Hi all, first thread so go easy. I think i am quite pc savvy but very unsure when comes to overclocking as i dont want to kill anything. Just bought a new system as follows:
Intel E6550 Core 2 Duo,
Corsair 520W Modular PSU,
ASUS P5K Mobo,
Stock HSF
Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Memory,
nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB Graphics Card
Themaltake Tsunami Case.
Now i know its not the greatest system ever but i did think i could get near 3ghz with it.Problem is this - i use the AI Suite that comes with mobo. Says i can only have multiplier of either 6 or 7 which is fine, but when i put it onto 7 and upped the FSB by about 2mhz i got instant BSOD and a reboot. AI Suite then said i was running back at a 6x multiplier.
I then upped the multiplier to 7 using the BIOS and a FSB of 370 - which boots up with no problems whatsoever! - HOWEVER - the AI Suite says only running with 6x @ 370FSB?? (Although it sometimes flickers to 7x but i mean flickers!)
Question is - where do i go from here?? System runs fine for me (Not a gamer) but does not feel as fast as my P4 3Ghz that i had previously (obviously @ 2.4!) Should i leave well alone or can i get more out of it. I am only used to o/clocking CPU so memory and North bridge etc is completely new to me!
Its stable and runs Beryl on Linux no probs, but i thought i would ask people who know their stuff! (Guessing Stock HSF will crop up
)
Sorry for long post - Just wanted to get as much info as poss in. Cheers
Intel E6550 Core 2 Duo,
Corsair 520W Modular PSU,
ASUS P5K Mobo,
Stock HSF
Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Memory,
nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB Graphics Card
Themaltake Tsunami Case.
Now i know its not the greatest system ever but i did think i could get near 3ghz with it.Problem is this - i use the AI Suite that comes with mobo. Says i can only have multiplier of either 6 or 7 which is fine, but when i put it onto 7 and upped the FSB by about 2mhz i got instant BSOD and a reboot. AI Suite then said i was running back at a 6x multiplier.
I then upped the multiplier to 7 using the BIOS and a FSB of 370 - which boots up with no problems whatsoever! - HOWEVER - the AI Suite says only running with 6x @ 370FSB?? (Although it sometimes flickers to 7x but i mean flickers!)
Question is - where do i go from here?? System runs fine for me (Not a gamer) but does not feel as fast as my P4 3Ghz that i had previously (obviously @ 2.4!) Should i leave well alone or can i get more out of it. I am only used to o/clocking CPU so memory and North bridge etc is completely new to me!
Its stable and runs Beryl on Linux no probs, but i thought i would ask people who know their stuff! (Guessing Stock HSF will crop up
)Sorry for long post - Just wanted to get as much info as poss in. Cheers
