Overclocking, my current results.

Feek · 22-08-2007, 20:19

Stan's been giving me some hints and tips about getting some extra performance from this motherboard and I'm currently running very nicely:

Core 2 Duo E6600, normal clock speed 2.40GHz, I'm at just over 3.1GHz

I've finally got a system with 4Gb RAM in it and the speeds are pretty good. A real speed of 888MHz so a nice overclock at good timings.

And to top it off, the Windows ExperienceIndex is looking quite sexy.

And the best bit - The only voltage I've had to change is to increase my DDR volts to 2.1 which is within spec of the OCZ stuff. I've got more headroom to play with so once I'm fully happy this is stable (it's passed memtest86+ and Orthos) then I'll see how much further I can go.

Robert · 22-08-2007, 20:41

Have you orthos'd it?

Feek · 22-08-2007, 20:46

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Have you orthos'd it?

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Originally Posted by Feek

(it's passed memtest86+ and Orthos)

Robert · 22-08-2007, 21:16

How long did you run it for? Oh how I love the Core 2 Duo.

Feek · 22-08-2007, 21:23

Couple of hours, no nasty red flashy things happened.

Robert · 22-08-2007, 21:36

Ideally mate you should run it over night, for atleast 8 hours.

Mark · 22-08-2007, 21:41

8-12 hours, I'd agree with that.

Makes me want to o/c my E6600, especially now Linux 2.6.22 supports the coretemp sensors, so I can monitor temperatures properly.

Feek · 22-08-2007, 21:41

Aye, I'm going to leave it on overnight tonight and have memtest running all day tomorrow.

I've never yet had a system fail that's run orthos for a couple of hours so I'm quite happy

Feek · 22-08-2007, 23:08

Interestingly, I left vcore set to auto and cpu-z and the Gigabyte monitor are both telling me that it's running below the stock voltage level for the CPU. Either they're telling porkies or it's just being efficient.

Mark · 22-08-2007, 23:23

While running Orthos? Expected while idle, though I have to admit I've not paid any attention under load either.

22-08-2007, 20:19	#1
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Overclocking, my current results. Stan's been giving me some hints and tips about getting some extra performance from this motherboard and I'm currently running very nicely: Core 2 Duo E6600, normal clock speed 2.40GHz, I'm at just over 3.1GHz I've finally got a system with 4Gb RAM in it and the speeds are pretty good. A real speed of 888MHz so a nice overclock at good timings. And to top it off, the Windows ExperienceIndex is looking quite sexy. And the best bit - The only voltage I've had to change is to increase my DDR volts to 2.1 which is within spec of the OCZ stuff. I've got more headroom to play with so once I'm fully happy this is stable (it's passed memtest86+ and Orthos) then I'll see how much further I can go. __________________

22-08-2007, 21:23	#5
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Couple of hours, no nasty red flashy things happened. __________________

22-08-2007, 21:41	#8
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Aye, I'm going to leave it on overnight tonight and have memtest running all day tomorrow. I've never yet had a system fail that's run orthos for a couple of hours so I'm quite happy __________________

22-08-2007, 23:08	#9
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Interestingly, I left vcore set to auto and cpu-z and the Gigabyte monitor are both telling me that it's running below the stock voltage level for the CPU. Either they're telling porkies or it's just being efficient. __________________

22-08-2007, 20:41	#2
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	Have you orthos'd it?

22-08-2007, 21:16	#4
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	How long did you run it for? Oh how I love the Core 2 Duo.

22-08-2007, 21:36	#6
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	Ideally mate you should run it over night, for atleast 8 hours.

22-08-2007, 21:41	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	8-12 hours, I'd agree with that. Makes me want to o/c my E6600, especially now Linux 2.6.22 supports the coretemp sensors, so I can monitor temperatures properly.

22-08-2007, 23:23	#10
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	While running Orthos? Expected while idle, though I have to admit I've not paid any attention under load either.