A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

[anbu84]

Hi,I just bought a new PC yesterday and I want to learn how to overclock my pc but I don't know where I should start and what I need to change.I really need your help.Can anyone help me please step by step?
My systems:
E8400 3.0Ghz
GA-X48-DS5
OCZ Reaper 2x2GB dual channel kit PC2-8500 1066Mhz with [email protected]
Scythe Mugen CPU Cooler
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3

Here my current BIOS F8a settings:

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................: +0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 3.00Ghz(333x9)
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: Auto
C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]
Performance Enhance...................: [Turbo]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: Auto
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1066Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Auto]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5(Auto)
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay............7(Auto)
DRAM RAS# Precharge..................7(Auto)
tRAS..........................................20(A uto)

Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)................4(Auto)
Rank Write To READ Delay..............4(Auto)
Write To Precharge Delay...............8(Auto)
Refresh to ACT Delay.....................72(Auto)
Read to Precharge Delay.................4(Auto)
Static tRead Value.........................6(Auto)
Static tRead Phase Adjust...............0(Auto)
Command Rate(CMD)......................2(Auto)

Clock Driving & Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control........[800mV]
CPU Clock Skew Control...................[Normal]
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control..............[Normal]

System Voltage Optimized
System Voltage control....................[Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control.................[Normal]
PCI-E OverVoltage Control................[Normal]
FSB OverVoltage Control...................[Normal]
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control..............[Normal]
Loadline Calibration..........................[Auto]
CPU Voltage Control.........................[Normal]
Normal CPU Vcore............................1.25000v

Advanced Settings
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability...............:[Disabled]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology.................:[Enabled]
Full Screen LOGO Show....................:[Enabled]
Init Display First..............................:[PCI]

This is my current BIOS settings.I haven't changed anything since I bought it.i hope you guys can help me.Thank you so much

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

Nobody willing to help me?

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

I just tried change a couple things for OC to my BIOS settings

Here what I did
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................: +0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 3.00Ghz(400x9)
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enable]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 400Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100
C.I.A.2 .......................................:[Disabled]
Performance Enhance...................: [Standard]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 2.66D
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1066Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5(5)
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay............5(5)
DRAM RAS# Precharge..................5(5)
tRAS.........................................15(18 )

Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)................3(Auto)
Rank Write To READ Delay..............3(Auto)
Write To Precharge Delay...............6(Auto)
Refresh to ACT Delay....................54(Auto)
Read to Precharge Delay.................3(Auto)
Static tRead Value.........................7(Auto)
Static tRead Phase Adjust...............0(Auto)
Command Rate(CMD)......................2(Auto)

Clock Driving & Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control........[800mV]
CPU Clock Skew Control...................[Normal]
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control..............[Normal]

System Voltage Optimized
System Voltage control....................[Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control.................[+0.40V]
PCI-E OverVoltage Control................[+.10V]
FSB OverVoltage Control...................[+0.10Vl]
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control..............[+0.100l]
Loadline Calibration..........................[Enable]
CPU Voltage Control.........................[1.22500V]
Normal CPU Vcore............................1.25000v

Advanced Settings
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability...............:[Disabled]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology.................:[Disabled]
Full Screen LOGO Show....................:[Enabled]
Init Display First..............................:[PCI]

PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status..............:[Disabled]
CPU Warning Temperature............:[70C/158F)
CPU FAN Fail Warning...................:[Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN2 Fail Warning............:[Disabled]
POWER FAN Fail Warning................:[Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN1 Fail Warning.............:[Disabled]
CPU Smart Fan Control...................:[Disabled]

When I run CPU-Z,my core#0 temp is at 35C while core#1 temp is at 39C on idle but when I run orthos,my core#0 and core#1 temp raise to 46C(the maximum from my settings).So is my overclock setting good?Is there anything that I need to change so my temp is not around 35C something because my CPU cooler is scythe mugen and I should be able to get around 25C something.Anyone can help me please?

[gigafan200]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

It's all about tweaking a getting what you can get out of your processor, memory and board, and video card while staying stable. Looks like you are on the right track. MAXtemp/pwr=72.4C @ 65W. I don't see a problem. 25C, I am not sure about with a non-liquid cooled processor.

Good Luck and have fun.

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

Ok,so I just tried to OC my cpu to 4.0Ghz and run orthos for 10 min to see my systems is stable or not and it seems my system works very stable.idle temp shows that core#0 is at 34-37C while core#1 is at 39C.when I run orthos,both of the core's temp rise to 49-51C.and then when I run speedFan,it shows a picture of fire on my core0 and core1 when the temp reach 50C.Is everything ok?I didn run prime95 to test my memory too.After run for around 15min,everything seems ok and stable.so what do you think guys?can anyone please help me?

Here what I did
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................: +0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 4.00Ghz(445x9)
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enable]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 445Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100
C.I.A.2 .......................................:[Disabled]
Performance Enhance...................: [Standard]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 2.40B
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1068Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5(5)
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay............5(5)
DRAM RAS# Precharge..................5(5)
tRAS.........................................15(18 )

Advanced Timing Control
ACT to ACT Delay(tRRD)................3(Auto)
Rank Write To READ Delay..............3(Auto)
Write To Precharge Delay...............6(Auto)
Refresh to ACT Delay....................54(Auto)
Read to Precharge Delay.................3(Auto)
Static tRead Value.........................7(Auto)
Static tRead Phase Adjust...............0(Auto)
Command Rate(CMD)......................2(Auto)

Clock Driving & Skew Control
CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control........[800mV]
CPU Clock Skew Control...................[Normal]
(G)MCH Clock Skew Control..............[Normal]

System Voltage Optimized
System Voltage control....................[Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control.................[+0.40V]
PCI-E OverVoltage Control................[+.10V]
FSB OverVoltage Control...................[+0.10Vl]
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control..............[+0.100l]
Loadline Calibration..........................[Enable]
CPU Voltage Control.........................[1.3125V]
Normal CPU Vcore............................1.25000v

Advanced Settings
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability...............:[Disabled]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology.................:[Disabled]
Full Screen LOGO Show....................:[Enabled]
Init Display First..............................:[PCI]

PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status..............:[Disabled]
CPU Warning Temperature............:[70C/158F)
CPU FAN Fail Warning...................:[Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN2 Fail Warning............:[Disabled]
POWER FAN Fail Warning................:[Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN1 Fail Warning.............:[Disabled]
CPU Smart Fan Control...................:[Disabled]

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

Did you read the guide? It is for your board >>>

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/gigabyte-x38-p35-p965-ds-dq-s3-overclocking-general-bios-tweaking-guide-26112/

Not trying to not help you, but you have a board that has a very nice guide stickied here and seems like you want to learn so that is a very good place to start.

Read this as well >>>

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/memory-timings-explained-w-suggested-timings-memset-vs-bios-27283/

Sure I could give you some settings but that would not help you learn anything.

Let me know if you still get no where and I will help you along, but keep in mind you do want to learn so it is best to read as much as you can before you try things.

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

Gigabyte X38/P35/P965 (DS* DQ* S3) Overclocking and General BIOS tweaking Guide

I read those article and yeah I OC my system with the help of that guide too.But I need people opinion and suggestions too since It will help me to understand more about OC.

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

There is one thing that I want to ask.

PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)_______ [102]

In your guide,you put 102 on PCI Express Frequency but I did some research and it seems people put 100 on that.What is the difference?

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

100-105 is fine. The main thing is you want it at 100 manually set, if you leave it in Auto it will get overclocked with your FSB is why that is mentioned.

100 will be fine for you, the only time you need 101-110+ is if you have having major issues at 500+ FSB

If you need some more help, I will post you some suggested settings when I get back tonight.

If you search for your board or a X48-DS4 you will for sure find some settings as I used to post many settings for this board

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

(G)MCH OverVoltage Control [+0.2V - +0.3V]

I saw it from one of thread about X48-DS4 OC and you posted that +0.2V-+0.3V for 4GB RAM right?I'm using OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1066Mhz with 2x2GB dual channel kit.So do I have to put +0.2v - +0.3v too?coz I'm putting +0.100v for that.

imit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled] Enabled if you use Vmware/Virtual PC

Should I follow those or the one on guide?this is what you post on guide

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability...............:[Disabled]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Disabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]<----Do we enable this when the system is stable?
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]<----Do we enable this when the system is stable?
Virtualization Technology.................:[Disabled]

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

I just tried orthos and prime95 again and it seems my system is still on stable but the temp change from previous temp that I posted.The both of cores' temp raise to 53C when on stress.While on idle,core#0 is at 36-39C and core#1 is at 39C.
Edit:Run OCCT for 2hrs and only 1hrs left and system still stable with 56C on stress.

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

Can anyone tell me why my vcore1 is 1.28v while my vcore2 is 2.22v?do they have to be same voltage or do they have to be different?
Edit:nvm..forget what I ask..it seems vcore2 is RAM voltage not cpu voltage.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

The program you are using is reading the voltages wrong, use something else like everest

If you are using 2.2V on your ram I advise you add a fan directly over it as soon as you can or lower the voltage

Yea, you will need +0.2-0.3 MCH voltage

Try running your ram at only 2.1V (+0.3) 2.2V is just the max you are allowed under warranty not what is needed to run the ram

C1E and EIST leave disabled or your stable overclock will not be stable anymore

[anbu84]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

I will change my RAM voltage to 2.1v,but do I need to add fan directly to my RAM while I put my ram voltage on 2.1v?Oh,I forgot to mention that I run real temp while I run OCCT and orthos.my real temp showed different temp with OCCT and orthos.real temp showed my cpu's temp is at 51C while on stress and vcore#0 is at 30C and vcore#1 is at 34C while on idle.Which one I should believe?so,I just run everest but I can't find my cpu's temp.Where I can find my cpu's temp?and then when I installed the program,the program tried to install unknown driver that require all my hardware's driver get the signature something.

C1E and EIST leave disabled or your stable overclock will not be stable anymore

yeah,I noticed that when i tried to enabled both of them,my screen freeze so I put them disabled.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: A Novice need help for overclocking X48-DS5 with E8400

No, you dont need a fan at 2.1V, and of course you may not even need the full 2.1V, try 2.0-2.05 as well if you can

CPU Temp and Core Temps are very different. RealTemp shows you Core Temps, and 30/34 Idle and 50's Load is normal so you are fine

In Everest you find CPU, and Core Temps in The computer then sensor section