Thirith on 15/9/2008 at 06:50
I was thinking about getting a new processor, as my E6600 is probably about 2 1/2 years old now, so I thought I'd get a considerable boost out of upgrading. However, people on other forums told me that I wouldn't really get that much out of a new CPU and that I should be able to overclock my current processor quite considerably.
I was thinking now that I'd probably be able to OC best if I went and got a new, more effective cooler. The Scythe Mine sounds quite good. With the standard cooler that came with the CPU, anything over a FSB of 320 means that the computer won't even start up. However, this puzzles me a bit: from what little knowledge I have about overclocking, I would have thought that you don't go immediately from stable to "Nuh-huh, no way, I ain't starting that up!" but that the system would get increasingly less stable.
This basically makes me wonder. Is it possible/likely that there are other things that keep me from OCing my CPU as much as possible? How much overclocking leeway should I get out of installing a new cooler? And what's your take on the new CPU thing?
For the record: I've got a Asus P5B Deluxe mainboard and 4GB RAM. (Can't remember whether it's DDR2-533 or DDR2-800. Can check, though.)
bikerdude on 15/9/2008 at 09:02
Quote Posted by Thirith
I was thinking about getting a new processor, as my E6600 is probably about 2 1/2 years old now, For the record: I've got a Asus P5B Deluxe mainboard and 4GB RAM. (Can't remember whether it's DDR2-533 or DDR2-800. Can check, though.)
I had a E6600 and the best 24/7 overclock was 3.6hz, but
if your board locks the fsb/memory timings(like my old one did), you'll you need DDR2-1150 memory - which is cheap enough these days.
or
If your board will support it(it might need a bios update) I suggest upgrading to the same CPU I Have which is the E8400.
biker
Thirith on 15/9/2008 at 09:12
How much of an improvement was the E8400? I'll also look into the RAM thing. Cheers!
Edit: According to my mainboard's specs, it'll only support the following types of memory: DDR2 800/667/533.
bikerdude on 15/9/2008 at 11:15
Quote Posted by Thirith
How much of an improvement was the E8400? I'll also look into the RAM thing. Cheers!
Edit: According to my mainboard's specs, it'll only support the following types of memory: DDR2 800/667/533.
Its was a noticable improvement, 15-30 faster for the same clock.
what bios are you running on that board..?
biker
Thirith on 15/9/2008 at 12:16
According to CPU-Z it's American Megatrends Inc., v1101, date 03/09/2007.
bikerdude on 15/9/2008 at 14:48
Quote Posted by Thirith
According to CPU-Z it's American Megatrends Inc., v1101, date 03/09/2007.
Sorry I need to asus bios version nopt the bios type which (pheonix etc)
biker
Thirith on 15/9/2008 at 15:04
I've just downloaded the most recent ASUS bios (1236?) and have installed it.
bikerdude on 15/9/2008 at 18:28
Quote Posted by Thirith
I've just downloaded the most recent ASUS bios (1236?) and have installed it.
ok, with that bios you will have support for the wolfdale (45nm) cpu's, all of which are good over clockers, the E8400 hitting the sweet-spot at just over £120 and able to hit 4Ghz on air cooling :ebil:
But that said you should be able to get at least 3.0ghz(9x333) and maybe even 3.6ghz(9x400) out of your current cpu - I would goodle your motherboard and overclocking to see the best settings for your board..
biker
Thirith on 15/9/2008 at 18:58
Thanks, I'll try that once I get the new cooler. I'll have to see how to set this up so my RAM can take it (I've checked, and it's DDR2-667). I think that's what may be causing my machine to crash when I go higher than 320 on the FSB.
Edit: Even though the P5B-Deluxe was originally supposed only to accept memory up to DDR2-800, it seems that with the bios update you can go higher. At least a number of people on the web have done so. :)
bikerdude on 15/9/2008 at 21:15
Quote Posted by Thirith
Thanks, I'll try that once I get the new cooler. I'll have to see how to set this up so my RAM can take it (I've checked, and it's DDR2-667). I think that's what may be causing my machine to crash when I go higher than 320 on the FSB.
Edit: Even though the P5B-Deluxe was originally supposed only to accept memory up to DDR2-800, it seems that with the bios update you can go higher. At least a number of people on the web have done so. :)
Weel I would assume that your P965 based board has memory dividers - so you should be able to keep the memory within spec.
biker
