Overclocking Help

Th3D0n · 18 Aug 2009 at 19:02

Ok guys and girls a nice easy one for you.

Iv overclocked my e2160 to 3Ghz and my voltage on auto.
Ram was running at 890ish Mhz

Temp was 34c ide 54c well playing a game.
I want it runnin at 3.2Ghz-3.4Ghz with the ram running at 1066Mhz

When i run it at 3.2Ghz and ram at 1064Mhz it dosnt work and the bios resets it
if i run the cpu at 3.2Ghz and ram at 860Mhz it gets to the windows startup screen and crashs.
If i run it at 1.8Ghz and ram at 1064Mhz it just resets the bios when the computer restarts

i think its to do with the voltage on the ram and cpu

can anyone help

my mobo is a 965P DS3
ram is Kingston HyperX 8500C5 1066MHz

Th3D0n · 18 Aug 2009 at 20:17

any one help i want it runnin at 3Ghz-3.2Ghz with the ram running at 1066Mhz

Plec · 18 Aug 2009 at 20:58

Th3D0n said:
i think its to do with the voltage on the ram and cpu

If you've left the voltages still on auto you're probably right.

You'll need to get your hands dirty in the BIOS and manually set the voltages on the memory and the CPU and get it stable at 3GHz as a starting point.

Then up the FSB incrementally until it buckles and then knock it back a few MHz and then up the CPU voltage. Stress test it for a few hrs, use and abuse it - then repeat process...

At the same time you will need to monitor/adjust your memory’s frequency. I suggest you keep the memory frequency as close to 800MHz as you can - even if it’s slightly below - as going higher will probably restrict your clock or make the system unstable. It’s something you can try to address once you’ve found the CPU's limit or a clock that you're happy with.

The above is a very simplistic guide - but it should help you to get started. This thead - link - should help explain things in more detail.

Ducky Spud · 18 Aug 2009 at 21:04

Yea, Plecs "simple guide" is a pretty good one. If you keep the RAM below what its rated at then it will be more stable and you wont need to increase the voltage for that.

If you open CPU-Z and check what the voltage is currently at when set to auto, and use that as a starting point in the BIOS. It wont be quite right probably, but just keep increasing it slightly until your system is stable. I wouldnt go much over 1.4 - 1.45v though. Make sure you keep an eye on your temps too when increasing voltafes, use somthing like real temp for that

Th3D0n · 19 Aug 2009 at 04:01

Its stable at 3GHz using prime 95 to test it and thats with the voltage on auto but still the rams only at 890Mhz. the ram is ment to be able to do 1066Mhz but i cant get it to. Even if i move up the voltage to the ram!

I just want to get the ram up to 1066Mhz then ill be happy

and then i mite even push the cpu up even more
(3.2-3.4Ghz)

Plec · 19 Aug 2009 at 10:43

Th3D0n said:
Its stable at 3GHz using prime 95 to test it and thats with the voltage on auto but still the rams only at 890Mhz. the ram is ment to be able to do 1066Mhz but i cant get it to. Even if i move up the voltage to the ram!

I just want to get the ram up to 1066Mhz then ill be happy and then i mite even push the cpu up even more
(3.2-3.4Ghz)

Yes, but the bus speed of your CPU is 800MHz so it makes it very difficult to get the memory to 1066MHz and keep the system stable (see my sig for an example - i can only get my memory to ~930MHz).

Your best bet is getting a stable clock that your happy with, using manual settings, and then tweaking your memory around that ~FSB. You may get pretty close to 1066 but losing a few MHz will not make any noticible difference compared to a superior CPU clock.