E6600 Overclocking TIPs

[Velvet Wafer]

i think i got these 2x1 sticks for 15$ shipped on hard forums LOL

aw, that sounds like the most epic sticks, i ever heard of

 

[brandonwh64]

aw, that sounds like the most epic sticks, i ever heard of

they work good and with it overclocked to 3ghz it will do 16sec super PI 1M test. thats not too bad for that ram

 

[Velvet Wafer]

15 seconds here, with 3.5ghz, 1100mhz 5-5-5-15,e5200 M0

 

[a_ump]

yea i agree with what's been said, your ram is whats holding you back. As for the comment on the P43....i have the biostar TP43 and i can get my q6600 to 3.6 stable so i see no reason why his gigabyte wouldn't be capable of similar results esp since he's running a dual which are easier to overclock.

 

[brandonwh64]

Ive herd good reviews on overclocking the P43 board. in some forums i have even herd that the P43 and the P45 board are the same except the PCI ex slots

 

[Velvet Wafer]

i believe your right, P43 here also only the chip limits for me,thats a clear thing.

 

[newtekie1]

The difference between the GA-EP43-UD3L and the GA-EP45-UD3L litterly comes down to the P45 and P43 chipset.

And while the boards and chipsets are identical in theory, the difference really comes down to the binning of the chipset, the PCI-E slots are actually identical also. The P45 is rated for 400FSB, while the P43 is only reated for 333FSB. Can the P43 hit 400FSB? It is likely, especially with increased northbridge voltage. Will it see higher than 400FSB? Probably not without maxing out the northbridge voltages and some better cooling. Which is why I said he probably won't see much over 3.4-3.6GHz(378-400FSB).

And a E5200@3.55GHz isn't even at 300FSB, it is? Something like 285FSB isn't it? Assuming you left the multiplier at stock.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

The difference between the GA-EP43-UD3L and the GA-EP45-UD3L litterly comes down to the P45 and P43 chipset.

And while the boards and chipsets are identical in theory, the difference really comes down to the binning of the chipset, the PCI-E slots are actually identical also. The P45 is rated for 400FSB, while the P43 is only reated for 333FSB. Can the P43 hit 400FSB? It is likely, especially with increased northbridge voltage. Will it see higher than 400FSB? Probably not without maxing out the northbridge voltages and some better cooling. Which is why I said he probably won't see much over 3.4-3.6GHz(378-400FSB).

And a E5200@3.55GHz isn't even at 300FSB, it is? Something like 285FSB isn't it? Assuming you left the multiplier at stock.

355fsb,sadly stock is futile 380 is deathline.

 

[newtekie1]

355fsb,sadly stock is futile 380 is deathline.

So, like I said, the 400FSB required for the E6600 to run at 3.6GHz is really pushing the P43 chipset...

 

[brandonwh64]

it will hit 335FSB on stock voltage tho? wouldnt that mean it will go much further with better ram and voltage bumps?

 

[JrRacinFan]

Ok only showing you this for MCH voltages. These settings were in conjunction with a Q6600 @ 400fsb.

 

[newtekie1]

it will hit 335FSB on stock voltage tho? wouldnt that mean it will go much further with better ram and voltage bumps?

Further than 335FSB? Yes. Much further than 400FSB, I doubt it. You can probaby max out the volts on the northbridge, and get it past 400FSB, but the poor cooling on the board will quickly get overwhelmed.

Personally, I'd get some better sticks of RAM, 4GB. Then push for 3.6GHz and leave it there, that should be more than enough performance even for your GTX285. I think you'd see more of a performance improvement moving to 4GB of RAM than you would see pushing for over 3.6GHz. The minor difference between 3.6 and 3.8GHz isn't worth burning up your board over.