Overclocking Problem - Asus P5K Intel P35 - E8400

[Davepen]

Hi guys,
I have had this motherboard for a while, but only recently aquired the CPU.

At stock it is at 3ghz, but Ive heard I should be able to reach 4ghz with adequate cooling.

I also have now fitted a Titan Fenrir cooler (HUGE!) but now need some advice on overclocking on my motherboard.....

I have checked the settings in the bios and I seem to be unable to change the FSB speed? I know this is the all important setting that needs to be changed, but I am unable to do so?

Anyone know of any setting that is a prerequisite to changing the FSB? Or any reason why the motherboard/cpu would be locked to not allow this to be changed?

Also can anyone recommend any in-windows overclocking utilitys to use with this board?


Thanks

Dave

 

[SkeeterUK]

Might help?

With a quad

With a 8400 but p5k-e but same bios more or less.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Which P5K is it? There are loads.. I have problems with my P5KC with higher FSB frequencies.

 

[Davepen]

It is the Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

That is as it was listed from OCUK, no longer selling it tho.....

Ill have a look see if I can get the exact model number when I get home... any tool I can use to do this?

 

[AgedIdiot]

This Board ?

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=yS3ZeqfUdCTCIFT2&templete=2

If so download board manual - Bios Advanced Menu is the one you want - I think

 

[SkeeterUK]

Didnt them youtube links help at all?

 

[Big.Wayne]

I have checked the settings in the bios and I seem to be unable to change the FSB speed? I know this is the all important setting that needs to be changed, but I am unable to do so?

Hey Davepen,

that's a nice budget LGA775 board, always wanted one of those but I got suckered into buying the P5K-E

As far as I remember the feedback I read on the *Vanilla* P5K (as it was called, PCB colour) was positive, I think the only bug with that board was Loadline Calibration didn't work as expect (this may have been fixed by a recent BIOS uodate?).

Anyhow the setting you need to change is Ai Overclock Tuner which I suspect is still on [Auto] . . . once you change that to [Manual] a few extra BIOS options will appear including the elusive FSB-Freqeuncy you been hunting!

 

[Davepen]

Hi guys! Thanks so much for all your help Finally got it working!
Currently stable at 3.8 but Im gonna try and push it to 4

 

[Leeroy123]

Davepen i have the same cpu and could do with some advice on overclocking it, could you add me onto msn or xfire please, msn - [email protected] and xfire - ccisaw , thanks. ill be on tonight after 10 when i finish work.