AMD 3700+ Overclocked @ 2.53Ghz with errors

[ProdigyMS]

Hey everyone, I finally decided to start overclocking my rig. I am doing 5Mhz increases and am getting errors with SuperPI Mod 1.4 and Prime 95. It's only running about 35C Idle, 40C under load. I have been running it for about 30 minutes, but no lock-ups. I am using x11 Multiplier with 230Mhz HTT. My Vcore is at 1.36 (which is stock), but sohuldn't I beable to hit 2.6Ghz with air and be stable without upping the vcore? Can I go higher while stable? My last stable config was at 225Mhz HTT @ 2.48Ghz. My spec's are:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego, XP-90C with TT Silent Cat Fan
1GB(2x512MB) Mushkin Redline XP4000
DFI Lanparty UT nF4 Ultra-D, Emprex 16x Dual-Layer DVD Burner
250GB Western Digital SATA2 16MB Cache HDD
120GB Western Digital ATA inside Vantec Nexstar 3 Enclosure
Tagan 480-U22 PSU, X850XT PE, Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition

Any help is appreciated.

 

[7H4_D00D3]

do as wusy sez, try not to exceed 1.4V and do it in the smalles increments as possible

another path would be increase the latencies (but I don't think it would help due to the nature of your memories)

 

[ProdigyMS]

To get the 1:1 ratio, I need to have my RAM as the same as my HTT right?

 

[ProdigyMS]

Ok, thanks, its at 1:1 now. But do I have to up my RAM voltage to 3.3v? It's at 2.6v right now, but I need active cooling which I don't really have. My heatsink is on top of one, but the other one is like .5 to 1inch away from being under the heatsink...

 

[ProdigyMS]

Ah! Thanks for that info. I will be doing some more once I get back from church.

 

[ProdigyMS]

Right now I'm at 2.5Ghz with no errors, if I go higher than that I will get errors. My V-Core is at 1.392. My RAM is at 3.25v at 2-2-2-5 1T. I'm getting about 38C Idle, and the highest it's gotten under load is 43C. Should I go higher with my V-Core?

 

[Xabbo]

Hey is that an E6. I have one and i had to stop at 2.53ghz at 1.45volts, which is my max voltage. Im beggining to think that these new chips just dont oc as high as the older E4. I wish i knew that before i bought it .

 

[ProdigyMS]

My revision says E4 in CPU-Z, I did hit 2.53Ghz, ran fine in Prime95 for 2+ hours, but I get errors in SuperPI. But it's not like I use any programs that use what SuperPI tests, so I'm going to just keep going, temps are looking good hitting about 35C while idle, and 42C Under load.

 

[Xabbo]

Did you try upin the volts a bit? To say 1.45? Your temps look good enough to do it. Then check stability again.