yep im using F9 right now.

but i do regular OC only.

Speed: 2.6GHz (372x7) 1.32v - STOCK cooler
FSB: 1488MHz
Mem: Corsair XMS2 2x512 DDR2 667@744MHz 5-4-4-12 @ 1:1 Divider 2.1v

Temps:

CPU :
Idle = 45C
Load = 56C

Core #0 = idle 52C, Load 63C
Core #1 = idle 52C, Load 63C

temps recorded from Everest Ultimate 2006 v3.5 and TAT

my question:

are the temps normal with the oc setting? and can i push few hundreds more MHz?

my 1st intel machine. just got it yesterday.

hope C2D pros can guide me through ultimate OC of my pc with the spec.





This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Dec 31 2006, 04:25 PM

u SURE about that?

hmm thx.

i'll give it a try.

tried to ramp up to 2.8GHz but no luck.

only can hold less than 1 freaking minute on dual prime95

tried to loose the ram timing to 5-5-5-15 also didnt work out. But i dont want to add more voltage on the cpu.

2.6 is my sweet spot

This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Dec 31 2006, 05:24 PM

of course my system is running at rock stable right now. My PSU? refer to my sig down there it has 33 amps on +12v rail.

tested 6 hours dual prime with no probs. will test my ram using memtest later.

This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Jan 1 2007, 04:03 PM

what's the best DS3 bios for OC? the one that can do higher clocks with less volts and tighter ram timings?

im using F9, reach 2.6 with no probs. max OC im dare not to try yet as new very good cpu cooler is required to do that. but of course u can go higher if u got BETTER cooling system and D9 chips!

yep

+12v = 33A
+5v = 35A
+3.3v = 35A

My Enermax FMA 460W is v1.1 not v2.0 - so it has SINGLE =12v rail. 33A on SINGLE +12v rail is VERY good already. very stable, very low ripple and fluctuation.

about the DS3 version/rev, at CPU-Z showing C2 or rev2 (see my validation link@sig), but when i see at the mobo PCB, it shown rev 1.0! so which one is correct? confused in here..

can somebody clarify?

This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Jan 3 2007, 01:57 AM

november last year..

if it really a REV.2 then why at the PCB shown rev 1?

oh i get it now.

thanks

so whats the enhancement has been made to the rev2 chip?

i see. how to determine what ram chip that im using now? must take off the heatsink? i know there is a thread that discuss about this, and there is a lot of chip uses the same ram. so how to check it out?

This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Jan 3 2007, 02:49 AM

hohoho nice one. thanks

the best air cooler would be ThermalTake Big Typhoon VX

RM 170+ at moderno store

which bios ma? i heard F8 can OC with lowest possible voltage? is that true?

just changed to CM Hyper48 cooler. can do 2.8~3.2 with no prob (maybe more), but my ram holding me back. Can't get my ram stable even at a very relaxed timing.

+0.4vdimm 1:1 400FSB (DDR800) - 5-10-10-20 - UNSTABLE
1.32v core, the rest = stock voltage.

anymore tweaks i can do to increase the stability of my ram?

This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Jan 18 2007, 11:42 PM

aiyo...u got hynix C4 ma... my ram chip unknown one : PROMOS 667 C5 0.09u 64Mx8 ETT ( reply by Mr.RAMGUY at Corsair forums)

anybody got solotion for my prob?

there is no FSB limit but only use lower multiplier to test ur mobo's MAX stable fsb. F9 bios can do 500MHz+ fsb with no prob HERE!

This post has been edited by BlackThyra87: Jan 19 2007, 12:10 AM

i have problem with stability.

i OC'd to 2.8 (400x7).

ran 32m Pi - PASSED.
orthos 2 hours passed@2.8 (58c load)

but when i play games like dota for less than 30 minutes, it hang then windows got restarted. ]

i believe it's ram problem, not the processor, but not sure. what's goin on here?

ram +0.4v
MCH & FSB = +0.2
VCore = 1.35v