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Info required for Core 2 Duo and Abit AB9 pro M/B overclock?
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Re: Info required for Core 2 Duo and Abit AB9 pro M/B overclock? -
05-17-2007
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'Forrest' wrote: | Are you sure about that, Phil? In Intel's "TAT" and other programs, my PCU | 0 is always about 4 or 5 degrees higher than CPU 1. It doesn't matter if I'm | OCd or not. _____ For my E4300 the two CPU cores have the same temperature for the TAT processor 100% load and for the Orthos small FFTs 100% load (within round-off error for the TAT temperature display.) What are the differing temperatures and under what loads? Have you checked the thermal compound application? Phil Weldon "Forrest" <REMOVETHISrunforrest1 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news  MO2i.366$u56.89 (AT) newssvr22 (DOT) news.prodigy.net...|" Each CPU should have the same temperature." | | Are you sure about that, Phil? In Intel's "TAT" and other programs, my PCU | 0 is always about 4 or 5 degrees higher than CPU 1. It doesn't matter if I'm | OCd or not. | | | "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed (AT) example (DOT) com> wrote in message | news:_DN2i.16369$3P3.3299 (AT) newsread3 (DOT) news.pas.earthlink.net... | > Try Orthos with small FFTs to get a real workout with 100% load on both | > CPUs. Each CPU should have the same temperature. | | > Phil Weldon | | > "Forrest" <REMOVETHISrunforrest1 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message | > news  eK2i.296$H24.72 (AT) newssvr17 (DOT) news.prodigy.net...| > | | > | "P Gagg" <pjgtech (AT) cix (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message | > | news:memo.20070513151837.2148A (AT) peterjohn (DOT) gagg.194.153.2.1... | > | > Hi... | > | | > | > During the last couple of days I have just built myself a nice new | > Intel | > | > Core 2 Duo | > | > E6600 based pc, and I have it working great, but I would like | > | > clarification of the | > | > settings needed to overclock the pc. | > | | > | > I have already got the cpu to 2.7Ghz using 9x multiplier and 300 FSB | > | > (stock setting | > | > is 9 x 272 = 2.4Ghz) and have tested it ok (using Sandra Lite, and CPU | > | > Stress | > | > Tester) and the max temp for the cpu never goes above 50 degrees C. | > | | > | > Then I tried using 8 x multiplier with 350 FSB = 2.8Ghz and the pc | > also | > | > worked great | > | > (tested again with Sandra and CPU Stress Tester) and temp never got | > above | > | > 51 | > | > degrees C. | > | | > | > However, CPU-Z and Sandra Lite and Speedfan all report the cpu speed | > as | > | > 3.1Ghz | > | > using these settings from the bios? | > | | > | > Now I know that this is a very new M/B and therefore some programs may | > not | > | > be | > | > reporting the speeds / settings correctly, so I just wanted to clarify | > | > what settings | > | > other overclockers are using? | > | | > | > I've read many reports that this sort of set-up should easily get over | > | > 3Ghz speeds. | > | > But what settings should I set in the bios, specifically for the cpu | > | > multiplier? the FSB? | > | > the memory (so far I have NOT changed any memory settings) and the | > DRam | > | > spec? | > | > and the core voltage? (so far I have not cahnged any voltages). | > | | > | > NB: It looks like this M/B uses a 2:3 ratio for the cpu ram (eg:cpu | > | > clock = 300, so | > | > DRam = 300 / 2 = 150 x 3 = 450) and this is the bit thats confusing | > me, | > I | > | > think my | > | > Ram is rated at DDR2 800Mhz (400 x 2 ) so how come its running at | > faster | > | > than 400? | > | | > | > Any info and advice would be welcomed..... thanx | > | | > | > The complete PC spec is as follows: | > | | > | > Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 cpu (4Mb cache) | > | > Arctic Cooling Pro 7 fan and heatsink (also used arctic silver thermal | > | > compound) | > | > Abit AB9 Pro (WiFi) M/B | > | > 2 x Gb crucial Ballistix DDR2 ram ( 2 x 1Gb chips running in dual | > channel | > | > mode) | > | > Nvidia 8800GTS graphics card (320Mb) | > | > Arctic 600w (modular) PSU | > | > Hitachi Deskstar 320Gb SATA H/D | > | > LG SATA DVD/CD writer | > | > LG 19" TFT (widescreen) | > | > Sony 1.44Mb FDD | > | | > | | > | > *Peter* - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/ | > | | > | "Then I tried using 8 x multiplier with 350 FSB = 2.8Ghz and the pc also | > | worked great | > | (tested again with Sandra and CPU Stress Tester) and temp never got | > above | > 51 | > | degrees C." | > | | > | I have the same CPU. I also have 800 MHz ram, running at stock speed and | > | voltage etc. Since you are experimenting with an "8" multiplier, give | > 400 | > | fsb a try. It will let you run your ram synchronized at 1:1 if you lock | > the | > | ram to that speed. I ran mine all of last night under 100% load at that | > | setting, which gives you a 3.2 gig speed. I'm using a Zalman's | > CNPS9500AT | > on | > | the CPU and ran at stock V core voltage, (1.325). The hotter of the two | > | cores only got to 60 and the second at about 57. I would guess that the | > room | > | temp was around 72 Fahrenheit. I sure do love this chip! | > | | > | | | | | |
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