E6300 - I'm all clocked out!

Tooks

Tooks

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Well, I think I've gone as far as I can with my system now!

I just tried to run at 3.2Ghz and I got into Windows for about 2 seconds and then it fell over.

At that FSB (457), I was asking my poor value RAM to run at 914mhz which was too much for it I reckon. I've upped the voltages on the FSB and RAM as far as they'll go, but still no good.

Anyway, just for posterity, the highest I can get to stably is 3.1Ghz, which I'm pretty happy with, and it seems a long way back to 1.83Ghz!

I'm assuming it's my RAM holding me back now, but I can't rule out the board or processor I guess.

Faster RAM was next on my shopping list anyway, so when I get some, I'll give it a try again. :D
 
Have you tried the RAM on a divider, or increasing the voltage?

Either way nice clock. Bet it's fast as hell :cool:
 
It is pretty nippy, yes!

My divider is at 2, which is the lowest I can go on this board/bios.

Cor, just think, if I'd waited for a E6400, with its 8x multiplier, I could be at 3.5Ghz now! (Maybe, it probably doesn't work like that though!)
 
try reducing the vdimm to .2v over stock=2.0 v,
may sound daft -just curious as the higher my vdimm the more unstable it becomes???
 
Hooray ! Can I join this club :p

Just got my setup to 2.87GHz with 410 FSB......and RAM on 1:1 410MHz :D
Took some tweaking to get here, but so far so good - well, only really run 3DMark 01/03/05/06 and SuperPI 1m/2m/4m/8m/16m/32m.....next plan is to lower a few volts/settings.....trying to keep the OC stable at the same time.
 
my cpu is stable at 3.29, and possibly higher, on air. The thing that craps out is my RAM at that speed, even on 5-5-5-15. However, mine is perfectly stable at 3.15GHz, with +0.1V in the RAM, it doesn't like more than +0.2V, despite being rated for 2.1V.

I'll have a good fiddle with it, try getting mroe air on my ram, and see how it goes from there.
 
I can get mine perfectly stable at 3.15, but any higher and prime fails within 20 mins. Think it might actually due to the chipset overheating, it does get fairly toasty!
 
3.1Ghz is my limit, and I've got an 80mm Sharkoon pointing at the Northbridge which keeps it pretty cool.

I've wound mine back to 2.8Ghz for everyday use, though I'm not sure it's necessary, but it just feels like a sensible thing to do! :D

Mind you, I doubt I'll keep this chip until the end of its natural life, as I never do! :)
 
Mine's on water, a bog standard XSPC block, but I was doing okay with my Freezer 7 Pro as well.

My temps are only marginally lower with my water kit anyway.

I've seen the Scythe Ninja highly recommended too.
 
Mine's on the stock Intel one :eek: !!

I can't seem to POST with any higher FSB.....what sort of volt settings are you guys using ? I am running :

RAM @ 2.1v
CPU @ 1.4v (recently moved it down to 1.375v, but not PRIME tested)
FSB Termination (what is this ??) @ 1.4v
MCH Chipset @ 1.65v (max)....

RAM is on 1:1, but as soon as I take it off SPD settings and try to set to 4-4-4-12, it fails to POST/Boot.....strange, as the Geil stuff (from This Week Only last week) is supposed to be fine for 4-4-4-12/800MHz/2.1v.....even if I lower FSB to 400 to make RAM run at standard, can't adjust the timings successfully :(

Any tips :rolleyes:
 
Well, all my voltages are lower than yours, apart from the CPU which I've set at 1.4.

We're running different setups though too, so it's difficult for me to help that much really.

I would try tweaking the CPU voltage up a bit more (no more than 1.5v IMO though), and isn't that RAM ok for 2.2v?

It could be that you've found the limit though?

As you know, not all 'identical' kit will overclock to the same point.

It's still a pretty good clock you've got there! :)
 
Yeah, I am thinking I may have hit a wall......more bothered about the RAM timings, though, as I would like to have them at the tight 4-4-4-12 they are supposed to manage......:(

When I lower the MCH volts, I tend to get lock-ups in 3DMark01 (simplest quick test, I have found...) - what volts are you actually running, Tooks ? I fiugre that our boards are similar enought to be a rough guide....;)
 
I can't alter my MCH voltage, the penalty for buying the bread and butter version of the P5B I guess! ;)

But for 3.1Ghz:-

CPU - 1.45v
Memory - 1.9v
FSB Term V - 1.3v

And no, I have no idea what the FSB Termination Voltage is either! :)

Mine isn't stable with the Spread Spectrum disabled either, but works on either Auto or Enabled, which I guess means it needs to be on!
 
Guess I can try a little more juice through the CPU then, and see if setting the MCH to Auto makes any difference.....I have a Scythe Ninja just waiting to be put in, so can always go that route if needs be.....

Still want my RAM to perform better, though !!! Dunno why it is proving so problematic....although I am sure I read somewhere that the P5W-DH is fussy about having SPD enabled.....
 
E6300
DS4(F3 bios)
Corsair Twin2x-1024-8500
Water cooled.
Presently stable @ 475 x 7 (tried 500 but no post).
CPU 1.45v(needed 1.425v to get above 2.3ghz)
Ram @ +.4v (2.2v) 5 5 5 22 (mem @ 2-2 so 950)
MCH +.1
FSB +.1
53c max core temp.
Mem timings could do with tightening , may get 500 x 7 with tweaking but this will do for a 24/7 overclock.
10,000 extra 3D2001 marks over my A64 rig , very very impressed.
 
Dude said:
10,000 extra 3D2001 marks over my A64 rig , very very impressed.
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That has impressed me too...gone from a highest '01 score of 27xxx on X2 3800+ @ 2.5GHz to 40xxx on E6300 @ 2.87GHz :D
 
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