E6300 Overclock

Try running a stress test programme at stock to see what your load temps rise to.

Rob
 
ok, another quick question, when people tell us their idle and load temps in the ocuk forums, are they stating their cpu temp (tcase) or their cores (tjunction) through coretemp etc cause my idle core temps are 42 now on my overclock but that is on the cores (tjunction) my tcase is only 35c.
 
load temps are the only one to be bothered with, i use core temp ignore the t junction

my e6300 has rab at 3.1 ish for over 18 months 24/7

ive had it upto 3.4 for benchies and i recon it would do more if i had better ram
 
ok, im just gonna send a screenshot, the cpu hits 50c on coretemp when in games, now is this good or not?

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50c is about right when gaming with an Overclocked E6300.

Have you got good air flow in the case? The reason I ask is becasue I have an E6320 (same chip just 4mb cache) and overclocked to 3.2Ghz I get 49c with intense gaming.

You should easily have that chip below 30c idle on stock with good airflow and 55c max when gaming. It helps only having to put 1.3v through mine at 3.2Ghz.
 
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mine idles at 54c & load is high 60's (6300)

decent airflow (2x120mm fans), good cooler, i have even re-seated it a few times.

Its stable thats all i care about... when it gets 75+ i will worry.
 
THEMIGHTYMAXTOR, a few tips:

1: Never pay heed to idle temps, they are worth nothing. Peoples vary simply because of the temperature in their rooms. Idle temps mean absolutely nothing.

2: After every time you change your CPU speed run Orthos DC for 30min. See what temps you are getting then on your two cores.

3: The only temps to worry about are your 2 core temps, nothing else matters. (apart from NB temps but most motherboards don't tell you that and they generally don't affect overclocking too much).

4: Once you have a good speed (I would aim around 3Ghz) and your temps after 30min are around 60-65C then set Orthos going overnight some night. Check your temps after around 8 hours the next morning, so long as they're under 70C you should be okay. Orthos will also show any errors.

5: As said above error checking is just as important as temperature control. To get 3Ghz you will probably need around 1.4V on your CPU.
More Voltage = More Speed Possibility & More Heat.

Voltage is a pay off between what heat you can dissipate with your cooler and what you need for your overclock.


I have the same RAM and motherboard as you and I am running a FSB of 425 to give me 2975mhz on my CPU. I have had it running up to 450FSB and above but keep it at 425 24/7.

On the 650i the FSB shows as quad-pumped, basically that just means 4X the actual FSB. So 425 shows as 1700, 450 shows as 1800 etc. Personally I would start at 1500 and work my way up to 1700 in 40mhz intervals testing for 30min each time. If you reach 1700 without errors or too much heat then leave it testing overnight.

You'll also need to change your voltage, I would set the +0.1V to always on instead of going on and off automatically (basically we want to avoid anything automatic as it invariably screws up). Once you have +0.1V on then set your voltage to 1.30V. With the extra 0.1V that should give you 1.4V. You might also want to bump your NB voltage up to 1.5V. And set your RAM to sync mode, 1:1. That will mean it will run at twice the FSB speed. If you get up to 425FSB then it will be slightly overclocked at 850mhz. I've had that RAM running fine at 950mhz, 850 should be a breeze.

There's a really long thread for the 650i with any tips you'd ever need over in the motherboards section. I'd have a search for it, WJA had one and posted some really helpful advice about this time last year.

So to recap:

CPU Voltage: 1.30V, +0.1V on.
NB Voltage: 1.5V (or the nearest)
RAM Voltage: 2.1V (or the nearest)

CPU FSB (quadpumped): 1500
RAM: Sync mode, 1:1.

You can set RAM timings to 4-4-4-12 manually, it's better then leaving them on auto.

Testing process:

Run Coretemp in background,
Run Orthos DC,
Monitor temps for 30min.

If temps are above 70C then you will have to drop your voltage an increment and try your overclock again.

If temps are good but you get errors then try raising your voltage by one increment and trying again.

If temps are good and you get no errors then raise your quadpumped FSB by 40mhz until you reach 1700.

If you reach 1700 and temps are okay and you have no errors then run Orthos DC overnight.

If you find that you cannot reach 1700 because of heat or errors then stick with what you can get to while still remaining stable and cool enough. Test that overnight. Tell us what you got to and what the problem is, it might be something we can help with.
 
wow, extremely helpful post Darq, i will give it a try now, run for 30 mins and let you know how it goes, i would be happy with 2.8ghz, my room does get hot so i see what you mean about idle temps. cheers :)
 
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