P4 3.2Ghz wont OC to more than 3.36Ghz

alic2k · Dec 11, 2006

Ok, check sys specs for more details but:

200Mhz @ 16x Multiplier...
Variant Voltage (is this common? As i try to measure it it keeps fluctuating...)
I have the ASUS P5VDC-X mobo with Bios version 0701

I am only able to use the AI settings to overclock 5% to 3.36Ghz... I want to go higher but even on 3.36 it sometimes crashes out when under severe load...

I can only overclock in percentages (5%, 10% up to 50%) and want to go as high as poss... I can change the PCI-e to async but that shouldn't be a prob cos Radeon X800 should be able to handledifferent levels rite?

Could this be a voltage problem? Mobo problem? I know how confusing this can be but just can't find a solution...

Could it just be the processor itself? good ol intel screwing me over?

Help appreciated

Cheers :toast:

Polaris573 · Dec 11, 2006

You are going to have to do it manually. Using Asus's AI and overclocking by percentages isn't going to get you anywhere. Put your memory on a divider so it will operate at a lower speed since most likely it can't handle the overclock. Then slowly move your FSB up checking for stability, when It becomes unstable up the voltage a little. Rinse, wash, repeat.

DR.Death · Dec 11, 2006

ya u will need to do it manualy

niko084 · Dec 12, 2006

Auto Overclock settings are not worth a shit

lemonadesoda · Dec 13, 2006

Your memory could be the main issue. What brand model? Value editions? Not a good starting point unless you put the memory on a divider.

alic2k · Dec 13, 2006

ok, i'll check it out tonight and post results... CPU-z should provide all correct info yeh?

i think my bios is crap tho, loads of the options are greyed out... i'll post more details bout which ones tonight... in the meanwhile if anyone recommends a bios for my board / chipset that has maximum oc potential please let me know.

thanks in advance, once again, gods at TPU :respect:

alic2k · Dec 13, 2006

oh and as far as i can remember, its not any special brand - just some generic stuff but i'll try and get u dets tonight...

Processor	P4 3.2Ghz 64Bit (@ 3.36Mhz on water - WONT GO HIGHER - HELP!!!!) 2HTT PPC
Motherboard	ASUSTek P5VDC-X Rev 1
Cooling	Thermaltake Bigwater 745 / Arctic Cooling ATiSilencer5
Memory	2x1GB DDR2 SDRAM
Video Card(s)	Radeon X800 GTO Fireblade SE PCI-e 264Mb Core/Mem 438/558
Storage	Partitioned Hitatchi Deskstar 250GB IDE (+SATA - not in use)
Display(s)	19" S9A TFT LCD 1600x1200
Case	X-Blade MIDI Tower Case
Audio Device(s)	SoundMAX HD Audio Onboard
Power Supply	Super Silent EZ Cool ATX-450 JSP
Software	Windows XP SP2 / RTW / DOOM3 / Q3 / COD2 / DOW / BF2142 / HL2

Processor	LGA 775 Intel Q9550 2.8 Ghz
Motherboard	MSI P7N Diamond - 780i Chipset
Cooling	Arctic Freezer
Memory	6GB G.Skill DDRII 800 4-4-3-5
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD 7850 2 GB PCI-E
Storage	1 TB Seagate 32MB Cache, 250 GB Seagate 16MB Cache
Display(s)	Acer X203w
Case	Coolermaster Centurion 5
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream 600 Watt
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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Processor	intel 6600 quad core cooled by scythe mutgen 2
Motherboard	dfi lanparty UT P35-T2R
Cooling	air
Memory	crucial ballistic tracer 4 gb
Video Card(s)	nvida 260 gtx
Storage	segate baracuta 500 GB , western digital blue 1TB
Display(s)	asus 23.6 vh242h
Case	lian-li pc-a70 full tower
Power Supply	650 watt Antec Earth Watts
Software	windows 7 and lots of other titles

System Name	Back to Blue
Processor	i9 14900k
Motherboard	Asrock Z790 Nova
Cooling	Corsair H150i Elite
Memory	64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3
Storage	4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
Display(s)	1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d
Case	Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000i
Mouse	Logitech G502x
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 x64 Pro
Benchmark Scores	31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w

System Name	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

P4 3.2Ghz wont OC to more than 3.36Ghz

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