboard do you have?

Also, have you raised the CPU voltage, RAM voltage, tweaked the RAM timings and speeds, disabled speedstep, etc? Or are you just raising the FSB?

 

[oscaryu1]

It can get a lot higher then that, it's probably the user or motherboard. What motherboard do you have?

Also, have you raised the CPU voltage, RAM voltage, tweaked the RAM timings and speeds, disabled speedstep, etc? Or are you just raising the FSB?

Just raising the clock...

It's pqi DDR2 533 1GB stick of RAM...

Abit IP-95 motherboard...

 

[Geoff]

Just raising the clock...

That would be why, it's not because of the CPU.

You need to read OC101 if you want to get a better understanding on how to overclock successfully.

 

[Bradan]

i had mine at 3ghz for a while. 333x9 at 1.525 v

then i have 350x8 at 2.8ghz with ram oc'd a little

what mobo do u got?

 

[oscaryu1]

Abit IP-95 motherboard...

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[diduknowthat]

Well also because you have DDR2-533 memory..which probably wouldn't want to hit 333mhz.

 

[Short Ram Air]

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X2

Well also because you have DDR2-533 memory..which probably wouldn't want to hit 333mhz.

X2



the IP-95 only got my CPU up to 2GHz from 1.86


bought a decent motherboard, now look where I'm at

 

[INTELCRAZY]

The Ram is the culprit

 

[oscaryu1]

Mk..

RAM or Mobo? ABIT is good isn't it? I got an FAN + Retail E4300 + IP-95 for $129

 

[Geoff]

The Abit IP-95 is a VIA-based motherboard. VIA is known for being horrible at overclocking, not to mention the very limited features on the board to tweak.

Abit is a good brand, but it depends a lot more on the chipset.

 

[Short Ram Air]

The Abit IP-95 is a VIA-based motherboard. VIA is known for being horrible at overclocking, not to mention the very limited features on the board to tweak.

Abit is a good brand, but it depends a lot more on the chipset.

for once he speaks the truth and not spam!

 

[Geoff]

for once he speaks the truth and not spam!

Are you saying all my posts are "spam"?

 

[littleblackxj]

Are you saying all my posts are "spam"?

for once he speaks the truth and not spam!

All but one.
It's okay omega, i dont think all your posts are spam

 

[INTELCRAZY]

for once he speaks the truth and not spam!

and how do you acquire this info?

 

[Geoff]

All but one.
It's okay omega, i dont think all your posts are spam

and how do you acquire this info?

I'm still at a loss..

 

[oscaryu1]

Soo.....

Damn VIA... so is it an good standard motherboard?

 

[Short Ram Air]

Are you saying all my posts are "spam"?

not that last one.

All but one.
It's okay omega, i dont think all your posts are spam

X2

and how do you acquire this info?

I have known him for a couple of years....

I'm still at a loss..

spam post, keep it to the PM Gee-off. n00bix

Soo.....

Damn VIA... so is it an good standard motherboard?

its great! (for the basic user)


overclocking, get a better motherboard.

 

[Geoff]

Soo.....

Damn VIA... so is it an good standard motherboard?

VIA is fine for the average budget board. For the price, VIA-based boards are a good deal, but if you wanted to overclock or do some major tweaks, you shouldn't have gotten a VIA chipset

 

[INTELCRAZY]

The really only thing I would put a VIA chipset in would be probably a HTPC.. They make Mini-ITX with VIA chipsets... Otherwise, I wouldn't touch them