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

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.

Exactly what I needed, THANK YOU!

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!

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

Sure thing, check your Inbox

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.

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

Thanks

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

LOL, done

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

Check your inbox

LOL, sure thing. Check your Inbox.

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

Hey Skyguy, why don't you make a theread about your OC'ing guide? Wouldn't that be easier than individually sending it to every person that asks?


I'm fairly confident I know what I'm doing, but it never hurts, can you send the guide to me also?

Thanks!

I'd pay you, but then I realize that I don't have any moneys....

If it is not trouble, I would like a copy of the guide as well. I did a brief OC soon after building, but stopped as I was not confident with monitoring it and I knew I needed more cooling. I need to read and learn more.

I signed up just to get the newbie guide I hope I get it

ROFL !

Yeah dewd you should probably make a post of that one, haha.

Judging by the response in this thread alone, it may even become a sticky.

Good luck all who are overclocking
Pete

HOLY CRAP!!!

I check my Inbox a few hours later and I got 15 messages for the DS3 Guide. WOW. 8O

I think I may have to post the Guide, I can't keep up with these PM's LOL. While I was typing a response, 2 more requests came in......well, I guess there's only 1 way to go this, eh?


So, the only question:

Post this in the Overclocking section, or just directly in the Gigabyte section since it's specifically for the DS3?

I don't wanna conflict with Wusy's guide, so maybe the Giga forum?

Thanks a bunch!!

Skyguy (or anyone that can help):

Can you please send me your guide to overclocking my DS3 - E6600 Chip?

I just put system together yesterday. Got to the POST successfully. I started to play around a little bit (in the bios and with RAID), I also started to do a windows xp install, but stopped when I saw the reported RAID drive size wasnt correct (I will need to install RAID drivers first).

I have done some mild overclocking 5 years ago, but am a NOOB by todays standards.

I have a DS3 Rev 3.3
2gb of G-Skill Memory
E6600, Artic 7 Freezer Pro Fan
Two 320gb Hard Drives (Will run on RAID0)
Antec Sonata III Case with a Earthwatts 500w PSU
DVD Writer and a DVD ROM

I was using the guide at:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1169366

Some of the BIOS settings that he mentioned in the guide were not on my screen (do I need to update the BIOS to get it to agree with the guide). In particular, I did not see anything on the "MIT" page about memory timings.

Not sure why my BIOS screen doesnt agree with the above guide.

I just want to get things up and running at stock speeds for a few days, then after everything is stable and I have all drivers installed correctly, I will overclock to the 3.2 to 3.6 range.

Thanks for the guide. It was a very good read. I think someone somewhere likes me alot, cause it seems I accidentally stumbled upon all the correct settings! Anyways, like I mentioned, thanks again!

Would you be so kind as to supply a copy, many thanks.

Looking forward to getting your guide later, I will check for a "sticky".

One question I need help with...

How do I get at the "memory timings portion" of my BIOS? It is not on the version of BIOS I have (my MB is a DS3 V3.3 from newegg this past week).

Is it in a hidden menu? Or do I need to get a newer version of the BIOS?

"3 Ball" said something about CTRL + F1, but I didnt fully understand this.

Thanks,

Willie

Is it better to have a higher FSB with a lower multiplier?

Not sure what combinations I should try...

Someone said to stay just off of 400 (395 or 410)

8x multiplier with a 400fsb

9x multiplier with a 334-375fsb

or 9x with 400 FSB (Is that pushing it?), I have a DS3/E6600, Artic Freezer 7, 2gb G-Skill DDR2 800 with low timings.

What should I start off at, what can I expect to reasonably achieve?

I will prolly let the system stabalize for a couple of days at stock speed first (before I attempt any overclocks).

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Ok, since I can't keep up with all the requests and PM's, I've now posted my newbie Guide for OC'ing on the DS3.

Here you go everyone:

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/har [...] 74#1686474


Hope it helps, feedback would be appreciated! (or votes for Sticky )