Here are my BIOS settings for the Gigabyte DS3 with BIOS F4a. I couldn't overclock worth a damn until I found this combination. I was stuck at 300 * 7, which was horrible of course. Hopefully this thread can help some people!
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Here are my BIOS settings for the Gigabyte DS3 with BIOS F4a. I couldn't overclock worth a damn until I found this combination. I was stuck at 300 * 7, which was horrible of course. Hopefully this thread can help some people!
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I can raise it to 475 x 7 without any volt mods at all, all normal.
also for SATA port 0-3, I set it to ENABLED so no big deal I guess
Mine needed juice.
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I cannot believe your VCore, I have to do 1.5V just to reach 3.3GHz 367x9! Do you think by overvolting the FSB and VMCH, the VCore doesn't need to be as high?
If I use more VCORE or VMEM, my system becomes unstable immediately. I don't think my Scythe Mine is good enough for 1.4V+ VCORE because my CPU does better with less voltage. Also, I have bumped up the MCH, but I also have a 40mm fan blowing on it to help compensate for the extra heat:Originally Posted by Brahmzy
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Last edited by aldamon; 08-05-2006 at 06:33 AM.
BIOSTAR TP67B+ | RPP 750W
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256GB Samsung 840 Pro | X-Fi Titanium
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X | Sapphire HD 7950 3L
Thanks for the pics...I need to NOT compare your chip to mine. These retail E6600's are completely different when it comes to OCing.
helpful guide. Had a little problem getting over 3ghz with the same setup myself, until last night. Might have to try that 40mm fan idea, I could cook bacon on mine![]()
do best buy, radio shack, or those type of places sell 40mm fans? I don't feel like ordering something that small online. Also i don't have a hot glue gun...any other ways to mount it?
I turned the fan slightly on an angle and used two screws to mount it. The screws were slightly bigger than the holes on the fan so they provide a stable mount with no wobble. The screws were also big enough to screw snugly into the space between the fins on the heatsink. I screwed both down until the fan was level:Originally Posted by BottomsUp
When I was done, the Scythe Mine would not fit so I bent a few fins up on the Mine to accommodate the 40mm fan.
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any idea how much active cooling on the NB helped your OC?Originally Posted by aldamon
No. Sorry. I put on the fan before installing it for the first time.
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Take it off and try clocking![]()
thats weird. i got the same board but it looks like you got ALOT more options than i do on the overclocking tab
You have to push Ctrl+F1 in the main BIOS screen to enable the advanced optionsOriginally Posted by TravisaKaBiggie
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Gigabyte 965P - DS3
Intel C2D E6400 @ 2.8Ghz
eVGA 8800GTS @ 675/1025
G.Skill 2GB DDR2-800
Ultra XVS 700W
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
Hopefully Gigabyte turns that crap off in a later BIOS. It's pretty annoying!Originally Posted by delas52
NegativeOriginally Posted by trojan
I live in NC and it's HOT right now.
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Core i5-2500K @ 4.7 GHz | TRUE
256GB Samsung 840 Pro | X-Fi Titanium
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X | Sapphire HD 7950 3L
Anyone have any good guides for a noobie OCer? I have ds3, e6400, xp-90c +80mm fan, 2gb TeamGroup 667 3-3-3-8, 7900gt card.
I'm wondering whats the best way for a first timer to go about doing this...ive been researching a bit into ram ocing but im still a noob. I want to get anywhere between 3ghz to 3.4ghz.
Also if I play around with bios ocing functions and restart i dont want to really wrong the risk ofthings up enough to mandate cmos reset jumper
thanks. Any suggestions?
Last edited by Chris583; 08-09-2006 at 08:26 PM.
nzxt lexa + Corsair HX620W Modular
Asus P5KE-WIFI with e6400 XP-90c +92mm smart fan + AS5 compound.
GSKILL DDR2-1000 4GB RAM
eVGA 8800GT + Viewsonic VX2025wm
Creative X-fi music logitech G51 5.1
Seagate Barricuda 320GB 7200.10RPM HD
WOOT thx for the settings - i apprieciate it when i get my DS3 and my E6400 i'll definetly. do something similar and if i get stuck on the bios settings definetly will help - thx so much-- BTW don't delete the hosting picture =P
As soon as change my VFSB I can't even POST. It HAS to be set to AUTO.
then set it as auto then =P
Can I just ask you guys who are OCing successfully which SATA ports you are using? The orange or the other ones?
My E6400BOX is arriving today. I will post my BIOS screenies for those interested after I find my max OC on water. (Shouldn't take long)
anyone have any idea of how best to decent oc e6400, ds3, 2gb teamgroup xtreem 667 3-3-3-8. I only been able to get it up to 2.6ghz 8x333fsb, stock volts...Im a noob ocer...so im not really sure what settings work best.
im trying to learn and all, but searching through the forums here hasn't yielded any helpful results, I have only got minimal info from google, and more so from here![]()
Last edited by Chris583; 08-09-2006 at 10:41 PM.
nzxt lexa + Corsair HX620W Modular
Asus P5KE-WIFI with e6400 XP-90c +92mm smart fan + AS5 compound.
GSKILL DDR2-1000 4GB RAM
eVGA 8800GT + Viewsonic VX2025wm
Creative X-fi music logitech G51 5.1
Seagate Barricuda 320GB 7200.10RPM HD
Ugh...I've got windows installed, but prime fails quickly. I did a memtest and that failed. Raised the vdimm to 2.0 on this Corsair XMS 2x1024 CL4 and it lit up just as well. The CPU-Z shows SPD @ CL5 and the ram's over a year old. Silly Fry's...maybe PC Club has something better?
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