Hi guys,
Just finished my build recently and because I have no aftermarket cooler at the moment I didn't want to try overclocking yet. We all know how well that goes... I couldn't resist playing around with the settings a bit.
I have it right now at 9 x 310 FSB and it's stable as far as I'm concerned. I have C1E and failsafe watchdog disable. Also have EIST disabled. The rams are at 4-4-4-12 with 2.12 volts. The rest of the voltages I did not touch. The last time I built a computer was 5-6 years ago and this is my first time overclocking
At stock with no overclock my temps are 35/54 (idle/load) and at 2.79GHz they are 37/57. Are these temps pretty inline with what everyone is getting? I know this isn't a huge overclock but I want to be safe while still using the stock cooler for now. I have a Tuniq 120 but I guess I tried to tighten it too tight and one of the tops on the screws popped off. Not sure how to get it to stay back on or where to get a replacement. I wrote Sunbeam but they have not replied yet.
Anyways I have a few questions. I can't remember exactly now but there is a VT and XT Technology in the BIOS... what are those for? How safe of an overclock can I go with stock cooling? Is it supposed to be ideal to run on the 1066 strap no matter what and to keep the RAM at 533MHz? Seems weird to me buying 800MHz RAM and then turning it down to 533HMz.
I've noticed a small problem I've gotten twice so far. When I turn off the computer and go to bed, the next day I turn it on I get no startup screen whatsoever. No BIOS no video card detected screen... nada. The computer powers on and I can hear everything, but that's it. The way I fix it is by putting the jumper in maintenance mode and loading optimal defaults. Then it works and I can put all my settings back. Any idea what this is?
Sorry for such a long post. Look forward to contributing more in this thread
Update: Just tried 9 x 330 and 9 x 355. Both worked. Temps are both at 41/59. I'm using both Core Temp and TAT to monitor the temps. Should I keep trying higher? I'm getting anxious now lol
Update again: Just turned on the air con in my room and it idles at around 36 degrees now (9x355 or 3.19GHz)
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