P5Q Deluxe + E8400 Overclocking Master-class Needed?

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Hi guys I would just like to know, what are the main points I should look for when overclocking this type of board and CPU? Would be great if someone could give me a little advice.

Thanks:o
 
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Hi, its the Noctua NH-U12P, I would love to get 4ghz, but a little worried about the temp, tried it before it hit 74C, the thing is im new to the overclocking scene, just would like to know what you guys think?:o
 
74c is fine during stress testing. Tell us your current bios settings by filling in the below template:

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AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: 8.0
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 101
FSB Strap to North Bridge: Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-901 MHz
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO 
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: Manual

1st Information: 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: AUTO
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information : 8-3-5-4-6-4-6
READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information : 14-5-1-6-6
WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
DRAM Read Training: Auto
MEM. OC Charger: Auto
AI Clock Twister: Auto
AI Transaction Booster: Auto

All Pull-In's: Disabled

CPU Voltage: 1.425 ( 1.416v idle | 1.43 full )
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.630
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.670
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.28
NB Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 1.96
NB GTL Reference: 0.630
SBridge Voltage: 1.10
PCIE SATA Voltage: 1.50

Load Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
CPU Margin Enhancement: Optimized

**** Advance CPU Settings ****
************************** 
CPU Ratio Setting : 8x
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled
 
Hi there thanks for the replies, ive edited the text below,


AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: 8.5
FSB Frequency: 410
PCI-E Frequency: 100
FSB Strap to North Bridge: Auto
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1028 MHz
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: Auto


WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
DRAM Read Training: Auto
MEM. OC Charger: Auto
AI Clock Twister: Auto
AI Transaction Booster: Manual
Common Performance: Level 8

CPU Voltage: 1.33V
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.630
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.670
CPU PLL Voltage: Auto
NB Voltage: Auto
DRAM Voltage: Auto
NB GTL Reference: Auto
SBridge Voltage: Auto
PCIE SATA Voltage: Auto
Load Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
CPU Margin Enhancement: Optimized

**** Advance CPU Settings ****
**************************
CPU Ratio Setting : 8.5
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Enabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
 
Try these settings. Also, what model ram do you have?

davedudes said:
AI Overclock tuner: Manual
CPU Ratio Setting: 9
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 101
FSB Strap to North Bridge: 333
DRAM Frequency: DDR2-1040 MHz
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: MANUAL


CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: AUTO
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

DRAM Static Read Control: Disabled
DRAM Read Training: DISABLED
MEM. OC Charger: ENABLED
AI Clock Twister: MANUAL
AI Transaction Booster: Manual
Common Performance: Level 8

CPU Voltage: 1.33V
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 0.655
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): 0.655
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.52
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.20V
NB Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 1.92V
NB GTL Reference: Auto
SBridge Voltage: whatever is lowest
PCIE SATA Voltage: Auto
Load Line Calibration: Enabled
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew: Auto
NB Clock Skew: Auto
CPU Margin Enhancement: PERFORMANCE

**** Advance CPU Settings ****
**************************
CPU Ratio Setting : 9
C1E Support: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Enabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
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sorted the thread title out

i dont think i can add anything that gurusan cant tell you
if theres anyone on the forums that knows wolfdales - its him!!!

you are in capable hands :D
 
There used to be a big thread on the P5Q boards in the motherboad section. But I cant find it now. There was some great help from Big Wayne and clocking.
 
Hi there, Ive just ran Prime95 for 2+ hours, with my cpu @ 4050MHz and reached temps of 58 to 60 c full load, so fingers crossed I should be ok

What do you think gurusan
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And a big thankyou;)
 
Well done :) You're very welcome. Temps sounds great so I would keep pushing.

Just keep raising the FSB, but there are a few things dependent on FSB speed. 1.28V should get you 480+fsb but you are running 8gb which puts a little more strain on the memory controller...so you might need to nudge that up a bit. Shouldnt need more than 1.3ish for nearly 500FSB though.

Performance Level 8 should also be fine up to about 480, after that you made need to loosen it to 9 (lower is faster, higher is more stable and will always increase with fsb)

Actually, your memory divider will also probably need to be dropped to 1:1 and on the P5Q that means that you will need to set performance level to 10 for this to work at all.

And of course you might need more CPU vcore :)
 
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