Overclocking A E7300

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 16, 2009, 10:30 PM

Hello. I've just completed overclocking from 2.66GHz to 3.5GHz on my Core2. At standard the voltages I adjusted were VCore 1.2V, NB 1.2V and VTT 1.15V. I pushed them up to VCore 1.48V, NB 1.45V and VTT 1.3V. I want to go to 3.8GHz though. Where should I go from here, but before that do you think my numbers so far are correct? Any tips will help. Thankyou. Bye!

Mac Daddy · Jan 17, 2009, 12:19 AM

Don't have a quick answer for you Bro but you may find more help on topics like these posting in the Overclocking and Modding section where your last thread was moved ... saves the friendly Mod staff some work

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/overclocking-modding/

**kris23** · Jan 17, 2009, 01:45 AM

thread moved,

what is the FSB setting in your motherboard BIOS?

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 17, 2009, 02:51 PM

I have my FSB set to 1400MHz unlinked from the Ram with the multiplier set at 10.0x. I have 3 120mm Thermaltake adjustable fans setup with one connected to the cpu heatsink. I am sure I have enough cooling, but perhaps after dwelling on it water cooling would be more sufficient to go to 3.8Ghz. Presently at 3.5GHz under load using Maximum Heat settings on Prime95 the real temp pushes towards 63c with the core temp staying under 58c.

mkk · Jan 17, 2009, 06:35 PM

You're already on a fairly high core voltage so I would look towards remaining at 3.5GHz with maybe slightly lower voltages rather than pushing forwards. My own E7200 seems to require a lot more voltage at 3.8 than it does at 3.5-3.6GHz, so I quit while it was still safe and easily cooled. However I'm getting a new board in a couple of weeks and then it's back at it again for fun.

**kris23** · Jan 17, 2009, 06:44 PM

your cooling cant take much more abuse. the 60s arent a healthy range to be at...

you said you think you have enough cooling to reach 3.8 but can you say the type of thermal compound you are using?

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 18, 2009, 02:01 PM

I'm only using the standard white compound that came with my Cooler.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 18, 2009, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

You're already on a fairly high core voltage so I would look towards remaining at 3.5GHz with maybe slightly lower voltages rather than pushing forwards. My own E7200 seems to require a lot more voltage at 3.8 than it does at 3.5-3.6GHz, so I quit while it was still safe and easily cooled. However I'm getting a new board in a couple of weeks and then it's back at it again for fun.

Sounds good. Hope you do well!

*CyberpowerUK* · Jan 19, 2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RE III - Frankie

I'm only using the standard white compound that came with my Cooler.

Using decent paste like Arctic Silver 5 or Ceramique can reduce temps by a good 5 degress compared to bog-standard pastes. Certainly I would advise that.

Max of 70*C should be observed, and no higher if you want your chip to last.

I would drop the VTT voltage as you shouldn't need that high with such a low FSB - I would expect 1.24-1.26VTT and a VCore or 1.45Volts with 400FSB and 9 multiplier, giving 3.6GHz and better bandwidth too. if running DDR800 you now have 1:1 frequency, generally accepted as being the best performing ratio.

Mike

Bolletje · Jan 19, 2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberpowerUK

Using decent paste like Arctic Silver 5 or Ceramique can reduce temps by a good 5 degress compared to bog-standard pastes. Certainly I would advise that.

Max of 70*C should be observed, and no higher if you want your chip to last.

In most cases yes. But be carefull, don't put too much on it. That's bad!

Quote:

if running DDR800 you now have 1:1 frequency, generally accepted as being the best performing ratio.

Mike

1.45 Vcore is rather high. I shouldn't go beyond 1.44 Vcore with 45 nm's. 65 nm can take more...

What's the VID of your E7300?

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 20, 2009, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bolletje

In most cases yes. But be carefull, don't put too much on it. That's bad!

1.45 Vcore is rather high. I shouldn't go beyond 1.44 Vcore with 45 nm's. 65 nm can take more...

What's the VID of your E7300?

At standard the Vid runs around 1.18 min to 1.21 max.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jan 20, 2009, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberpowerUK

Using decent paste like Arctic Silver 5 or Ceramique can reduce temps by a good 5 degress compared to bog-standard pastes. Certainly I would advise that.

Max of 70*C should be observed, and no higher if you want your chip to last.

I would drop the VTT voltage as you shouldn't need that high with such a low FSB - I would expect 1.24-1.26VTT and a VCore or 1.45Volts with 400FSB and 9 multiplier, giving 3.6GHz and better bandwidth too. if running DDR800 you now have 1:1 frequency, generally accepted as being the best performing ratio.

Mike

Thanks. I will keep an eye on those temps.

*CyberpowerUK* · Jan 20, 2009, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bolletje

In most cases yes. But be carefull, don't put too much on it. That's bad!

1.45 Vcore is rather high. I shouldn't go beyond 1.44 Vcore with 45 nm's. 65 nm can take more...

What's the VID of your E7300?

Should be fine - actual vCore will more than likely come to around 1.4Volts after vDroop is taken into account and could comfortably run at that for a long time.

Mike

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 20, 2009, 04:39 PM

As you probably already know, at 4.0GHz I clocked it at VCore 1.53Volts. For stability. Anything less and it crashes. I don't know why. ummm. Maybe it's something to do with clock remanufacturing.

**Mousey** · Feb 20, 2009, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

your cooling cant take much more abuse. the 60s arent a healthy range to be at...

you said you think you have enough cooling to reach 3.8 but can you say the type of thermal compound you are using?

If you're temps are pushing 60 degrees under load (or was it idle) I'd say seriously crank the OC right down again before you CPU craps out. I get paranoid when mine tops 40 let alone 60 o.o You're crazy man expect to have a melted CPU fused to your socket before long

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 21, 2009, 06:06 PM

It's 60 -even- under load. Full screen 3D at 4GHz.

Mac Daddy · Feb 21, 2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RE III - Frankie

It's 60 -even- under load. Full screen 3D at 4GHz.

At 60C under full load having a Tjunc of 100C should be fine if you keep it under 70 like Mike said

I still like to see mid 50's myself though.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 23, 2009, 02:54 AM

Yeah, I don't keep at 4GHz at all times, just when I want to show it off a bit. So basically all I'd mainly be doing is desktop stuff. It idles at 44 degrees and desktop stuff usually only goes up to about 56 degrees.

Mac Daddy · Feb 23, 2009, 03:14 AM

Good plan and try and get that voltage down a bit reading here:
VID Voltage Range: 0.85V – 1.3625V

The cores on my E6550 idle at 28 and 32C ... Tcase 22C. This is at 440x7 a 32 percent O/C not as high a you have but I have never had those temps on core go over 54C under extreme load(OCCT).

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 23, 2009, 04:19 AM

Understood. I will keeps the voltages down. I guess those spikes must be killers?

Mac Daddy · Feb 23, 2009, 01:45 PM

Just keep an eye on it and try and get those voltages down a bit Bro we don't want to see anything bad happen to your system

As far as voltages go they are one of the most critical items because damage doesn't always occur immediately it can accumulate over time.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 24, 2009, 11:15 AM

That doesn't sound too good. I know what you mean though, sharing is caring... I will reformulate my settings to accompany your advice. Thanks.

Mac Daddy · Feb 24, 2009, 01:43 PM

No worries and keep us posted Bro

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 25, 2009, 04:42 AM

I've decided to to put overclocking aside until I can put in some more practice of it. Especially finetuning the clocks.

Mac Daddy · Feb 25, 2009, 01:54 PM

Whatever you are comfortable with Bro when I started O/Cing my E6550 I started slow working my way up and getting used to the BIOS settings. Even now on this ASUS board I am taking things slow once again as it is new to me.

Monitor temps and run stability tests as you go.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 26, 2009, 04:05 PM

Of course.

Bolletje · Feb 26, 2009, 04:39 PM

Arg, i thought there would be a Vmod :| :P

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 26, 2009, 06:46 PM

What's a Vmod?

Bolletje · Feb 26, 2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RE III - Frankie

What's a Vmod?

Voltmod.

Friend of mine has it too. He had his E8600 clocked @ 6,x GHz.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Feb 27, 2009, 05:03 AM

That's really cool. Is it hardware or software?

Jan 16, 2009, 10:30 PM	#1
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Overclocking A E7300 Hello. I've just completed overclocking from 2.66GHz to 3.5GHz on my Core2. At standard the voltages I adjusted were VCore 1.2V, NB 1.2V and VTT 1.15V. I pushed them up to VCore 1.48V, NB 1.45V and VTT 1.3V. I want to go to 3.8GHz though. Where should I go from here, but before that do you think my numbers so far are correct? Any tips will help. Thankyou. Bye!

Jan 17, 2009, 12:19 AM	#2
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Don't have a quick answer for you Bro but you may find more help on topics like these posting in the Overclocking and Modding section where your last thread was moved ... saves the friendly Mod staff some work http://www.hardwareheaven.com/overclocking-modding/ __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jan 17, 2009, 01:45 AM	#3
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 thread moved, what is the FSB setting in your motherboard BIOS? __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jan 17, 2009, 02:51 PM	Thread Starter #4
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I have my FSB set to 1400MHz unlinked from the Ram with the multiplier set at 10.0x. I have 3 120mm Thermaltake adjustable fans setup with one connected to the cpu heatsink. I am sure I have enough cooling, but perhaps after dwelling on it water cooling would be more sufficient to go to 3.8Ghz. Presently at 3.5GHz under load using Maximum Heat settings on Prime95 the real temp pushes towards 63c with the core temp staying under 58c.

Jan 17, 2009, 06:35 PM	#5
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,374 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 You're already on a fairly high core voltage so I would look towards remaining at 3.5GHz with maybe slightly lower voltages rather than pushing forwards. My own E7200 seems to require a lot more voltage at 3.8 than it does at 3.5-3.6GHz, so I quit while it was still safe and easily cooled. However I'm getting a new board in a couple of weeks and then it's back at it again for fun.

Jan 17, 2009, 06:44 PM	#6
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 your cooling cant take much more abuse. the 60s arent a healthy range to be at... you said you think you have enough cooling to reach 3.8 but can you say the type of thermal compound you are using? __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jan 18, 2009, 02:01 PM	Thread Starter #7
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I'm only using the standard white compound that came with my Cooler.

Feb 20, 2009, 04:39 PM	Thread Starter #14
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 As you probably already know, at 4.0GHz I clocked it at VCore 1.53Volts. For stability. Anything less and it crashes. I don't know why. ummm. Maybe it's something to do with clock remanufacturing.

Feb 21, 2009, 06:06 PM	Thread Starter #16
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 It's 60 -even- under load. Full screen 3D at 4GHz.

Feb 23, 2009, 02:54 AM	Thread Starter #18
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Yeah, I don't keep at 4GHz at all times, just when I want to show it off a bit. So basically all I'd mainly be doing is desktop stuff. It idles at 44 degrees and desktop stuff usually only goes up to about 56 degrees.

Feb 23, 2009, 03:14 AM	#19
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Good plan and try and get that voltage down a bit reading here: VID Voltage Range: 0.85V – 1.3625V The cores on my E6550 idle at 28 and 32C ... Tcase 22C. This is at 440x7 a 32 percent O/C not as high a you have but I have never had those temps on core go over 54C under extreme load(OCCT). __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 23, 2009, 04:19 AM	Thread Starter #20
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Understood. I will keeps the voltages down. I guess those spikes must be killers?

Feb 23, 2009, 01:45 PM	#21
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Just keep an eye on it and try and get those voltages down a bit Bro we don't want to see anything bad happen to your system As far as voltages go they are one of the most critical items because damage doesn't always occur immediately it can accumulate over time. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 24, 2009, 11:15 AM	Thread Starter #22
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 That doesn't sound too good. I know what you mean though, sharing is caring... I will reformulate my settings to accompany your advice. Thanks.

Feb 24, 2009, 01:43 PM	#23
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 No worries and keep us posted Bro __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 25, 2009, 04:42 AM	Thread Starter #24
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 I've decided to to put overclocking aside until I can put in some more practice of it. Especially finetuning the clocks.

Feb 25, 2009, 01:54 PM	#25
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Whatever you are comfortable with Bro when I started O/Cing my E6550 I started slow working my way up and getting used to the BIOS settings. Even now on this ASUS board I am taking things slow once again as it is new to me. Monitor temps and run stability tests as you go. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Feb 26, 2009, 04:05 PM	Thread Starter #26
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Of course.

Feb 26, 2009, 04:39 PM	#27
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Re: Overclocking A E7300 Arg, i thought there would be a Vmod :\| :P

Feb 26, 2009, 06:46 PM	Thread Starter #28
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 What's a Vmod?

Feb 27, 2009, 05:03 AM	Thread Starter #30
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Overclocking A E7300 That's really cool. Is it hardware or software?