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E6600 overclock

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DragoonTD

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Today my brother went out and got a combo from Fry's. It's L629A339. We use a Gigabyte DS3 board with bios F7. Memory is Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C4. Currently running intel stock hsf, so temp is like up the roof...lol. I must say the F7 bios is so freaking awesome!! When you leave the voltage to auto, it does all the work for you!! What we did first was put the multiplier to 6 and test to see how far the corsair memory go. We started the FSB @ 430mhz and change the frequency in 2mhz increment until it stop posting. Computer posted with the FSB at 470 mhz and memory is 940 mhz. When I put fsb to 472mhz, it froze and I had to reset cmos. So I put the multiplier to 8 and it didnt post. I down the fsb to 430mhz and it posted at 3.44ghz. So I ran memtest to make sure the memory didnt give me any errors at that speed. Somehow memtest show the cpu at 3.87ghz :confused: I disregard it, ran it for 1hr10min and it pass 3 times. I know that's not long enough, but to me errors usually occurs pretty fast.

I booted into windows and ran Super PI 1M. It finished in 15 sec, I was like wat the...I open up speedfan, cpuz, and coretemp. Speedfan show that my cpu is @ 61C. CoreTemp was like 77 or something. I right click on My Computer and chose Properties. Windows show that it's running at 3.87Gz!! Maybe that is the reason why Super PI finish 1M in 15 sec. CPU-Z show that it's running 3.44ghz. Now I'm running just 1 instant of Prime 95; speedfan show temp at 67-69C. So how do I tell windows to read the right speed because obviously my bios and cpu-z isnt wrong.

I will wait until monday to pick up the scythe infinity and do some more overclocking. I will also run 2 instant of prime95 for 24 hrs to test stability. I just had a thought.....maybe this F7 bios can automatically tell how high the cpu can post? Because at 9 X running 430mhz that is 3.87ghz!! Maybe I'm just crazy :eek: Any OC guru want to share some thoughts/tips/recommendation on what the hell is going on???

EDIT: Will take pictures when I find my digicam
EDIT2:
E6600v3.jpg

EDIT3: Temp were getting too high. I'm going to wait until I get a better cooler.
 
CPU-Z is right.

The other programs read the default multiplier and show the CPU speed as if the multiplier was still 9x.
 
chrisf6969 said:
CPU-Z is right.

The other programs read the default multiplier and show the CPU speed as if the multiplier was still 9x.
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You were right! The new BIOS (F7) seems to be doing OK!
 
chrisf6969 said:
CPU-Z is right.

The other programs read the default multiplier and show the CPU speed as if the multiplier was still 9x.
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Actually if you look at what I circle in red. In the CoreTemp program, it reas 483x8 = 3.87ghz. Now I'm working with a different memory(OCZ). It's still giving me all the BS speed. CPU-Z is correct @ reading it. So far it's running fine @ 3.6. I ran 3DMark 06 and the CPU read exactly the same as windows....
 
DragoonTD said:
Actually if you look at what I circle in red. In the CoreTemp program, it reas 483x8 = 3.87ghz. Now I'm working with a different memory(OCZ). It's still giving me all the BS speed. CPU-Z is correct @ reading it. So far it's running fine @ 3.6. I ran 3DMark 06 and the CPU read exactly the same as windows....
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you were at 430 x 8 = 3.4Ghz

430 x 9 = 3.87 = reading the CPU speed as if the multiplier was still 9x

Core Temp then guesses your FSB by checking your multiplier (actually 8x) and dividing the CPU speed it thinks you should be at.

Orthos does something similar it would read it as 3.87Ghz also. But they are all wrong, Core2 is still a fairly new processor and some programs need to be adjusted to read them properly. CPU-Z its SOLE purpose is to read the CPU speed and is updated regularly so it is usually right.

Where Orthos is for stability testing (& older) and CoreTemp is for temperature reading. So the CPU speed portion is a 2nd priority.
 
You make a good point. Thanks for the insight. Now to for some more overclocking....
 
chrisf6969 said:
you were at 430 x 8 = 3.4Ghz

430 x 9 = 3.87 = reading the CPU speed as if the multiplier was still 9x

Core Temp then guesses your FSB by checking your multiplier (actually 8x) and dividing the CPU speed it thinks you should be at.

Orthos does something similar it would read it as 3.87Ghz also. But they are all wrong, Core2 is still a fairly new processor and some programs need to be adjusted to read them properly. CPU-Z its SOLE purpose is to read the CPU speed and is updated regularly so it is usually right.

Where Orthos is for stability testing (& older) and CoreTemp is for temperature reading. So the CPU speed portion is a 2nd priority.
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Oh well, I'll have to go to either F8 or F9 beta. For the second time the computer dropped my X-Fi. First digital went out and then analog. Rebooted it wroked find but then the NIC was dropped.
 
What do your voltages reach? I don't feel comfortable leaving it on "Auto"
 
Donnie when & where did the F8 BIOS come out?

You mean the beta BIOS F8a? http://rapidshare.de/files/37285132/965pds3.f8a.html

It seems to fix the Xi-f problem, and supposedly faster FSB & memory. I don't have an Xi-f, but I'd like to try for 6x500, currently limited to 474 FSB at 6x. I might try it when I get home.

blade52x said:
What do your voltages reach? I don't feel comfortable leaving it on "Auto"
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I have mine manually set to 1.3750v. If you leave it on Auto and overclock it gives it too much juice.

Its trying to be sure you have enough voltage, but its better to set it manually to the lowest voltage thats still stable.... and maybe go up one notch just in case your voltage drops from some big strain (like using all the drives at once or whatever).
 
chrisf6969 said:
Donnie when & where did the F8 BIOS come out?

You mean the beta BIOS F8a? http://rapidshare.de/files/37285132/965pds3.f8a.html

It seems to fix the Xi-f problem, and supposedly faster FSB & memory. I don't have an Xi-f, but I'd like to try for 6x500, currently limited to 474 FSB at 6x. I might try it when I get home.



I have mine manually set to 1.3750v. If you leave it on Auto and overclock it gives it too much juice.

Its trying to be sure you have enough voltage, but its better to set it manually to the lowest voltage thats still stable.... and maybe go up one notch just in case your voltage drops from some big strain (like using all the drives at once or whatever).
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Yea, I mean Beta BIOS 8 or Beta 9, the guys at XS linked to them.

Yes but it's been playing tricks with my NIC as well.

Damn the Shops in Germany for only taking the EC credit cards :mad:
 
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