Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Thread

[tekster]

lol yes its me tensionz, i believe you set the PCI freq to 100

ty coel

[tensionz]

Alright, thanks.

[SgtSpike]

Originally Posted by tekster

whats the max vcore a q6600 (G0) can get before possible damage? (my VID is 1.325 if that matters at all)

1.5v, but don't just jump it up there immediately. You want to take it slow and watch your temps CAREFULLY.

Originally Posted by tensionz

Yeah thanks! =)

And yeah 7x is the max I believe, and I have the 2.0 setting.

So I should just do small increases on my CPU Freq and the RAM FSB will pretty much increase automatically with it? That was my main OC problem before, not knowing how to up the RAM's FSB. Also when/WHICH volts should I raise and how much, I think someone said that once you can no longer get a stable OC anymore or something of that sort.

Thanks again, that confirmed a lot that I was wondering to.

Yep, the FSB is directly linked to the memory frequency. Since your multiplier is set to 2.0, if you set your FSB to 300mhz, your memory will run at 600mhz, and so on.

Just start raising the FSB, if you hit a roadblock, increase the MCH, FSB, vcore, or DDR voltage. Let us know if you hit a specific block you can't get past.

Originally Posted by Coelocanth

FoXman, greetings!

Where did you see 445buick's post about this chip/board combo?

I'm just a noob at this myself, but here are a few tips:

Go into BIOS and turn off EIST. This can be found under the Advanced BIOS Features tab and is called CPU EIST Function. This is a power saving function that will throttle down your CPU when it's in an idle state. It doesn't hurt anything but I've read it can interfere with overclocking.

Then go to your M.I.T tab (MB Intelligent Tweaker) and:

- manually set your PCI Express Frequency to 100 MHz. Don't leave it on auto.
- Change your CPU Host Clock Control to manual
- Set your CPU Clock Ratio to 10x (This is your multiplier. I believe that's the highest multiplier for your chip).
- look at your CPU Host frequency setting (this is your FSB) and see what it's set at. This multiplied by your CPU Host Clock ratio is your FSB speed. Set it higher to get a higher speed. I recommend only going up in increments of 10 MHz at a time though.

Once you've got a setting you like, test with Prime95 to see if it's stable. You'll want to watch your temperatures as well. Get Core Temp for that. I also advise grabbing CPU-z to monitor your overclock speeds and your vcore.

When you've determined you're stable, go back in and raise your FSB again. Keep doing this until your computer either fails Prime95 or reboots. When that happens, you know you don't have enough voltage to your chip, so you'll have to go back to your previous FSB setting unless you want to give your chip more voltage.


Hope that helps. Good luck!

One thing I would add to that is that the highest multiplier is not always the best. Often I see the best OC's are done with a 7x or 8x multi. Higher multipliers generally create more heat and are not quite as stable. This isn't always the case, but most of the time, so do your own experimenting as far as FSB/Multi. At any rate, 10x still isn't a bad place to start.

[tensionz]

Thanks for all the help. =D

[Coelocanth]

Good point about the multiplier Sarge. I didn't mention it since I figured if he only wanted to OC to the maximum on stock voltage that he probably wouldn't run into the issue.

[losttsol]

Originally Posted by Coelocanth

Good point about the multiplier Sarge. I didn't mention it since I figured if he only wanted to OC to the maximum on stock voltage that he probably wouldn't run into the issue.

Except for me where I've tried the lower multipliers, but the higher FSB's seems to hurt me. I even have trouble running stable 9 multiplier overclocks with 8 multipliers and higher FSB. Just experiment and see what your system likes. My problem might be my RAM which seems to not like going over 907MHz. I'm thinking of going up to 1066 RAM, but DDR3 and a new MB will happen first I think.

[c230k]

Hello, it's me again. I know it's almost the release date for the 45nm...and today when I go pick up my new PSU, I asked about the release date of the Wolfdale. Then he asked me why don't I just pick up a Q6600 since it's only a bit more $$$ than E8400 and is quad core. Before I was determined to get the Q9450 until the delay. I changed my mind to E8400 since my rig doesn't have a cpu right now and can OC a lot. Today I start thinking why didn't I just pick up a Q6600 since the 45nm isn't really a decent upgrade...I know it consumes less power and has less heat. But then I don't really care too much about the power consumption and I do have a decent watercool setup. I will re-encode some video with my computer and play some games. Can someone please give me some input...really don't know what to choose.

Thanks!

[FoXman]

Originally Posted by Coelocanth

FoXman, greetings!

Where did you see 445buick's post about this chip/board combo?
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In his rig in signature..

Thnx this hepls and i OC my PC to FSb 300*10 and in my computer>properties is 3Ghz but in cpu -z is 1800MHz 300*6, so multiplier drop down but in bios is 10. so is there some other setting to change?

thnx

[Coelocanth]

Originally Posted by FoXman

In his rig in signature..

Thnx this hepls and i OC my PC to FSb 300*10 and in my computer>properties is 3Ghz but in cpu -z is 1800MHz 300*6, so multiplier drop down but in bios is 10. so is there some other setting to change?

thnx

Yes, go into BIOS and disable EIST (it's in the Advanced BIOS Features). The function's called CPU EIST Function. It's a power saving feature and what it does is lower your multiplier when your computer is idle. If you disable this feature, you won't see that happen anymore.

C230K: as far as quad cores go, the only real need for them is if you're doing heavy encoding. Otherwise a dual core is more than good enough. (My opinion only, of course). If you're doing a lot of re-encoding, then it may well be worth the purchase.

[xaznxeclipsex]

I am on the version 5 firmware on the mobo, when I do a reboot, windows goes thru its reboot process fine, but when the system is trying to reboot the system stays at a black screen. Same thing happens when i go into the bios make or not make changes and go to "save and exit" , system goes to a black screen. The only way for the system to start booting up is to press the reset button on the case.