My First OC: It worked!

[secondsystem]

Thank you THG and your wonderful community and fans because my seemingly small accomplishment would not be possible without you.

Intel Core 2 Due E6600 2.4Ghz @ 2.99Ghz (low:45 - high:60 stock cooler)
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066 @ 667Mhz
eVGA nVidia geForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 550Mhz
---GPU Came overclocked, but I can't find them @ this speed anymore for SLI
eVGA nVidia nForce 680i SLI MOBO

Just so others with my same MOBO know, my Bios had different settings than in the Core 2 Duo and Quad OC guide:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

I had to unlink the FSB and memory clock.
Instead of saying 266 FSB it said "1066 (QDR)" so dividing that by 4 (Q stands for Quad) I got 266.
I multiplied 333 by 4 and got 1332 so I set my FSB to this.
I then set memory to 666 or 333 times 2 because it's DDR2

so I was now running 333:333 or 1:1 with 2.99Ghz
I increased my ram voltage and processor voltage and set all the settings from the above guide and it passed the stress tests. I still need to decrease voltages until fail then re-raise them and change some settings back but so far so good.

Crysis now works with Azureus in the background... Words cannot describe. They should have sent a poet.


Thank you all!

 

[Evilonigiri]

I don't think I helped you but no problem.

 

[bildo123]

Question:If you were going to run your memory at 1:1 667 why did you buy the more expensive 1066 memory?

 

[Lupiron]

Nice, I was just gonna ask why he doesnt down the multi and up the FSB to get at least some of that speed from em! I was whining that my 1066 is in sync at 950 and wanted more. Never mind now. I am happy!

--Lupi

 

[Evilonigiri]

At least he didn't buy DDR3.