Noob OC Setting Questions

GarethDW · 6 Apr 2008 at 01:01

Hope someone can help me get my head around what settings I should be using to test OCing my rig. I've been reading up on this all day, but it's confusing the hell outta me as this is my first time at it.

Here's my setup...

Asus P5w-DH Deluxe with BIOS 2302
E2200 with stock cooling (until I get round to getting something better)
4 GB of Corsair XMS2 5400

Currently according to CPUZ it's all running at 200.8 x 11 = 2208, with a Rated FSB of 802.8MHz (although I don't get what the Rated FSB part means yet). The Core Voltage shows as 1.280V... I guess this is the value I may need to change as I increase the FSB and RAM values..?

I gather I'm supposed to set the RAM to run at a ratio of 1:1 with the CPU, which I do by setting it to twice whatever the FSB is....? So, does this mean that I should be determining my FSB in terms of what my RAM is capable of? If so, how can I work out how far I can push the RAM, so that I can then determine what the FSB will be? Or should I be working out my FSB first, and then doubling that in order to get the RAM setting?

Sorry if this is uber-noobish... but I'm an OC virgin

GarethDW · 6 Apr 2008 at 01:47

Thanks, Skeeter. That's a big help

GarethDW · 6 Apr 2008 at 17:41

Thanks... was thinking of getting one of these. Hope it's not noisy. Does it come with any TIM or should I grab some at the same time?

Had a play around with the first settings Skeeter suggested above, and although I can boot Windows, it's unstable under load as running Orthos causes a reboot almost immediately so had to revert to stock. Not sure if it's related to temps or not. Might just order the Freezer 7 Pro and leave my PC running at stock until it arrives.

GarethDW · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:29

Cheers, OLDPHART....

GarethDW · 7 Apr 2008 at 00:48

Had another play around with this and changed the CPU voltage to just under 1.35ish and everything seems to be working now... My E2200 is now ticking over at 3GHz . Orthos has been running for 4½ hours without any errors - think I will leave it overnight to make sure it's OK.

Temps according to Core Temp are at 69° which is a bit higher than I'd have liked, so I've ordered the Freezer 7 Pro... should be here on Tuesday hopefully.

Thanks again, Skeeter and OLDPHART. If you're ever in Swindon, then I owe you both a pint