**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

[Jake231]

Q813A199

Found I had to keep vcore above 1.3v under load to hit 4.0 stable. My board has some bad vdrop/droop, so I think it was around 1.365 in bios to hit 1.344 idle and 1.312 load. Will try to push it higher sometime, but I can't stand listening to the fan on my OCZ vendetta on high. It does a good job on low setting for a 92mm hsf, but it is way too loud on high. I'll be getting a quieter fan soon enough, and I will see how far I can push it on air.

edit- signature didn't show so here is my specs:

E8400@4.0
Mushkin 2x2gb PC2-6400@890 5-5-5-15 2.1v 1:1
Gigabyte ep35 DS3l
EVGA 8800GT 730/1825/1952
OCZ Vendetta 92mm hsf
Corsair TX650w
CM 590
Samsung 220WM, 22" widescreen
Vista HP64