overclocking!!!

EdGey · 13 Jul 2008 at 20:20

hey.

ok ive got a Q6600 and a tuniq tower and about 15C to play with.

ive been reading a lot on overclocking, and a lot of it just goes over my head :confused:

can someone tell me exactly what the settings would need to be to achieve 2.5GHz and 3GHz to give me something to work around?

mabye a formula to help me out?

what are the main things you need to change for an overclock?

i know theres very detailed threads telling you how to overclock, but i figured if i just ask a straight question and hopefully get a straight answer it would be more help to me.

thanks in advance, please reply.

EdGey · 14 Jul 2008 at 00:12

okies

specs

Asus P5K-E
8800GT OC
Q6600
2GB PC2-6400 800mhz
rest per sig
i hear the motherboard is good for overclocking.

your saying a just need to increase the FSB frequency? that sounds easy enough. il give it a shot soon.

EdGey · 14 Jul 2008 at 04:39

thanks a lot.

this is what ive come up with, if anything looks wrong? i dont really know what im looking for.

im happy with it :cool:

EdGey · 14 Jul 2008 at 20:18

ok, i put it down to the 3GHz, changed the FSB to 339MHz if i remember correctly. will do a bigger stress test tonight.

if it doesnt pass do i just need to up the voltage a notch?

thanks again guys

EdGey · 14 Jul 2008 at 22:44

thanks

EdGey · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:29

would it be a bad idea to go on games etc when stress testing? or wont that be a problem.

im getting kinda bored you see lol

EdGey · 15 Jul 2008 at 22:00

ok, ive finished.

i did it for a good 9 hours or so and had no problems.

going to keep it like that for now until i get some extra cooling and new thermal paste

thanks again for help