p5q pro + e8400 trying to get 3.8 ?

[x3x]

well i can oced it to 3.6 w/o problem just change 333 to 400 in bios and leave everything auto. I'm trying to get it to 3.8 and i'm pretty new to overclocking. So anyone here have a good 3.8 oc / 4.0 setup ?. Im having hard time cus u have to Oc memory etc..and it confusing as hell.

this is my pc

mobo - Asus p5q pro
cpu - intel e8400
memory - ddr2 (4gig)2x2gb pc6400 dual ocz speed (800mhz)
cpu fan - Zalman cnps8700Nt
Psu - coolmaster 650W real power pro
graphic card - xfx 8800gtx - upgrading to gtx 280 soon


thank you

[mitsirfishi]

hello there what your going to need to do to get up to 4ghz is to raise your Vcore 1.37 ,northbridge,vtt/pll and your various other voltages up 1 notch for your memory set your strap to 333 and then you can run a 1:1 ratio so when clocked at 400fsb you will be able to find a to find in your dram options one which correspond to 800mhz or there abouts and give your memory 0.1/0.2 extra volts and slowly keep going up in blocks of 5 or 10fsb it you will need 444fsb to make 4ghz will your memory be able to handle 888?

[theonetruewill]

Originally Posted by mitsirfishi

hello there what your going to need to do to get up to 4ghz is to raise your Vcore 1.37 ,northbridge,vtt/pll and your various other voltages up 1 notch for your memory set your strap to 333 and then you can run a 1:1 ratio so when clocked at 400fsb you will be able to find a to find in your dram options one which correspond to 800mhz or there abouts and give your memory 0.1/0.2 extra volts and slowly keep going up in blocks of 5 or 10fsb it you will need 444fsb to make 4ghz will your memory be able to handle 888?

If it is sucessful @ 1.37v try taking it lower and testing the lowest voltage it can run at.

[x3x]

sorry for being stupid what do mean by northbridge,vtt/pll and your various other voltages up 1 notch for your memory set your strap to 333 and then you can run a 1:1 ratio ?

i set fsb to 444 x 9 = 4 ghz and everything else is auto

[EastCoasthandle]

Originally Posted by x3x

sorry for being stupid what do mean by northbridge,vtt/pll and your various other voltages up 1 notch for your memory set your strap to 333 and then you can run a 1:1 ratio ?

i set fsb to 444 x 9 = 4 ghz and everything else is auto

northbridge voltage
fsb termination voltage
CPU PLL

[x3x]

messed around w/ the setting for hours i finally got the 3.8 setting stable. I run orthos and prime for 10 hours w/o any error

423 x 9 core voltage = 1.224

gonna try 4ghz later this weekend, i'm waiting for the new cooler to come

thx guys

[JC316]

Check the guide in my signature for help. 4.0 should be pretty easy.

[x3x]

Ok i got 3.8 really stable now, just gonna wait for the new cooler and i'll be doing 4ghz. Anyway how do you overclock memory ? i'm using this tye of memory ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227269 )

[JC316]

Originally Posted by x3x

Ok i got 3.8 really stable now, just gonna wait for the new cooler and i'll be doing 4ghz. Anyway how do you overclock memory ? i'm using this tye of memory ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227269 )

You just change the memory speed to higher and see if it's stable. The P5Q Pro bios shows you what the speed is going to be. Make sure to add more volts if you get unstable.

[x3x]

my memory speed running at 5-4-4-15 and the volt now is 2.10. So just change to something like 6-6-6-18 ? and increase some voltage ? lol wow tats easy

thank you

[JC316]

Originally Posted by x3x

my memory speed running at 5-4-4-15 and the volt now is 2.10. So just change to something like 6-6-6-18 ? and increase some voltage ? lol wow tats easy

thank you

No, you need to leave your timmings alone and adjust the memory speed.

[x3x]

as i increasef the Dram frequency to 1061mhz and voltage from 2.10 2.2 etc.. - 2.40 volt but i cannot be able to start to window. Is it something wrong that i did here?

[JC316]

Well, the P5Q pro does have a tendency to have memory issues, especially over 1066. It may be that it just doesn't like the memory. You can try Ket's P5Q Pro bios and see if it help. It's located here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=200109

[tzitzibp]

it is possible that you memory does not OC above 900-960...

[x3x]

i gave up on the memory overclocking. Anyway i'm received my new heatsink, its this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835207004 ) lol love it. the temp now is 39 / 39 sometime 41 / 39 at 3.8 ghz vcore is 1.216 Nb volt - 1.10 ( auto ). I wanna bring it up to 4ghz what should i raise my vcore to ? another question is that cpu-z read vcore volt differently ? because i bump the volt in bios up to 1.6 but cpu-z read it 1.352 something.

You shouldn't need to set your vcore to 1.6, that is extremely high running on air and nothing u want running for 24/7. Take a screen shot of CPU-z, after you lower your vcore. to ~1.4

[x3x]

here u go

[x3x]

this is so annoying, 1.42 vcore 1.40 nb volt, i can boost up in window but it hang and blue screen popup then restart itself. something wrong here ?

[tzitzibp]

i think you can lower your vcore, but increase your nb voltage.... i use nb 1.63 for 4.05ghz

[Live OR Die]

you shouldn't need to hit 1.4 vcore i dont, i can hit 4Ghz on only 1.3 vcore and 1.6Ghz on stock

fsb 444
my voltages
Vcore 1.3v
ssp 1.4v
nb 1.5v
fsb 1.4v
HT(spp-mcp) 1.2v

ram set on 1066mhz stock 2.2v running 4 sticks (unlinked)

[x3x]

live let me try ur setting see if i can get anywhere close. thx

[x3x]

these r my settings:

overclock tuner - manual
cpu ratio setting - auto
fsb frequency - 445
pcie requency - 100
fsb strap - auto
dram requency - auto
dram setting (manual)- 5-4-4-15
static read - disable
read training - disable
mem oc charger - enabled
ai clock twister - light

Load line - disable
cpu spread - disable
pcie spread - disable

cpu vol - 1.40000
cpu gtl - auto
cpu pll - 1.40
dram-2.10 (stock volt)
NB - 1.40
SB - auto <- i dont know what this do so i leave it auto

on advanced setting i have

c1e support - disable:
max cpuid - disable
inte virtualization - disable
cpu tm function - enabled
execute disable bit - disable
intel speed step - disable
intel C-state tech - enable

i tried live or die's setting and failed orthos in 5 secs

[Pinchy]

Overclocking your memory wont give you that much of a performance increase.

What you need to do is set the memory frequency to the lowest you possibly can, so your not limiting your overclock.

See your RAM is rated at 800MHz. When your CPU FSB is at 400, your RAM is running at 800. Now if you put your FSB up to 430 (for example) your RAM will be running at 860MHz. Now, your CPU and motherboard may be able to take 430FSB perfectly well, BUT if your RAM cant do 860MHz, your entire overclock will fail.

Hence, its best to make the RAM as slow as possible...its harder with an e8400 with the 1333FSB as the lowest setting you can get will be 667MHz at stock.

[NinkobEi]

I use 1.2v for my NB and it seems to work fine. is 1.5v really necessary? ^ ^

[x3x]

so pinchy what you think i should do now ? make my ram slow down ?