E5200 OC

[AiiR]

Well I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to overclocking, but currently running my E5200 at 3GHz with the RAM at 900MHz.

Here's the CPU-Z screen;

It generally doesn't pass 60c on full load and stays at around 45c idle. What I'm wondering is what can be improved? Like, to increase the RAM speed but keep my current cpu clock (or increase it slightly).

Thanks for the help.

 

[AiiR]

If your memory is rated at 1066 you could play around with the FSB:RAM ratio and FSB to bring the RAM up to speed. Are you using the stock cooler? If you got a new HSF you could probably reduce those temps and push the chip further by increasing the vcore. I've got my E5200 at 3.6Ghz (vcore 1.392,30c idle,50c load with Freezer Pro) but some of the guys on here are hitting 4Ghz+, it depends on the chip

The RAM is rated at 800.

Yeah I'm using the stock cooler for now. Hopefully next week I'll be ordering a new HSF so I would be looking to increase the speed to 3.6 atleast. Just to clarify something though, what's the advantage to using a high FSB and low multiplier, or a low FSB and a high multiplier?

 

[AiiR]

It's probably single channel as my mATX mobo only has 2 memory slots.

Having a quick skim over that guide, it looks like it will help a lot. Once I get that cooler, I'll push the cpu further and report back if I come across any issues.

Thanks.