Just wanted to share my overclocking results so far with my retail E6300 I bought from Frys along with a DS3, Corsair 1Gb(2x512)XMS 5400, and the Corsair Nautilus 500 External Water Cooling Kit.
First thing I did was flash the bios to F4E. Using stock HSF I was able to get to 3.2ghz prime stable for 1 hour with all default voltages
, however my temps were ski high 45-47 idle 60-63 load
.
Time to hook up the Nautilus 500. It was a snap (literally). Took me about 15-20 minutes and my temps dropped immediately 25-26 idle in bios.
My results so far:
E6300 @ 3.4 GHz (7x486) 1.33 volts
Gigabyte DS3 w/ F4 bios
Corsair XMS 5400@ 5-5-5-18
Corsair Nautilus 500
29-31c Idle 42-45 load.
GO stable for 5 hours and still running.
Will post some screen shots once I get home from work.
I'm sure I can push even more but my memory is holding me back. Gonna get these when I get the money: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231065
I'm obviously extremely happy and pleased with my E6300 and would recommend it to anyone interested in Conroe. Just about all of them are extremely good oc'ers reaching 2.8-3.2 on air and the performance of these processors are just incredible. I'm coming from a X2 4400 trust me its a BIG difference. Very happy camper!
First thing I did was flash the bios to F4E. Using stock HSF I was able to get to 3.2ghz prime stable for 1 hour with all default voltages
Time to hook up the Nautilus 500. It was a snap (literally). Took me about 15-20 minutes and my temps dropped immediately 25-26 idle in bios.
My results so far:
E6300 @ 3.4 GHz (7x486) 1.33 volts
Gigabyte DS3 w/ F4 bios
Corsair XMS 5400@ 5-5-5-18
Corsair Nautilus 500
29-31c Idle 42-45 load.
GO stable for 5 hours and still running.
Will post some screen shots once I get home from work.
I'm sure I can push even more but my memory is holding me back. Gonna get these when I get the money: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231065
I'm obviously extremely happy and pleased with my E6300 and would recommend it to anyone interested in Conroe. Just about all of them are extremely good oc'ers reaching 2.8-3.2 on air and the performance of these processors are just incredible. I'm coming from a X2 4400 trust me its a BIG difference. Very happy camper!