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how can i overclock to 3ghz?
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yes it's safe
you just need to up your multiplier in your BIOS, provided you have a good mobo
you may need to put more volts in to get it stable
the general concensus is that that chip is a very good ocer, so you shouldn't have too many problems
there's a guide stickied somewhere as to the specifics
edit:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17612922
beginner's guide ^
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17803239
advanced guide ^
also, welcome to the forums
claimed.
you just need to up your multiplier in your BIOS, provided you have a good mobo
you may need to put more volts in to get it stable
the general concensus is that that chip is a very good ocer, so you shouldn't have too many problems
there's a guide stickied somewhere as to the specifics
edit:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17612922
beginner's guide ^
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17803239
advanced guide ^
also, welcome to the forums
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No, he needs to up his Front Side Bus, given that the chip will be locked for higher multipliers.
you live and learn
Currently running my E2180 8 x 400 = 3200Mhz. Had to up the vcore to 1.38 to get it stable. But only running on stock HSF, got a Vendetta coming soon, so maybe I'll be able to push it a bit further. Good chip.
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Yeah it's a doddle with the P5K, I got one yesterday along with the Q6600, just upped the FSB to 333 and made sure the RAM was still at 800MHz, the P5K doesn't give you the memory dividers it handily tells you the speeds instead. Voila 3GHz.
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I am newbie too, with a P5k and a e2180 and i want speed right here right now
If i go to the bios in my P5K and i change:
- multiplier to 8
- Vcore to 1.38
- fsb to 400
should it work?
If the fsb is going to be pumped up from 200 to 400. Would not that require to increase the board voltage?
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I am newbie too, with a P5k and a e2180 and i want speed right here right now
If i go to the bios in my P5K and i change:
- multiplier to 8
- Vcore to 1.38
- fsb to 400
should it work?
If the fsb is going to be pumped up from 200 to 400. Would not that require to increase the board voltage?
The only way to find out would be to try it, but that is a massive jump, better to take it steady.
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Run core temp and orthos. Your available over clocking headroom will be indicated by temps.
orthos will stress all four cores for both temp and stability. keep core temp open to monitor the temps.
If you are looking to 3.6 an after market cooler would be ideal.
Core Temp http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/CoreTemp.zip
CPUID http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-142.zip
orthos http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=200
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Hey, to all the newbies out there: READ THE FAQs!!!
People are helpful and will answer any questions, but they'll only answer the specific point you ask because they don't know what else YOU don't know. So you may end up following incomplete advice and messing something up big-time because you didn't know what to ask! Read the FAQs and that'll tell you EVERYTHING you NEED to know rather than having to wheedle it out of people bit by bit.
People are helpful and will answer any questions, but they'll only answer the specific point you ask because they don't know what else YOU don't know. So you may end up following incomplete advice and messing something up big-time because you didn't know what to ask! Read the FAQs and that'll tell you EVERYTHING you NEED to know rather than having to wheedle it out of people bit by bit.
there's a guide stickied somewhere as to the specifics
edit:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17612922
beginner's guide ^
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17803239
advanced guide ^
If you're gonna overclock, go buy a decent cooler lol.
As for the P5K - excellent mobos, only had mine a couple days and easily got up to 3.3Ghz on my Q6600. Just raised the FSB and upped Vcore a bit. Need to do more playing though, cos I think I can get away with a little less voltage, and tighten the memory timings. My PC5300 RAM working nicely at 1:1.
If you're gonna overclock, go buy a decent cooler lol.
As for the P5K - excellent mobos, only had mine a couple days and easily got up to 3.3Ghz on my Q6600. Just raised the FSB and upped Vcore a bit. Need to do more playing though, cos I think I can get away with a little less voltage, and tighten the memory timings. My PC5300 RAM working nicely at 1:1.
Dont get too exited about tightening the memory timings, Quads need more bandwidth rather than tight memory.
Dropping the Multi and raising the FSB is what youtr after, an example.
A) 3200mhz = fsb 400 x multi 8
B) 3200mhz = fsb 458 x multi 7
B would result in a faster system with all else being equal.
As long as it doesnt limit your FSB, go for a higher fsb rather than tight timings.
