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The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!
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onya
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20. January 2007 @ 19:25 |
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Shall do Sam, shall do. Thanks for the input as always. Much appreciated.
Cheers.
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20. January 2007 @ 19:34 |
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onya,
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Hi theonejrs, where do I go to check the frequency?
It's usually in the advanced section of the set-up. You might want to check the DRAM Frequency as well to see if it can be locked at 400MHz. It might say 200x2. If it doesn't boot just go back and set it to the next speed down and see what it does! Did you find any memory settings for timings? If your MB has none of these items then Clockgen won't help much as you will pretty much be limited by the video card. If you are using a Flat-Screen try lowering the manual resolution as it may be switching to a resolution that you monitor can't do with the present drivers. Usually this will give you an "Out of Range" box on the screen though!
BTW I went to ECS and tried to download the manual. I wasn't able to connect but I did notice an "Overclocking" utility for this MB.
http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/865pe-a.html
Take a look and see what you think!
EDIT: I just discovered this useful bit of info on overclocking your MB. Complete with screen shots of the bios!
http://forums.hardwarelogic.com/f12/ocing-ecs-865pe-3244.html
Check it out also!
Happy Computering,
theone
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onya
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20. January 2007 @ 20:19 |
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That link didn't open for me either, but here's one that has the same models, but different versions.
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/SiteMap/Sea...enuID=0&LanID=0
Here's a screen shot using CPUZ showing the m/b info. It's not really clear to me which version is mine, care to de-psypher?
Didn't find the o/c utility, Using their utility maybe best. I'll dig a little deeper to get it.
Cheers.
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20. January 2007 @ 20:47 |
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onya,
Try sis sandra to determine your mobo model and version.
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20. January 2007 @ 22:16 |
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i did say that you might get limited results with clock gen. it cant always change the things you need it to. i think that maybe ignoring the pci might be the reason tho.
if your mobo manufactor has their own utility find and use that. a friend of mine has a 1.7ghz p4 and he too couldnt get clockgen to do any thing for his board. i found a util on gigabytes webby and its now running 24/7 at just under 2.2ghz as it locked every thing that neededit and could raise the cpu volts aswell as monitor all the temps. it also nearly doubled the cpu fan speed to 5100 rpm, it now sounds like a mini torrnado in his case, but hes happy.
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everest will also tell you all you need to know about your kit aswell.
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21. January 2007 @ 07:55 |
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i was just wondering...
could you overclock the cpu and RAm on another board and then switch it back to the previous board?
or does it have to be on the original board?
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21. January 2007 @ 09:14 |
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Nissan101,
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i was just wondering...
could you overclock the cpu and RAm on another board and then switch it back to the previous board?
No, because it takes the settings from the motherboard so when it's shut off it's the MB that does the remembering!
Happy Computering,
theone
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21. January 2007 @ 09:34 |
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wow, all this time i always though i could do that
thnx theone
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21. January 2007 @ 12:24 |
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Yeah, unfortunately overclocking only changes the settings on the motherboard that tell the mobo how to operate the CPU, nothing on the CPU is affected.
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ademgs
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21. January 2007 @ 17:19 |
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Hey i was wonderin if anyone could share their foughts.
I have a Asus P5W DH deluxe mobo and an intel e6300 cpu. i am waiting for my case to arrive before i can set it up. i know that you can get decent overclocks with an e6300 ive seen some people hit 3.5 on air. i was just wondering if anyone has the same setup and what speed their running at as i heard the northbridge gets really hot on the P5W DH and the cpu doesnot reach its full potential because of this? thanks (i am using is Scythe Infinity heatsink)
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21. January 2007 @ 17:36 |
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The northbridge will get hot but I havent heard of any occasions where that has limited an overclock. If you're concerned you can get a separate chipset cooling system, but as far as I know that on the P5 WDH Deluxe is more than sufficient.
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21. January 2007 @ 17:45 |
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thanks for the reply. could you also tell me if the ati x1300xt 512mb graphics card would be able to handle an overclock if i am raising the systems fsb as far as they can go, coz i no its a budget card and i havnt found any good overclcok review about it
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21. January 2007 @ 18:28 |
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The P5W DH Deluxe mobo does run hotter than the average mobo. What some are doing is modding the mobo. What they do is before the mobo is installed in the case, remove the heatsinks from the northbridge and southbridge, remove the cruddy thermal pads and reinstall the heatsinks using some good thermal compound. They sometimes also remove the gold colored tin coverings from the heatsinks so they can breath.
I didn't mod mine (wish I would have and still might) but did mod my buddies. The thermal pads that asus uses are crap and there were only two edges between the southbridge and heatsink that were even contacting each other.
You will probably need to set the PCIe frequency @ 100 and the PCI sync clock @ 33.33. 3.5ghz is a big OC for an E6300. I'm not saying it can't be done but that is a big leap. More than I would want to bite off running on air.
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onya
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21. January 2007 @ 18:39 |
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@theonejrs, Thanks a bunch for that extra link (in edit) Those guys seemed to have many probs with that mobo. Hmmm.
@Mort81, I'd honestly forgotten it was installed..doh. I'm better late than never I guess LOL.
Sorry for the late reply guys, it's been 42/43c+ here, and my ISP servers "fell over". Not to mention the native wildlife :}
Cheers.
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21. January 2007 @ 21:42 |
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onya,
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Sorry for the late reply guys, it's been 42/43c+ here, and my ISP servers "fell over".
Is that like Cow Tipping? LOL!!!
Happy Computering,
theone
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ademgs
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21. January 2007 @ 23:37 |
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do you know of any good heatsinks that are compatible with the board for the northbridge and southbride. also any good retailers for the uk thanks
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22. January 2007 @ 07:41 |
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No reason to replace the heatsinks. The ones that come on the mobo are adequate whether you perfom the mod or not. Modding the board should drop the temp a few degrees but is not absolutely necessary. It should perform ok either way. I've not heard of the northbridge temps on the D5W DH hendering OC'ing. It is a very OC capable mobo.
The cpu temp is obviously a factor when OC'ing due to having to raise the vcore voltage for moderate to high OC's.
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22. January 2007 @ 23:46 |
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better cooling will always help you atain a higher oc, wether it be for your cpu, ram, chipsets or gpu. now wether the increase justifys the time/money spent on the extra cooling is down to the individual.
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ademgs
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23. January 2007 @ 03:57 |
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i bought the scythe infinity and it is huge, if i put it in my system the heatsink will probably leave only 1cm of space to the side panel. will this cause me any problems? and is it possible to install 2 fans on the infinity? (1 on each side)? fanx
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23. January 2007 @ 10:06 |
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If the heatsink is close to the side of the case, and the fans sit on the side of the heatsink blowing air from front to back, then youre fine. If theres one that blows air towards the CPU, then it needs to be a good distance from the side of the case. It looks like you might be able to put two fans on the Scythe, but I personally think 1 is sufficient.
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23. January 2007 @ 10:50 |
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the infinity heatsink has the fan attached to the side blowing air in. do you fink i could put one blowing in from the front and then the one at the back blowing out or will it be pointless?
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23. January 2007 @ 10:58 |
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You probably could, and in theory it should increase the airflow a bit, but I don't really think its worthwhile. A higher airflow single fan would do a better job.
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23. January 2007 @ 11:29 |
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ademgs,
I personally don't think the Infinity cooler is a good choice as it's very heavy at 960 grams and is 160MM tall and has to mount sideways! Eventually, all that weight will come into play and it will hit the side cover as it slowly warps the motherboard, if it's as close as you say it is. Adding another fan would make it even heavier! I've personally been very happy with the Zalman 9500LED and the Arctic Freezer series. I'm using a Freezer 7 right now with my OC'd D-940 and it's idling at 31C in a 27C room. It hits 42 to 48C while encoding! Can't ask for much better than that on air! The price was right too!
Happy Computering,
theone
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23. January 2007 @ 11:32 |
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It's also worth checking out the Noctua heatsinks. They're heavy, but not as bad as the Scythe, and look quite good performance-wise.
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ademgs
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23. January 2007 @ 12:17 |
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if i do need a bigger case do you know of any which would be sufficient for cooling and also compact as the space i want the tower in is a maximum 42.5cm and most of the good ATX cases are 43cm and the smaller ones are crap when it comes to ventilation. also are there any mods i can make on my case to give it better ventilation?
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