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***The Official Conroe Overclocking Thread ***

im using..

vMCH - 1.65
Vcore - 1.55
PCI - 33Mhz
PCI-E - 110
Hyper path 3 - off

Ram 1:1 upto 430 FSB, above that its 4:3 or it wont boot.

Some say 4:5 works above that, you would need the fastest ram i reckin but Ive not got it to work with mine even with 5-6-6-18 timings. I was able to run my ram upto 550 with my badaxe.

The Asus has very tigh board latenies which shows in super_pi tests like for like and this prevents major mem clocks.
 
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wyrdo said:
You do know what the priority does, don't you? Prime is still going to be performing the same calculations so it actually makes no difference as far as I can tell.

If I'm wrong please correct me but this is just the system priority prime is running at, a higher prioty just means any other processes aren't going to get as much of the system.

Prime will still be doing exactly the same job.
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Sure it's the same calculations, but higher priority...calculations done faster.
You really don't believe a P3 will calculate those calculations in the same time...do you?

Higher system priority, more job done...and more stress on CPU.
But who am I to tell you...
Maybe you could try to raise the priority to 8-9 on your "stable" SP2004 session done with Pri1....and then we will see how long it will last.
 
This is what I'm up to so far (click for picture)

All I've changed is:
* Disabled HyperPath 3
* Raised CPU vCore to 1.3250v
* Forced the 4-4-4-12 timings of my G.Skill RAM (not sure if this is a bad idea or not)
* Everything else left as default/auto

Haven't really had time to play about with it much at work, but I'm quietly impressed so far!
 
my E6300 is now sitting at home. Rest of the build will arrive tomorrow.

Can't wait :D

EDIT: home now, with pics:

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:D
 
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Clint said:
Sure it's the same calculations, but higher priority...calculations done faster.
You really don't believe a P3 will calculate those calculations in the same time...do you?

Higher system priority, more job done...and more stress on CPU.
But who am I to tell you...
Maybe you could try to raise the priority to 8-9 on your "stable" SP2004 session done with Pri1....and then we will see how long it will last.
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Increasing priority ensures more cpu cycles are assigned to the application. If another application is running concurrently with Sp2004 it will steal cpu time and effectively reduce the cpu load. Sp2004 Priority 1 with a busy system is more or less a screensaver. Priority 1 without concurrent applications is little or no different to priority 10.

The only practical difference is its a pig to get a "stable" screengrab.

 
fornowagain said:
Increasing priority ensures more cpu cycles are assigned to the application. If another application is running concurrently with Sp2004 it will steal cpu time and effectively reduce the cpu load. Sp2004 Priority 1 with a busy system is more or less a screensaver. Priority 1 without concurrent applications is little or no different to priority 10.

The only practical difference is its a pig to get a "stable" screengrab.

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Agreed, you've explained it the way I understood it.
 
fornowagain said:
Increasing priority ensures more cpu cycles are assigned to the application. If another application is running concurrently with Sp2004 it will steal cpu time and effectively reduce the cpu load. Sp2004 Priority 1 with a busy system is more or less a screensaver. Priority 1 without concurrent applications is little or no different to priority 10.

The only practical difference is its a pig to get a "stable" screengrab.

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Very true.

Best then would ofcourse be if all used priority10 to prevent "missleading" results, right?

After all, if all used priority10 the results shown..(and presumably also used as reference) would be a viable aid for the others, right?

Do you not share timings, settings and so on with each other based on achieved stable clocks?

...but again, after so clearly pointed out how it works, I'm pretty sure we will see at least one or two suddenly raised clocks here....just my own humble opinion though ;)
 
Clint said:
...but again, after so clearly pointed out how it works, I'm pretty sure we will see at least one or two suddenly raised clocks here....just my own humble opinion though ;)
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Raised clocks? I don't understand.

I don't think it makes the slightest difference unless the people in question are silly enough to run another cpu demanding app for the duration of the run. The odd cycle request for a printscreen or whatever does not invalidate a run. It could be open to manipulation, but what isn't?
 
fornowagain said:
Raised clocks? I don't understand.

I don't think it makes the slightest difference unless the people in question are silly enough to run another cpu demanding app for the duration of the run. The odd cycle request for a printscreen or whatever does not invalidate a run. It could be open to manipulation, but what isn't?
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Umm, with raised "clocks" I simply mean higher frequency on the cpu...that are "validated" with an SP2004 or prime95...and if run another application to "steal" cycles that would render a higher "clock".

After all this forum is named Overclockers UK, and focus is on overclocking..(or used to be?)..and we all know that it's a more or less a competition on who got the best clock and who got the best core and so on..

So to assume that a few fellas here and there would use that you described to get some attention in the "hall of fame", is it too far fetched? :rolleyes:

....yet again I'm trying to get a point through here, but it's seems to me that there is something with you guys here that really aint up to par with what the name of this forum implies...
 
CatMangler said:
As this is the Conroe overclocking thread:

I'm looking at a 6300 and want to overclock it a bit, say to 2.4Ghz, could I get away with that with the stock HSF?
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I think you will have no problems at all..:)
 
Clint said:
Umm, with raised "clocks" I simply mean higher frequency on the cpu...that are "validated" with an SP2004 or prime95...and if run another application to "steal" cycles that would render a higher "clock".
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Its not as simple as that, any other app would need to run continuously without significantly loading the CPU. In all, this may help increase the time before failure. However over a reasonable period of time prime will still fail. A processing error will occur at some point. Its no different to people who say the system is stable for Pi or games. Errors are happening with the overclock, they just don't happen with anything critical. As it carries on files become corrupted until something like the MFT system file is damaged.

Clint said:
After all this forum is named Overclockers UK, and focus is on overclocking..(or used to be?)..and we all know that it's a more or less a competition on who got the best clock and who got the best core and so on..
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There is always someone with more money or a better chip. I like to know what I can expect to get from a typical average overclock. I've never been lucky enough to have a cherry chip, but being in the ball park is nice. And a lot of the xtreme overclocker have access to a lot of kit. You can't win. For me its more about comparing notes and sharing knowledge.

Clint said:
So to assume that a few fellas here and there would use that you described to get some attention in the "hall of fame", is it too far fetched? :rolleyes:
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There's people on this very forum who BS like mad. They all get found out. There are a lot of very experienced overclockers here, I for one cut my teeth on the 8086, I've built and overclocked PC's since my first 386SX-20. I know BS when I see it. If someone wants to fake it, they can, so what.

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....yet again I'm trying to get a point through here, but it's seems to me that there is something with you guys here that really aint up to par with what the name of this forum implies...
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I'd prefer to take most at face value, if something needs clarification someone will ask. You've shown by your comments a lack of knowledge, I suggest you spend a little more time reading and a little less slagging off the denizens. If you feel that strongly about it start a thread, this is not the place.
 
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Stephen B said:
I'd bet our cat on it :)

in fact if you didn't get 2.8 at default volts I'd be surprised
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I think you would be unlucky to get less than 3GHz on stock voltage - bbut I guess its mobo dependent also :D

I am pretty impressed getting mine to nigh on 3.3GHz on a cheapo akasa air cooler
 
fornowagain said:
Its not as simple as that, any other app would need to run continuously without significantly loading the CPU. In all, this may help increase the time before failure. However over a reasonable period of time prime will still fail. A processing error will occur at some point. Its no different to people who say the system is stable for Pi or games. Errors are happening with the overclock, they just don't happen with anything critical. As it carries on files become corrupted until something like the MFT system file is damaged.


There is always someone with more money or a better chip. I like to know what I can expect to get from a typical average overclock. I've never been lucky enough to have a cherry chip, but being in the ball park is nice. And a lot of the xtreme overclocker have access to a lot of kit. You can't win. For me its more about comparing notes and sharing knowledge.


There's people on this very forum who BS like mad. They all get found out. There are a lot of very experienced overclockers here, I for one cut my teeth on the 8086, I've built and overclocked PC's since my first 386SX-20. I know BS when I see it. If someone wants to fake it, they can, so what.


I'd prefer to take most at face value, if something needs clarification someone will ask. You've shown by your comments a lack of knowledge, I suggest you spend a little more time reading and a little less slagging off the denizens. If you feel that strongly about it start a thread, this is not the place.
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You really put in the effort here, don't you? :D
Oh well, even though i'm quite sure I've been at it as long as you..(even though I would not use it as an argument like you do)
I cant stand this kind of arguing for the sake of just that. My point still stands
as firm as ever, no matter how you are trying to make it look like.
May be that my english can't express my points that clearly, but i seriously can't see how my point of view differ so much from yours...you are only twisting and arguing to prove me wrong or just for the sake of it.


..me against you all huh?...haha! :D
I can see that you only are taking care of your "high post count fellas" against a measly 100+ poster as myself...even though they argued against what you are saying.

But ok, not that I really care...I can easily drop this..considered it closed (even though I bet you will have a final word to say) ;)
 
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