Help me Stabilize my OC Please :)

[edifyingkarma]

Hello all,

My adventure in overclocking the XPS 630i is well under way. I currently have the FSB 356.25(1425) and everythings boots as normal. Highest temps under load (prime95) are

51c.

My voltages are

Vcore - 1.40

VTT - 1.40

Ram - 1.95

NB - 1.35

My Ram timings are 5-5-5-15

I am trying to stabilize it as a 3.2 OC is pretty decent considering that the XPS 630i uses a 650i chipset, along with limited voltage tweaks. So I am seeking your advice. Hopefully keeping the voltage as low as possible, I want to stabilize it.

I run a blend on prime95 and it passes the 1024k test. However, in the 8k test 1 core typically fails.

Again, I appreciate all the help that you knowledgable Vets may offer as I am new to overclocking and need guidance.

Assess my situation, taking into consideration all factors and offer advice.

Thanks

 

[Molotov]

You haven't even told us what cpu you have

 

[Carel]

650i - nVIDIA, no clockgenerators

650i Chipset? nVIDIA? nVIDIA's chipset normally, but not always, don't use separate clockgenerators for clocking, so, the clock generator is build into the chipset. nVIDIA chipset simply isn't Overclock compatible, you'll lose performance (Stability) by overclocking nVIDIA chipset, trust me, they are bad overclockers compared to Intel / ATi... You are better off running your rig @ Stock. No offence, it's just the truth. Rather in the future stick with Intel, as you won't have any stability problems at all, especially with P35 & up... Rising the voltages won't help at this stage, as any CPU should OC with up to 25% (Intel Chipset only) whithout voltage increasement...

 

[Allubz]

The XPS 630i uses a Q6600 on stock.

I personally think you should be happy, edi, with your current overclock. You can always try upping the voltages just a tad more but remember you're using a non-overclockers chipset and a case with cooling that isn't made for die-hard overclocking.

Continually running your CPU over 60degrees Celcius won't make it very happy either. If you're putting another 200MHz or more on that CPU it will start burning under load.