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***The Official Wolfdale 8200/8400/8500 Overclocking Thread ***

Midget^ said:
Damn, can only get my e8400 up to 3177mhz, was expecting a bit better :(.

Had the following settings, tell me if anything looks dodgey:
CPU: 353fsb @ Auto voltage (also tried 1.225v, also failed)
Mem: Set to 1:1 so RAM is only 706mhz (so below the normal 800mhz, can this still cause problems?) @ 2v

Running it on an Asus P5K and OCZ 2gb Platinum. Using stock HSF, intend to replace it but I was still expecting a little more from stock with this chip :(.
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It will most likely be your RAM timings that are causing the problems here. Also I wouldn't trust the auto voltage. Yes it has got a lot better over time but still can't be trusted in my opinion.

Try 400x9 - You'll have to work out the voltage yourself though but just use other people's finding to work out what should be acceptable and then work up from there. If it boots and runs at the first voltage you try then just make sure it's stable and knock it down one increment in CPU voltage until it's not stable any more so you are using the least amount of voltage possible. Run the RAM at 1:1 as that will give you the DDR800 that you require and a 3.6Ghz overclock. Set your timings at what the RAM suggests and give it the correct voltage for stock use. If this all works then you are going to have to play around with the RAM timings to get a higher CPU speed maybe or you might be lucky and the RAM will run at the timings specified but at higher than 400FSB.

Hopefully this will get you past the low clock you are getting now and you can continue further. It's a task but you'll manage it ;). Please post back with your results or problems and we can try to get your speed up.
 
Midget^ said:
Mem: Set to 1:1 so RAM is only 706mhz (so below the normal 800mhz, can this still cause problems?) @ 2v
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As J.D suggested above, set your RAM voltage to its default, which for your memory is 2.1v. It can run at a lower voltage than this (I have mine at 1.95v with the memory running at it's SPD settings on a non-overclocked system) but the OCZ Plat memory seems to like volts.

As an aside, you can run your memory at 2.2v and not invalidate the warranty.
 
Sasso said:
humm ok got bored of doing tests after that BSOD, but now ive put it back to stock and UT3 keeps crashing on me ?! :mad: :(

right im uninstalled ut3, got rid of some other stuff, just re sat the HSF (noticed the the fastenning screws on the TRUE had come slightly slack :o ) booted it back up, everything back to stock.... and now if fails the small FFT test :mad:... :( something aint right and it also fails the 1M superpi test?! wtf?!?!?!?!
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If its failing at stock then surely the chip is faulty? Send a webnote to OCUK (Assuming you bought it from there) and ask for advice. They may RMA it for you.
 
Sasso

Have you considered that it isn't your CPU at fault but rather your memory.
All the symtoms you describe point to bad memory.

Run memtest86+ and test your memory before sending the CPU back.
 
Ive had little or no problem getting my E8500 to 4.2 gig on my P5K Bkl Pearl premium. Orthos passed its 8 hours test fine , temps maxing out at 73 on my old freezer 7 no less :eek: Im currently using 4x 1 gig of corsair xms2 c4 mainly to see how 4 sticks run in this board ! (coretemp is odd still ...as reports say, one temp a lot higher than another)

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=305610

Edit, update in progress , settings listed wrong
 
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PCZ said:
Sasso

Have you considered that it isn't your CPU at fault but rather your memory.
All the symtoms you describe point to bad memory.

Run memtest86+ and test your memory before sending the CPU back.
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i dont have a floppy drive, could i boot it from cd? or usb stick? how would i do that?
 
okies i will do, and if that test is fine then its the CPU yea? if it fails tho its the ram? all i wanted was a nice pc :( lol just tried running the small FFTs test again and it ran for about 30 mins then the pc just reset its self :(
 
Have you got any tips? lol im new to this

I would like to achieve about 4 Ghz if possible with the RAM working around its recommended speed (1066mhz) as I dont really want to O/C the RAM that much lol
 
hummm ok burnt that memtest86 3.4a to disk and booted, i set eveything back to clock pretty much, 333FSB 9x multi, auto vcore(read 1.192), ddr 1066 at 2.2v..... and i ran it twice and this is what i got... dont know what it means tho :(

and second run...


:(
also running super pi, its stable up to 1M but then on 2M it errors after the 2second loop and then doesnt work on any lower one again :(
 
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J.D said:
It will most likely be your RAM timings that are causing the problems here. Also I wouldn't trust the auto voltage. Yes it has got a lot better over time but still can't be trusted in my opinion.

Try 400x9 - You'll have to work out the voltage yourself though but just use other people's finding to work out what should be acceptable and then work up from there. If it boots and runs at the first voltage you try then just make sure it's stable and knock it down one increment in CPU voltage until it's not stable any more so you are using the least amount of voltage possible. Run the RAM at 1:1 as that will give you the DDR800 that you require and a 3.6Ghz overclock. Set your timings at what the RAM suggests and give it the correct voltage for stock use. If this all works then you are going to have to play around with the RAM timings to get a higher CPU speed maybe or you might be lucky and the RAM will run at the timings specified but at higher than 400FSB.

Hopefully this will get you past the low clock you are getting now and you can continue further. It's a task but you'll manage it ;). Please post back with your results or problems and we can try to get your speed up.
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Ok I'm making progress :D, up a whole 15fsb so far compared to before :p (3311mhz).

I think you were right about the ram timings, I relaxed them slightly and upped the voltage to 2.1v as suggested, and going from all the other images posted here I set the command rate to 2t (I only just got DDR2, so I always thought 1t was the option to pick)? Seems to be going swimmingly at the moment, just running Orthos then will hopefully push it a little further! Will report back later when i've broken the 5gz barrier ;).

Edit: Also I've noticed a low high-pitched noise coming from my computer, it's hard to pin point but if I had to guess i'd probably say it's the motherboard. It's not very loud, just audible, and only when under full load, is this something I should be worried about :(?
 
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Getting somewhere at last. 3.8Ghz ran all night prime stable. I am now priming at 4.2Ghz and have been fine for 2hours or so now. Temps are 48 degrees on both cores. Vcore is still at 1.4v which gives me 1.386v under load. I had to increase the motherboard voltages though. FSB Termination voltage is set to 1.4v, NB is set to 1.41v, SB is set to 1.1v, CPU and PCIe spread spectrums are both disabled. Everything else apart from ram timings and vdimm is set to auto.

E8400 guys, i just read a review that shows these really like low voltages. The guy got up to 3.7Ghz on just 1.1v. He then went on to a max clock of 4.32ghz with 1.43v vcore. He could'nt get any further as his mobo topped out. I can't post the link to the review because it has competitors ads on the pages.
 
pastymuncher said:
Getting somewhere at last. 3.8Ghz ran all night prime stable. I am now priming at 4.2Ghz and have been fine for 2hours or so now. Temps are 48 degrees on both cores. Vcore is still at 1.4v which gives me 1.386v under load. I had to increase the motherboard voltages though. FSB Termination voltage is set to 1.4v, NB is set to 1.41v, SB is set to 1.1v, CPU and PCIe spread spectrums are both disabled. Everything else apart from ram timings and vdimm is set to auto.

E8400 guys, i just read a review that shows these really like low voltages. The guy got up to 3.7Ghz on just 1.1v. He then went on to a max clock of 4.32ghz with 1.43v vcore. He could'nt get any further as his mobo topped out. I can't post the link to the review because it has competitors ads on the pages.
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cool :D nice one... wish i had the same luck :( it keeps rebooting after an hour of small FFT's at stocks everywhere :(
 
Sasso said:
cool :D nice one... wish i had the same luck :( it keeps rebooting after an hour of small FFT's at stocks everywhere :(
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You must have a dodgy component somewhere. There are a few people over at XS that have problems with our ram with the 502 and 601 bios. Personally i have'nt had any problems due to the ram/bios. Nothing's getting too hot is it?
 
wellibob said:
Ive had little or no problem getting my E8500 to 4.2 gig on my P5K Bkl Pearl premium. Orthos passed its 8 hours test fine , temps maxing out at 53 on my old freezer 7 no less :eek: Im currently using 4x 1 gig of corsair xms2 c4 mainly to see how 4 sticks run in this board ! (coretemp is odd still ...as reports say, one temp a lot higher than another)

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=305610

Heres what a friend and i have the premium set to in bois.(0504)

JumperFree Configuration Settings

AI Overclocking: man
CPU Ratio Control: 9.5
FSB STRAP TO N/B AUTO
FSB Frequency: 450
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: 900 MHZ
DRAM Command Rate: 2N
DRAM Timing Control: MAN
CAS# Latency: 5
RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
RAS# Precharge: 5
RAS# ACT TIME: 18
RAS TO RAS DELAY AUTO
REF CYCLE TIME AUTO
RIGHT RECOVERY TIME AUTO
RIGHT TO READ DELAY AUTO
READ TO PRE TIME AUTO
DRAM STATIC READ CONTROL AUTO
TRANSANCTION BOOSTER AUTO


CPU Voltage: 1.3375
CPU PLL Voltage:1.50 V
FSB Termination Voltage:1.40 V
DRAM Voltage:2.20 V
North Bridge Voltage: 1.55 V
South Bridge Voltage: 1.20 V
CLOCK OVERCHARGING VOLTAGE AUTO
LOAD LINE CALABRATION ENABLED
CPU GTL VOLTAGE REF 0.63X
NB GTL VOLTAGE REF 0.67X
CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM DISABLED
PCI E SPREAD SPECTRUM DISABLED

CONF ADV CPU SETTINGS

CPU RATIO 9.5
C1E SUPPORT DISABLED
MAX CPU ID VALUE LIMIT DISABLED
VANDER POOL TECH DISABLED
CPU TM FUNCTION DISABLED
EXE DISABLED BIT DISABLED
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Can you do a 3D06 run, and post your score with these settings, leave the 8800gt at stock settings.

Need to compare with.
e6600 @ 3200 with a stock clocked 8800GT gets 12.5k
 
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