ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Thread

[Blizzie]

Originally Posted by salphire

Ok..system added..Thx...

Yeah..I tested with memtest86...running for one night..its ok..I guess..because it showing no error

As for the voltage..and ram timing..as I plan to just use the stock cpu speed...I just leave it to auto...

I had the same problem with the 608 bios, thus the upgrade, well still got the BSOD.

No no. You have to set the RAM timings and voltage. Don't do Auto. Go to the RAM manufacturer's website and lookup the specs for them.

I know my computer crashes and freezes right when it gets in Windows if it's on Auto.

[salphire]

Ok I will look it up....when i get to the computer after work
Thnx ..

[tom555]

Hi,

could someone please write a small tutorial how to overclock a Q6600.
I googled like the whole internet, and didn't find anything decent...
On some sites they don't change their voltage of their CPU (?!), and on other sites they like change EVERY setting in their BIOS just to overclock +400Mhz
So what should I do?

This is my whole system:

Mobo: Asus P5N-e SLI
CPU: Intel Q6600 G0 (the good revision )
CPU-cooling: Zalman 9500
GFX: Sparkle 8800GTX (single)
RAM: 2x1Gb DDR2 800Mhz


I hope someone will finally be able to help me...
I want to clock it to 'bout 3.2-3.4Ghz.
Could you also notice that my stepping is G0 and NOT B3!
I read that when overclocking the voltage doesn't need to be raised as high as the B3.

Currently, I'm using the overclock option of Asus itself; 20% overclock.
I can see that my mobo, RAM,... is also overclocked (which seems very logical).
But I can not figure out what I should with the other options (memory timing, FSB to Northbridge speed,...)
Ow yeah, doesn't this damage my RAM, because if I will overclock to 3.2-3.4Ghz, my RAM will go from 800Mhz to +1000Mhz or so..

Thx already for reading, and please have some respect for my undeveloped overclock-skills...

[Blizzie]

Originally Posted by tom555

Hi,

could someone please write a small tutorial how to overclock a Q6600.
I googled like the whole internet, and didn't find anything decent...
On some sites they don't change their voltage of their CPU (?!), and on other sites they like change EVERY setting in their BIOS just to overclock +400Mhz
So what should I do?

This is my whole system:

Mobo: Asus P5N-e SLI
CPU: Intel Q6600 G0 (the good revision )
CPU-cooling: Zalman 9500
GFX: Sparkle 8800GTX (single)
RAM: 2x1Gb DDR2 800Mhz


I hope someone will finally be able to help me...
I want to clock it to 'bout 3.2-3.4Ghz.
Could you also notice that my stepping is G0 and NOT B3!
I read that when overclocking the voltage doesn't need to be raised as high as the B3.

Currently, I'm using the overclock option of Asus itself; 20% overclock.
I can see that my mobo, RAM,... is also overclocked (which seems very logical).
But I can not figure out what I should with the other options (memory timing, FSB to Northbridge speed,...)
Ow yeah, doesn't this damage my RAM, because if I will overclock to 3.2-3.4Ghz, my RAM will go from 800Mhz to +1000Mhz or so..

Thx already for reading, and please have some respect for my undeveloped overclock-skills...

Hello, saw your other thread.

Read this first:
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/...ing-guide.html

On one notice, this board does not overclock the Q6600 Quad Cores very well. I have failed to get past 2.7 GHz with mine. Others have maxed out at 2.8 GHz. Very lucky few reached 3.0 GHz. This 650i chipset doesn't handle the Quad very well. If you're looking to overclock a Quad, you'll want a different board.

Depending on what you decide to do; go for a mild overclock or get a new board. We'll move on from there.

[tom555]

? that's very strange...
I read on sites that they had clocked a Q6600 with this board 'till 3.4Ghz without probs oO and that this was an excellent mobo for overclocking!
And what you are saying is not true, because I am currently running on 2.9Ghz (the 20% overclock option of Asus), and it runs very very nice without any problems!
I ran a torture-test for like +12 hours and it remained stable, inclusive my temperature ^^ after 12 hours it was still 39°C

[Blizzie]

Originally Posted by tom555

? that's very strange...
I read on sites that they had clocked a Q6600 with this board 'till 3.4Ghz without probs oO and that this was an excellent mobo for overclocking!
And what you are saying is not true, because I am currently running on 2.9Ghz (the 20% overclock option of Asus), and it runs very very nice without any problems!
I ran a torture-test for like +12 hours and it remained stable, inclusive my temperature ^^ after 12 hours it was still 39°C

Maybe you're lucky in your case, since I know many have failed to overclock past 3.0 GHz. Although that's not the proper way to overclock.

What are you running to stress your CPU? Use 4 instances of Prime 95. 4 since you have 4 cores.

[tom555]

jup, I use Prime95.

So you're saying it is not possible to clock my CPU to like 3.40Ghz with my mobo..

Damn, that's too bad... I was going to try overclocking it, I saw this YouTube video which clearly explains what settings you need to adjust in your BIOS,... but I guess I shouldn't because you say it doens't run stable above 3Ghz anymore...

[Blizzie]

Try..

Bus speed: 1355 (because it seems to not like perfect numbers; this will give you 3.05 GHz)
Vcore: 1.35v
Northbridge: 1.4v

If not then Vcore = 1.37v
Work your way from here. Tweak the Bus Speed a bit lower than 1355. Play with your voltages. Do not exceed 1.5v for Vcore.

Make sure you inputted your RAM timings and the voltage for them.

[tom555]

But what should I put in for my RAM timings?
Is this; 4-4-4-12? On other sites I saw they put in 5-5-5-15

[pheoxs]

Originally Posted by tom555

But what should I put in for my RAM timings?
Is this; 4-4-4-12? On other sites I saw they put in 5-5-5-15

It depends on the RAM, if you look at the sticker on the sticks of ram it'll tell you the timings that you should use for default settings.