E8500 OC with p5ql PRO

[kinado]

Hello,

After doing a bit of research on how to overclock I decided to give it a shot. Just in case I'm doing something terribly wrong I would like if you could tell me what to fix and also what could be improved. I reached a 3.6Ghz OC but my goal is reaching 4Ghz. Checked with OCCT the CPU's temperature and it won't go over 64º, also tested games like crysis warhead,far cry2, batman for quite a while without any kind of problems.

Here is my BIOS:

In the "AI Tweaker" menu of the BIOS:

_AI overclock Tuner: [Manual]
_FSB FREQUENCY: [403]
_PCIE FREQUENCY: [100]
_FSB STRAP TO NORTH BRIDGE: [400MHZ]
_DRAM FREQUENCY [DDR2-806MHZ]
_DRAM TIMING CONROL [AUTO]
1st information: 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
2nd information: 8-3-5-4-6-4-7
3rd information: 14-5-1-6-6
_DRAM STATIC READ CONTROL [AUTO]
_DRAM READ TRAINING [AUTO]
_MEMORY OC CHARGER [AUTO]
_AI CLOCK TWISTER [AUTO]
_AI TRANSACTION BOOSTER [AUTO]
c/p: A1 A2 A3 | B1 B2 B3
lvl : 13 13 13 | 13 13 13

_CPU VOLTAGE: [1.22500]
_FSB TERMINATION VOLTAGE: [1.40]
_MEMORY VOLTAGE: [1.90]
_NORTH BRIDGE VOLTAGE: [1.40]
_SOUTH BRIDGE VOLTAGE: [1.50]

_LOAD-LINE CALIBRATION: [ENABLED]
_CPU GTC REFERENCE [AUTO]
_CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM: [AUTO]
_PCIE SPREAD SPECTRUM: [AUTO]
_CPU CLOCK SKEW: [AUTO]
_NB CLOCK SKEW: [AUTO]
_CPU MARGIN ENHANCEMENT: [OPTIMIZED]



In the "ADVANCED" menu of the BIOS:

_CPU RATIO SETTINGS: [09.0]
_C1E SUPPORT: [DISABLED]
_MAX CPUID VALUE LIMIT: [DISABLED]
_INTEL (R) VIRTUALIZATION TECH: [DISABLED]
_CPU TM FUNCTION: [DISABLED]
_EXECUTE DISABLE BIT CAPABILITY: [DISABLED]

I get this from CPU-Z:

My computer Specs are:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Motherboard: ASUS P5QL PRO

RAM: 2 X Teamgroup Elite DDR2 800Mhz 2GB

GPU: ASUS 5850

PSU: Corsair HX-750W Modular

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit


If there is something that can easily be buffed up or something that isn't suppose to be like I did, I would appreciate someone letting me know. Thanks

 

[kinado]

Sorry,here is the CPU-Z image

 

[jsc]

Time to start increasing the CPU voltage. Intel's recommended maximum voltage is 1.3625 volts. Keep your load temps under 70 C.

 

[galta]

With 800Mhz it may difficult to reach 4Ghz. Theoretically, you could only get to 3.6Ghz (9x400Mhz).
Assuming you 9x, your RAM would have to work @ 888Mhz, some 20% above specs.

 

[Micccx]

I have this same chip, I got it OC'ed to 3.8ghz, multiplier was x9.5 though (780i motherboard). I also have ddr2 800 mhz ram. I don't know how to get it past 3.8 ghz though with the ram that I have because I'm not sure on how to OC the memory, anyone know how to do this?

 

[kinado]

Same here, any tips on how to overclock the memory would be welcome

 

[mechm0343]

Hello,
I realize this post has been dead for a while but I started messing with an e8500 cpu on and asus P5QL-PRO mobo and figured I would post what i was able to get just in case there is someone out there wanting to juice up their core2 cpu.

So heres what I have..

Asus P5QL-PRO
Intel core2duo e8500 3.16ghz
6gb pc2-8500 kingston hyperx 5-5-5-15@1066
eVGA Geforce gtx460 oc @ 850/1700/2000
Coolermaster eXtreme 600w psu

My Bios looks like this.

ai tweaker
AI overclock Tuner: [Manual]
FSB FREQUENCY: [400]
PCIE FREQUENCY: [100]
FSB STRAP TO NORTH BRIDGE: [400MHZ]
DRAM FREQUENCY [DDR2-1066MHZ]
DRAM TIMING CONROL [AUTO]
1st information: 5-5-5-15-3-52-6-3
2nd information: 8-3-5-4-6-4-7
3rd information: 14-5-1-6-6
DRAM STATIC READ CONTROL [AUTO]
DRAM READ TRAINING [AUTO]
MEMORY OC CHARGER [AUTO]
AI CLOCK TWISTER [AUTO]
AI TRANSACTION BOOSTER [AUTO]
c/p: A1 A2 A3 | B1 B2 B3
lvl : 13 13 13 | 13 13 13

CPU VOLTAGE: [1.26250]
FSB TERMINATION VOLTAGE: [1.30]
MEMORY VOLTAGE: [2.00]
NORTH BRIDGE VOLTAGE: [1.40]
SOUTH BRIDGE VOLTAGE: [1.50]

LOAD-LINE CALIBRATION: [ENABLED]
CPU GTC REFERENCE [AUTO]
CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM: [AUTO]
PCIE SPREAD SPECTRUM: [AUTO]
CPU CLOCK SKEW: [AUTO]
NB CLOCK SKEW: [AUTO]
CPU MARGIN ENHANCEMENT: [OPTIMIZED]

advanced tab
CPU RATIO SETTINGS: [09.5]
C1E SUPPORT: [DISABLED]
MAX CPUID VALUE LIMIT: [DISABLED]
INTEL (R) VIRTUALIZATION TECH: [DISABLED]
CPU TM FUNCTION: [DISABLED]
EXECUTE DISABLE BIT CAPABILITY: [DISABLED]

and finally this is what I get from cpu-z




Now I haven't had a chance to really put a load on the cpu but I have spent some time playing games like Crysis2, Left4Dead2, BFBC2 with good stability and I reached a max tjunction temp on core#0 @ 57c core#1 @ 52c using a thermaltake TMG i2 cpu cooler.
Well I hope someone out there finds this useful.