***The Official Conroe Overclocking Thread ***

[easyrider]

Well this 6400 looks good....

I'm currently running orthos at 3.7ghz on 1.55v

 

[easyrider]

5hrs in 6400 @3.7ghz

 

[easyrider]

Yeah yeah lets see 4Ghz

lol cheers matey


looks like its a pearl

 

[easyrider]

@ w3bbo...

How much was your custom water?

 

[easyrider]

Dunno - been changed that often - wish I could claim it was budget but sadly its far from it lol. Could have perhaps gone phase with all the money I have spent changing my water setups .

Yeah but hehe its fun !

 

[easyrider]

What skill is there using phase change that practically guarentees 4ghz+?
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Why dont you try it and find out.

 

[easyrider]

Don't like wearing ear defenders while at my PC

Nah something for the future I guess but I have reached my goal with water (4ghz) so I have no need for phase at this point in time. Wouldn't mind giving it a try for benching but I don't think I could cope with the noise/humming for a 24/7 setup, which I have been led to believe can be irritating.

Phase can be done with silence..

That is my main concern with my custom unit.

Mole is one of the best in the UK at phase change building, he's excited about my project

His last email was to say the new compressor is in and "its so quiet!" he says

 

[easyrider]

Yeah I'm sure it can be made quiet and if anyone one can then the 'mole' is the man to do it so I've heard - but quiet compared to what? If it really is 'almost silent' (as in a mouse farting) then I'd deffo be interested as -50c with silence would be great.

Your PC is louder than a mouse Farting....

Come on!

 

[easyrider]

up the vcore

 

[easyrider]

no-one?

Try 1.5v that just might be enough.

Take note: watch your temps

 

[easyrider]

Thanks, will try that and report back after testing.

So was it any better?

 

[easyrider]

Its temps that matter over vcore


what are your temps full load?

 

[easyrider]

UPDATE:

well easyrider, it seems you was right about giving it 1.5v
temp is about 4 or 5 cooler than normal as its the middle of the night




wadda you think?

Nice mate,

With 1.5vcore and those temps,which are fine I might add,I would go for a higher clock.

See how far you can get with 1.5v you might find 3.4ghz will be easy to achieve.


Heres my 6400 running happily @ 3.8ghz

 

[easyrider]

Can i see some posts on cpu-Z with the memory selection on , I want to know the mhz the ram is running,

Thanks

Jay

The ram is running 1:1 with the FSB so 950 MHZ

 

[easyrider]

Hi easyrider.

Thanks for the help,
just to keep you updated, its running in the daytime at 54 degrees idle.
id imagine that would rise to about 65 loaded using orthos.
(although its been hot here today !)
so i dont really want to push it too much with summer coming up.
also, ive not got a fan on the northbridge, just an antec spot cooler directed at it on full whack..ill have to get my fingers in there and see if its too hot to handle.

congrats on your clock, gotta admit im pretty jealous !

...i may try to get it up to 3.2 ghz but as i say im pretty worried about the temps, i dont wanna fry anything, so i may have another late night and try it when its cooler

Enjoy your 3ghz mate.

3ghz C2D is plenty.

 

[easyrider]

LOL @ wayne

 

[easyrider]

Just to say.


Stability is the key

 

[easyrider]

will i notice a difference going from 2.8ghz to 3ghz on the same cpu ?

Not really

considering your cpu will do 3.4ghz with tweaking I would ask why one would run such a slow clock on a cpu that will easily do more.

 

[easyrider]

Guys which is best for overclocking E6600 or the E6400?

Sorry to hop in

the 6600 has a higher multi.Although my 6400 clocks better than my 6600 did.
It all depnds plus 6600 has moe cache.

 

[easyrider]

Good clocks

Credit goes out to this forum for quality clocks with proof to match