Intel 9550 OC question

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New at this so please don't confuse me with jargon :p

I've managed to get into the BIOS and I've increased the CPU frequencies from a stock of 333 to 348 which has given me a speed of around 2.90 (from stock of 2.83)

What else do I need to do? I'd like to see if I can get to a good 3.0 or 3.2 on my air cooling alone. Can I do it? What else do I need to be doing.

Do I need to change any voltages in the bios? If so then how and what should I be looking at/for to change it. What's the name of the section I need to be in ???

At the moment I'm in the CHIPSET section of the BIOS

Here is my CPUz info

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showing multiplier of 8.5 (how do I increase that?) I've disabled the speedstep in the bios but it seems to still be working as I get throttled down to 2.052 Core speed when idle

ram.jpg


motherboardcpuz.jpg



bearing in mind my technical knowledge is ok but not expert, any replies can you keep them super simple.....almost Subby type idiots guide :D
 
You don't get to increase the multipliar, can only decrease it. If youre after 3.0ghz, set fsb to 353, leave the rest on auto and hope for the best.

That's rather crude, but 3ghz is a very small overclock. Have you read through the faq yet? Youre going to have to know some jargon I'm afraid

Voltages on auto is generally a bad idea, boards tend to overestimate how much to run through chips. High voltage kills silicon, as do high temperatures. At 3ghz, even quite drastic overestimates on the part of the motherboard shouldn't matter.

Hope this helps a little, asking questions will go better if you learn some of the basics first as you'll ask much better questions :)
 
thanks

read the faq guide and seemed to be ok in the understanding of it.

I know I may need to increase the voltage and it's where exactly I'm looking for it in the BIOS that I need to know :)

Am I right in asking that if I increase the voltage, where ever that may be in the BIOS settings, then I can increase the FSB beyond 350 to get teh OC of around 3.2?
 
It does 3.4Ghz undervolted, you could probably just increase the fsb to 400 without changing any voltages (just might need to change the ram multiplier to take the ram frequency back down to stock). Whatever you do, remember to observe temps with something like realtemp.
 
right huston I have a problem. Due to my rig being pre built I've got what I now know to be a **** cooler :(

ran a stress test and seen the temps climb to a stupidly high 74 on two of the four cores and 71 on the other two :(

going to have to shelve any OCing ideas till I work out why my temps are so bad......any tips?

It's a air cooled setup. I've got my slightly OC'd GTX260 venting into the case with GTXvfan speed at 60%, I take it that is not helping my cause if it's venting into the case?

Anyone able to throw me some pointers?
 
interesting read there derek,

where in your BIOS do you change your volts? What do you have as a default and what would you recommend I do as a starting point (after I sort out cooler)

basically I need a "go to this screen..look for this section...change this part" etc guide
 
derek what is the name of the cooler you bought?

any links? how much was it?

also does the type of MOBO or CPU i have dictate what sort of cooler I should be going for or am limited to using?
 
the cooler I've got is this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

but any cooler that fits the socket 775 will do, it has screw fixiings with a backplate rather than the push pins. the instructions were pretty simple to follow, just me being dense were the only hiccups during the installation :D

EDIT :
As for the voltage information go into the bios and look for the MB Intelligent Tweaker or something similar (this is going from memory so bear with me) There should be a setting for cpu host control - disabled change this to enabled.......you'll scroll further down in the settings to find what the core cpu voltage is. for now looking at your cpuz screen around the 1.24 1.25 mark should be ok. I hasten to add though I'm a noob when it comes to this as well so probably best to get a second opinion on it before changing things around if you're not too confident.
 
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CaptainRAVE said:
The Tuniq Tower is what I have (as do most around here with such a setup). It is too big for most cases however...but it is an incredible cooler.
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Good point. some photos of your case may help if size / space is an issue....................on another note I just bumped mine up to 3.4 Ghz and temps reached 52 48 49 48 at their peak :D
 
ok this might sound totally stupid so bear with me but is there an application I can get that will tell me what cooler I have or will I just open the case and have a hunt about? Where does it say the brand name on the cooler?
 
If you bought it preassembled you may run into a bigger problem, namely the motherboard not supporting overclocking well (or at all). What board is it?

I see the cpuz shot but can't translate it into a board I reognise, if it's an intel standard then overclocking might be quite tricky. Which board it is determines what the options in the bios are called, so it would be a good thing to tell us. There are more than one voltage to adjust, and more is not always better
 
JonJ678 said:
If you bought it preassembled you may run into a bigger problem, namely the motherboard not supporting overclocking well (or at all). What board is it?

I see the cpuz shot but can't translate it into a board I reognise, if it's an intel standard then overclocking might be quite tricky. Which board it is determines what the options in the bios are called, so it would be a good thing to tell us. There are more than one voltage to adjust, and more is not always better
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again I@ll get a pic and post up later...thanks for the info guys...appreciated
 
Crikey, get that dust cleaned out of there fella!! :eek:

You'll struggle for temps with that must dust in your cpu cooler, which is the stock intel cooler by the way.
 
Yeah as Wolvers69 said that needs a damn good clean out - and that heatsink is no good for any serious OC'ing, but watch out if you decide to get a replacement as some of them are huge - search through these forums and there's all sorts of good advice about what coolers fit in which cases etc - but you might be best just measuring what clearance you have then checking manufacturers sites as the dimensions aren't always on the listings here.
 
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