Noob overclocking. E6750

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I had my E6750 overclocked from 2.66GHz to about 3.0GHz a couple of years back using the same hardware, however I've completely forgot what I did.

In the grand scheme of things would it be worth figuring out how to get an overclock running again to get it back to 3.0Ghz or wouldn't there be much difference?

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I'm getting back into gaming so thought I'd give it a bit of a kick.

I used to know the exact settings I used but now I don't even remember where to start!
 
It's an aged mobo now. Gigabyte G31M-ES2L... But I remember for a fact I OC'd it to 3.00GHz stable before without any issues. :)

I appreciate your help.

Cheers
 
Thanks for the video link mate, greatly appreciated.

So what I can gather, I need to adjust my CPU Clock Ratio and the CPU Host Frequency? I just can't seem to remember what I had them set to last time. :(

The system memory multiplier can stay on auto?

Cheers
 
I must admit I've never had one of these boards, or ever a CPU that old - I'm only little :p

So I can't help much with specifics I'm afraid. I'd rather not attempt to and be wrong, hopefully someone with some experience can help.

If you can sift through these threads there may be some helpful info for you:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17612922
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17757620

EDIT: Also from this thread

MORE EDITS: From this thread

what cooler are you using? as this will limit how high you can overclock it.
Also a proper Psu (power supply unit) will be a bonus,

first of all, download cpu-z, this will give you all your cpu info
this is a very basic explanation of overclocking

its basic maths. your E6750 is rated at 1333mhz. you always divide this number by 4 so 1333/4= 333, this is your fsb. (or cpu frequency)
then your processor (cpu) has a multiplier (or may say cpu ratio) of 8
so 333 x 8 = 2660mhz or 2.66GHz

boot into bios, disable speedstep and C1e and any other energy saving features.
Manually set the ram speed to its default speed. eg. 667, 800 0r 1066mhz.
can you raise the fsb? yours is now 333. try rising it to 350
boot into windows
download realtemp and coretemp (google them)
install and run them
then download Intel Burn Test (IBT) and run it.
have a look in task manager and notice how much free ram is listed.

in IBT set threads to 2 (for 2 cores) and then click on custom ram and enter an amount just below the free amount.
eg. i have 2520mb free ram. so i enter 2500 into the custom ram.
run the test for 10 passes.
keep an eye on temps (do not let it go over 70.c) use either/and coretemp or realtemp for this

if test runs fine, go back into bios, and change frequency (fsb) to 370 and reboot and repeat the tests.
keep doing this in 20mhz steps until windows will not boot. then just go back a step (remove 20 from the fsb) to the last stable frequency,
or
just raise the cpu voltage a couple of levels. it should now boot.
its a balancing act, higher voltages will get you higher fsb, but it will also give you higher temps.
the E6750 is safe upto 1.50v

At final speed you can get, do a 30 run of IBT and/or an overnight run of Prime95 blend test

here is a beginners guide for overclocking, and its on the same motherboard as yours ;)
http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/2-c2d-overclocking-guide-beginners-p5k-add.html
 
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That guide is fantastic and very easy to follow - thanks!

I'll be giving that a go soon once my PC is all properly up and running. :D
 
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