Can a Asus P5K-VM overclock?

[exgamer44]

I have a p5k-vm and i want to know if i can overclock my ram and my Q6600 with it, i see all these youtube videos on it and they show it on a p5k dulexu, p5k... thanks

Also, if it can oc (overclock) whats is the best for a Q6600?

 

[jay32267]

Overclocking Features
ASUS Super Memspeed Technology
vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tunning from 667MHz up to 1333MHz for DDR2
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

 

[exgamer44]

Overclocking Features
ASUS Super Memspeed Technology
vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- Memory tunning from 667MHz up to 1333MHz for DDR2
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment
Overclocking Protection:
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

So basicly yes? or is that not all the features, im new to this sorry could i oc to 3.5ghz?

 

[Barty1884]

You can overclock with it, yes. Ensure you follow guides specifically for that era of CPU, as you'll be increasing the FSB (opposed to the multiplier of modern chips)

3.5Ghz would likely be a pipedream at best. 3.3.Ghz is going to be pretty close to your upper limit, I would imagine.

 

[exgamer44]

You can overclock with it, yes. Ensure you follow guides specifically for that era of CPU, as you'll be increasing the FSB (opposed to the multiplier of modern chips)

3.5Ghz would likely be a pipedream at best. 3.3.Ghz is going to be pretty close to your upper limit, I would imagine.

What is FSB?

 

[Barty1884]

FSB = Front-Side Bus.

OC's are derived from modifying (among other things like voltage tweaks etc); a multiplier and a bus speed.
For a Q6600, the stock multi is 9 and the stock FSB is 265 or somthing.
So 9x 265 = 2385MHz, shown typically as 2.4GHz.

For a Q6600, you wouldn't touch the multi.
So any end result would be 9x X = YGhz.

You're increasing the FSB, as per the quote above "FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment "
So, that board would allow you to enter:
9x 800 = 7200MHz / 7.2GHz. Obviously, that's not going to work.

You should be able to enter a FSB in the 350-370 range and 9x350 = 3150MHz ie 3.15GHz & 9x370 = 3330MHz / 3.33GHz

http://www.overclock.net/forum/5-intel-cpus/289573-my-experience-overclocking-q6600-basic-guide-walkthrough.html



For modern, unlocked Intel CPUs , the equivalent (not quite, but similar enough) is the BCLK.
There's a Multi x BCLK, but the Multi is what changes. The BCLK is 100.
So a 44 multi x static BCLK multi of 100 = 4400MHz / 4.4GHz.