Don't know what I'm doing wrong here...trying to OC E6600 on DS3...UPDATE!! WOOT!

[Brahmzy]

OK,

please help me out here. I am an Intel OC n00b.

I just tried to set my FSB to 300 and memory to 900 (using EasyTune 5) and I applied it and it rebooted the computer and I couldn't get back into Windows again until I powered off my machine completely.

Can someone please give me an idea of what I set all of my settings at?

Let's shoot for something easy first...say 2.8Ghz.

What do I do?

The BIOS says the VCore is 1.325V as "Normal"

I've got my VDIMM @ 2.1V (OCZ Plat)

Another thing that sucks is all of my utilites (CPU-Z, EasyTune, SpeedFan etc.) all read temps and voltages differently. The BIOS says my VCore is 1.325V while Speedfan says 1.22V!

BTW, I'm on the F3 BIOS.

Please help.

EDIT: Also somethin' weird... during POST, the BIOS version "F3" is listed, but when I go view the BIOS version under "System Information" or CPU-Z, it's listed as F1.

****UPDATE****

Hey all, I am absolutely STUCK at 312FSB 2.8GHz stable. Here's my stuff & settings.

DS3 F3 BIOS (shows up F3 on POST & @BIOS, F1 in CPU-Z. I've tried reflashing with floppy 3 times)
E6600 Retail w/Ultra-120 (CPU stays VERY cool)
Whisper NB copper fansink (stays VERY cool)
2x1GB OCZ Plat EL PC6400 (2.1V-2.2V doesn't change a thing (4-5-4-15)
EVGA 7900GT
1 Raptor 740ADFD on yellow SATA 0
1 Raptor 740ADFD on yellow SATA 1
1 WD 250GB SATAII 16MB on yellow SATA 2
2 SAMSUNG DVD burners on IDE
Antec NeoPower 480

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RAM's at 2.1V (+3V)
FSB's @ 312
Mem Divider's @ 2.0
PCI-E Freq's @ 100
VMCH @ +1
FSB @ +1
VCore @ 1.375V - I've tried dang near everything all the way up to 1.45V

EIST disabled
Thermal crap disabled
C1 disabled

What the heck else can I do?!?!

Things I guess I could try:

F4c BIOS (haven't heard many good results)
Disabled Legacy USB support

PLEASE HELP!

[Gun_Strife]

u should raise fsb and run the ram at 1:1
btw what ram is it

[theteamaqua]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&postcount=10

965-DS3 is not good OCer for E6600 or above... Pacman couldo nly boot at 3.5GHz on air

i am right ... 965 is not good for 4MB L2 cache conroes . get 975 baord

[Brahmzy]

u should raise fsb and run the ram at 1:1
btw what ram is it

And how do I do that?

What should all of my settings be in the BIOS if I wanted 2.8Ghz.

It's OCZ Platinum EL PC6400 2x1GB

[orion23]

There are some options in the bios that you are not able to see until you press Control Lft + F1 right when you enter the bios.

Then go to overclocking section (intelligent something) and you'll see the new options.

For the ram to run the right way, choose 2.0 which will give you a 1:1 ratio
Your memory is DDR2 800mhz which means 400X"2".

When you choose the FSB, your memory will run twice that speed if you select the 2.0 option.

For 2.8, just divide 2800 by your multiplier (9 I think). It should be somewhere around 312FSB which your motherboard should take easily.

Your ram will work just fine with that since 312X2 is less than the rated 800mhz it can take.

Last, increase your cpu voltage, little by little until your system actually restarts or works stable

[Brahmzy]

Thanks for the tips orion23 - I'm trying this now. What is the default voltage supposed to be on an E6600?

[pcdoc1]

i am right ... 965 is not good for 4MB L2 cache conroes . get 975 baord

This looks pretty damn good to me...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=993

[orion23]

Thanks for the tips orion23 - I'm trying this now. What is the default voltage supposed to be on an E6600?

AFAIK, most CPUs work with the same defaul voltage, about 1.3V (right where it says "normal")

From 2.4ghz to 2.8ghz shouldn't need much. Don't change it, see if it works, if it doesn't, add some more juicy, little by little.

[theteamaqua]

he didnt say its bootable, and only for pi 1M... not dual priem stable...

its prolly clockgen or easytune

[pcdoc1]

he didnt say its bootable, and only for pi 1M... not dual priem stable...

its prolly clockgen or easytune

And he didn't say it wasn't... No matter, the 4MB chip will out there in mass in the next few days and then we can but all this propaganda to bed...

[Brahmzy]

OK, I set the mem divider to "2.0" in the BIOS. (1:1)

Using EasyTune 5, I upped the Voltage to 1.4V and tried 295FSB and BAM! Lockup and reboot! My CPU is running VERY cool and I've got great RAM.

How am I not able to pass 295FSB??? Should I try more volts than 1.4V?!?!

[egyteam]

unplug any USB devices

[BottomsUp]

unplug any USB devices

i tried that with my rig. It has zero effect.

[theteamaqua]

And he didn't say it wasn't... No matter, the 4MB chip will out there in mass in the next few days and then we can "but" all this propaganda to bed...

i think u wanna say put

And he didnt say he boot at 4GHz either. Bring it on.. and yes it matters

[Brahmzy]

Look at this BS... what is going on? Does anything look not normal here?

I've flashed the BIOS with F3 2 times now and CPU-Z still says F1, yet @BIOS says F3 and look at the different speeds in CPU-Z vs. CrystalCPUID. Argh. I'm getting pissed. Should I try to relax meme timings?

[BottomsUp]

turn off EIST in bios

[dinos22]

This looks pretty damn good to me...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=993

heheheheh

[BlazingArrow]

Brahmzy, in the bios you need to turn off EIST, Thermal Throttlin, and C1E...

try that

[Gun_Strife]

the timings might be too tight on the ram
are those the ones at cl5?

[Brahmzy]

Brahmzy, in the bios you need to turn off EIST, Thermal Throttlin, and C1E...

try that

OK, I had EIST and Thermal Throttlin already disabled, but not C1E.

I disabled C1E and that fixed CPU-Z's goofyness.

[BlazingArrow]

now try to OC that biiizzznatch!

[Brahmzy]

Well, I got the RAM timings fixed and CPU-Z's happy, but I still can't get past 295FSB without locking up and crashing immediately. I've tried 1.40Vcore, 1.45Vcore...no change at all. I'm about to toss this POS DS3. I dono WTF to do...

Should I mess with PCI-E Voltage? FSB Voltage? GMCH Voltage?

Shouldn't I be able to hit 295FSB without upping any of those voltages???

I still wish I knew why CPU-Z shows "F1"

[theteamaqua]

try add +0.2 mch, and set vcore it something high like 1.4v to 1.45v that should help u gain more

[theteamaqua]

heheheheh

u know there is a retard live across my house. i laugh when ever he laughes like that.

so, heheheheh

[BlazingArrow]

hey man..I know OCing can be a pain sometimes, but I can tell you for sure you have an amazing CPU so it's just a matter of time to where you have an awesome fast system, that runs stable...

First Off, I would say that since CPU-Z says that , they may be on to something. Does your BIOS still report F3? I would try and flash the bios another way if possible, try not to do it un windows. Using a floppy, even thoug is a pain, is a sure way that you get the correct bios and nothing messes it up.


also, your PCI-Express frequency should be at 100, and PCI clock should be at 33.3 mhz...


try the different wa of updating bios...