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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 03:52 |
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could someone guid me as how to overclock please?
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7. May 2007 @ 04:35 |
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7. May 2007 @ 04:43 |
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@Mort81
I've seen the L631B057 get to 3.8 OK, its better than the A0 batch.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 04:56 |
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Mort81
maybe you could help me get my cpu up to 3GHz until i get the thermalright ultra 120 extreme then i might look to go 3.8GHz BigDK told me i have a very good batch.
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7. May 2007 @ 04:59 |
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BigDK,
that's good to know. I'm comfortable where mine's at. I might consider getting one of the thermalright ultra 120 extremes one of these days. I'm gonna stay away from water cooling for now anyway.
humzaSM,
it's not absolutely necessary, but I do recommend removing your NB and SB chipset heatsinks and reseating them with some artic silver 5. you might even consider adding a 40 x 40mm chipset fan to them. I used 40 x 40 x 20mm fans and it reduced my mobo temp considerably. it ran about 44 - 45 C prior to the mod and it's running 31 C right now although it is cooler in here right now than usual (69 F). when it warms up to normal spring/summer temps (78 F) it runs about 34 C at idle.
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7. May 2007 @ 05:03 |
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Starting to have a play with the new CPU now, so far very good, stable at 3.2Ghz ITAT passes 1 hour with no issues.
CPU temp at idel with stock cooler is 31`C and the chipset is at 27`C.
Will crank it up a bit more later today, as I'm also doing a load of video work this weekend, so time for playing is limited.
Batches for my E6600's are:
L628A370 (OLD ONE)
L639F020 (NEW ONE)
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7. May 2007 @ 05:09 |
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humzaSM,
BigDK is the man to talk to. we both OC a little differently. he lowers the multiplier and raises the fsb to 400mhz to get the fsb:dram ratio at 1:1 with DDR2 PC6400 memory. I like keeping the multiplier at 9x raising the fsb slowly and underclocking the memory to keep it at 1:1 fsb:dram ratio until I reach my target OC and then I try bumping up the memory a notch (OC'ing it).
try following the same steps he gave to pszczoll. remember to keep an eye on your cpu temp especially since your still using stock cpu hsf.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 05:15 |
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ok.... someone tell me what to do as long as i can OC to 3GHZ ill be happy for the moment until i get the new heat sink and fans.
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7. May 2007 @ 05:21 |
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what memory do you have? you need to set the correct dram voltage. what bios version? you need the latest stable and tested bios version because if you update the bios later it will set everything back to default settings. latest good bios for the P5W DH Deluxe is 1901.
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7. May 2007 @ 05:27 |
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before you order the thermalright ultra 120 extreme, read that review. there was a flaw with the mounting hardware for C2D. most can probably get around it. the zalman CNPS9700LED and artic freezer 7 pro are also very good cpu hsf's.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 05:46 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
what memory do you have? you need to set the correct dram voltage. what bios version? you need the latest stable and tested bios version because if you update the bios later it will set everything back to default settings. latest good bios for the P5W DH Deluxe is 1901.
i have 2004 ASUS P5W DH BIOS version and PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM [frogot the make].
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7. May 2007 @ 05:57 |
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The Asus P5WDH is an easy board to OC.
With the memory you have, you just need to select the following:
I can't remember the exact order on the board, and the kids are playing on the P5WDH syste.
Manual OC settings.
1. Disable ?AI Tuning?
2. Set PCI Express (PCIe) frequency @100Mhz
3. Set PCI frequency @33Mhz
4. Disable Hyperpath 3
5. Disable ?spread spectrum?
6. Disable Q-Fan
7. Disable ?Limit CPUID Max to 3?
8. Disable any overvoltage protection
9. Disable ?C1E?
10. Disable ?EIST?
11. Disable Virtualization Technology
12. Disable No-Execute Memory Protect
13. Disable any other thing you don?t use
14. Do not enable any speed enhancements you see
15. Set DRAM/DIMM Voltage (vDIMM) to what is specified by RAM (+0.3V or +0.4V etc...)
16. Set MCH Voltage (vMCH) to 1.55V
17. Set FSB Voltage (vFSB) to 1.40V
18. Increase SB Voltage (vICH) by +0.1V from default-lowest value
19. Set CPU Voltage (vCore) 1.400V possibly more
20. Set FSB to 333 Giving x9=2997 for E6600
21. Set CPU Multiplier to the default value for your CPU x9 E6600
22. Set ?DRAM Timing? to disable SPD
23. In BIOS you will see 4 separate timing digits, change them to the ones specified on your RAM e.g. 4-4-4-12
24. You can leave others as auto.
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7. May 2007 @ 06:00 |
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P.S.
The SPD option is dependant on BIOS version, on older version you need to select SPD timings.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 06:03 |
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ok thanks ill give it a go now and let you know in a while
where would i find the 4 separate timing digits for the RAM
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7. May 2007 @ 06:04 |
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have 2004 ASUS P5W DH BIOS version
I'm sure your bios is very outdated. the latest good bios vs is 1901. cpu-z will tel you which vs you have. look under mainboard.
cpu-z should also tell you the make of your memory. look under SPD.
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7. May 2007 @ 06:10 |
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7. May 2007 @ 06:15 |
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ok you're good to go. last time I checked 2004 was still beta.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 06:16 |
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where would i find the 4 separate timing digits for the RAM
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7. May 2007 @ 06:19 |
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better set your timings at 5-5-5-15 and most likely 1.8 or 1.9 volts.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 06:20 |
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ok im going for it hope it works
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 06:49 |
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it seems to have worked but i was unable to find DRAM/DIMM voltage! how do you how much to increase the voltage by?
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7. May 2007 @ 06:51 |
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jumper free configuration: memory voltage.
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7. May 2007 @ 07:31 |
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Chances are that the memory will work fine at 1.8V which will be the default.
If you want to run a memory test, then run memtest on the memory, this will show if it okay.
If the system stays stable with the 5-5-5-15 timings and the 1.8V then just leave it alone.
I can't find anything on that memory apart from a German site selling that part number, but it doesn't list the voltage or timings.
Once everything is up and working, you can try and tighten the timings a bit using memset, but for now just get a stable OC at the speed you want.
Also later you'll probably be able to squeeze a bit more from the memory speed wise, so you'll be able to start taking the FSB up from 333 to what ever the memory can handle, you may get as far as 400 FSB depending on what you've got, that will obviously give you a potential of anywhere between the 3.0Ghz you've got and 3.6Ghz, but it will be the memory that drops out before anthing else.
Also to do that, you'll then need to start putting more voltage on it, but as said, thats for another day.
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humzaSM
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7. May 2007 @ 08:30 |
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ill get back to you when i have the heatsink, thermal grease and chipset fan i decided to take my system back to default as the cpu heatsink just isnt up for the job.
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7. May 2007 @ 11:27 |
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@humzaSM
if you are considering the Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme that Mort81 posted, fear not about mounting issues as i ordered one recently and got it in my hands...the review by Anandtech was using an ES model (engineering sample) but the models shipping in the retail sector (at least here in the U.S.) have been revised and given you have sufficent space in your case, it mounts just fine with the included brackets on E6600 w/ Asus P5WDH (i have that mobo too much like Mort81 and BigDK) :)
i slapped that puppy on my father's system (E6600 + P5WDH-deluxe)over the weekend and i have to say it works exactly as it's advertised to be...i'm using one of my spare Scythe s-flex fans 120mm - the middle model # SFF21E with 49CFM, not the higher one SFF21F that was tested in the review because my dad wants a quiet system, not a highly overclocked performance rig...it's @ 3.4ghz 24/7 operation.
so far so good and i give a "thumbs up" to the newest TR ultra 120 extreme~ it's pricey, but it does deliver and i would personally say after installing it and seeing for myself what it can do, it's a top performance AIR cooler that i would recommend.
Mort81 and BigDK got you covered on the OC'in front w/ that mobo, i just wanted to give you my personal experience on that Thermalright cooler, it works well and if you don't care too much about noise levels, using a higher CFM fan will give you even better cooling capabilities...it all depends how far you want to go and what suits YOUR taste the best. good luck
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