**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

[ghost_recon88]

Hey everyone, I'm originally from ocforums.com so don't hate too much

Anyways, I'm having a problem getting my retail E8400 prime stable @ 4.5GHz. Heres my original thread on ocforums, http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=544212

My current setup consists of a lapped E8400 (batch Q746A381), a lapped Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 4GB of G-Skill DDR2-8000, Abit IP35-E (BIOS 14) and a Corsair HX620 PSU.

Basically is that the best BIOS for overclocking Wolfdales with? I have my NB @ 1.41 volts, SB @ 1.6, CPU VTT @ 1.23, and vcore @ 1.58actual after vdroop (according to CPU-Z). That voltage seems kinda high for only 4.5GHz, so I'm wondering if theres some other voltage I'm not increasing enough. I haven't seen many (or any at all) Wolfdale results on the IP35-E, so I don't exactly know what I'm shooting for. I know my RAM is capable of running 530MHz FSB, and I took my board that high on my old E6300.