My first overclock, suggestions?

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After a lot of reading about how to overclock I gave it a go.

So far I have these settings and SuperPi 1M results. Im quite pleased with it but I wouldn't mind having a bit more power! :D

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Cocker//Currentsettings.JPG

Any suggestions on what I could do to improve this overclock further? I wouldn't mind getting to 2.9GHz but Im on stock cooling at the moment and don't really want my temps above 50 degrees C.

I'll be ordering a new CPU cooler at the end of this month and I dont know what to get out of a Freezer 64 Pro, XP-120 with Akasa Amber, or the Big Typhoon.

Specs in sig!

Cheers.
 
The reason I changed from 245x11 to 300x9 is because I read that even though the two settings are roughly the same at around 2.7GHz the one with the higher HTT would perform better.

Im very new to overclocking CPUs so I dont know 100% what Im doing.

This thread is about suggestions on what I could do to improve it. Would you reccomend that I go back to my original settings of 245x11?

How would I go about getting a better overclock?

Thanks for the reply.
 
Hey thanks man.

I'll revert back to my old settings and go from there then.

One thing though. Surely you mean raise the CPU voltage by 0.025V and not 0.25V?

Ta.
 
Thanks for that IzaLearnin.

I did what you suggested and I have managed to get the CPU to 2809MHz by using 255x11.

I could get the CPU past 2.8GHz if I raised the Vcore but this lead to the temperature reaching 50 degrees. I will get some more out of it once I have a new HSF.

The memory didn't clock well at all! I couldn't even get it prime stable at 205MHz, I was using the standard 2-3-3-6 timings though... I will have another go at clocking the memory using slacker timings at some point and see if my SuperPi time and 3dMark 01 scores change with a higher clock but slacker timings.

My SuperPi is at 30 seconds now which is pretty good. I'll leave Prime95 running on blend tomorrow for 9 hours while I am at work.

Cheers.
 
Thanks for the input, Dirk.

The Vcore is indeed running at stock volts(1.4V) at the moment so all is looking good to get more out of it, I've just got to wait until I get better cooling.

I'll try what you suggested with the RAM after I get home from work, that its of course if Prime95 reports no errors after 9 hours :).

Ta!
 
I just got back home from work and after running Prime on blend for 8 hours I had no errors so I think I can consider it stable enough for me. Now I just need to wait until pay day so I can get my new HSF and take it even further.

I've been playing CoD2 lately too... although I'm only half way through the British campaign at the moment.
 
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