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Hi all,
This is my first post and i thought this forum would be the best place to answer the questions i have as an apprentice overclocker...
Here is my dilemma:
Last week i bought my new system as follows,
Intel Core Duo 2 E6600
Asus P5N32-SLI SE Mobo
2Gb G.Skill F2-6400CL4D DDR2
Parts i'm already using are are 7800GTX, seagate HDD's, etc, etc.
I have seen so many reviews of the E6600 being overclocked over the 3GHz mark. The most i seem to get is about 2.98 GHZ on stock cooling within a thermaltake soprano case. I know with the parts i have, i can overclock past 3GHz - thats we you experts come in, i'm learning and i want the most out of my setup.
What i have done already is:
Up the FSB to 1325 with a multiplier of 9x
Memory at 798 MHz
CPU volts at roughly 1.25v
Memory (rated at 1.9 - 2.1v) upped to 2.20v
Northbridge (1.4v) and Southbridge (1.4v) upped to 1.60v
NB and SB Hypertransport frequency at 800MHz
Memory timings at 5,5,5,15,20 @ 398.4Mhz, Ratio FSB
RAM = 5:6 (CPU-Z)
What the hell am i doing wrong?? I'm guessing the NB and SB are getting too hot thats why i cant get over 3Ghz. I can get the PC to boot up over 3GHz when i increase the FSB to say 1350 and memory freq to 840MHz, but not if i decrease the memory however it will hang during boot up. That doesnt make sense to me...
Any expert guidance would be most appreciated
This is my first post and i thought this forum would be the best place to answer the questions i have as an apprentice overclocker...
Here is my dilemma:
Last week i bought my new system as follows,
Intel Core Duo 2 E6600
Asus P5N32-SLI SE Mobo
2Gb G.Skill F2-6400CL4D DDR2
Parts i'm already using are are 7800GTX, seagate HDD's, etc, etc.
I have seen so many reviews of the E6600 being overclocked over the 3GHz mark. The most i seem to get is about 2.98 GHZ on stock cooling within a thermaltake soprano case. I know with the parts i have, i can overclock past 3GHz - thats we you experts come in, i'm learning and i want the most out of my setup.
What i have done already is:
Up the FSB to 1325 with a multiplier of 9x
Memory at 798 MHz
CPU volts at roughly 1.25v
Memory (rated at 1.9 - 2.1v) upped to 2.20v
Northbridge (1.4v) and Southbridge (1.4v) upped to 1.60v
NB and SB Hypertransport frequency at 800MHz
Memory timings at 5,5,5,15,20 @ 398.4Mhz, Ratio FSB

What the hell am i doing wrong?? I'm guessing the NB and SB are getting too hot thats why i cant get over 3Ghz. I can get the PC to boot up over 3GHz when i increase the FSB to say 1350 and memory freq to 840MHz, but not if i decrease the memory however it will hang during boot up. That doesnt make sense to me...
Any expert guidance would be most appreciated
