- Jul 7, 2006
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I've finally got my computer up and working. I wanted to share my overclocking experience so that others can learn from it. First, thanks to graysky for the C2D OC guide which served as a great starting point for my OC. I did a few things differently and will discuss those, but first, here are my specs:
Intel e2160 L2 stepping according to CPU-z
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
WD7500AAKS
EVGA Nvidia 8800GTS 512mb
Corsair 450vx
2gb 800MHz DDR2 OCZ RAM
Samsung SH203b DVD burner
CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 CPU fan
Antec Solo Case
I followed the stickied guide with a few exceptions as follows: I could not find the spread spectrum, PECI, Vanderpool (Virtualization), or PCI clock sync settings in my BIOS. I've seen a lot of people ask where to find them and as far as I can tell, they must be auto set to the correct values because my OC has gone fine so far and I never found them. The other values that may be difficult to locate in the DS3R bios are Speedstep (it is called Intel EIST), no execute memory protect (called execute disable bit), memory timings (press CTRL+F1 in the top menu of the bios then go into the MIB settings and it should be there), and the memory multiplier (called memory sync, I used 2.00 which is 1:1).
My first attempt to OC was quite a problem. I set the RAM voltage to +0.1 and couldn't get an OC of +20MHz on the FSB to boot! After bumping the RAM overvolt to +0.2 I was able to increase in 20MHz jumps up to a 340MHz FSB. However, this rebooted after ~1/2 hour in prime95. I have been running prime95 for over an hour with a 330MHz FSB (CPU freq - 2.97GHz). This is on the stock voltage of 1.325. I tried lowering the voltage with the 340MHz FSB but led to crashes. I may play around and try lowering the voltages or memory timings (currently 5-5-5-15), I am quite happy with this OC.
My max temps are 67 C but usually hover at 65-66 on the most strenuous tests in P95. I idle at about 42 C.
Intel e2160 L2 stepping according to CPU-z
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
WD7500AAKS
EVGA Nvidia 8800GTS 512mb
Corsair 450vx
2gb 800MHz DDR2 OCZ RAM
Samsung SH203b DVD burner
CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 CPU fan
Antec Solo Case
I followed the stickied guide with a few exceptions as follows: I could not find the spread spectrum, PECI, Vanderpool (Virtualization), or PCI clock sync settings in my BIOS. I've seen a lot of people ask where to find them and as far as I can tell, they must be auto set to the correct values because my OC has gone fine so far and I never found them. The other values that may be difficult to locate in the DS3R bios are Speedstep (it is called Intel EIST), no execute memory protect (called execute disable bit), memory timings (press CTRL+F1 in the top menu of the bios then go into the MIB settings and it should be there), and the memory multiplier (called memory sync, I used 2.00 which is 1:1).
My first attempt to OC was quite a problem. I set the RAM voltage to +0.1 and couldn't get an OC of +20MHz on the FSB to boot! After bumping the RAM overvolt to +0.2 I was able to increase in 20MHz jumps up to a 340MHz FSB. However, this rebooted after ~1/2 hour in prime95. I have been running prime95 for over an hour with a 330MHz FSB (CPU freq - 2.97GHz). This is on the stock voltage of 1.325. I tried lowering the voltage with the 340MHz FSB but led to crashes. I may play around and try lowering the voltages or memory timings (currently 5-5-5-15), I am quite happy with this OC.
My max temps are 67 C but usually hover at 65-66 on the most strenuous tests in P95. I idle at about 42 C.
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