Overclocking A E7300

Mac Daddy · Feb 27, 2009, 12:53 PM

Generally hardware Frankie but I don't really see why he would need a volt mod for an E8600. They are generally used for older CPU's that have limitations locked into the pins for max Vcore.

Bolletje · Feb 28, 2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Generally hardware Frankie but I don't really see why he would need a volt mod for an E8600. They are generally used for older CPU's that have limitations locked into the pins for max Vcore.

Well, you need to have points where you need to read the voltage with a potmeter (= English?). And you need to go beyond 2V for the Vcore, which is difficult for most motherboards...

I also have Vmodded my 9500GT for a Benelux contest that is happening right now

Mac Daddy · Feb 28, 2009, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bolletje

Well, you need to have points where you need to read the voltage with a potmeter (= English?). And you need to go beyond 2V for the Vcore, which is difficult for most motherboards...

I also have Vmodded my 9500GT for a Benelux contest that is happening right now

Ahh ok I understand both my X38 mobos are fine with that voltage and the GA-X38-DQ6 can go up to 2.75V or something crazy like that lol (Potentiometer). So this is a mobo vmod then. What cooling is your friend running?

For this thread we have Frankie running temps to hot near 1.5V on his E7300 for a 4G O/C so any help for him would be cool.

On the 9500GT I am still looking for Vmods for GPU on my Gainward Bliss 9600GT ... it is a Palit board and doesn't follow the PCB layout of the NV reference series

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 28, 2009, 02:01 PM

My Asus Motherboard runs Voltages up to 1.9V. At 4.0GHz I find that anyhting less that 1.53V becomes too unstable. Of course I don't run it like that all the time! I only wanted to see if my CPU could handle running at that speed. I don't stress it too much. Basically I have a plaque on my wall now that says - "Windows Vista 32Bit - 4.0GHz". It is an awesome power and it is right to want it tamed properly.

Overclocking GPU's I found caused them to become unstable. Probably want to look into it more before -if- I try doing that again.

Temps for the 4GHz overclock were stable idle. Web page scrolling was different though with the core temp jumping from 44-56c per mouse click! Definitely something I do want to know more about.

Mac Daddy · Feb 28, 2009, 02:14 PM

Cool on the plaque

I think you are doing just fine and you might look more into NB voltages for a stable O/C as opposed to Vcore. Not sure what options you have in your BIOS will have to check.

On O/Cing GPU's they can be picky but your 9800GTX+ should run fairly cool I would think.

Bolletje · Feb 28, 2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

What cooling is your friend running?

K1ngP1n F1 EE pot (LN2), but he also got a cascade cooling system.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 28, 2009, 11:33 PM

How come NB? That's Mobo territory.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 28, 2009, 11:36 PM

Do you think my NB a bit off? I guessed that the NB had to stablise the CPU OC so stuck with that. Asside from the temps haven't had a prob.

Mac Daddy · Mar 1, 2009, 05:17 AM

NB up 0.2V
Drop the Vcore to 1.4V

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Originally Posted by Bolletje

K1ngP1n F1 EE pot (LN2), but he also got a cascade cooling system.

How sweet is that I am jealous and humble enough to admit it

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 1, 2009, 10:45 AM

Well I have to say that I was completely unsuccessful at loading up Windows with those voltages. I had them set at Vcore 1.4 NB 1.45 and VTT 1.3. I just could not get Windows to load at 4.0GHz. The best I could do was 3.9GHz.

Mac Daddy · Mar 1, 2009, 01:15 PM

Hmmm generally even 0.1V helps on NB ... on ASUS I am still getting used to the BIOS it took me a while just to get back up to 3.1G on my machine.

Every CPU is a bit different as well on the one I have I can change the Vcore from 1.35 to 1.45V and it makes no difference at all for O/Cing so I keep it at 1.35.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 2, 2009, 02:50 PM

The voltages I change are VCore, NorthB and VTT. I was actually told by someone that's how it's done to change those specifically. Is that true? I mean, is it really neccesary to adjust the VTT. The feel for it I have is that it keeps the VCore voltage adjustment stable. Am I on the right track?

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 3, 2009, 02:21 PM

I've decided to go with a more modest 3GHz OC. My specs are 1500MHz FSB, 8.0x Multiplier, VCore 1.27v, Northbridge 1.3v and VTT 1.2v. The extra speed is really good, but I guess not absolutely necessary. Thanks for the tips.

Mac Daddy · Mar 4, 2009, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RE III - Frankie

The voltages I change are VCore, NorthB and VTT. I was actually told by someone that's how it's done to change those specifically. Is that true? I mean, is it really neccesary to adjust the VTT. The feel for it I have is that it keeps the VCore voltage adjustment stable. Am I on the right track?

Yes but each CPU and motherboard are different. All that is really out of place are your CPU voltage and temps. You shouldn't need that type of Vcore to obtain a 4G O/C with that CPU.

Sorry I can't help further ...

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 4, 2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Yes but each CPU and motherboard are different. All that is really out of place are your CPU voltage and temps. You shouldn't need that type of Vcore to obtain a 4G O/C with that CPU.

Sorry I can't help further ...

Like I said before I was able to get to 3.9GHz at 1.4v. Maybe I should have tried adjusting the multiplier or changed the NB from 1.5v to 1.55v?

Currently I have the Multiplier set to 10x and the FSB set to 1600MHz for 4GHz. I could go back to 8x on the multiplier and boost the FSB. I believe my Motherboard allows me to go up to 3GHz FSB.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 4, 2009, 11:36 AM

Finally. I got it to boot at 4.0GHz using your voltages!! Should I check the temps?

Should I run a stability test?

Previously the temps were pushing past 60c at 1.53V.

I now have it at 1.4V and I should probably rerun a temp check.

BBS.

Mac Daddy · Mar 4, 2009, 12:44 PM

That's great and keep your multiplier as high as possible I didn't realize you had a 10X multiplier. The higher the multiplier the lower the FSB and more stable the other components such as RAM will be.

Run OCCT and see what you get for temps.
(1 hour random)

This is version 3.0.1
|MG| OCCT 3.01

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 4, 2009, 02:28 PM

Temps ran much cooler at an even 55c for 4mins. Multiplier was set at 10x. FSB 1600MHz. It's still pretty hot, but it does idle at 44c. I currently have it set at 3.2GHz with a VCore of 1.25V. Temps at that clock ran up to 53c.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 4, 2009, 02:30 PM

At standard clocks I get to about 51c.

Mac Daddy · Mar 5, 2009, 03:31 AM

Temps are much better and the biggest thing is getting that core voltage down.

I hit in the lower 50's with the highest OCCT CPU test I can run (O/Ced) so don't be unhappy with that its over 60 you are worried about(extended periods of time). Even O/Ced I idle at about 26C but it depends on your cooler.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 6, 2009, 05:03 AM

I'm running a Xigmatek S1283 12cm Cooler with a Thermaltake adjustable 12 cm fan. So it's not stock. It is summer over here though.

Mac Daddy · Mar 6, 2009, 12:25 PM

That cooler should be more than adequate I would think. On summer was just talking to a friend I have there she says its been too damn hot there.

If your ambient temps are mid 30's to 40 then 44 idle and mid 50's load with that O/C is good.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 7, 2009, 06:43 AM

Cool. Yeah it got up to 46.7c temperature here. Really hot!

Mac Daddy · Mar 7, 2009, 02:22 PM

Yep the fires and stuff were nasty too I have a few friends down there.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Mar 7, 2009, 03:14 PM

I didn't see much, but from what I know it was terrible for the survivors.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Apr 21, 2009, 08:53 AM

This is my latest OC. 1.38v, 1.4v, 1.25v.
My only question is why are the cores now at different peaks?

isaak · Apr 21, 2009, 12:19 PM

the CPU usage is exactly the same - do you mean the temperatures?

not exactly sure why they'd be different, could be the Digital thermal sensors t(he individual core temp measurers)?

neither of the temperatures are worrying. could also be the 2nd core just runs hotter

xigmatek coolers ftw!

Mac Daddy · Apr 21, 2009, 01:16 PM

I think you are right Isaak I have been running this E6550 for 2 years and one core is always about 4C hotter than the other.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Apr 21, 2009, 02:14 PM

Thank goodness. It's been like it ever since I installed it.

mkk · Apr 21, 2009, 02:27 PM

The temperature probes themselves also have a margin of error of several degrees in either direction, making for a pretty large possible difference in the readout between any two probes.

Feb 27, 2009, 12:53 PM	#31
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Generally hardware Frankie but I don't really see why he would need a volt mod for an E8600. They are generally used for older CPU's that have limitations locked into the pins for max Vcore. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 28, 2009, 02:01 PM	Thread Starter #34
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 My Asus Motherboard runs Voltages up to 1.9V. At 4.0GHz I find that anyhting less that 1.53V becomes too unstable. Of course I don't run it like that all the time! I only wanted to see if my CPU could handle running at that speed. I don't stress it too much. Basically I have a plaque on my wall now that says - "Windows Vista 32Bit - 4.0GHz". It is an awesome power and it is right to want it tamed properly. Overclocking GPU's I found caused them to become unstable. Probably want to look into it more before -if- I try doing that again. Temps for the 4GHz overclock were stable idle. Web page scrolling was different though with the core temp jumping from 44-56c per mouse click! Definitely something I do want to know more about.

Feb 28, 2009, 02:14 PM	#35
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Cool on the plaque I think you are doing just fine and you might look more into NB voltages for a stable O/C as opposed to Vcore. Not sure what options you have in your BIOS will have to check. On O/Cing GPU's they can be picky but your 9800GTX+ should run fairly cool I would think. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 28, 2009, 11:33 PM	Thread Starter #37
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 How come NB? That's Mobo territory.

Feb 28, 2009, 11:36 PM	Thread Starter #38
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Do you think my NB a bit off? I guessed that the NB had to stablise the CPU OC so stuck with that. Asside from the temps haven't had a prob.

Mar 1, 2009, 10:45 AM	Thread Starter #40
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Well I have to say that I was completely unsuccessful at loading up Windows with those voltages. I had them set at Vcore 1.4 NB 1.45 and VTT 1.3. I just could not get Windows to load at 4.0GHz. The best I could do was 3.9GHz.

Mar 1, 2009, 01:15 PM	#41
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Hmmm generally even 0.1V helps on NB ... on ASUS I am still getting used to the BIOS it took me a while just to get back up to 3.1G on my machine. Every CPU is a bit different as well on the one I have I can change the Vcore from 1.35 to 1.45V and it makes no difference at all for O/Cing so I keep it at 1.35. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 2, 2009, 02:50 PM	Thread Starter #42
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 The voltages I change are VCore, NorthB and VTT. I was actually told by someone that's how it's done to change those specifically. Is that true? I mean, is it really neccesary to adjust the VTT. The feel for it I have is that it keeps the VCore voltage adjustment stable. Am I on the right track?

Mar 3, 2009, 02:21 PM	Thread Starter #43
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I've decided to go with a more modest 3GHz OC. My specs are 1500MHz FSB, 8.0x Multiplier, VCore 1.27v, Northbridge 1.3v and VTT 1.2v. The extra speed is really good, but I guess not absolutely necessary. Thanks for the tips.

Mar 4, 2009, 11:36 AM	Thread Starter #46
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Finally. I got it to boot at 4.0GHz using your voltages!! Should I check the temps? Should I run a stability test? Previously the temps were pushing past 60c at 1.53V. I now have it at 1.4V and I should probably rerun a temp check. BBS.

Mar 4, 2009, 12:44 PM	#47
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 That's great and keep your multiplier as high as possible I didn't realize you had a 10X multiplier. The higher the multiplier the lower the FSB and more stable the other components such as RAM will be. Run OCCT and see what you get for temps. (1 hour random) This is version 3.0.1 \|MG\| OCCT 3.01 __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 4, 2009, 02:28 PM	Thread Starter #48
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Temps ran much cooler at an even 55c for 4mins. Multiplier was set at 10x. FSB 1600MHz. It's still pretty hot, but it does idle at 44c. I currently have it set at 3.2GHz with a VCore of 1.25V. Temps at that clock ran up to 53c.

Mar 4, 2009, 02:30 PM	Thread Starter #49
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 At standard clocks I get to about 51c.

Mar 5, 2009, 03:31 AM	#50
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Temps are much better and the biggest thing is getting that core voltage down. I hit in the lower 50's with the highest OCCT CPU test I can run (O/Ced) so don't be unhappy with that its over 60 you are worried about(extended periods of time). Even O/Ced I idle at about 26C but it depends on your cooler. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 6, 2009, 05:03 AM	Thread Starter #51
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I'm running a Xigmatek S1283 12cm Cooler with a Thermaltake adjustable 12 cm fan. So it's not stock. It is summer over here though.

Mar 6, 2009, 12:25 PM	#52
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 That cooler should be more than adequate I would think. On summer was just talking to a friend I have there she says its been too damn hot there. If your ambient temps are mid 30's to 40 then 44 idle and mid 50's load with that O/C is good. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 7, 2009, 06:43 AM	Thread Starter #53
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Cool. Yeah it got up to 46.7c temperature here. Really hot!

Mar 7, 2009, 02:22 PM	#54
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Yep the fires and stuff were nasty too I have a few friends down there. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 7, 2009, 03:14 PM	Thread Starter #55
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I didn't see much, but from what I know it was terrible for the survivors.

Apr 21, 2009, 08:53 AM	Thread Starter #56
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 This is my latest OC. 1.38v, 1.4v, 1.25v. My only question is why are the cores now at different peaks?

Apr 21, 2009, 12:19 PM	#57
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,253 Rep Power: 108 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 the CPU usage is exactly the same - do you mean the temperatures? not exactly sure why they'd be different, could be the Digital thermal sensors t(he individual core temp measurers)? neither of the temperatures are worrying. could also be the 2nd core just runs hotter xigmatek coolers ftw!

Apr 21, 2009, 01:16 PM	#58
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I think you are right Isaak I have been running this E6550 for 2 years and one core is always about 4C hotter than the other. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Apr 21, 2009, 02:14 PM	Thread Starter #59
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Thank goodness. It's been like it ever since I installed it.

Apr 21, 2009, 02:27 PM	#60
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,383 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 The temperature probes themselves also have a margin of error of several degrees in either direction, making for a pretty large possible difference in the readout between any two probes. Last edited by mkk; Apr 21, 2009 at 02:47 PM.