Overclock AB9 QuadGT and E6700

[Thanh55]

Hi guys!

I not sure about my overclock skill, my overclock hit FSB: 320, with Vcore: 1.525, e'rything else at stock set. but when I run Orthos it wasn't last for 4 SECOND. I heard alot of head rom for this board and CPU but how can I go further? the BIOS quiye sensitive I think because e'rytime I changed BIOS setup like up more FSB plus change RAM latency plus up more voltages for RAm it like not boot at all. I have to set BIOS only one thing and reboot and change another. Hmmm...

 

[Toxcity]

What cooling do you have on the CPU?

And what temp is it already?

 

[BUFF]

which BIOS version?

What RAM & which CPU:RAM ratio?

 

[Thanh55]

Water cooling, temp when idle 20*C, when 100% load 41*C.

Newest BIOS I just reflash yesterday.

My ram was OZC-T-Alpha8000. I ran CPU:RAM waas 1:1

 

[Thanh55]

A noob question as well: when I should up the MCH voltage?

 

[kataras]

yeah, you should, i think thats why you couldnt hit any higher

 

[BUFF]

I would be surprised if you needed to up mch voltage at only 320fsb & 1.525V seems high for Vcore at 3.2GHz. Maybe you just have a sucky CPU ...

Is your RAM at the mfr's recommended voltage/timings & have you run memtest on it?

 

[darkorb]

i think you should incrase ur NB voltage too

 

[Thanh55]

My ram mfr's set is 4-4-4-15 @ 2.3V and they guaranty it run at 1000Mhz, but I set timing to 5-5-5-15. I didn't run memtest yet. Any chance I can run memtest within windows?

 

[Thanh55]

Now I set BIOS again like e'rything @ stock, just low multiplier to 6, pci-e lock at 100Mhz and up FSB to 320. Run orthos for 30', any good in this case expers?

 

[Rastalovich]

There is a memtest for windows btw.

 

[darkorb]

http://hcidesign.com/memtest/

 

[Thanh55]

I just find the memtest wun in windows so I will set it run tonight but due to user manual I only can test a limit amount of ram so I should run test at 512M or 1G? Hmm... step in to the overclocking world its so complicated but I enjoy it anyway.

 

[prosser13]

You should run the first one with the maximum amount, then load up another and choose all unused RAM/maximum amount, then repeat until it doesn't say it can't test that much RAM

 

[Thanh55]

Orthos just run 42' and nothing about error. I go back to BIOS and up FSB to 350.

 

[Thanh55]

Last time when it ran @ 320Mhz the temp of CPU was 35*C when 100% load, system was 35*C, PWM phase1, 2, 3, 4 around 46*C. Now it run @ 350Mhz at a moment temp isn't diff. So far it looking good. Thanks guys, I will post later for more.

 

[Thanh55]

That still runing