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| Thread ID: 99293 | 2009-04-26 10:33:00 | Any overclocking experts here? | linw (53) | Press F1 |
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| 768728 | 2009-04-26 10:33:00 | I think I bought the wrong mobo! I got an ASUS P5QL-EM with an E8400 and thought I could overclock it to 3 . 6GHz which is supposed to be easy . Just raising the fsb from 333 to 400 is all that most people do . I can only get a 5% increase . Over that all I get is a POST "Overvoltage or Overclocking error" . Hit F1 to enter setup . It seems as if a numeric check is being carried out and it is outside the stored parameters . The mobo is rated at 1333 (4x333fsb) so maybe it just wont go to 1600 even though some specs say it can overclock to this . I have googled the hell out of it but can't find anything really helpful . I don't expect miracles from you guys but just MAYBE someone can help . Otherwise I will just be content with 3GHz until I flog this mobo off and get a (hopefully) better one . |
linw (53) | ||
| 768729 | 2009-04-26 10:51:00 | Some mobos just dont overclock, im stuck with one atm What cooling have you got? and whats ram? have you loosened the timings? |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 768730 | 2009-04-26 11:57:00 | I really think this is a dog OC board. However, I have a friend who could make good use of it! I just have the stock cooler. Heat is not a problem as I can't get the fsb beyond 340! The RAM timings for my Corsair chips (2x2GB) are 5-5-5-15. The mobo has timings of 5-5-5-18 2T. |
linw (53) | ||
| 768731 | 2009-04-26 12:04:00 | dont always pin it on the motherboard, ive oc some pretty shabby boards try loosen off the timings more so you can take that out of the equation. how much voltage are you giving everything? |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 768732 | 2009-04-26 22:50:00 | Thanks for reply. Latest test (same old overvolt/clock error) fsb 350 RAM 840 (is 1066 RAM) PCI-E 100 RAM V 1.85 NB V 1.3 VCore 1.26250 RAM 6-6-6-18 |
linw (53) | ||
| 768733 | 2009-04-27 04:54:00 | ok vcore needs alot more volts, try something like 1.4 and see what happens | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 768734 | 2009-04-27 05:28:00 | vcore upped to 1.4 with no change. It is really stubborn! | linw (53) | ||
| 768735 | 2009-04-27 05:32:00 | what is stock northbridge and ram on yours? does your mobo give a visual indication of how dangerous the volts you using is? Like as you change voltage does the number colour go orange then red or something? If it does then chuck all voltages up to the higher end of orange and try that. When I OC I usually start by abusing the motherboard and then slowly lower all voltages until I find the point where it stops being a stable overclock |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 768736 | 2009-04-27 05:52:00 | vcore upped to 1.4 with no change. It is really stubborn! Just keep playing until you fry things. Then you can go get another motherboard and CPU. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 768737 | 2009-04-27 05:53:00 | ? that was helpful sweep | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
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