Whats the best clock I can get on a 1.8Ghz E6300?

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Hi all,

I've put together a budget PC for playing some games like LFD and CS Source. Whats the best clock I could get from the older 1.8Ghz E6300? The original owner had it at 3.2, is it possible I could get 3.4 with decent memory?

E6300 1.8
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
Black Dragon PC-8500 2x2Gb
Zotac Nvidia GT240 GDDR5

Thanks
 
Maximum overclock of a given processor is a function of motherboard, ram, psu, temperatures, skill and persistence of the overclocker. Probably of other things like humidity as well, but those are the big ones in no particular order. I've underlined the most important one in my opinion.

As such, there's not a hope we can tell you what the cpu will clock to. This is alright though, as you will find out for yourself shortly.
 
Spooter said:
The original owner had it at 3.2, is it possible I could get 3.4 with decent memory?
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Hi Spooter,

3.4GHz is a great clock for a circa 2006 E6300, I think that was about where mine topped out too although there were a few floating around at 3.5GHz but can't vouch if that was a stable clock or not . . . at the very least they were stable enough to boot windows and grab a CPU-z screeny which I could never do myself! ;)

The E6300 was my first core 2 duo and ran that for two years across three LGA775 motherboards (P965/P35/P45) . .

It was 2.8GHz (7x400) really easy . . . 3.15GHz (7x450) with about 1.4vCore but seemed to hit a wall around 485MHz-FSB! :(

At first I thought it was the older P965 motherboard so swapped that out a year later for a P35, lots more options but no better overclock then I swapped that out a year later for a P45 and same thing . .

It's almost like a lot of the older E6300's *cannot* handle running at much beyond 485MHz . . obviously you would be wanting 500MHz for 3.5GHz but even getting 500MHz-FSB to run stable on *any* system is definitely not for the fainthearted and almost certainly will require a chickens foot and a little vOOdoo! :cool:
 
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Big.Wayne said:
Hi Spooter,

It was 2.8GHz (7x400) really easy . . . 3.15GHz (7x450) with about 1.4vCore but seemed to hit a wall around 485MHz-FSB! :(
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I'm just returning to my E6300 rev B2 on my Asus P5Q-E, managed to get all the way to 3Ghz on 1.2v.

Currently upto 3150Mhz on 1.225v which was stable on Prime95 for over 9 hours:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewhiteknight/4276706278/

Hoping to crack 3.2 later and who knows where it may end :)

Not sure my Arctic Freezer Pro will keep up though... :eek:
 
I had an e6400 which was very similar and it went to 3.6 ghz but you had to shove a lot of volts in for that! It got 3.4 with ease at about 1.4v and at that clock it performed fantastically. It was the newer architecture though.. I think mine was an 07 chip. I sold it eventually and went back to the fantastic e2160. 3.0ghz on LESS than stock volts ***!
 
Had mine running at 3.3Ghz stable in the same board as you OP with some Crucial 10th anniversary RAM, good system that was, lasted me a few years! :)
 
Thanks for the replies all. I only actually got the board setup today.

Anyone know what bios settings I should use for the GA-965P-DS3.

I am also using the AC Freezer Pro.

What is the max temp and voltage for this chip?

Im idling at 31c

Will my Black Dragon PC-8500 2x2Gb be good enough for the job.
 
I've had my e6300 @ 3.2Ghz (@1.264v) for 3 years on an AC Freezer 7 Pro and it's been flawless from day one!

I've got an Asus P5B Deluxe though but that memory should deffo be up to the job
 
These are the Bios options I have..

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 266
PCI Express Frequency - Auto
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - Auto
DDR Overvoltage - Normal
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage Control - Normal

I have tried uping DDR, FSB, MCH +1 and changing the CPU Host freq to 400 but the PC wont boot.
 
Spooter said:
These are the Bios options I have..

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 266
PCI Express Frequency - Auto
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - Auto
DDR Overvoltage - Normal
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage Control - Normal

I have tried uping DDR, FSB, MCH +1 and changing the CPU Host freq to 400 but the PC wont boot.
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Hi Spooter,

Change the following and start lower than 400MHz if your having problems, try small to start with say 300MHz.

Check overclock by running ORTHOS or Prime95 for about 30 mins, OCCT is also good and seems to pick up errors that ORTHOS and Primt95 don't. If its stable with the test then increase by 10MHz and repeat until you reach either a high temp or too much CPU voltage (probably stop at 1.4v).

When you reach a level you are satisfied with leave ORTHOS/Prime running for 12 hours or so and then try running your favourite games/apps.

I had a quick look at the manual (http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-965p-ds3_e.pdf)

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 300
PCI Express Frequency - 100
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 2.0
DDR Overvoltage - Normal
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage Control - 1.25v You might need to experiment with this one my lowest voltage was 1.2v at 2.8GHz but my board is a P45, older board will need more voltage to combat vdroop.

Best of luck and keep us posted.
 
Thanks for the reply.

I'm at 2.8GHz with the below settings.

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 400
PCI Express Frequency - 100
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 2.0
DDR Overvoltage - +4 (Memory is rated at 2.2v)
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage Control - 1.32v

I have tried to push for 3 by upping the other volts +1 but it doesnt seem to like a bus of 429.

Only done 20 mins prime so far but temps are hitting about 58c

Edit: Also just noticed mine is a B2 stepping. Any advice for more?

Memory running at

1:1

4
4
4
12
2T
 
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Spooter said:
Thanks for the reply.

I'm at 2.8GHz with the below settings.
I have tried to push for 3 by upping the other volts +1 but it doesnt seem to like a bus of 429.

Only done 20 mins prime so far but temps are hitting about 58c

Edit: Also just noticed mine is a B2 stepping. Any advice for more?

Memory running at

1:1

4
4
4
12
2T
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Hi Spooter,

I would set memory to default timings and maintain the 1:1 memory/fsb divider. Your aiming for the fastest CPU clock first and can look at the memory afterwards, this maybe what is causing you problems.

I would set the memory voltage back to normal and concentrate on the CPU voltage. With the higher clocks you may need to increase it slightly, on my Asus I increase by two of the BIOS increments each time and retest.

If you get to say 1.4v and its still not stable try increasing the FSB voltage by 0.1v but make sure you have adequate cooling for the chipset.

You have quite a good board there and should be good for 450Mhz+ on the FSB.

Have you managed to get to 410Mhz, 415Mhz or 420Mhz? you may hit an issue at certain values of Mhz but just by increasing/decreasing one Mhz or two sometimes resolves the issue.

You need to do much more than 20mins of Prime :) like I said have the patience to run for at least 30mins for each change you make :)

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 400
PCI Express Frequency - 100
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 2.0
DDR Overvoltage - Normal
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage Control - 1.32v - Try increasing, you should be safe upto 1.4v but watch the temperature under load doesn't go above 65C.

Good luck !
 
Thanks for your help here dlknight

I have changed the memory settings to normal except for voltage.

I have just running prime now with the below settings.

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 431
PCI Express Frequency - 100
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 2.0
DDR Overvoltage - +4
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage Control - 1.4v (System wouldnt boot with less but shows as 1.376 in CPU-Z)

Temps around 49c idle and 58c under prime at the moment.
 
Back to 2.8Ghz

Not sure why but I had it running at 3GHz prime for 30mins then played some LFD for about a hour with the above settings but then fails to boot later on.
 
Spooter said:
Thanks for your help here dlknight

I have changed the memory settings to normal except for voltage.
CPU Voltage Control - 1.4v (System wouldnt boot with less but shows as 1.376 in CPU-Z)

Temps around 49c idle and 58c under prime at the moment.
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Hi Spooter,

Your temps look good for 1.4v ! - maybe increase a little if you can and keep an eye on temps. If it still isn't stable then try increasing the FSB voltage slightly.


I have just running prime now with the below settings.

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 431
PCI Express Frequency - 100
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 2.0
DDR Overvoltage - +4
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - +0.1v
MCH Overvoltage - Normal

Regards

Dave K.
 
Currently running at 2.8 and have better temps now as I have to a zalman 9500.

Setting are below but despite trying higher volts on the setting below I can seem to boot at 3Ghz. I have two of these e6300 and they both seem limited to 2.8.

Maybe my PC-8500 Geil Black Dragon isnt upto the job?

CPU Clock Ratio - 7
CPU Host Frequency - 401
PCI Express Frequency - 100
CIA2 - Disabled
System Memory Multiplier - 2.0
DDR Overvoltage - +4
PCI-E Overvoltage - Normal
FSB Overvoltage - Normal
MCH Overvoltage - Normal
CPU Voltage - 1.376

Idle temps 32/35c max temps early 50s
 
dlknight said:
Nice clock scooby, I'm hitting about 63C now at 3359MHz, I think I need a new cooler.

BTW you have the same revision as me "B2", from what I have read these were the best E6300 to O/C.

I will be happy with 3.4, should hopefully reach that tomorrow :)

All the best
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Get a bit of push pull fan on the arctic freezer mate! Its what I've currently got on my i5 and it dropped temps noticably (given the freezer really is a bottom of the line cooler for my current cpu)
 
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