Hello, all.
I was doing random searches on the 'Net concerning my Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R motherboard and my Intel Q9450 quad processor, and the problems I've been having in getting a stable overclock.
I'm new to overclocking, but I had heard that the Q9450 is easy to overclock.
During my random 'Net search, I came across this post on TweakTown forums:
The person being helped out seems to have the same MB and processor that I do (and possibly similar RAM?).
Here are my pertinent system specs:
Intel Q9450 Core2 Quad Processor
Gigabyte Motherboard, #EP35C-DS3R
PSU, a Corsair TX750
Corsair RAM, Twin 2 x 4096-6, 6400C5DHX (2 x 2GB), Speed 800MHz, 5-5-5-18
BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 nVidia Graphics Card, PCI-e
Western Digital 300GB SATA HDD
I would like to go to 3.2GHz with the Q9450. I have heard that you basically just need to raise the FSB in the BIOS until you get the desired CPU speed (and I believe this comes out to 400FSB to get 3.2GHz). Then it's been said that you sometimes need to raise the voltage to the CPU too to help compensate for this; not too much, though, because this also raises the temps, correct?
Anyway, sometimes I've been able to get to my desktop, but when playing an intense app like the game of Crysis, my system crashes out and automatically reboots.
On other attempts at overclocking, my system freezes at the Windows XP booting screen (where you see that little "blue caterpillar" crawling across the screen). Other attempts, my Post screen seems to post twice (like cycling), and then it goes to that "error" screen that says that Windows did not start properly on the last attempt, and then the choices of Safe Mode. Normally, etc. ...........
From some researching I've been doing, I think my problems might have something to do with the RAM settings in the BIOS when attempting this overclock. From my RAM type/ speed I've listed above, do you think this is correct? Would voltage to the RAM also need to be adjusted?
And just to let you know, I've got the latest BIOS version for my board, the F3e.
I'd surely appreciate any help or suggestions you could send my way. I mentioned the game of Crysis (perhaps you've heard of it?). With my CPU and GPU, I've been getting some pretty decent FPS, but I know I could do even better with a higher clock speed tweaked out on my Q9450.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Pez
I was doing random searches on the 'Net concerning my Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R motherboard and my Intel Q9450 quad processor, and the problems I've been having in getting a stable overclock.
I'm new to overclocking, but I had heard that the Q9450 is easy to overclock.
During my random 'Net search, I came across this post on TweakTown forums:
The person being helped out seems to have the same MB and processor that I do (and possibly similar RAM?).
Here are my pertinent system specs:
Intel Q9450 Core2 Quad Processor
Gigabyte Motherboard, #EP35C-DS3R
PSU, a Corsair TX750
Corsair RAM, Twin 2 x 4096-6, 6400C5DHX (2 x 2GB), Speed 800MHz, 5-5-5-18
BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 nVidia Graphics Card, PCI-e
Western Digital 300GB SATA HDD
I would like to go to 3.2GHz with the Q9450. I have heard that you basically just need to raise the FSB in the BIOS until you get the desired CPU speed (and I believe this comes out to 400FSB to get 3.2GHz). Then it's been said that you sometimes need to raise the voltage to the CPU too to help compensate for this; not too much, though, because this also raises the temps, correct?
Anyway, sometimes I've been able to get to my desktop, but when playing an intense app like the game of Crysis, my system crashes out and automatically reboots.
On other attempts at overclocking, my system freezes at the Windows XP booting screen (where you see that little "blue caterpillar" crawling across the screen). Other attempts, my Post screen seems to post twice (like cycling), and then it goes to that "error" screen that says that Windows did not start properly on the last attempt, and then the choices of Safe Mode. Normally, etc. ...........
From some researching I've been doing, I think my problems might have something to do with the RAM settings in the BIOS when attempting this overclock. From my RAM type/ speed I've listed above, do you think this is correct? Would voltage to the RAM also need to be adjusted?
And just to let you know, I've got the latest BIOS version for my board, the F3e.
I'd surely appreciate any help or suggestions you could send my way. I mentioned the game of Crysis (perhaps you've heard of it?). With my CPU and GPU, I've been getting some pretty decent FPS, but I know I could do even better with a higher clock speed tweaked out on my Q9450.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Pez
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