P4 2.6C overclocking troubles continue...

[The_Thing]

Well, i'm still fiddleing with my ocing(my system specs are on the P4 2.6C won't oc post i made earlier if you need them). There are several reasons I think i can't get the 1ghz fsb out of it. First off, my PS Antec True 380 isn't bad, but when i turn the Vcore up above 1.6 it starts fluxuating ranging from 1.586 to 1.68 v. That fluxuation i think would cause the cpu to make errors and freeze. Does anybody know what PS tom uses when he does his 4 and 5 GHz cpu's??? I also am thinking of watercoolin. But who makes good coolers?? I know tom said the Corsair Hydrocool is good, I think the swiftech ones would be too, but i haven't seen any benchmarks on them. It is possible that the CPU has just plain old reached it limit, but that doesn't seem likely at 3.12 ghz because they come at 3.2 from the factory, so the core should be capeable of it. Well, if anybody has any suggestions i'd appreciate it.

 

[Vapor]

Your motherboard might actually be the culprit if the voltage is fluxuating...does a friend of yours have a i875 or 865pe that you could test?

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[Crashman]

You're using an Asus motherboard, aren't you?

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[scottchen]

Crashman I don't know about Asus and fluxuation, I just know Asus loves to overvolt. I'm running at 1.675@250FSB, but in CPU-Z it seems to be always around 1.73.

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[Crashman]

Put some load on it, record the values, don't be surprised of it comes back with 1.63-1.73v under load changes.

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[ytoledano]

My Abit IS7-E varies a lot also, as much as getting 1.42Vcore when using the default 1.525 setting while under load.

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[The_Thing]

Well, the farthest i've been able to get it up where P95 passes for at least an hour(i spot it after 1 hour and increase then run over night when i've found the max) to is 244 fsb with 1.625vcore. The ram volte is left at auto(OCZ DDR533 Dual). If i raise the Vcore above 1.625 then it just locks up after a few minutes. It is verry possible that that is just the limit oc this CPU, but that's not a verry high oc especially since they get all the way up to 3.2 ghz stock with the same core. Oh well, i guess Intel screwed me over.

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[Unolocogringo]

You bought a 2.6c that runs fine at 2.6.
So how did Intel screw you over????????????????????

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[Crashman]

Does it vary a lot in relation to line voltage (that is, the core voltage jumps a lot when the line voltage fluctates very little)?

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[ytoledano]

I'm not so sure what line voltage means but if it's the 3.3, 5 and 12V then no, when under load only the core voltage varies.

POST is way overrated, the black screen and beeps should be enough for most people.