First OC - Check I've not done something stupid please!

[pr8cjb]

First bash at OCing on a shiny new E6600 on a DS3P with a Noctua HSF and Geil PC6400 RAM. After reading all the stickies and the DS3 owner's thread the results are:

- Disabled all the stuff in the BIOS the owner's thread says should be off.
- Upped RAM Volts to +0.3 (=2.1V) and changed timings to 4-4-4-12 as per instructions.
- Changed divider to 1:1
- Changed FSB to 400 and multiplier to 7 = 2.8GHz on CPU, 800mhz DDR on RAM
- Left everything else (volts, PCIE etc) at stock / auto. Gigabyte EasyTune reports CPU volts at 1.33 but then again it reckons my CPU idles at 13 (yes, THIRTEEN) degrees.

- Idle temps circa 30/30 by TAT
- Load temps after 25mins Orthos 44/45 with no errors.
- Knocked 2-3 seconds off SuperPi 1M

Please can someone with a bit more experience check this and make sure I've not missed something or done something stupid. I'm tempted to try 400x8 = 3.2Ghz but that may be too far and I'm still wrapping my head round how to get the RAM at proper speed with an FSB that doesn't divide in easily.

Also, what happens if you leave SpeedStep and SmartFan on with the CPU OC'd - does it fry or fail to boot?

TIA.

 

[pastymuncher]

Seems ok to me. Download coretemp and speedfan for a better guide to temps. Gigabyte's easy tune is not very good in my opinion.

I am running my 4300 at 3.4ghz (378x9) using the x2 multiplier but i can run at 3ghz (334x9) and use the 2.50 multiplier to run my memory at 837mhz (i think that's right). I can even use the same 2.50 multiplier at 3.2ghz (356x9) which runs the memory at something around 900mhz (can't remember exactly) and it's fine. Same memory as your's if it's the Geil Ultra kit. I would try for 3.2ghz first and play with the 2.50 multiplier to get your memory running where you want it to. If that passes Orthos and is stable then go for 3.4 or even 3.6ghz if you are lucky.

I have smartfan on in my bios. That runs the fan at varying speeds according to whatever the temps are. Speedstep will just throttle the clockspeed back if there is no load.