Just got my E6600 what settings? (noob)

[Black Dog]

I'm new to the Pentium scene so I need some advice on what FSB, multiplyer settings I need to use on my new E6600. Does it run @ 667mhz?

Also what memory settings will I have to use, I have Geil Ultra 6400 DDR2.

Sorry for being a noob but I need to get back into the swing of things.

Cheers.

 

[BlairH]

I'm new to the Pentium scene so I need some advice on what FSB, multiplyer settings I need to use on my new E6600. Does it run @ 667mhz?

Also what memory settings will I have to use, I have Geil Ultra 6400 DDR2.

Sorry for being a noob but I need to get back into the swing of things.

Cheers.

(Nitpick) The Core 2 Duos aren't really "Pentium" processors. Intel sort of abandoned that name a year or so ago.

What motherboard do you have? On a 680i, I run my 6600's FSB at 1300. Your multiplier should stay at 9X (after all, the multiplier is what you pay for in a Conroe processor imo). I leave my memory unlinked at 800mhz.

 

[Black Dog]

Hi,

I have a Gigabyte DS3 so it's a Intel 675p chipset. Do I set it @ 266x9 = 2400ghz?

What do you mean you have your FSB @ 1300? It it running @ 325 quad = 1300mhz?

Sorry but I'm a noob with these new `Intel chips'

Cheers.

 

[Phemo]

I have a Gigabyte DS3 so it's a Intel 675p chipset. Do I set it @ 266x9 = 2400ghz?

Stock speed is indeed 266MHz FSB with a 9x multiplier for 2.4GHz.

What do you mean you have your FSB @ 1300? It it running @ 325 quad = 1300mhz?

Since the FSB is quad pumped, 1300/4 = 325 so 325MHz with a 9x multiplier means his CPU is overclocked to 2925MHz.

 

[hoogie]

Hey I am also a noob to the C2D but thinking of getting one soon.

Just wanted to check are all the FSB settings etc generally done in the Bios now? I remember on some old AMD board I hard there were dip switches on the board itself, is that system ever used still?

If not I am guessing the Bios will always default to the correct FSB settings?

Cheers

 

[Jabbs]

All is done in the bios now adays you would set it and reboot, if all was ok pc boots up if not a cmos reset is in order, but its very easy now imo.