The Xeon 32xx Quad Core Overclocking Thread...

Ah thanks! sorry all, didn't realise there was a file size restriction, must still be some of those pesky dial up users still around ;)

Big Wayne I did briefly look at the thermlaright, tuniq, sythe etc coolers but i decided i didn't like the idea of having a block of council flats hanging from my motherboard :D (for aesthetic reasons as much as anything)
 
hmmm,

which cooler to go for,

The gemini II is ok, but if i could get better temps with the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme i think i may grab one.

Just wish they were in stock,

was thinking of getting a ds3p also. but not sure yet lol bored with the bad axe 2 now lol
 
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Now...should I replace my Arctic Freezer 7 Pro with one of these? It would mean taking my motherboard out etc...

Also current idle temp is 44 at 1.35v.
 
Received my 3210 yesterday. Teamed it up with a DFI 975X/G.

Currently up to 330+8. busy folding, temperature at 55,(stock cooler).

After reading other people's overclocks, Im sure there is more to come.
 
PinkFloyd said:
What is that measured with mate?
Sounds unlikely with 1.35v. Sounds like a dodgy sensor :/

What does coretemp / Intel TAT show it as?
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Er what's dodgy? I'm running an E6300 at 2.8ghz/1.35v (set in bios atleast).

Sorry...my question was aimed at the Ultra Extreme - should've said I don't have a QC.
 
Urgh... this new x3210 is baaaaaaad :(

2904mhz is perfectly stable on stock volts any higher = no

(going up in 50mhz chunks)

Wish i kept the last one and put this one in that rig.

Still getting used to the p5k so I'm hoping for the best any higher than the magical 3 and I'm good.

This is on a tuniq tower, my athlon x2 is using my h20.

Lots of settings to change :D

What's your max vcore you lot are using?, I'm tempted to push it up to see what i can get.

*edit* found the culprit, he goes by the name of heat!

Was using the asus probe which was reporting 45c, core temp reports 68/68/66/66 :rolleyes:

Have tightened my tuniq to as far as it goes, 2952mhz is stable :D

moving up slowly need to rig my water up for this mofo.

If you want to overclock these things you NEED water/chiller/phase!! :eek:
 
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I thought I was doing well when I had the fsb upto 340. I then decided to download coretemp. Oh noes, My temperature was up to 90. I tighten this silly stock cooler the best I can. Im now back to stock settings, with the temperature at 65. Need a better cooler, these things really do produce some heat.
 
Robert said:
Er what's dodgy? I'm running an E6300 at 2.8ghz/1.35v (set in bios atleast).

Sorry...my question was aimed at the Ultra Extreme - should've said I don't have a QC.
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Problem solved.

Kinda assumed you were running a quad :p


Good job on the 3GHz lay-z-boy. If noise wasn't such a problem I'd be chasing you down with the fans turned up and vcore higher! :D
 
3.1Ghz cracked :D

3.2Ghz in stress testing now :D

I ran cinebench at 3.1ghz, its single core result is as fast as both cores on my t2600 :eek::eek:

I've changed my ram from 4gb of p.o.s corsair to 2*512mb patriot 8000 sticks that i know clock well and i seem to have unlocked some serious potential in this core!

Using water now btw :) (apex)
 
vcore is 1.4 with the asus vdroop buffer enabled.
Temp is 66/66/67/67 under quad prime according to coretemp with a badly mounted apogee and almost no thermal interface material (run out)
For some reason my cpu prefers pll voltage and fsb termination voltage boosts instead of vcore.

Will post up screenshots when i power on the machine again after my general studies exams tomorrow :p:D
 
Nice going lay-z-boy. You got me wondering how much some better ram would help me now, this stuff I've got is poor for overclocking...
 
Could you please post your Cinebench results at around 3GHz. I'm guessing you will get around 1500 on the multi CPU test.

Thanks
 
Bito said:
So what is considered a good overclock on all the different Quad core cpu's then ??
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I'd say 3GHz on air, 3.5 on water.

That is judged from the very small amount of overclocked quads I've seen :p
 
PinkFloyd said:
I'd say 3GHz on air, 3.5 on water.

That is judged from the very small amount of overclocked quads I've seen :p
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3.5 sounds like a decent enough speed; 14ghz of raw computer power would do me nicely :)

Any indications as to what sort of voltage is required for this speed, and the requisite heat output... wondering if a water loop pairing a quad with a pair of HD2900XTs might be too much for a 3x 120mm Rad :eek:
 
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