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    Q6600 + 4x1Gb Overclocking on DS3

    Hi, i was wondering what are my chances of overclocking an Q6600 at ~3-3.2 GHz on my old gigabyte DS3 Rev.1, with 4x1Gb DDR2 PC6400 CL5 ram. I had this board for 8 months now, with an E6400 and 2x1Gb DDR2 6400, and it run smoothly for all this time at 3.2GHz (8x402). With the recent price...
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    DS3 gets better - F8i BIOS - post results here!

    To [Moddest Mouse]: Not yet, and i have doubts that my RAM wil work at 900MHz (cheap RAM) :( The new F8i BIOS works quite strange - some minor changes in bios settings like: enable/disable Thermal Monitor 1&2, increase/decrease FSB by only +1MHz, change PCI-E frequency in the 95-105MHz range...
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    DS3 gets better - F8i BIOS - post results here!

    I've just updated to the latest Gigabyte DS3 bios - the F8i :) It can be found at: http://rapidshare.com/files/3537302/965pds3.f8i or at: http://rapidshare.com/files/3537317/965pds3.f8i Peeps at xtremesystems forums seem quite happy with it, as well as newls1 here...
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    C2D voltage

    Ouch, seems you left the voltage management on auto. That's a bad ideea, generally, and i've seen Asus boards applying important, not needed, overvoltage when left on auto. My advice is to get down to 3GHz at 1.35V and start from there. Or just leave it on auto at what you aim for in terms of...
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    Getting ready for a motherboard transplant---CPU paste concerns

    So just put some new thermal paste if you have any. If you don't, it's likely to have your CPU running at significantly higher themperatures. And you won't even have the room cooler for the summer, since the heat still dissipates - only slower :)
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    can anyone tell me a good combo for under 500$

    I really think the E6400 is worth the extra money. You can always end up with a "not so overclockable" RAM or a not so great MoBo, and you'll be stuck with the 7x multiplyer. When i consider they way my sistem turned up (with the RAM hitting 900MHz at 3:2 ratio but only 810-820 at 1:1), i'm...
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    FSB discrepency

    I set mine at 400, it reads 399, set it at 401, reads 400 but at 402 it reads 402. Must be a DS3 thing, nothing to worry about :)
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    C2D voltage

    Your voltage is a bit high considering the temperatures. Are you sure you're measuring the right voltage/temperature (or maybe you're on water cooling??)? Maybe try lowering it a bit, sometimes 100MHz less can be achived at significantly lower voltage (like 1.4-1.45V).
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    E6400, DS3, Arctic Freezer 7 - Running too HOT? Is this normal?

    If you are asking about my post, you have the answer right there ^^ :confused: :confused: (temps by CoreTemp and TAT, after several hours of Orthos)
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    E6400, DS3, Arctic Freezer 7 - Running too HOT? Is this normal?

    I still find your temps a bit high. My E6400@3.2GHz@1.3V on DS3 is running at 40°C at IDLE and 48-50°C at full load after several hours of Orthos (both coretemp and TAT show same temperatures). Now, i'm using a TT BigTyphoon and i had to leave the case open because of its size. I'm sure that...
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    E6400, DS3, Arctic Freezer 7 - Running too HOT? Is this normal?

    Edit: by "set the rest of voltages on Auto" you mean on "Normal" right? If not, make sure to set the CPU Vcore at 1.325V or 1.35V What program are you using for measuring temperatures? Try with Intel TAT or CoreTemp
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    Asus P5B-E == Buggy crap?

    Are you overclocking, and what CPU/RAM are you using? A 0.01V difference between the specified value and the actual one should not be a big deal. If it really is 0.1V, than something is wrong. If you're overclocking and the vcore is set on auto, the mobo will increase your voltage (at stupid...
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    DS3 + E6400 overclocking problem

    After all, it seems it might be the RAM that doesnt like high FSB. I've just tried to see where it stops working, and it appears that it is unstable at 900MHz (2.5x360MHz), no matter the latency. So, it might be normal that it wont work at 850MHz with the higher FSB@425 MHz. The strrange...
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    DS3 + E6400 overclocking problem

    ^^ :confused: :confused: See 1st post - tried 5-5-5-15, 5-5-5-18, 5-6-6-24
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    DS3 + E6400 overclocking problem

    Tried to set voltage & ram timings on auto @425FSB, the thing wont even boot. I only tried F7 and F8a bios versions, anyone had better results with previous versions? I dont even know who makes the memory chips for Kimgmax, maybe they are D9 micron chips, though i doubt it.
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