New system and overclock!

[cooldude918]

E6300
Freezer 7
GA-965P-DS3
Gskill 2x1gb F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
X20WG-NAGA 20" LCD
Enermax 400W
EVGA 7900gt OC

Running 7x430mhz=3010mhz 1:1 with ram
is 45min enough to time for it to be "stable"?



Getting 6309 in 3dmark06 at 660/801 (volt modded) Link for compare
I think i can get a bit more out of the cpu, as its only at 1.325v, and load temps are only around 52C
Any tips/comments/questions?

 

[tisb0b]

Run Orthos for at least 8hrs but if your really serious run it for 24hours to ensure a stable overclock. You can do other stuff while orthos is running so its not like you have to be off your system just let it run in the background

Anyways if you can get 3.2 you will be doing pretty well

 

[cooldude918]

Im not sure how much higher my ram will go, its not the most expensive stuff. I saw someone say they got theirs up to DDR889/444mhz, so even if i got that, that would be 3.1ghz. I am going to play around with it some more and see what i can get.

 

[tisb0b]

if your worried about your ram run it at 5:4

 

[cooldude918]

thought i remember hearing that 1:1 tends to make things more stable at higher fsb? or is does it not really matter?

 

[Arcygenical]

thought i remember hearing that 1:1 tends to make things more stable at higher fsb? or is does it not really matter?

1:1 would make it more stable as it would slow it down, allowing for a higher FSB OC.

yes, 8hrs for prime is a minimum.

 

[cooldude918]

k just did some reading, my mobo only does 1:1 or HIGHER, so i cannot get any less on the FSB. Looks like i wont be able to get too much higher, but im pretty happy with it as it is

 

[Zero82z]

I would suggest you try and get it higher anyways, there isn't really any reason not to. What voltage are you running your RAM at? DDR2 can generally go up to around 2.2v, so if you're having trouble you can always boost it a bit.