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B&W

B&W

B&W

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Hi Guys, Need some Help

I want to overclock my cpu to about 3.1/3.2 ghz

my system is the following

Q660 @ 2.40 Ghz
2 GB Ram
Saphire HD 5850 1GB
2 X 320 GB HDD

not too expensive, but definetly want to overclock my quad core to 3.1/3.2 ghz.
 
any decent p45 should easily get you there.
i have a B3 Q6600 and a DFI Lanparty P45 t2rs plus (used for £40) and i have it a 3.4ghz stable.
i would love to have a G0 revision, should easily get higher.
or a Asus P5Q Deluxe or Gigabyte EP45-UD3 are the top of the range.(£40-£60)
also iirc, all the above offer x8x8 crossfire, so you could add another HD5850 for a good boost in performance if needed

keep looking in the MM, for a used one, as not worth spending money on a new board that is outdated
 
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Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard [GA-EP45T-UD3LR]

would this support ddr2 ram as well?
 
B&W said:
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard [GA-EP45T-UD3LR]

would this support ddr2 ram as well?
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You'll have to purchase ddr3 ram for that motherboard dude.

It's a tidy board I have the older EP45-UD3LR, has my b3 Q6600 stable at 3.2Ghz using Corsair H50 and temps go no higher then 49c on all four cores under 100% load.

I am happy with this ;)
 
j.col said:
any decent p45 should easily get you there.
i have a B3 Q6600 and a DFI Lanparty P45 t2rs plus (used for £40) and i have it a 3.4ghz stable.
i would love to have a G0 revision, should easily get higher.
or a Asus P5Q Deluxe or Gigabyte EP45-UD3 are the top of the range.(£40-£60)
also iirc, all the above offer x8x8 crossfire, so you could add another HD5850 for a good boost in performance if needed

keep looking in the MM, for a used one, as not worth spending money on a new board that is outdated
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Would love to know what V Core volts you're using to get your B3 to 3.4?
Might just be my motherboard or ram but can't get mine stable at 378x9 even with 1.48v :(

I am happy at 3.2Ghz it'll do till I upgrade in a few months.
 
B&W said:
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard [GA-EP45T-UD3LR]

would this support ddr2 ram as well?
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no. but if you can get it, i would and then sell the ddr2 ram, ddr3 ram is much cheaper now
or try for the asus p5q deluxe or pro
 
Angerer said:
Would love to know what V Core volts you're using to get your B3 to 3.4?
Might just be my motherboard or ram but can't get mine stable at 378x9 even with 1.48v :(

I am happy at 3.2Ghz it'll do till I upgrade in a few months.
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1.445 in bios
also you should unlink the ram, so it doesn't interfere with the overclock, luckily my ram overclocks good as well :)
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B&W said:
i need it to support dd2 and ddr 3 preferably.
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do you mean ddr2 and ddr3 on the same board?
there are some that do, but you should wait for someone more knowledgeable to come along, as i dont really know that much.

(where is Big Wayne when you need him? ;))
 
Ok can somebody recommend me one off ocuk, because i don't really know what im looking for. I just want something that can support ddr2/ddr3, if its a good mobo then just ddr3 because i am willing to buy ddr3 ram if its a good motherboard.
 
j.col said:
1.445 in bios
also you should unlink the ram, so it doesn't interfere with the overclock, luckily my ram overclocks good as well :)
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Cheers for the info dude, what ram you using? I always thought you get the best out of your ram if you keep it linked so that it runs 1.1 & 2.1 ratio?
 
Angerer said:
Cheers for the info dude, what ram you using? I always thought you get the best out of your ram if you keep it linked so that it runs 1.1 & 2.1 ratio?
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i dont go by that, for example.
if your cpu were at 3.6 ghz, 400 x 9 = 3.6, and your ram is ddr2 800 (400 x 2) , then you are at 1:1
but my ram is ddr2 800, but i have overclocked it to 1020 (510 x 2)
then surely my ram is faster,
also i am using 425 x 8, try dropping your multi to x8, but this will depend on your mobo
 
j.col said:
i dont go by that, for example.
if your cpu were at 3.6 ghz, 400 x 9 = 3.6, and your ram is ddr2 800 (400 x 2) , then you are at 1:1
but my ram is ddr2 800, but i have overclocked it to 1020 (510 x 2)
then surely my ram is faster,
also i am using 425 x 8, try dropping your multi to x8, but this will depend on your mobo
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Will try and push mine up and see, whats the diff between 2T and 1T?

I am running 4gb of geil black dragon 1066



This is what my cpuid says.

Sorry to hijack your thread B&W ;)
 
Angerer said:
Will try and push mine up and see, whats the diff between 2T and 1T?

I am running 4gb of geil black dragon 1066



This is what my cpuid says.

Sorry to hijack your thread B&W ;)
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you have your ram underclocked. you need to unlink it. as its only at 800mhz
look in bios and set the ram at 1066 or just above

also i have geil black dragon as well ;) but 800mhz
it should be at 2T but my mobo set it at 1T, i dont know why

also sorry op
 
j.col said:
you have your ram underclocked. you need to unlink it. as its only at 800mhz
look in bios and set the ram at 1066 or just above

also i have geil black dragon as well ;) but 800mhz
it should be at 2T but my mobo set it at 1T, i dont know why

also sorry op
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:cool: Thanks again will check it out.
 
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