BF2S Forums My CPU is failing to overclock

Can't change my BIOS settings to that as the DOS utility doesn't work on Vista, so it doesn't allow me to create a bootable floppy.

Should I use the latest BETA version? Just to test?

Hmpf, but that would mean I could not go back to the stable on if it didn't work.

Install Asus AI booster 2.0312. Thats what I use to monitor temps and OC.

Zimmer wrote:

That thing barely allows me to tweak anything.
Voltage and FSB.... I can already do that no problem with the BIOS.

At least it shows some temps

Zimmer wrote:

I have Everest Ultimate for that.

Which is a much better way of doing things. AI overclocker is rubbish.

BlAiR_AgaiN wrote:

Increase northbridge, southbridge voltage, ram voltage and vcore. You call 1.4V high? Mine E6320 is at 1.55V:).
Useful link: www.xtremesystems.org

1.4V is high. On air cooling anyway. I've seen 2 C2Ds die at lower voltages than you're running.

Wow. But temps aren't so high (65 full load). But what is the default vcore for C2D anyway?

Jenspm wrote:

Zimmer is in Spain for the Next 5 weeks.

lol.

he's also going to france sometime.

lucky bastard. I'm going to the UK for a few days and thats it.

Bertster7 wrote:

BlAiR_AgaiN wrote:

Wow. But temps aren't so high (65 full load). But what is the default vcore for C2D anyway?

1.25V - I think. It's below 1.3.

By the way, 65C @ full load is too hot. That is damaging for the CPU. At those temps I wouldn't expect it to last much more than a year, if that.


I run my E6300 at 1.325V @ 3GHz, 55C after 30 mins at 100% load on both cores - and I thought that was a bit hot. I've taken it up to 3.6GHz without exceeding 1.4V.

If you really know what you're doing and have really nice cooling, 1.5 - 1.6V is fine - but experts only.

55C at 1.325V does seem hot - maybe you should redo your case cooling? I don't think you should be running that hot at that low voltage and @3Ghz. What's your case temperature?

Edit: Here's a picture, ambient room temperature in here is about 25C (summer) and that is nasty hot for a computing room lol.

Right click, hit view image to read everything.


I ran blended torture test with prime 95, and pdf password cracker to get both cpus to 100% usage. You can see all the temperatures on the bar. Tjunction only rises to 55C in my hot room, and I am overclocked and overvoltaged farther then you are. I think your 55C is hot for this reason.

Last edited by [CANADA]_Zenmaster (2007-06-29 17:16:56)

Bertster7 wrote:

[CANADA]_Zenmaster wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

1.25V - I think. It's below 1.3.

By the way, 65C @ full load is too hot. That is damaging for the CPU. At those temps I wouldn't expect it to last much more than a year, if that.


I run my E6300 at 1.325V @ 3GHz, 55C after 30 mins at 100% load on both cores - and I thought that was a bit hot. I've taken it up to 3.6GHz without exceeding 1.4V.

If you really know what you're doing and have really nice cooling, 1.5 - 1.6V is fine - but experts only.

55C at 1.325V does seem hot - maybe you should redo your case cooling? I don't think you should be running that hot at that low voltage and @3Ghz. What's your case temperature?

Edit: Here's a picture, ambient room temperature in here is about 25C (summer) and that is nasty hot for a computing room lol.

Right click, hit view image to read everything.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2166 … rescv3.png

I ran blended torture test with prime 95, and pdf password cracker to get both cpus to 100% usage. You can see all the temperatures on the bar. Tjunction only rises to 55C in my hot room, and I am overclocked and overvoltaged farther then you are. I think your 55C is hot for this reason.

lol.

You are forgetting you are running a 6600, I am running a 6300. The default voltage for mine is lower, add to that the fact that my FSB is set far higher than yours and overclocked a lot further too.

I sometimes run mine at 3.4GHz, 490x7 (1.4V) - but that can sometimes tip over 60C under heavy load, so I don't run at that usually. Normally (currently) I run at 3GHz, 428x7 and I feel temps peaking at 55C are acceptable, typically it doesn't get hotter than 40ish and idles in the low 30s.

Yup apparently I can't read - thought you had the same cpu.

Played with the settings today: E6320 3.2 GHz Orthos stable on 1.47 V. Core temperatures never exceed 55 C. The thing was, my northbridge was burning hot. I found an old 8 cm fan somewhere, mounted it on northbridge and voila, 10 degree temp drop.