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hi all, i've just put together my new system which consists of p5n-e, 2gb ocz plat rev2 and a E6300 (allendale Rev L2) which i believe is the newer version of the 6300 and was wondering if anybody has any experiences with overclocking this chip.
At the moment its stuck at 2.8ghz at stock volts, i've followed all instructions in the earlier posts in this thread regarding bios setup and i've tried uping the vcore and nb and just can't get it stable over 2.8ghz.
I have also done the vdrop mod with pencil to keep the vcore stable and 6300 has been lapped to keep temps down, currently [email protected] ram, currently load temp around 50c (coretemp) on stock intel hsf.
Any help much appreciated.
 
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Nickg said:
not got that mobo but i would imagine you need to up the Vcore to like 1.4v +?
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thanks for the reply but i've tried vcore upto 1.45 and nb upto 1.7 and still not stable over 2.8ghz.
Forgot to mention i'm using vista and if your familar with vista when you start up you get the welcome centre with system details, when i'm overclocking sometimes i get the welcome centre and sometimes no welcome centre depending on the volts put through vcore i think. Does this happen to anybody else?.
 
I think were all in the same boat mate, my e4300 wont go over 2.8 and is only at 1.35-1.4vcore, 1.5nb, no matter of volts to the chip or chipset gets me any further.

Theres been quite a few posts in this thread of overclocks stopping at 2.8, there must be something were overlooking???
 
devablue said:
hi all, i've just put together my new system which consists of p5n-e, 2gb ocz plat rev2 and a E6300 (allendale Rev L2) which i believe is the newer version of the 6300 and was wondering if anybody has any experiences with overclocking this chip.
At the moment its stuck at 2.8ghz at stock volts, i've followed all instructions in the earlier posts in this thread regarding bios setup and i've tried uping the vcore and nb and just can't get it stable over 2.8ghz.
I have also done the vdrop mod with pencil to keep the vcore stable and 6300 has been lapped to keep temps down, currently [email protected] ram, currently load temp around 50c (coretemp) on stock intel hsf.
Any help much appreciated.
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My E6300 has this batch code: L630A774 - Not exactly sure which revision etc. that is, but I only got it about 1 1/2 months or so ago. Anyway, i've taken her up to 3.3 GHz without issue, had her at 3.2 with 1.5 on the nb, to get up to 3.3 i've had to push the nb up to 1.7, all of this was done with vcore on auto along with +100mV, with no vdroop mod and 0202 bios straight out of the box. Since then i've set vcore manually to 1.4 with+100 mV. I've not yet had any luck pushing past 3.3 GHz, but i've not tried especially hard either! I posted the specifics of my oc here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8878493&postcount=845

From this, i'd say there's a few possibilities - your mobo is a different revision (i've not seen tale of revisions of this mobo changing OC outcomes, so this seems doubtful) - your cpu is the limiting factor (hopefully not, for your sake) - or, you just haven't left the system bed in long enough or not taken your time to step up the OC, in which case, keep at it! It took me a little while to get from 2.8 to 3.2, but patience is the key :)

As an aside, it seems strange to me to go to the trouble of lapping your cpu and killing its re-sell value without using an after-market cooler/water-cooling solution! Different strokes for different folks I guess!
 
Agr3sive said:
I think were all in the same boat mate, my e4300 wont go over 2.8 and is only at 1.35-1.4vcore, 1.5nb, no matter of volts to the chip or chipset gets me any further.

Theres been quite a few posts in this thread of overclocks stopping at 2.8, there must be something were overlooking???
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i'm using the e6300 rev L2 which is a true allendale (same as e4300 i think), unlike the e6300 rev B2 thats is conroe.


The reason for lapping was to see if i could reduce my temps at a higher vcore as the cpu has a concave heatsink, it did help the temps as by about 10c and i prob won't re-sell i'll just put in pc at work when i next upgrade. And i'm stuck with the stock intel hsf until the money tree grows in the garden(next week she be ready for picking) lol.
 
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I really couldnt recommend this board to anyone, the way it overclocks is laughable some times, certain multi's dont work even though the end result is far less than a overclock which is orthos stable at another multi.

There are big gaps in fsb too where you just will get no boot at all, yet a fsb 50mhz higher will boot no problems.

The software is also crap with readings for every temp/volt access point being inaccurate, also I find the board a little unfinished with a inadaquate northbridge heatsink and no southbridge sink.

This is my first Asus board and its not impressed me at all.
 
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After bad mouthing this mobo, its just booted in at 3ghz, im not sure if I love or hate this mobo, lol
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Ya learn to love it really. Just needs some TLC that's all. :)

I used to think 1.5v on the NB was neccessary, but i'm safe with 1.2v and Orthos stablin' Small FFT and blend for 24 hours each @ 3.15GHz (350x9).

Running 1.4vcore+1 due to poor batch however, but I can hit 3.4GHz with 1.6vcore+1 (1.5v NB) if ever I wanted to turn my room into a sauna and consequently fry my chip on air.
 
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I know what you mean mate, im on stock cooler as the arctic cooler freezer 7 doesnt fit in with the fan pointing to the exaust due to the nb sink, 10mins of orthos at 3ghz and its at 68.

Just trying to see if I can mount the ac7 sideways with a fan attached to the side, if not then a different cooler will be needed.

edit: not having much luck mounting a fan, do you think I would encounter much heat problems if I aimed the fan at the psu or g-card.
 
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Thats strange, did it read the bios and write it or just read then crash, I loaded from floppy and it gave me a read error so didnt try again.

I really hate flashing bios's, I borked a AW9D Max doing it, have you tried taking battery out, unplugging power cord and clearing cmos for 15minutes?
 
It read bios then wrote it and verified it, when it restarted it never got past the screen.
Have noticed that there seems to be some sort of graphics corruption on screen aswell.
5 or 6 short horizontal lines/dots...if thats any help
 
Not sure what to suggest to be honest, I had to rma my Abit for the same reason which isnt what you want to hear :( Its worth taking the plug/battery out and clearing the cmos for 15minutes though, rumours are about that it can work.
 
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