AvoK95
i got an Intel Core i3 CPU @ stock its 3.06 GHz
people have very very easily over-clocked their i3 530-s to 4GHz(530 is 2.93GHz @stock)
i seen someone in this forum who have over-clock their 530 from 2.93 to 3.6
with the same motherboard that i have (Intel DH55HC)
but when i over-clock i can't even get a stable 3.4
so please any suggestions?
Samer99
You should increase the CPU voltage.
Edit: Increasing the voltage will increase the dissipated heat... make sure you have a very good CPU and case cooling!
AvoK95
Samer99 wroteYou should increase the CPU voltage.
Edit: Increasing the voltage will increase the dissipated heat... make sure you have a very good CPU and case cooling!
i know i should but the bios dosn't have that options :S
i can only modift the FSB and the CPU and ram Multiplier and also the latecys for the ram.
i can increase the rams voltage tho from 1.5 to 1.6 and 1.65
MrClass
Intel boards have limited overclocking. You should be knowing that if you're an overclocker. You need 3rd party boards from Gigabyte or eVGA.
AvoK95
MrClass wroteIntel boards have limited overclocking. You should be knowing that if you're an overclocker. You need 3rd party boards from Gigabyte or eVGA.
i know i do but the intel was my only choice when i got the thing
yasamoka
We need to know your BIOS settings / power options / multipliers,etc... First. Can you provide us with a screenshot / write down the settings?
AvoK95
nevermind i got the problem fixed i was using a 300W PSU and i did some research and found out it was from that....im getting an inwin 750w in 2 weeks i should get better clock speeds
yasamoka
What do you mean "not stable"? Is it rebooting, bluescreening, halting with errors, or what? I doubt it is a power issue since the CPU will consume only 14 percent more power, which is a minute value considering it is a dual core.
AvoK95
it bluscreens
it is definetally a power issue because i used the online PSU calculator and without the OC my PC takes 283W and the PSU that i am temporarily using is 300W so its normal for a 300W to become unstable on a 283W PC
yasamoka
First up, PSU calculators are REALLY unreliable since they tend to overestimate power consumption needs. I got a 850W power supply and consider it overkill for what I have (I calculated max power consumption and go by it, not typical power consumption), yet the calculator still comes up with 850W are recommended.
A bluescreen does not necessarily mean a power issue. It could be data corruption due to dirty power output, but it could also be an instability in the motherboard itself, for example. What cooling do you have. What are your temps? Do you have monitoring software? What stress test do you use?
By the way, there are some critical components, other than the CPU, to pay attention to. Those little heatsinked electrical components next to the CPU socket, they're for power delivery and regulation. Make sure they're cooled by at least an exhaust fan. Intake in the front (and / or side) is important too.
You should tell us more about your hardware config and software used before we can progress any further. If your power supply is generic, forget about even using it for a performance system. Its results will eventually be catastrophic, OC or no OC. I do recommend you change your power supply anyways, but you don't have to get overkill PSUs if the issue is not power related.
AvoK95
i know its the power supply because i had a 650W installed before but it blew up due to a shot circuit :P
i used to OC to 3.6 with that PSU
now i got this old 350W Enlight PSU which i borrowed from a friend until i get a new one ....
with the 350W i can only OC to 3.4 with rams underclocked from 1333 to 1248 and its prety stable
but i am getting a little overheat since i RMA-d my board in the passed and lost the stock thermal paste that came with my processor :/
i am currently using a generic thermalpast (i cant find anything better) which highered my temps from 30 idle to 38 idle :/
when i play crysis 2 overclocked my temps reach up to 69...(however i dont let it exceed higher than thet)
now i have ziptied a bigger fan ontop of my stock cooler now my temps are 32 STRESSED :D
yasamoka
Katranji has some good thermal paste. 25g for 4000L.L haha. I used it on my secondary PC and it gave me very good temperatures, I think close to the stock paste temps if not better.
Nemesis-301
I also need help overclocking my cpu, should I post here or make a new topic?
AvoK95
Nemesis-301 wroteI also need help overclocking my cpu, should I post here or make a new topic?
if its a different CPU then you have to post a separate post
AvoK95
yasamoka wroteKatranji has some good thermal paste. 25g for 4000L.L haha. I used it on my secondary PC and it gave me very good temperatures, I think close to the stock paste temps if not better.
is katranji-s thermal past any good??
i am currently using generic thermal past since i removed the old stock one
my temps idl are 39 and and goes upto 60 when im gaming with an OC of 3.4GHz(from 3.06)
az09za90za
60 ??!!! my temps idle are 55 and 80~85 while gaming...im runing core2duo e6750 2.66 not oc....
Nemesis-301
the normal temps are the following:
cpu: between 36 and 63
gpu: between 52 and 90
Nbridge : between 36 and 63
Motherboard : between 50 and 80
AvoK95
Nemesis-301 wrotethe normal temps are the following:
cpu: between 36 and 63
gpu: between 52 and 90
Nbridge : between 36 and 63
Motherboard : between 50 and 80
the temps depend on the CPU
an i7 980x runs at 60 at idle and can go up to 100 durin gaming and stuff
AvoK95
az09za90za wrote60 ??!!! my temps idle are 55 and 80~85 while gaming...im runing core2duo e6750 2.66 not oc....
First gen C2D run HOT
dual cores used to run even hooter
i had a dualcore and it ran idle @ 60-65 and went up to 80-90
shant
i told you several times, don't play with ram settings, you keep overclocking ram and increasing voltage, stop doing that and oc only the cpu, underclock the ram if you have to, increase mch if you can
