a little help overclocking please

hey guysi want to oc my q6600, and i have the basic idea of ocing, but theres a lot i still dont understand. there are tonnes of settings in the bios (p5q pro), that i just dont know what to do with. i have looked up ocing guides obviously, and they are helpful, but theres nothing like talking to someone.what is cpu pll voltage? what voltages should i change? should i change fsb or multiplier?My ''technique'' for ocing is, go to bios, set ai tuner to manual, and change fsb. ive left everything else alone, now im stress testing, but what else should i change? currently everything is at auto. ive left pci e frequency at 100.and should i worry about core or cpu temps? cores run at around 50 tops under load, cpu is a full 10 degrees cooler most of the time.please could someone walk me through this rather complicated process, what to avoid etc, i would really REALLY appreciate it.cheersa little help overclocking please
lock the pci



fsb x multiplier = your speed.



up the fsb in increments of 10 or 5 and see how far you can go. some people increment higher and then come downa little help overclocking please
[QUOTE=''NSR34GTR'']lock the pci fsb x multiplier = your speed. up the fsb in increments of 10 or 5 and see how far you can go. some people increment higher and then come down[/QUOTE]okeydokeybut what about all the other ****ing settings in the bios?? what do i do??
[QUOTE=''jpph''][QUOTE=''NSR34GTR'']lock the pci fsb x multiplier = your speed. up the fsb in increments of 10 or 5 and see how far you can go. some people increment higher and then come down[/QUOTE]okeydokeybut what about all the other ****ing settings in the bios?? what do i do??[/QUOTE]



if you dont know what they do then just look in the manual
I used this guide, very helpful [Code]http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=261409[/Code]
Leave your other settings alone, until u get a bsod or some other error, then if u want, just up the voltage by like 0.05 (if it increments by that much).Or just put the fsb back down.What speeds are u getting from the q6600? u can get it to 3.00ghz fairly easily, then u may just need to up the voltages or change the multiplier back to 8, thats what I had to do.
[QUOTE=''Amith12'']Leave your other settings alone, until u get a bsod or some other error, then if u want, just up the voltage by like 0.05 (if it increments by that much).Or just put the fsb back down.What speeds are u getting from the q6600? u can get it to 3.00ghz fairly easily, then u may just need to up the voltages or change the multiplier back to 8, thats what I had to do.[/QUOTE]currently im just stress testing it at stock speeds. it reaches 51 degrees, average about 48-49 degree (this is the cores im talking about, not the cpu itselft, which runs 10C cooler)what do you consider safe temps? and should i worry about core temps or cpu temps?cheers
[QUOTE=''guidotwofive'']I used this guide, very helpful[/QUOTE]thanks man, that looks really good
Hi You should get a CPU cooler if you intendto go higher. Go over to Intel and find out whatyour normal V core voltage is for your processor.Then find out what the maximum V core is. Alsosee what the max temp is. I have an E6600 thatI clock up by raising the FSB frequency and theauto V core is increased. I find that I have to backdown my DDR 2 800Mhz ram frequency to avoidWindows blue screens.I also use a Xigmatek Rs-1283CPU Cooler fitted with a 3300 RPM Delta PWM fan.The speed of the fan is controlled by the motherboard.Works absolutely great.
[QUOTE=''sihunt'']Hi You should get a CPU cooler if you intendto go higher. Go over to Intel and find out whatyour normal V core voltage is for your processor.Then find out what the maximum V core is. Alsosee what the max temp is. I have an E6600 thatI clock up by raising the FSB frequency and theauto V core is increased. I find that I have to backdown my DDR 2 800Mhz ram frequency to avoidWindows blue screens.I also use a Xigmatek Rs-1283CPU Cooler fitted with a 3300 RPM Delta PWM fan.The speed of the fan is controlled by the motherboard.Works absolutely great.[/QUOTE]i already have an aftermarked cooler, a zalman 9500at.
What speed RAM do you have?



The first thing I would do is downclock the RAM to 533, a 1:1 ratio with the FSB. Cause the RAM will raise as you raise the FSB. Then once you reach your desired OC you can crank the RAM back up, but anything over a 1:1 ratio is not gonna show any performance increase.

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