E6400 and Asus P5N-E SLI - 3.6Ghz stable on air

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:10

This is my second day of playing with the following setup:

E6400 - Week 31 2006
Asus P5N-E SLI
Team Xtreem PC5300 2x1GB
Scythe Infinity CPU Cooler
MSI 7900GTO
Tagan 480W PSU

Best clock so far:

Its happily priming away so I'll let it go for a couple of hours before I get bored.

Temps are excellent, highest I've seen is 57 degrees under full Orthos load.

MeatLoaf · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:16

Looking good mate. Is the RAM on a divider or are you running it 1:1?

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:26

MeatLoaf said:
Looking good mate. Is the RAM on a divider or are you running it 1:1?

Its at 1:1 450Mhz (900mhz effective) 4-4-4-12-2T 2.1V

Its great RAM, will hit above 500Mhz (1Ghz).

Voodle · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:37

Quite a nice setup

My e6600 does about the same and I've been tempted to put it up to 450x8 instead of 400x9 for a little extra speed, those temps also look really good considering mine always hovers around 65c when doing small FFT orthos with a tuniq tower.

You should try out speedfan 4.32 beta - it reads the core temps as well.

HeX · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:38

No wonder with a fan running at 11,000RPM :rolleyes:

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:39

HeX said:
No wonder with a fan running at 11,000RPM

Its just pulled that value out of the air, its running about 1000rpm, just about audible in a quiet room.

HeX · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:46

Minstadave said:
Its just pulled that value out of the air, its running about 1000rpm, just about audible in a quiet room.

Just messing m8

Damn fine clock for a 6400 and on those volts too.

netby · 7 Feb 2007 at 16:28

I mate

congrt.,nice overclock

I bet with that setup you could hit the 475 /480fsb x 8 (mems 1:1)values
although maybe with a liitle more Vcore( 1.45/ 1.5V)

Team Group Pc 5300 @ 8-3-3-3 rules

andyh · 7 Feb 2007 at 17:12

I am amazed at the temps you are getting, you must have one sweet fitting CPU/HSF.

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:14

Looks like this is about as far as this CPU will go, 3.7ghz will just about claw its way into windows but no amount of increased Vdimm, increased NB voltage or slackening of RAM timings is getting it close to stable. Feels like a mobo limitation to be honest.

easyrider · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:26

Just thank me saying get a 6400 over a 6300

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:29

easyrider said:
Just thank me saying get a 6400 over a 6300

Yeah cheers mate

The 3.6ghz is rock solid now, no 3.7 though

Oh and I found the stepping, Intel were kind enough to write it on the box - L631B082

Hamoodii · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:34

should have got the Gigabyte DS3 mobo

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:37

Hamoodii said:
should have got the Gigabyte DS3 mobo

You may well be right, I do feel its the board thats holding my E6400 back rather than the chip itself.

Hamoodii · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:46

yeah been reading some reviews on the net and the memory options arent the best, DS3 is brilliant even easyrider says its better than his 680i-doesnt get better than that

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 18:48

Hamoodii said:
yeah been reading some reviews on the net and the memory options arent the best, DS3 is brilliant even easyrider says its better than his 680i-doesnt get better than that

Yeah but who listens to easyrider?

neil27 · 7 Feb 2007 at 19:33

Dame...I will have the same setup come tomorrow all beit Geil mem ....was hoping for a little more myself myself

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 19:35

neil27 said:
Dame...I will have the same setup come tomorrow all beit Geil mem ....was hoping for a little more myself myself

I thought 3.6 was pretty good, for air cooling anyway

neil27 · 7 Feb 2007 at 19:37

Well yeah it is great

sorry didnt mean to sound like it was pants

Will be unwrapping my mobo tomorrow and at the same time will be thinking...dame that dave for tellin me to go with the Asus over the DS3

neil27 · 7 Feb 2007 at 19:39

was it simple enough getting it to 3.6?