Right..
After being stable for a while now it is time to re-clock my machine.
Because of me completly resetting the bios the voltages where way off, currently my memory is running at 1.85v when the standard is 2.3v and such so it is time to fix it all!
I will start by flashing the bios (I hope, if the floppy works, unless EZ Flash 2 will look at my drives)
For the record i have the P5N32-E Sli Plus
Vadim and a few other sites show it as a 650i chip, CPU-z shows it as 670i heh and some sites say it si a 680i but meh..
I found a really handy post on Overclock.net with handy tips on overclocking to not only speed up my machine but increase load times aswell.
Asus P5N32-E Overclocking Guide on Overclock
I hope to follow this closely and set my overclock as close to what Vadim had it before it shipped out.
After that i hope to install T-Balancer, increase my fan speeds a little bit and clock a little more
If all goes well i also hope to send my machine back in the new year to get Watercooling added to my memory as the blocks are allready on the chips.
I will let you guys know how i get on, and any problem i find on the way.
AI Tuning: Manual
Voltage Settings: CPU 1.264v MEM 2.3v
FSB - Memory: Linked 5:4 FSB 1066, MEM 853.6
AI Net2: Disabled
CPU Thermal Control: Enabled
Execute Disable bit: Enabled
Everything else in CPU Config Disabled
Memory:
Set to 5-5-5-18 2T
Sread Spectrum: All Disabled
SLI Broadcast: Disabled
IDE Function: All Disabled
1394 Device: Disabled
Everything Else at the moment is Default.
Will leave for a day or so and see what happens, then i shall start overclocking again.
Good luck mate. There is a very handy beginners guide to overclocking on hexus at the moment. I only mention it as im still using amd and havent had a chance yet to tinker with c2d.
i would disable the CPU Thermal Control and Execute Disable bit too, plus give a bit more voltage. if you have a watercooled pc, it would be safe to go to 1.5-1.6 with no problems and then start increasing the FSB bit by bit untill you find the stable setting that suits you
i was sticking to stock voltages as they where below stock after the bios reset..
As my pc hasnt crashed or anything since i done it last night i will probably mess witht he voltages later and up them some more.
In the end i hope to increase my Fan RPM only slightly and get some more out of the overclock.
