Rethread for OCing new hardware.

[troberts008]

I thought id rethread this to clarify a few things.

Im am currently running a p7n platinum SLI mobo.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130159&Tpk=p7n platinum

And I just ordered a new Q8300 to upgrade my old E6600.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207

Has anyone OCed this proc? I saw someone who got 4g on air...but all i was reading said that Quads dont really like FSB, so Im looking to see HOW he did it.

And...do you think this Mobo has the capability to push this chip that fast?

 

[tinytomlogan]

They dont like fsb, and I very much doubt that mobo would get there dude.

The q8300 has a 7.5 multi, that means you would need 533fsb to get to 4ghz.

That would be a dream quad for anyone with any multi tbh, I very much doubt you will get yours above 450(if your lucky) 400fsb is more likely tbh for a 3ghz clock.

 

[Mul.]

While 500+FSB on a Quad isn't impossible with the right motherboard and RAM, I'm not so sure that you'll get very close to it with an nForce motherboard. Intel based chipsets such as the P45 and X48 hold the titles for higher Quad FSB frequencies.

I also reckon that 400-450MHz is the expected ballpark frequency on the Front Side Bus (so around 3.0-3.4GHz) with the above motherboard. For a $189 Quad, I certainly wouldn't call that a disappointing result!

Be sure to overclock in fairly small increments to understand the behaviour of your components as you ramp up the frequencies and don't be shy to have a play with other Voltage adjustments other than VCore (VTT/PLL and GTL Reference) as finetuning these will help squeeze as high an FSB as possible. Also, do remember to set your memory to operate at a 1:1 ratio with the FSB frequency and you've applied the Voltages and Timings specified by OCZ to prevent it from holding your CPU overclock back.