I was in the process of overclocking an Intel Core2Duo E6600. Listed below is the setup of my computer:
Asus P5K
Intel Core2Duo E6600
2x 1GB Mushkin-Enhanced XP8500 DDR2-1066Mhz (5-4-5-12)
2x 500 GB Seagate HDs
ATI Radeon x1050 Graphics Card (temporary, because my 7600GT didn't work well, and is being sent for an RMA)
I have successfully upped the FSB from 266Mhz to 330Mhz without any problems. I did not have to increase any voltage or anything. Voltage of CPU was set to: 1.2v. Northbridge voltage: 1.25v. DIMM voltage: 2.2v.
Some settings from the BIOS that I've manually set are:
PCI-Express Frequency: 100 Mhz
CPU Spread Spectrum: disabled
PCI-E Spread Spectrum: disabled
CPU Voltage Damper: enabled
Something called FSB-Strap: Don't know exact setting, but set for an FSBRAM ratio of 1:1.
The timings for the memory were 3-3-3-8 at the last 'OK' values.
Then, I tried increasing FSB by a further 10Mhz, up to 340Mhz, and it fails to do the PCMark05 test. It does all Sandra benchmarks successfully. I tried increasing CPU voltage to 1.2625v, northbridge to 1.4v, and reduce the timings to 4-4-4-12. Yet, to no success. It did not manage to run the PCMark05 test, or any stress test. With FSB set to 330Mhz, it successfully finished an 8hr prime95 stress test.
The temperatures are 38degC for the CPU, and 52degC for the northbridge.
Any ideas what I might do to get a better overclock?
Asus P5K
Intel Core2Duo E6600
2x 1GB Mushkin-Enhanced XP8500 DDR2-1066Mhz (5-4-5-12)
2x 500 GB Seagate HDs
ATI Radeon x1050 Graphics Card (temporary, because my 7600GT didn't work well, and is being sent for an RMA)
I have successfully upped the FSB from 266Mhz to 330Mhz without any problems. I did not have to increase any voltage or anything. Voltage of CPU was set to: 1.2v. Northbridge voltage: 1.25v. DIMM voltage: 2.2v.
Some settings from the BIOS that I've manually set are:
PCI-Express Frequency: 100 Mhz
CPU Spread Spectrum: disabled
PCI-E Spread Spectrum: disabled
CPU Voltage Damper: enabled
Something called FSB-Strap: Don't know exact setting, but set for an FSBRAM ratio of 1:1.
The timings for the memory were 3-3-3-8 at the last 'OK' values.
Then, I tried increasing FSB by a further 10Mhz, up to 340Mhz, and it fails to do the PCMark05 test. It does all Sandra benchmarks successfully. I tried increasing CPU voltage to 1.2625v, northbridge to 1.4v, and reduce the timings to 4-4-4-12. Yet, to no success. It did not manage to run the PCMark05 test, or any stress test. With FSB set to 330Mhz, it successfully finished an 8hr prime95 stress test.
The temperatures are 38degC for the CPU, and 52degC for the northbridge.
Any ideas what I might do to get a better overclock?