Beginners Guide to Overclocking

E2160 @3Ghz

Intel E2160 CPU ( Cooled by Sunbeamtech- Core Contact Freezer 92mm ...with Arctic Silver 5 thermal grease)
XFX 630i motherboard with NvidiaGeForce 7100 GPU
Apacer DDR2 6400 1gb X 2 RAM
WD 250gb HDD
Coolermaster Elite 390W PSU

I managed to stretch out my CPU to 2.7GHz from stock 1.8GHz
My Ram is running at 300 X2MHz at 2.0V from 1.8V stock voltage

Problem is that I am unable to get my cpu ot clock at 3.00GHz
Whenever I clock my RAM to 333 X2Mhz , system won't start!
Please, guide if there are some other settings I need to tweak???
Like, Northbridge Voltage, RAM voltage or CPU Voltage ???

How can I "OC" my CPU/RAM further more than 3GHz????


Regards...
 
For starters you should be able to just increase the vcore, the CPU Core Voltage. This is covered in the guide at the start, but you basically just need to increse it in small steps at a time. If you go to high it can cause temperature problems which can damage your CPU.

Like I said, this is covered in the main guide, have a read through and try some of the things in there, if nothing helps or something confuses you ask back here :)
 
Getting my first package from Oc Uk this morning, the AMD 940 Quad, superb guilde so when I get some good cooling gonna give this a blast, thanks for the effort you put in making it!
 
Hey Jokester,

Whilst I'm gutted that my guide has gone (and that I didn't even get a mention for all my and Teslas hard work other than a link at the very end :(), I have to commend you on bringing the guide 'up to date' and picking up the torch I dropped way back when :)

Keep up the good work! :cool:
Gary
 
Hello all,
First want to say thank you for the guide ! It has been invaluable and helped me to understand (sorta) what I'm doing.
Previously, I couldn't break the 3.0GHz / FSB 333 barrier - although it was easy to get a 1:1 FSB/RAM at this point.
I now have:
FSB @ 360 x9 =3.2GHz vcore @ 1.328v
DDR @ 450 / 5:4 ratio @ 2.2v / 5 5 5 18 2T.

Thing is, if I go in and try and tighten up the ram timings I start to get errors in Prime95.
DRR's I have are rated at 4 4 4 12 2.2v.
I have got to this point by leaving all my Ram settings on AUTO and just focusing on how high I can push the FSB and just upping the voltage and arrived at 1.328v as being the sweet spot.
My temps are good . . Average idle @ 33ºc and on full load 67ºc.
I'm guessing the only way to start tweaking my ram now is to look at NBv ?
Or could it be that Team Extreme Dark DDR2 800 ram is just poo?
I'll also just quickly mention that the Zalman 7700-cu doesn't work very well when it's clogged with dust - which it seems to be a lot.
 
Well , not always free

The Asgard said:
Nice Thread m8.

Follow this thread and you will get a problem free OC.

The only thing I would add is that the Maximum Overclock you will get is pretty much down to luck. All chips do not clock the same. Just because one person can achieve a certain OC does not mean you will too, even if you have the same hardware. Remember any Overclock is free performance. :)
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I really dont know why i cannot get my Phenom 9950 to 3.0ghz

what ive tried:
15x200 @ 1.35v = BSOD 0x124 after 2 mins prime
15x200 @ 1.365v = failed windows logon
14.5x205 1066 divider - Failed POST
14.5x205 800mhz divider - Failed Post
14x200 @ 1.325v = Stable
14.5x200 @ 1.35V = 20 Pass High Stress IBT Stable

Any suggestions?
 
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good guide, but a bit complicated for a total novice like me, yes i can build a pc dead easily from what i've read here, but i know nothing about overclocking/ software...

the step by step guide needs to be highlighted and made much simpler to understand... it's too much like a long essay, you need to write as if you're talking to a total beginner....that guide is written for someone who already knows a fair bit.

i.e how do i test the system while overclocking ?....................play Crysis...... you see what i mean, you have explain everything to a total newbie
BIOS ?.......... what's that, where do i find that.............total newbie to overclocking that's me!........ just my personal opinion :cool::cool:

ok it's getting a bit easier to understand, this link below helps quite a lot, ``you've got to build a well cooled pc for serious overclocking``... i already know that, the hardware required is dead easy to understand.......but the software side of things needs more studying..........i need to print this off and read it quietly downstairs

http://www.wikihow.com/Overclock-a-PC
 
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Bookmarked this sticky, will be giving it a good read to a first overclock on an E4500 on a browsing/daily light usage machine, thanks!
 
I'm going to be ordering a system soon. I've never overclocked before and i'm not sure what i'm doing, except there's this guide. I'm not a moron and I can follow instructions. Should I order a system based on the idea that i'm going to be overclocking it given that i'll be spending (or willing to spend) a large amount of money on a monster machine?
 
Im struggling to get my Q9550 over 3.5ghz, ive got a CPU host frequency of 412 and a multiplier of 8.5, any higher than this and it becomes unstable, ive set the voltages to auto and still no luck, im having trouble finding how to manually up my Vcore.

My system memory multiplier wont go any lower than 2.00, my current stable settings give a memory frequency of 824mhz, should be 800mhz. Increasing my FSB to more than 412 ups this so im not sure if this is my problem or its my Vcore voltage.

Ideas?

Thanks
Dan
 
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