ASUS P5K-E and OC

[wart thumbed]

What do you guys think about OC'ing a Q6600 (to 3.0ghz) on an ASUS P5K-E? I hear the mobo is an excellent OC'er but its mid-range (140$) so I'm not too sure about the quality of the gear.

 

[rockbyter]

i have that combination. great idea as long as you don't skimp on a good cooler, and get some quality ddr2 800 memory (its cheap)

 

[Maziar]

Well i have P5K-E WIFI with E6600 @ 3.2 rock solid

 

[VoRogue]

I bought one 2 weeks ago and am running an E3110 and Zalman 9700 cooler.

The only issue that I have found with the board is that there is quite a bit of voltage droop from the Voltage set in the Bios and the actual voltage at the chip. This has been quite well documented along with a fix however I am using CPU-Z to keep an eye on the actual voltage at the chip.

Other than that, easy to use and very stable especially with that CPU.

 

[wart thumbed]

Thanks for all the replies, as for my RAM I have Corsair DDR2 800 (two sets of 2 x 2 for 8gigs) at 5-5-5-18
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176

and an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro (92mm CPU fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

Do you think these components would serve me well if I do OC my CPU to 3.0ghz?

 

[wart thumbed]

Any pointers on what I'd need to do with my RAM or any other sysmte parts to OC my CPU? Can I leave my RAM at the stock timings or would bringing the Q6600 to 3.0ghz require me to change the timings as well?

 

[rockbyter]

the memory can stay at stock timings and speed with no trouble until you push the processor past the speed of the memory. if you push the processor past 1600 - your memory will have to go up in speed with it.

 

[wart thumbed]

the memory can stay at stock timings and speed with no trouble until you push the processor past the speed of the memory. if you push the processor past 1600 - your memory will have to go up in speed with it.

When you say 1600 are you referring to the mhz? I ahve DDR2 800 PC6400 and want to push my CPU to 3.0 ghz so would that mean I would also need to change the timings of my RAM in order for it to work? I'm reading the OC guide but a lot of it is still a bit hazy to me.

 

[spathotan]

When you say 1600 are you referring to the mhz? I ahve DDR2 800 PC6400 and want to push my CPU to 3.0 ghz so would that mean I would also need to change the timings of my RAM in order for it to work? I'm reading the OC guide but a lot of it is still a bit hazy to me.

DDR2-800 runs at 400mhz, remember you are multiplying by 2 here (DDR2). So the RAM will be fine unless you raise the board FSB over 400, or 533 if you have DDR2-1066.

 

[dragonsprayer]

i overclock every q6600 to 3.6ghz with this kick butt mobo! maximus below but use the same cooling