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OC'd E5200 Questions.

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RedFury

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Alright So heres the E5200's info:
Batch#: 3839A735
2.5 Ghz Stock speed.

So I run an ASUS P5KPL-CM As well as the E5200 with stock HSF. Been playing around with it and testing with everest ultimate.

Something isn't seeming quite right.

So i used the bios to overclock 30%. After setting this i got a little worried that maybe i overdid it so I've been watching my temps.

Current Clock Speed(As listed by windows xp): 3.26 GHz
Current Clock Speed(As listed by CPU-Z): 1.564 GHz
Multiplier(As listed by CPU-Z): x 6.0
Bus Speed(As listed by CPU-Z): 260.7MHz
Rated FSB(As listed by CPU-Z): 1042.7MHz


So im a bit confused. Temps are holding at 36C idle. and max of 52C with everest ultimate stress test.

Does this sound strange to anyone else?

Any info would be fantastic. Not a typical overclocker. use to be, been out of it for a while tho.

EDIT #1:

Ran a Stress Test for 15 minutes, here are the results.
stabilitytest.png

cpuid1.png
 
I guess my main question is, is this a good temp/setup?


EDIT #1
Also, just realized i had intel speedstep on, thats why it listed as 6x multiplier and 1.5ghz, under load it pops the multi to 12.5 and the core speed to 3.258GHz
 
Temps are fine. Mine are 39C idle, 49C load, but it's a 9700 LED.

You will get slightly better performance with a higher FSB, so I'd try a higher FSB and lower multiplier. I use 333 x 10.

Also your ram speed is important, what is it?
 
Ram speed is rated at 1066, but the mb will only run it at 800.
It's kingston HyperX 2x2gb

Supposed to be able to run it by overclocking, havent really figured it out yet.

This motherboard is kinda dumb about the options.
 
hmm, dont really wanna overclock my ram tho. im thinking 266 X 12.5, think i would need voltage on that? If so, I have no idea what to set it to...

Im such a n00b...
 
RedFury said:
hmm, dont really wanna overclock my ram tho. im thinking 266 X 12.5, think i would need voltage on that? If so, I have no idea what to set it to...

Im such a n00b...
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Is your ram DDR2-1066?

266 FSB means your ram is only DDR2-533, so it's underclocked, although probably your bios uses a multiplier automatically to bring it to 1066.

Try setting 333 FSB, the ram should adjust automatically to stay at stock speed.
 
Appriciate all the help Varmint. Will try the settings as you posted earlier, you think that running 333x10 is ok with a stock cooler?

I know you have a aftermarket cooler, which i intend to get later down the road, but im just wondering if it might be too much. Well, i'll try it and watch the temps.
 
RedFury said:
Appriciate all the help Varmint. Will try the settings as you posted earlier, you think that running 333x10 is ok with a stock cooler?

I know you have a aftermarket cooler, which i intend to get later down the road, but im just wondering if it might be too much. Well, i'll try it and watch the temps.
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I think a lot of people do it - most say keep it under 70C load, but I'd say more like 60 or 65C.
 
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