Overclocking help

mediumsteve83

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Well first off I'm new to overclocking and would like some tips.

CASE: NZXT TEMPEST EVO
MOTHERBOARD: P5Q PRO TURBO
CPU: C2D E8500 CO @3.16mhz
CPU COOLER: COOLER MASTER HYPER N520
RAM: MUSHKIN (996527) 4x1Gb DDR2 800MHZ 5-5-5-12
GPU: VISIONTEK HD4890 OC EDITION (ZEROTHERM COOLER EDITION) @950/1050 IS THE FACTORY OVERCLOCK
HDD: WD640GB 7200RPM, WD 320 5400RPM, HITACHI 500GB 7200RPM
Im using Artic Silver 5 as well.

Ive gotten to 3.362mhz stable but want to go higher (temps under 60c @ load) while running Prime 95 and using the TurboV software that came with the mobo. My cpu/ram ratio is 5:6 and my ram is at 424.8mhz on that oc. i would also like to know how to make my cpu/ram ratio something like a 1/1 or closer. Im running everything on auto in the bios except my ram timing . It runs at 5-5-5-18 on auto and i had to change to the proper timing to 5-5-5-12.How should i go about raising voltages and fsb when developing the overclock in TURBOV
If you need more info about my rig just ask.
Thank you for any help.

 

cadder

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An E8500 should be able to go pretty high, perhaps limited by your ram. However I would recommend getting a good aftermarket cooler before you go any further.

I have an E8500 running at 3.8GHz, meaning the system bus is set to 400MHz and it runs my ram at its limit of 800MHz. If I had bought better ram I could probably have gone a little bit higher, maybe I could anyway, but I'm content at this level.

I think there is a conflict of terminology here but I'm not sure I can explain it correctly. I think when we say "run the ram at 1:1", it is really running the ram at twice the bus speed because it is DDR2 ram. So while you are running your ram at 424, you should be running it faster.
 
CPU-Z uses memory frequency. The BIOS uses memory clock. DDR2 RAM remember? Each bus cycle generates 2 RAM clocks.

A lot of the confusion comes from the fact that everyone seems to use these terms slightly differently. That's why I am very careful to distinguish between FSB frequency and FSB clock.

You can frequently push RAM a little farther by increasing the RAM voltage to 2.2 volts (don't exceed) and relaxing the timing a little.
 

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my ram is rated to run at 1.8v so 2.2 is not going to happen with this mushkin set.
here is a newegg link for the ram

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146118

how do i relax the timing as you would say? 5-5-5-12 is the stock timing.
would i be better off just overclocking my ram only and how do i go about that procedure
 

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and whats wrong with my cpu cooler i know its not the best but its not stock

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057
there is the link for my cooler