overclocking intel core 2 duo e6850 3.0ghz

coolwhip · 24th Feb 2009, 06:20 PM

I am new to overclocking and read about it for a while. Havent done any of it yet but read articles upon articles..
I dled the cpu-z program and in it it was jumping around tell me my cpu multiplier was at 6 and i was running at 2 ghz than at 9 and running at 3 ghz... i ran the nvidia monitor and it said i was running at 3ghz... anyways besides that little mix up i wanted to try to overclock my cpu... i have the e6850 on a evga nforce 680i sli motherboard with 4 gigs of ocz ddr2 ram at 400 mhz... any suggestions for a beginner?? my first opinion was that i can adjust the multiplier to x10 and get 3.3ghz out of it, anyway i am currently reading the article on this forum about overclocking as well...

zy · 24th Feb 2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by coolwhip

I am new to overclocking and read about it for a while. Havent done any of it yet but read articles upon articles..
I dled the cpu-z program and in it it was jumping around tell me my cpu multiplier was at 6 and i was running at 2 ghz than at 9 and running at 3 ghz... i ran the nvidia monitor and it said i was running at 3ghz... anyways besides that little mix up i wanted to try to overclock my cpu... i have the e6850 on a evga nforce 680i sli motherboard with 4 gigs of ocz ddr2 ram at 400 mhz... any suggestions for a beginner?? my first opinion was that i can adjust the multiplier to x10 and get 3.3ghz out of it, anyway i am currently reading the article on this forum about overclocking as well...

as far as i know, you can't increase the multiplier since its locked at 9 max. unless i'm wrong. you need to increase the FSB.

Adrian Wong · 24th Feb 2009, 09:53 PM

Yes, unless you have an unlocked Intel Core 2 processor (e.g. Extreme Edition), you must overclock the FSB to overclock the processor.

The multiplier is locked for all Core 2 processor, including most engineering samples. Only "some" engineering sample and Extreme Editions of the Intel Core 2 processor have unlocked multipliers.

When overclocking, be sure to take it step by step. Overclock in small steps. Don't be overly ambitious.

Chai · 24th Feb 2009, 10:38 PM

FSB is the only way to overclock. You should be able to reach 380MHz without voltage bump.

coolwhip · 25th Feb 2009, 04:57 PM

The way i overclocked my cpu was changing the fsb from 1333 to 1372 wich than gave me 343 mhz instead of 333.. my ghz went from 3.00 to 3.08 ... but when i looked in cpu-z normally running at 333 mhz my ram is at fsb:ram 5:6 and it was running fine at 400 mhz when i went to the 343 mhz my ram went to 15:16 and running at like 394 mhz... again i am new to overclocking but i want to experiment with it and reading a ton of guides.. any ideas about this situation?

Chai · 25th Feb 2009, 08:34 PM

Change your RAM to 1:1 ratio and bump the FSB to 380MHz at least. 343MHz is nothing.

PsYkHoTiK · 26th Feb 2009, 12:17 AM

We had a thread a while back on overclocking the E6850.

e6850 OCing

coolwhip · 26th Feb 2009, 03:38 AM

yea ive read that article and gotta read it again.... so correct me of im wrong... first when you guys say take it in +10 mhz increments you mean raising the fsb from 1333 to 1372 to go from 333 mhz to 343 mhz and so on?... and correct me if im wrong on this but if i put a 1:1 ratio with me raising my FSB from 1333 to 1372 now i have the 343 mhz from my cpu doesn't that mean my ram would now be at 686?

Chai · 26th Feb 2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by coolwhip

yea ive read that article and gotta read it again.... so correct me of im wrong... first when you guys say take it in +10 mhz increments you mean raising the fsb from 1333 to 1372 to go from 333 mhz to 343 mhz and so on?... and correct me if im wrong on this but if i put a 1:1 ratio with me raising my FSB from 1333 to 1372 now i have the 343 mhz from my cpu doesn't that mean my ram would now be at 686?

Yup. Keep the RAM at low speed to prevent it from hitting its limit so soon.

coolwhip · 26th Feb 2009, 08:47 AM

Hey sorry for being a pain loll just trying to understand all of this best i can. Thank you for all the reply's and help.
When i raise the FSB to 1372 and my ram speed goes to 686mhz thats 686 mhz out of 800??? using the pc26400??? and i shouldn't exceed the 800 mhz limit???

24th Feb 2009, 06:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
coolwhip Newbie Join Date: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 19 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	overclocking intel core 2 duo e6850 3.0ghz I am new to overclocking and read about it for a while. Havent done any of it yet but read articles upon articles.. I dled the cpu-z program and in it it was jumping around tell me my cpu multiplier was at 6 and i was running at 2 ghz than at 9 and running at 3 ghz... i ran the nvidia monitor and it said i was running at 3ghz... anyways besides that little mix up i wanted to try to overclock my cpu... i have the e6850 on a evga nforce 680i sli motherboard with 4 gigs of ocz ddr2 ram at 400 mhz... any suggestions for a beginner?? my first opinion was that i can adjust the multiplier to x10 and get 3.3ghz out of it, anyway i am currently reading the article on this forum about overclocking as well...

24th Feb 2009, 09:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
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24th Feb 2009, 10:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	FSB is the only way to overclock. You should be able to reach 380MHz without voltage bump. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

25th Feb 2009, 08:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	Change your RAM to 1:1 ratio and bump the FSB to 380MHz at least. 343MHz is nothing. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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25th Feb 2009, 04:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
coolwhip Newbie Join Date: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 19 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	The way i overclocked my cpu was changing the fsb from 1333 to 1372 wich than gave me 343 mhz instead of 333.. my ghz went from 3.00 to 3.08 ... but when i looked in cpu-z normally running at 333 mhz my ram is at fsb:ram 5:6 and it was running fine at 400 mhz when i went to the 343 mhz my ram went to 15:16 and running at like 394 mhz... again i am new to overclocking but i want to experiment with it and reading a ton of guides.. any ideas about this situation?

26th Feb 2009, 03:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
coolwhip Newbie Join Date: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 19 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	yea ive read that article and gotta read it again.... so correct me of im wrong... first when you guys say take it in +10 mhz increments you mean raising the fsb from 1333 to 1372 to go from 333 mhz to 343 mhz and so on?... and correct me if im wrong on this but if i put a 1:1 ratio with me raising my FSB from 1333 to 1372 now i have the 343 mhz from my cpu doesn't that mean my ram would now be at 686?

26th Feb 2009, 08:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
coolwhip Newbie Join Date: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 19 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Hey sorry for being a pain loll just trying to understand all of this best i can. Thank you for all the reply's and help. When i raise the FSB to 1372 and my ram speed goes to 686mhz thats 686 mhz out of 800??? using the pc26400??? and i shouldn't exceed the 800 mhz limit???

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