OC'ing E6300

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

Well, considering the heat is exhausted out from the back of the card, I really don't think it would make much of a difference. Remember, my Heatsink Fan draws air sideways, not from directly around it. Therefore, if I'm blowing cool air from right to left, my Heatsink is mainly sucking up cool air coming in from the right (not the hot stuff below/above it).
 
Sorry to bring back an old thread guys, but I've been thinking of trying to OC again... The thing is last time I did it, I got to 2.2GHz and it was Ok, but I felt un-easy and put it back to stock and then a few days later the GPU started to go funny and I had to send it back :(

In the 965P-S3's BIOS, it says when you change the FSB to manual you should change the sysyem voltages to auto ( I think it says auto), some people with the same board may know...

Anyway, one of the options there is the PCI-e Over Voltage, and I think this is what caused the GPU to go funny! I want to try OC'ing but I REALLY don't want to damage the CPU...

Any advice, can I get away with just changing the FSB?

Also, when I had it at 2.2 and I would press the reset button it would just turn off and the OC would be gone, it wouldn't reset...
 
I found this on the net, does it seem about right, anything wrong with it?

ok...here are some things to get you started...
when you enter bios, press CTRL+F1 to unlock all bios options
disable EIST and C1
set everything from auto to manual
find the pci express lock and set it at 100mhz
set the ram ratio at 2.0 (1:1)
set your timings to the default timings used at 800mhz (it should say on your ram box or search the net to find that out if you don't already know)
now when you've got all that covered, leave the multiplier at 9x and leave all the other voltages like vRAM, vFSB, vMCH, vPCIE at normal and just change the vCore from auto to 1.3250v (this is stock voltage for your cpu)

after all that you should be set to start rising the FSB in 20 by 20mhz increasement, when you reach 300mhz FSB, go with 5 by 5mhz

for monitoring purposes, use CPU-Z to read the core speed/fsb, memory timings/ratios and frequency under memory tab
use core temp, everest or speedfan to monitor the temperature (disregard the cpu readings and concentrate on the core0 & core1 temps) and voltage
you can also use cpu-z for voltage readings but it might have some problems reading it so use it only if it's readings correspond with the other programs

use orthos for stability testing and if your cpu becomes unstable (probably will after ~310mhz fsb) start adding a little voltage, just upp it one setting higher (first one possible in the bios) and check for stability again
you're good up to 1.45v in windows, remember that idle voltage is what you're looking for because it will always drop a little when your pc is under load

also, watch out for the temps, you shouldn't let it go above 61c while under load
 
Sorry, I'm really paranoid... You guys sure it won't damage anything?

Think my PSU will be Ok, 380watt, +12(1)v 17A, +12(2) 17A?
 
Well, considering the heat is exhausted out from the back of the card, I really don't think it would make much of a difference. Remember, my Heatsink Fan draws air sideways, not from directly around it. Therefore, if I'm blowing cool air from right to left, my Heatsink is mainly sucking up cool air coming in from the right (not the hot stuff below/above it).

LOL! NO difference? the fan goes at 18 RPM! the fan sux! and I don't mean the blowing air kind! the fan is not as good as you think Rambo.
 
You worry too much, lol. Just raise the FSB, lower the RAM, and icnrease the voltage to no higher then 1.48v.
 
When you set the RAM ratio to 2.0 (1:1) this underclocks it till you reach a certain FSB, 333Mhz or something...

Is this Ok?

Also, when I go past 333(?) will the RAM be OC'ed?
 
When you set the RAM ratio to 2.0 (1:1) this underclocks it till you reach a certain FSB, 333Mhz or something...

Is this Ok?

Also, when I go past 333(?) will the RAM be OC'ed?

Yes, it's just running at a slower speed, that's all (just like I said in the PM ;)).

When you hit 333 Mhz, your RAM speed will be 666Mhz. You said your RAM speed wat 675 Mhz, so, divide that by 2 and you get 338 Mhz (337.5 to be exact). When you go over that, you begin to overclock your RAM. :)
 
Yes, it's just running at a slower speed, that's all (just like I said in the PM ).

Sorry, Thanks for that, So when I reach 333Mhz (I think thats what you said)
my RAM will be at it's normal speed again, if I go over that will the RAM then start to be OC'ed?
 
Sorry, Thanks for that, So when I reach 333Mhz (I think thats what you said)
my RAM will be at it's normal speed again, if I go over that will the RAM then start to be OC'ed?

Well, when you go over 338 Mhz it will be at it's stock speed. :)
 
Awesome, I'd be pleased with that OC!

There's something that confuses me though:

Well, when you go over 338 Mhz it will be at it's stock speed.

divide that by 2 and you get 338 Mhz (337.5 to be exact). When you go over that, you begin to overclock your RAM.

:confused:
 
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