Anyone think i can get a 3.5Ghz overclock

[lmimmfn]

from the new components i bought, just wondering as im still waiting on ram,grrrr :
E6400 Core Duo
Asus P5N32-E SLI NForce 680
Scythe Mine Rev B Quiet Heatpipe CPU Cooler
Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4

The memory latencey is 4-4-4-12
and im using a Gigabyte 3D Aurora case with an XFX7800GTX 256Mb( just to give an indication that it'll have a bit o heat )

 

[billystringer]

What's the speed on that memory? 667mhz or 800mhz?

-The String

 

[chyort]

6400 ram is 800mhz... 667 is 5300

your fsb will be 437.5 for a clean 3.5ghz, meaning if your ram is in sync it will be running at 875mhz, you might have to loosen the timings, and increase voltage a bit to pull it off... duno.

you should have gotten a E4300, higher multiplier, easier time overclocking, and cheaper to boot... you would only need 388 fsb to hit 3.5ghz...

 

[RJ]

6400 ram is 800mhz... 667 is 5300

your fsb will be 437.5 for a clean 3.5ghz, meaning if your ram is in sync it will be running at 875mhz, you might have to loosen the timings, and increase voltage a bit to pull it off... duno.

you should have gotten a E4300, higher multiplier, easier time overclocking, and cheaper to boot... you would only need 388 fsb to hit 3.5ghz...

And where exactly have you seen anyone reaching 3.5 ghz with an E4300? :|

I'd go with an E6400, DDR2-1000 memory, and a motherboard that can handle 500 mhz fsb. You'll need to have an adequate CPU cooler and probably a fan on the northbridge. Drop the multiplier to 7x and you've got 3.5 ghz.

 

[chyort]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e4300_3.html

3.42 on air cooling quick 2 second google so im sure there is better.

oh and... 3.47
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/01/27/intel-core-2-e4300-and-e6300-processors-overclocking-test-reviews/

 

[BUFF]

your fsb will be 437.5 for a clean 3.5ghz, meaning if your ram is in sync it will be running at 875mhz, you might have to loosen the timings, and increase voltage a bit to pull it off... duno.

with that board afaik he can run CPU/RAM unlinked though.

& yes 3.5GHz should be achievable.

 

[RJ]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e4300_3.html

3.42 on air cooling quick 2 second google so im sure there is better.

oh and... 3.47
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/01/27/intel-core-2-e4300-and-e6300-processors-overclocking-test-reviews/

Okay newb....perhaps you overlooked this...

For our second experiment we increased the CPU voltage to 1.6V.

Um...can anyone else hear ticking? Why are there no temp readings for this under load? That would be the responsible thing to do, not for them to mislead readers into thinking that 3.42 ghz is achievable for more than a week.

:roll: Gee... I wonder how high I could go if I crank the snot out of my CPU voltage? Why am I going thru 4 processors a month? Gee, Intel must be building crap these days......

 

[chyort]

i expect people to read :lol:

And where exactly have you seen anyone reaching 3.5 ghz with an E4300? :|

You didnt state any conditions, like voltage or temps, you merely asked where. and i gave your your answer.

This whore debate is moot anyways because, if you could read, you would see he has allready purchased all the parts

 

[lmimmfn]

Many thanks for the info guys, and yep the CPU/RAM can be unlinked.

As for the E4300/6X00 debate, well i had already chosen and read many many articles on the subject and most of them just stated that the 6x00 series can go slightly higher. Also for me the price of a 6400 was just 25% more than a 4300, which was negligable when buying the Asus mobo.

Im getting 23 degrees idle temps and 29 degrees under load with a 10% overclock, does that sound ok?

I cant benchmark/overlock any higher yet cos my GPU is not running at 88 degrees at full load( 10 degrees hotter than on my old ASRock board with OC'd 4200+ ), i need to check if i put the CPU fan on incorrectly and if its blowing hot air on the GPU. You would have thought that for the installation instructions that they would have said check the airflow direction, grrrrr

 

[chyort]

Uh, temps sound fine to me, but i dont have a similar set up with a scythe to tell you for sure

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Core-Duo-Temperature-Guide-ftopict221745.html

and yeah, try aiming the cpu fan, at your rear case fan helps keep the air flowing

 

[lmimmfn]

Uh, temps sound fine to me, but i dont have a similar set up with a scythe to tell you for sure

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Core-Duo-Temperature-Guide-ftopict221745.html

and yeah, try aiming the cpu fan, at your rear case fan helps keep the air flowing

Wow, great link, cheers man, looks like im good on the temps for the CPU( must read more though )

llol, was right on the stupid CPU fan( you would think with the damn instructions they would say, STEP 1: look at the airflow directional arrow on the HSF and make sure you match the intended HSF position on the CPU to your case flow, grrr, im a noob for vertical CPU fans, only ever had the flat ones ), was pointing away from the GPU but not aligned with the case flow, have that sorted now, GPU is still 88 degrees though( it seems to lower the more the CPU fan has to work, might need another fan to blow the air away from the GPU