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yetyhunter   05-02-2008 at 01:20:39 PM

I own a E8400 , an Asus p5n-d and 2GB of ram PC2 4300 533mhz.How far can I oc'it with this memory?Can I reach 3.6 GHZ. I don't know alot about OC so someone can explain me step by step? Thanx

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MrMr   05-02-2008 at 01:38:10 PM
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There is no overclocking with that ram. As a matter of fact, your memory is already being overclocked past it's specs. I doubt you'll get it much further.

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yetyhunter   05-02-2008 at 01:45:41 PM
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so if i want to overclock i need to change my ram? if yes what would you recomend?

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cmashwin   05-02-2008 at 02:07:11 PM
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get yourself some ddr-2 800 ram ATLEAST.. U can buy 1066mhz in case u wanna go extreme..

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MrMr   05-02-2008 at 02:29:11 PM
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It would be helpful to know what motherboard model you have.

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E6300@3150 6x525 2100MHz FSB 1.2v
4x1gig Firestix PC6400@1050MHz 2.1v
Diamond HD3870 Acellero cooled
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yetyhunter   05-02-2008 at 02:36:04 PM
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I aleready said it ,look closer in the first post I have a an ASUS P5N-D

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MrMr   05-02-2008 at 04:13:53 PM
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yetyhunter wrote :

I aleready said it ,look closer in the first post I have a an ASUS P5N-D



So you did. My bad. If you're looking to get to 3.6, then any DDR2 800 ram will do. You have a multi of 9x. At 400FSB you will reach your 3.6 goal. If you're looking for high quality ram, go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820144062

D9 chips. You can push it further than its rated 800. Most likely past 1000.

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Message edited by MrMr on 05-02-2008 at 04:14:46 PM
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E6300@3150 6x525 2100MHz FSB 1.2v
4x1gig Firestix PC6400@1050MHz 2.1v
Diamond HD3870 Acellero cooled
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MrMr   05-02-2008 at 04:15:14 PM
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Double post


Message edited by MrMr on 05-02-2008 at 04:19:24 PM
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E6300@3150 6x525 2100MHz FSB 1.2v
4x1gig Firestix PC6400@1050MHz 2.1v
Diamond HD3870 Acellero cooled
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yetyhunter   05-03-2008 at 11:11:40 AM
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But I can't buy anything on newegg. I don't live in USA ,i live in belgium and I have to buy from a local shop.

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MrMr   05-03-2008 at 06:20:41 PM
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Post a link to one of the local shops. We'll see if they have some quality ram. If not, then any DDR2 800 will do for the overclock you're looking for.

------------------------------ Ga-P35-DS3P
E6300@3150 6x525 2100MHz FSB 1.2v
4x1gig Firestix PC6400@1050MHz 2.1v
Diamond HD3870 Acellero cooled
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iluvgillgill   05-03-2008 at 06:24:04 PM
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just any ddr2-800 will do fine if you cant get any links.as long as you dont run it above 900 is fine by most ram.

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yetyhunter   05-04-2008 at 08:32:58 PM
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They have some ddr2 800mhz kingston ram and corsair but thats to expensive for my budget about 50 euros that's 65$.

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rozar   05-04-2008 at 08:48:08 PM
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Has anyone been able to get a 5.9 processor Vista score with a E8400/X3110? I have been able to get a 5.8 and have pushed as far as 4Ghz with a factory fan.

If anyone hit 5.9 what did it take?

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yetyhunter   05-05-2008 at 04:21:57 PM
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I think you need a quad core for 5.9

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yetyhunter   05-06-2008 at 05:43:24 PM
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So Ijsut got 2gb of 800mhz ram.Now can you tell me how to overclck? Not to much because i have the stock cooler.

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rozar   05-06-2008 at 06:04:36 PM
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My X3110 is running 3.8 on a stock Intel cooler and mem timings were on auto. I have an Asus board in this system with normal crucial DDR2 800, 2 x 1gb. I dont remember the CPU voltage but I think it was 1.35 or close to it.

Maybe that will get you started. I was also able to boot and run the vista score test at 4.0ghz but I didnt stress test it with just a stock fan.

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yetyhunter   05-06-2008 at 07:21:27 PM
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if I set the voltage to 1.3 I get 95°C

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rozar   05-06-2008 at 09:53:58 PM
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What fan do you have? The one that is about 3/4 of an inch thick? I may have been a little misleading. I have a stock fan but my processor was not retail box so my fan is from a different processor. (I have no idea which one)Its nothing special mind you, but probably better than the one that comes in the retail version.

Edit: I looked and I think my heatsink is very close to the one that comes on a Q6600.
Also I looked in our warehouse and the E8400 we had comes with a heatsink that is a sliver over 1/2 inch thick and has no copper. If yours is like this then I can see why you are running hot. The stock Q6600 is alot thicker and also has a copper center. Although still nothing great, its much much better than the E8400 one.

What motherboard do you have?


Message edited by rozar on 05-06-2008 at 10:41:08 PM
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yetyhunter   05-07-2008 at 12:36:34 PM
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I have the Intel stock cooler. The smallest one.It's very simlar to the q6600 but half the size.

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yetyhunter   05-07-2008 at 12:48:23 PM
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I have an ASUS P5N-D mobo with the 0502 bios.

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rozar   05-07-2008 at 04:30:05 PM
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Why not just get an aftermarket heatsink/fan? It sounds like yours is holding you back for sure.

------------------------------ Intel DX48BT2 bone trail 2 || Q9650 with Xigmatek S1283 || 4GB Gskill DDR3 1600 || 1 - 300GB 15k SAS boot , 3 - 750GB SATA Raid 5 || Adaptec 5805 SAS RAID controller || ATI 3870 || Antec 300 Chassis with Nspire 600 watt PS
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yetyhunter   05-10-2008 at 01:20:28 PM
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I'm buyng a Arctic freezer pro 7 soon. How far will I be able to overclock then?

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