First C2D overclock - please help

andob4

andob4

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I have
C2D E6300 (2nd hand oem)
Ninja Rev B with the dodgy push pins and AS5 applied
DS3 v3.3 with F10 - new
Crucial Ballistix 2 x 1GB 6400
Antec P180
XP Pro
(plus OCZ 600W Powerstream, 7900GTO, WD 500 GB SATA2)

It's a new build and installed fine. The Ninja is not working well - 46C idle at stock CPU settings - various threads show I'm not the only one and I suspect the pushpins are not putting enough pressure/it is tilting in the case for same reason/I have put it on wrong. I have not faced taking it all apart and fitting it again but will do at some point.

I read the guides went for 1.45V VCore and plus 0.1 on others as suggested. RAM +0.4 to give 2.2V.

I have tried various settings up to 430 x 7 and settled at 400 x 7 - ran Orthos dual overnight with no errors but a bit too hot at 68C Core Temp. Ram is at 4-4-4-12 at 800. But - suffering the odd random reboot and just had a BSOD naming PFN_LIST_CORRUPT - which I googled and may well be memory related.

So - went back to stock CPU and RAM at 4:3 i.e. still at 800. Had another random reboot so I ran Memtest86 from a CD at boot and finished a complete pass with no errors and then got errors after about 25mins.

I have no spare DDR2 so cannot swap the RAM out and I'm not certain that is the problem - going to run Memtest again. I guess Memtest is more demanding than Orthos?

Any suggestions?
 
Ok - tried Memtest CD boot again. Red errors almost immediately at DDR800, 4,4,4,12 at 2.2V and also tried 2.3V (+0.5) same problem.

Dropped the memory multiplier from auto to 2X so Ram at 533 and memtest errors again.

I am surprised that this is happening now - been up and running over a week and no problems with Windows install etc. I guess it must be the RAM - wish I had some more to swap over.
 
andob4 said:
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I have no spare DDR2 so cannot swap the RAM out and I'm not certain that is the problem - going to run Memtest again. I guess Memtest is more demanding than Orthos?

Any suggestions?
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mate,memtest errors ( and pc crashing like that) is Rma time !
you are luck cause Crucial will swap the ram within 48h :)
 
The pushpins are fine on the Ninja. The people who don't like them are the ones who probably fitted their Ninja incorrectly :D

You have to be absolutely sure all the pins are in correctly. I believe on some motherboards resistors or other components can stop one of the pins going down all the way and you have to give it a good going at to get it in.

The other consideration of course the amount of AS5 you used. Too much or too little can really ruin cooling performance.
 
Paull8811, what are u using to measure your temps with your Ninja?

I have a 6300 and running at 3.15GHz and am no where near those temps with 1.36Vcore.
 
schumi84 said:
Paull8811, what are u using to measure your temps with your Ninja?

I have a 6300 and running at 3.15GHz and am no where near those temps with 1.36Vcore.
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Speedfan & Coretemp I think were both giving me the same results, unable to use TAT as I get an error.
 
I will reserve judgement on my Ninja until I have taken it all apart and tried again - hopefully it is just clumsy fitting on my part but there are comments on the web from people who have not solved the same problem despite many re-installs and AS5 attempts. To me the pins are too flimsy and I would prefer a more secure screwed down design - like the original Ninja! - but that meant removing the MB so I guess I would have moaned about that too. I will try again when I have some new RAM.
 
Well i have some arctic silver on order, so will give that a go and reseat the Ninja.

Have already modded the base so it doesnt make contact with the capictors on the DS3.
 
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