intel noob

[bazx]

just put an intel setup together

evga 680i m/b

g.skill 512 hz 2x

qx6700 intel quad core

put 2003 sever on no problems there

ok what now

is there any crash cause i can do to oc this chip

cpuz is saying its running at 1600

i need all the noob questions and answers any help would be great

 

[stocky]

I had to Google them codes to find out what they meant 8)

Crash course = Just up the volts to a safe level, then push it as far as it will go with the safe voltage

Anyway, aren't you gonna do some crazy cooling - what are your plans?

Could CPUz be telling porkies because of the chip type?

 

[bazx]

I had to Google them codes to find out what they meant 8)

Crash course = Just up the volts to a safe level, then push it as far as it will go with the safe voltage

Anyway, aren't you gonna do some crazy cooling - what are your plans?

Could CPUz be telling porkies because of the chip type?

see what you mean just fixed that

there will be some cooling soon but for now i need to find out about this set up

what are the best oc tools for intel

 

[stocky]

The stuff's all too new for me - with my Dual Core system I just use CPUz, ClockGEN, Rivatuner and the BIOS obviously

How are you finding this evga 680i m/b? I'm bored of my P5B-D and could do with a change

 

[maverik-sg1]

Nice bit of kit there bazx mate.

Love to see how the 680 chipset clocks.

In terms of what u can use - I doubt that any 3rd party software is compatable with that chipset right now - look for a 680 compatble version of Ntune at www.nvidia.com

Personally for me I still use BIOS for clocking - tips:

Realise your cpu max FSB first (assuming the multiplier is unlocked downwards in the 680 BIOS) whilst mainting auto ram settings and probably 1:1 ram)

Then ramp up volts (cpu 1st, when it stalls try NB or VFSB voltage increase to see if it regains stability, if not up the vcore) - this shoudl help you realise your top overclock.

Once at this point, go to the DDR2 RAM settings - most PC6400+ ram will do 950mhz (475Mhz FSB 1:1) at 2.2 - 2.4v, my standard OCZ PC8000 loves 1000mhz @ 4-4-4-10.

So its just a case of finding best overclock (highest FSB on CPU) with best ram settings based on 4-4-4-10 @ 950mhz (or more) - I found there is no value in a high cpu clock if the ram is running slower than the cpu clocks (except for cpuz maybe?).

Cheers

Mav