E5400 + STOCK HSF WITH P5KPL AM SE

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e5400 @ 3.2
p5kpl am se
seagate 500 7200.12
corsair xms 2 gb 800fsb
cooler master 460w 18a+18A



i ve got this two things..i oced @ 3.2ghz (235) ram set to (677)
i wanna make it @ 3.5-3.6ghz
when i touch to 240 , voltage failed shown ..
help me out
plus i have no cooler , just original hsf.

and i heard e5400 can easily come @ 3.5-3.6ghz on this board
 
With a better cooler.

I think your memory settings are limiting your overclock.

At a stock 200 MHz FSB frequency, your memory clock should be at 400 MHz - the basic 1:1 ratio.

Overclocking RAM in a Core2 system contributes very little to system performance.
 
The problem is that the 45 nm CPU's have a pretty small cooler. It has very little reserve capacity. And the 3.5 - 3.6 GHz you "heard" of, what were the CPU load or idle conditions? I would be very surprised if you can get much past 3.0 GHz with the stock HSF under fully loaded conditions.

You should be able to reach at least 3.6 GHz and possibly 3.8 - 4.0 GHz - with a better cooler.

This should be your first stop.
Core2 Overclocking Guide
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/259899-11-core-overclocking-guide

Next stop should be a guide for your particular motherboard. Google is your friend.

Go through the guides. Then take your core voltage off Auto and set your memory voltage to factory recommended values. Change the System Memory Multiplier (or whatever your BIOS calls it) from AUTO to 2.00, 2.00B, or 2.00D - whichever you need to set the Memory Frequency to twice the FSB. Then when you increase the FSB, the memory clock will rise in in proportion with it. At an FSB of 200 MHz, your memory clock should be at 400 MHz.

Download CPU-Z to check your FSB:RAM ratio. It should be a 1:1 ratio.

Don't exceed 1.45 volts on the CPU core and don't exceed load temps of 70 C.

And remember, YMMV.