Help me with my first overclock

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 20:26

Hey guys,

ive got a Q6600 running at Stock 2.40ghz with my 4gb RAM running at 4-4-4-12.

I wanna know how to get my Processor up to 3.0ghz as im a complete noob i dont know how to do this.

i have a Gigabyte GA-DS3L motherboard. and i know where to change the voltages n all that i just need to know what exactly needs to be altered.

thanks.

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 20:37

I've set my current memory voltage to +0.4
my System Memory Multiplier is at AUTO which says the ram is running at 800mhz.

il give the above a go and let you know.
how will i know if its worked?

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 20:48

Ok ive got it up to 3ghz easily. with temps at around late 40's. is that ok?

how far could i get it up without heating it up too much?

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 20:56

yea they are idle temps. are they strangely high?

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 20:59

well actually im playing cod4 and those are the temps wen i go back to the desktop with the game still running.

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:03

I have CPU-Z 1.44.2 Mars 2008

il come back in a moment whilst the temp settles

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:29

Ok ive left my comp for about 15mins, and the temps have dropped to around mid to late 30's.

is that ok?

Core Voltage on CPU-Z is 1.120v

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:38

VID is 1.3250v

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:48

ok im running OCCT but something looks wrong.

its says Overclock 1998.06 mhz. CPU clock (1998.1mhz)

is that right?

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 21:59

its weird. now occt is saying 2999mhz it seems to vary, same thing happens on CPU-Z

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 22:05

ok then.

whilst using OCCT, it got to about 99% of testing the CPU. i then got the blue screen saying abotu fault found in non paged area

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 22:41

ok now it gets to about 98% and keeps going up and down. doesnt seem to be gettin any closer to 100%

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 22:50

around the same. if i leave it for 15mins im sure they will return to 30's.
do you think i could give it anymore juice. im gonna let OCCT run over night

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 22:56

around the same as mid 30's (idle)

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 23:02

hmm they seemed to be in the 60's

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 23:07

im using an arctic freezer pro 7

Yoggumz · 28 Apr 2008 at 23:18

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Yoggumz · 29 Apr 2008 at 12:08

Is there anything that i can do to get the temps down?

Because they are at that temp now, would you not recommend to overclock it anymore?