Advice Needed

decrypt3r

decrypt3r

decrypt3r

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I just ordered my 5870 1GB for £299.00

but my system = Q6600 @ 2.4ghz [STOCK, yes stock!]

i have never been able to overclock even to 2.6ghz with days and weeks of help

maybe a very unlucky mobo etc

i have a spare £600 and thinking wether its gona be worth biting the bullet and buying this? = http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-029-OB&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=1801

but if my q6600 @ 2.4ghz will do the job i wont

but many people are telling me the 2.4ghz stock will bottleneck my 5870 something rotten, it arrives tomorrow and i want to know wether to buy the kit before the weekends here
 
my q6600 is honestly haunted

if i leave my computer switched off all nite

it will try to boot up and takes 10mins worth of auto rebooting before powering up

this is with everything in BIOS @ stock

ive tried multiple OS's and even linux

if i overclock it to above 2.4ghz it crashes constantly

i hate overclocking and the option of being overlocked at 4.0ghz ready for me by a professional puts me at ease

if i leave my q6600 at stock will the card suffer?
 
ive changed it all back down to default

every single thing = default

i was sick of the crashes etc

i have decided to buy the i7 kit instead lol

i just want to buy a overclocked kit which i never have to touch lol
 
decrypt3r said:
i have never been able to overclock even to 2.6ghz with days and weeks of help
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decrypt3r,

I'm not sure if "days and weeks of help" actually means "days and weeks of help" or you gave up after an hour! :p

You got some great overclocking friendly kit there and it's a pity you ran out of patience . . . . if you can link me to any of the threads where people helped you I would like to read what you have tried . . . I think getting a Q6600 to 3GHz stable would be a walk in the park?

Have you just got hundreds of pounds ££££ burning a hole in your pocket? ;)
 
no i havent :(

but if you could tell me the exact settings to do to get 3.0ghz stable or higher i would test them right away

my previous topics/posts i think u can click my name to view em
 
and normally i can get like 3.2-3.6ghz running through prime

but 1-12 hours later, random reboot

thats the main problem i always had, it just random reboots for no reason, only when i overclock, tested on fresh formats also :(
 
3.6ghz the temps on prime go to like 70-76
but 3.2 they stayed below 70

i wouldnt really care since i never care about prime to much its never crashed on me ever

i just dont like seeing the temps float above 70c after 10mins of testing

if i could get 3.0-3.2ghz stable without the random rebooting i would be super happy

im currently looking through forums again to get the exact settings for my bios
 
decrypt3r said:
  • Q6600 Quad Core
  • True Black Cooler
  • P5Q Mobo
  • 4GB OCZ 800Mhz
  • ATI 4850 512mb
  • Antec P182 Case
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Hi decrypt3r,

had a quick look but didn't find what I was looking for? . . . can you help me help you? :p

Getting your Q6600 to 3.0GHz should be a breeze? . . . two adjustments only, FSB and Memory:

  1. Reset BIOS to default
  2. Save & Exit then reboot back into BIOS
  3. Change the Overclocking section to Manual
  4. Select 333MHz-FSB
  5. Change Memory Frequency to [DDR2-800]
  6. Save & Exit
This is with *all* voltages on [Auto] :) . . . at a push you may need to adjust the vDimm if your sticks are picky but leave all the volts on [Auto] for the initial test! :cool:
 
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my core shud surely not be reading 1.40 after setting all to default?
 
Well the mobo is making its best "guesstimate" on what vCore a Q6600 needs when running at 3.0GHz . . . the board plays it safe and normally adds extra voltage so the system boots! . . . You should be fine on [Auto] volts for the moment, the Idle/Load Temps will be higher for sure but as long as its stable then your good for the initial burn . . . . as soon as you confirm the stability we can switch the vCore from [Auto] and begin manually reducing it . . .

I would have left the CPU Multiplier on [Auto] for the initial test, we can manually set it to [x9] down the line but that would also involve disabling C1E and other things . . . . for the moment only the FSB and Memory should be on manual please! :)

The memory is running using the [5:6] FSB/DRAM ratio as that's the exact Memory-Multiplier you need to get DDR2-800 ram running at the correct speed alongside a 333MHz-FSB . . . if you look at the chart below for long enough you should get a better idea of how the Memory-Multipliers work . . . as far as the Mobo knows there is really only 266/333/400MHz-FSB and you will be using either DDR2-666/800/1066, one way or the other the Memory-Multiplier will match any of these FSB's to the correct memory speed . . .

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it's possible to use the different Memory-Multipliers to run a variety of memory speeds beyond the standard DDR2-666/800/1066 but I say first you have to understand the rules before you can break them! ;)

333MHz-FSB example Memory-Multiplier *Maths*

[1:1] 333 x 1 / 1 = 333 (DDR2-666)

[6:5] 333 x 6 / 5 = 399.6 (DDR2-800)

[8:5] 333 x 8 / 5 = 532.8 (DDR2-1066)
 
Looking good this morning

now i have changed it to:-
speedstep disabled

9x400mhz = 3.2ghz
ram = 2.1v - 1:1 4-4-4-15
dram freq = 400mhz on cpuz
cpu volt = 1.44 on cpuz
NB = 1.2

and my 5870 should arrive anytime between now and 5.30pm :D
 
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