I want to get to 1700 fsb with my evga 680i, but for some reason it doesn't like it and it won't save the bios settings at that speed and will revert my settings back to default. What voltage(s) do I have to increase and about how much? Right now I have the fsb at 1600 with a multi of 9 on my e6600 that gives me 3.6ghz (400 x 9).
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Help overclocking with evga 680i
- Thread starter Dutt1113
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Set your fsb voltage to 1.5v and try again. There are holes in the fsb that don't work, I don't have them off the top of my head. Try 1720 or 1740, just bump it up 20mhz or so each time until you find something that works. You may want to drop the multiplier until you find a solid fsb.
maximus1284
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Dutt...what kind of cooling are you using for CPU, Mobo, and RAM?
what kind of temps are you getting for CPU, Mobo, and RAM? (idle and load)
after seeing your OC, I may just have to get a E6600 instead of the E6700...
you can PM if you want
what kind of temps are you getting for CPU, Mobo, and RAM? (idle and load)
after seeing your OC, I may just have to get a E6600 instead of the E6700...
you can PM if you want
Dutt...what kind of cooling are you using for CPU, Mobo, and RAM?
what kind of temps are you getting for CPU, Mobo, and RAM? (idle and load)
after seeing your OC, I may just have to get a E6600 instead of the E6700...
you can PM if you want
I have water cooling on my cpu. The mobo and ram are just stock.
my cpu idles at 30 C and loads at about 52-55 C. my chipset is about 27c with the fan at 60%.
maximus1284
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ahhh no way, I was hoping the CPU was air cooled...
I want to get my CPU to 3.6, and I was hoping I'd be able to do that with an E6600 and air cooling but it sounds like maybe thats not a possibility...I was already planning to go with an E6700 and air cooling, so I'll probably just stick to that
I want to get my CPU to 3.6, and I was hoping I'd be able to do that with an E6600 and air cooling but it sounds like maybe thats not a possibility...I was already planning to go with an E6700 and air cooling, so I'll probably just stick to that
ahhh no way, I was hoping the CPU was air cooled...
I want to get my CPU to 3.6, and I was hoping I'd be able to do that with an E6600 and air cooling but it sounds like maybe thats not a possibility...I was already planning to go with an E6700 and air cooling, so I'll probably just stick to that
If you end up using the same cooling, I dont think the E6700 will do that much better than the E6600. I got my E6600 to 3.6Ghz on air cooling but brought it down a bit because it was a little to hot for my tastes (65 degrees Celsius under load).
maximus1284
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true, but the e6600 will have a higher FSB and potentially hotter mobo temp...I don't know if it would be significant. I think I might just go with the e6600 anyway, but do you think the mobo temps would get too high?
If you get a good chip, by that I mean one that doesn't run very hot, then you can probably get 3.6ghz. My brother has his e6600 at 3.6 and the idle is about 33C, but load is like 70 C. If you plan on getting to 3.6 or higher, then you might what to think of water cooling it or something.
maximus1284
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seems like most people are able to OC e6600's to 3.4, and e6700s to 3.6, and run them stably with air cooling. at that point an extra $200 for .2GHz doesn't seem worth it to me, and hey, I might get lucky and reach 3.6 anyway. a 1.0GHz OC is the goal though
I'm currently planning to go with a Scythe Infinity with 2 fans in an In/Out config...from what I've read it seems really good...I just need to figure out which 120mm fan to buy...
I'm currently planning to go with a Scythe Infinity with 2 fans in an In/Out config...from what I've read it seems really good...I just need to figure out which 120mm fan to buy...
everyone has their own opinion but the extra $200 is worth it to some people not just for the extra 200mhz, if that is where the chip pretty much maxes out at. Some people also do it for the quietness factor, looks factor, and the fact that it cools the chip down quite a bit better if you get good parts. With water you can overclock higher because the cooling can handle cranking the voltage up which is needed to get those high clock speeds.
I'm at 3.6ghz with my e6600 like I said right now. I'm gonna shoot for 3.8. I know my temps would be fine, its just a matter of if the chip can go that high. No matter how good of cooling you put on a cpu, they can only go so high.
I'm at 3.6ghz with my e6600 like I said right now. I'm gonna shoot for 3.8. I know my temps would be fine, its just a matter of if the chip can go that high. No matter how good of cooling you put on a cpu, they can only go so high.
680i chipset is known for getting very hot at higher frequncies especially over 1600MHz.
even the SB gets hot. improve on stock cooling or just place a low CFM(quiet) 120mm fan blowing over them.
increase the NB voltage and also the VTT or is it called VVT on this board, its the vcore termination voltage and helps stabilise higher FSBs.
even the SB gets hot. improve on stock cooling or just place a low CFM(quiet) 120mm fan blowing over them.
increase the NB voltage and also the VTT or is it called VVT on this board, its the vcore termination voltage and helps stabilise higher FSBs.
ahhh no way, I was hoping the CPU was air cooled...
I want to get my CPU to 3.6, and I was hoping I'd be able to do that with an E6600 and air cooling but it sounds like maybe thats not a possibility...I was already planning to go with an E6700 and air cooling, so I'll probably just stick to that
Max,
I have mine at 3.6 and its air cooled with a zalman 9700.
Heres my setup evga680i, e6600, corsair 9136 dominator. I have all voltages set to auto with the exception of the memory which is at 1.9 volts. Memory is linked/synced at QDR 1600 with memory timing set at 4,4,4,12,13. Idle temp is 34C and full load is from 44C on TAT, 50C on Core Temp, to 53C on Nvidia Monitor. Room temperature last night was 74F which will only get hotter when summer arrives. I only did 2 simultanous Orthos runs and a Prime run for 1/2 an hour and memtest for about that same period of time. Everything passed no reported errors. I need to do a prolonged memtest to make sure everything is stable. My only worry is the memory, I'm not sure if I have it set right. Can anyone elaborate on my findings? Am I doing anything wrong? I was thinking about unlinking the memory to see what the CPU can do. I think I can probably get to 4.0 with air cooling... is that even possible?