About to overclock E6600 on DS3...Need some help

[jason57gizmo]

I have never overclocked anything before, so im looking for some advice. I have the E6600 on a Gigabyte 965P-DS3 with 4 gigs of OCZ ram (5-5-5-15). Im running it on vist ultimate (64 bit) and have the artic cooling freezer 7. I would like to go as high as safely possible and read the article on overclocking v1.1. Im still confused as to what voltages to set things at (MCH, FSB, SB, CPU). My mobo gives me +.1, +.2 etc. and im not sure where to put them. Im looking for any advice I can get.

 

[skyguy]

Check your inbox. I'm sending your my Overclocking on the DS3 for Newbies guide

 

[jason57gizmo]

Exactly what I needed, THANK YOU!

 

[chino182]

hi, can you send me the ds3 for newbies. as i want to overclock my 6600 ds3 combo

thanks

 

[daniel2br]

Hi, i'm algo getting that exact same combo (6600+ds3) and would be realy greatful if you could send me that newbie manual
thanks!

 

[skyguy]

Done and Done.

Let us know how the OC'ing goes!!

 

[jkurz]

Hook a brotha up with that Guide......Thanks....!!!

 

[MasterOfMatrix]

Hey Skyguy can u send me the guide to please?

 

[skyguy]

Sure thing, check your Inbox

 

[daniel2br]

Thanks alot! Btw great work

 

[jedi940]

Could you please post the guide in this forum. I could use it too. The biggest problem I have is knowing which component to increase voltage on (i.e. Nb, Memory, CP). how do you determine which component is unstable.

 

[danaconda]

Ive overclocked my e4300 but blindly added voltage as I saw fit (nothing substantial, just +.2 max to anything) but I would love to read this guide of yours. Posting it on the forum would be ideal for everyone I assume, but a PM will be sufficient .

Thanks!

 

[BambisRevenge]

Hey dont mean to burden you by joining the crowd, but can u send it to me aswell please?

Thanks

 

[skyguy]

Done, done, and done. 8)

Jedi, generally speaking, the voltages that need to be increased for stability on the DS3 are vCore and vDimm. vMCH can be +0.1v, but it depends on how hardcore you're going.

But 98% of the time it's vcore and vdimm. These C2D chips have huge headroom, so it depends if your RAM can take the speed and the juice. For example, my old OCZ Platinums ran great at 4-4-4-15 at 800mhz. But getting them past 860 was not good.....they just didn't wanna push, even with looser timings. So some RAM can go high, some can't. Those of you with a 4300 or 6600 won't have to worry because of the higher multiplier. Those of you with a 6300 will need good RAM to get really high overclocks though.

Generally around 3.0ghz, you'll need around 1.35 vcore and +0.1v or +0.2v vdimm, depending on the RAM. There are exceptions, but those settings should work. vMCH could go +0.1v maybe. vFSB, vPCI stay stock. So it's mostly the vcore and then vdimm that need the juice.

Lemme know if any questions, check your Inboxes.

 

[3Ball]

I just built a DS3 + E6600 system for a friend with a Zalman 9500 and I was able to get it 16 hours orthos stable @ 3.01ghz (9x334mhz) with 835mhz memory (4-4-3-5 timings) without changing any voltages accept the memory @ +.2 to make it to 2.0v (stock for his memory and I upped the FSB voltage to +.1v and everything else stayed the same. I was quite impressed to say the least. Im sure your build will go well. Especially with a guide!

Best,

3Ball

 

[Ssoulrunner]

I too would be very appreciative if you sent me a copy of the o/cing for NEWBIES.
Dunka

 

[skyguy]

LOL, done

 

[skyguy]

3Ball, you got GREAT results there, well done!!!

Yeah, if running into stabiliity problems, then definitely bumping up vcore, vdimm almost always solve it.

In general, for just about any overclock on a DS3 that isn't insane high, vCore to 1.35, vdimm to +0.1v (or maybe +0.2v), vMCH +0.1v almost always works and is stable. There are exceptions, but I've had it work too many times to argue LOL.

However, the goal is to always get the volts down to what is still stable, so 1.325 vcore might even work. But those settings I just said have almost always worked on just about any C2D and a DS3, so it's the best starting point.

Just gotta make sure EIST, C1E, etc, etc is all disabled and PCI is locked to 100.

Do all that, and you're almost guaranteed to hit 3.0 ghz without breaking a sweat........ASSUMING you have some decent cooling. DON'T FORGET THE COOLING!!!!!!!

 

[3Ball]

yea man, i was able lower his voltage to 1.325 on the vcore, and his temps are 46c on max load with othos in his Antec 900 with the Zalman 9500 w/ arctic silver 5...not to shabby i might say! lol the real pride and joy in his system was me being able to convince him to get the pc power and cooling 750w power supply...lets just say that it handles everything just fine...lmao

Best,

3Ball

 

[thioxane]

Could you send me the ocing for newbies guide as well Skyguy ?? Thanks in advance!
Thioxane

 

[skyguy]

Check your inbox

 

[Myrkul23]

Hey Skyguy, would you mind sending me that guide? I've been looking for a good beginner's guide to overclocking on this board. Thanks a lot.

 

[skyguy]

LOL, sure thing. Check your Inbox.

 

[Nellynirbf]

Hey, can i get the newbie guide as well? I have both the e6600 and a e4300 with a ds3 board and a zalman 9500 on both. Thanks in advance

 

[rusty1285]

Err could you send the guide to me as well? lol I would really appreciate it.