Overclocking The E7400 (2.8Ghz - 3MB Cache - 1066FSB)

[godbrother]

Hi,

Is it possible for anyone to use team viewer or a similer program to help me overclock my E7400. I am a total noob at it, but I do learn quik. All you would need to do is show me once, and I will pretty much do it myself from there.

I was hoping to get to 3.4Ghz stable. But not from the BIOS. I wanted to make it so it stays at normal speeds when browsing and listening to music, and only OC'd when playing games. So it will need to be via a very good OC program thats trusted.

Thanks.

 

[hundredislandsboy]

Did your motherboard provide a utilityprogram to overclock via software? What is the motherboard model?

 

[godbrother]

Did your motherboard provide a utilityprogram to overclock via software? What is the motherboard model?

Hi, yes it allows OC'ing but as I said, I wouldn't want to from the BIOS.

The motherboard is a: Asus P5QL

Thanks.

 

[richardscott]

you can oc from the bios id suggest you start there should be easy to get to 3.4ghz

 

[godbrother]

you can oc from the bios id suggest you start there should be easy to get to 3.4ghz

Erm, lol if you check my first post you will see what I mean.

 

[jsc]

I was hoping to get to 3.4Ghz stable. But not from the BIOS. I wanted to make it so it stays at normal speeds when browsing and listening to music, and only OC'd when playing games. So it will need to be via a very good OC program thats trusted.

In my opinion, there's no such thing. They rely a lot on "AUTO" settings, and you really have no idea what they are doing.

Learn to use the BIOS. The following is my standard "noob OC'ing reply:

This should be your first stop.
HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - Guide v1.6.1
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

This should be your second stop. You need to know something about thermal management or you can fry your CPU. It's actually kind of difficult to fry a modern CPU, but it is possible.
Core 2 Quad and Duo Temperature Guide
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/221745-29-core-quad-temperature-guide

Third stop will be a guide for your particular motherboard. Google is your friend.

You should be able to reach 3.0 GHz with the stock heatsink. For anything higher, you will need better cooling. Here are two under $50 heatsinks that are pretty popular:
Sunbeam
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
Xigmatec Dark Knight
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

They both require a somewhat different approach to applying thermal compound.
Suggestions for applying thermal compound:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

And they are pretty large, so they might not fit inside your case.

Go through the first two threads. Do not do anything until you have a good idea about what you are trying to do. Once you have definite questions (you will, you will ), come back and ask.

Keep in mind that these are guides, not cookbooks. YMMV. Your Mileage May Vary. Because of all the variables, you may not do as well as someone else with a similar system. Or you might do better.

Once you have achieved a stable overclock, turn SpeedStep back on. That will keep your CPU throttled back to 6 X FSB freq during periods of no load.

I have a Q6600 OC'd to to 3.3 GHz (367 MHz X 9) in my download box. Even while playing an .AVI file and downloading in the background, it runs 2.2 GHz.
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Overclocking since 1978 - Z80 (TRS-80) from 1.77 MHz to 2.01 MHz

 

[richardscott]

if your a noob then your more likely to break something read the stickies throughly

 

[godbrother]

if your a noob then your more likely to break something read the stickies throughly

Thats why I asked someone from team viewer to do it for me. Don't anyone read anymore.

 

[godbrother]

In my opinion, there's no such thing. They rely a lot on "AUTO" settings, and you really have no idea what they are doing.

Learn to use the BIOS. The following is my standard "noob OC'ing reply:

This should be your first stop.
HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - Guide v1.6.1
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

This should be your second stop. You need to know something about thermal management or you can fry your CPU. It's actually kind of difficult to fry a modern CPU, but it is possible.
Core 2 Quad and Duo Temperature Guide
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/221745-29-core-quad-temperature-guide

Third stop will be a guide for your particular motherboard. Google is your friend.

You should be able to reach 3.0 GHz with the stock heatsink. For anything higher, you will need better cooling. Here are two under $50 heatsinks that are pretty popular:
Sunbeam
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
Xigmatec Dark Knight
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

They both require a somewhat different approach to applying thermal compound.
Suggestions for applying thermal compound:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

And they are pretty large, so they might not fit inside your case.

Go through the first two threads. Do not do anything until you have a good idea about what you are trying to do. Once you have definite questions (you will, you will ), come back and ask.

Keep in mind that these are guides, not cookbooks. YMMV. Your Mileage May Vary. Because of all the variables, you may not do as well as someone else with a similar system. Or you might do better.

Once you have achieved a stable overclock, turn SpeedStep back on. That will keep your CPU throttled back to 6 X FSB freq during periods of no load.

I have a Q6600 OC'd to to 3.3 GHz (367 MHz X 9) in my download box. Even while playing an .AVI file and downloading in the background, it runs 2.2 GHz.
----------
Overclocking since 1978 - Z80 (TRS-80) from 1.77 MHz to 2.01 MHz

Hey thanks, I'll sure go through all of this. Alot of info here Thanks for the effort.

 

[richardscott]

we tell you what you can do / expect not what to put into bios