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***The Official E4300 Overclocking Thread***

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oK, I've managed to get a higher FSB. It doesn't boot with 380FSB tho, so I guess it could be a hole. :( These 965 boards do some weird things when playing with the FSB. I think with a bit of tinkering I should be able to get a nice balance between RAM, FSB and CPU speed. I'm used to clocking athlon XP's, so all these extra settings are a little overwhelming.

Also, there is some good info for peopl using the P5B here:
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=30

Shame I didn't understand half of it! :o
 
Has anyone found the answer to why these programs give different readings for the E4300? Can someone with a similar CPU (2140/6300) post their temps?

At 2.4GHz, 1.325v in BIOS I get at idle:

42/45 TAT
39/44 Core Temp 0.95
23 EasyTune
29/33 Speedfan 4.32

Stock Intel cooler at 1200RPM
2 x 120mm case fans at ~1000RPM.


Under load:
67/68 TAT
- Core Temp crashes
48 EasyTune
52/53 speedfan 4.32

CPU cooler at 1650RPM

The BIOS reading is similar to Easytune at idle.

If I turn off my PC the HSF is pretty cool, barely luke warm.

My old 2600XP used to get near 50 degrees under load and kicked out a lot of heat. The HSF would be quite hot when the PC had just turned off. This is not the case for the E4300. I'm starting to think maybe my HSF isn't mounted correctly but these programs giving different readings isn't promising.

:confused:
 
Hi, I've got my e4300 at 3.1 but it doesn't want to go any higher. My rig is as sig - I just added a 70mm fan to the NB heatsink, and replaced the SB heatsink with the zalman zm-n743 NB cooler http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-007-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=

I can't seem to get over 3.1GHz (345x9) at 1.475v CPU voltage. I'm getting around 73C load at that voltage in coretemp/TAT. Is it safe to go any higher, and should I up the NB voltage?

Is it normal for the 4300 to run so hot? (I'm using a zalman 9700 in a pc7 with 3 80mm silenx ixrema fans - 2 in and 1 out, with an x1900xt with a zalman vf900, 1 HDD)

I tried setting the multi lower but I can't get it to post at 401x6, 410x6 or 450x6... Is it worth trying for longer at a lower multi or should I just stick to x9 (I'm using GeIL 6400 ULL RaM)?
 
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Had a play with mine other day after getting a DS4, stuck it straight to 334x9 @ 1.35v and its stable as a rock :)

Temps are low 40's idle, mid to high 60's gaming and tops out around 70c with orthos (using TAT to measure)

Using a Thermalright SI-120, in a Lian Li PC 75.
 
Just wondering what cooling most people are using for there clocks. ive got a noctua cooler and p5n-e sli,

Its sitting stable at 3ghz but havnt tryed pushing it any further.

wondering if anyone managed say 3.4ghz on air cooling with similar set up as me.


cheers mark
 
markoboyo11 said:
Just wondering what cooling most people are using for there clocks. ive got a noctua cooler and p5n-e sli,

Its sitting stable at 3ghz but havnt tryed pushing it any further.

wondering if anyone managed say 3.4ghz on air cooling with similar set up as me.


cheers mark
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Stock intel cooler here. I have been meaning to get a artic freezer 7 for a while now but I keep forgetting.

I would say however (without trying to sound big headed) that my case has excellent cooling hence why I think I am ok with the stock cooler.
 
E4300/E4400 Overclocking

I've also read on some forums about the latest E4300/4400 chips not having the same overclocking potential as the earlier chips, on which most overclocking articles are based. Can anyone confirm this?
 
Had another play today:
3.2ghz @ 1.45v - fine
3.3ghz @ 1.45v - fine
3.4ghz @ 1.475v - fine
3.5ghz @ 1.475v - fine

On air load temps never went passed 71c in TAT.

Went for the 100% overclock (3.6ghz) and PC had a nervous breakdown :eek:

After a nice lengthy CMOS reset went to fire it back up @ 3.5ghz and it started resetting continously.

For some reason now it wont boot past 3.375ghz (375x9) :confused:

All settings are same as before but it wont budge now :(

Have rolled it down a bit to 3.2ghz (356x9) and it seems happy enough so suppose it'll have todo :p
 
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