Thoughts on Overclock - Any Tips?

Lamus

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Hey,

I have OC'd my e6300 to 3290 @ 470x7 @ 1.4000v atm
(I'm like in the middle of OC'ing atm so I haven't had a chance to see how low I can reduce my voltages as of yet)
Corsair 5400 667 @ 5-5-5-15 @ 940
Gig 965P-DS3P rev3.3

System seems stable at settings, and I'm pretty happy with that as an overclock, concidering its not too far off doubling my clockspeed. It seems I can't push my FSB up any more, as about 475 it becomes unstable. Temps dont seem to push up above 50'C (52'C is highest ive seen)@(40mins of dual p95 torture).

At 475 the PC seems to just lock up,

A) do you think this is my CPU
B) do you think its the RAM
C) is it something else
C) any tips, thoughts on pushing it any further?

Many thanks,
Lamus
 

graysky

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Could be the RAM... you are after all pushing the limits of DDR2-667 since you're running it @ 470 MHz (theoretical max is 333 MHz)... You can get yourself faster RAM to know for sure :p