I'm trying to get this rig to 3.0ghz and here are my specs: bios is : ASUS P5N32-E SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1205 Case - Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black ) Case Lighting- ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue ) Power Supply- ( Standard Case Power Supply ) Processor -( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (4x 2.4GHz/8MB L2 Cache/1066FSB) ) Processor Cooling- ( [=== Silent ===] Extreme-Performance INTEL CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance ) Motherboard ( Nvidia NForce 680i SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0 Dual PCI-E MB ) Memory ( 4096MB [1024MB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand ) Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video ) Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA ) Hard Drive ( 250 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 8M Cache] ) CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive - LG GGW-H20L BLU-RAY Re-Writer & DVD�R/�RW Burner Internal Combo Drive Black --- [reads and burns High Definition Blu-Ray discs, as well as DVD and CD formats] ) Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard ) Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) ) USB 2.0 Accessories ( Build-in USB 2.0 Ports ) Meter Display ( Thermal Temperature LCD Display Black ) Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black ) Case Round Cable ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower ) Please someone help , I have read countless posts around different sites and have had numerous scares(once I had to remove ram,turn on pc,turn off pc,install only 2 gigs instead of 4,get error message so that i could enter bios cuz system would not even go to bios) I have been trying AI BOOST software as well as BIOS manually but cant get past 2.84ghz. without system crash. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
, There is the problem right their!! Get a decent power supply and 3ghz should be a walk in the park. Regards,crowy.
The PSU could be one of NZXT's, but it could also not be. NZXT's low end PSUs aren't that good anyway, but your motherboard is more likely to be the problem. This is a prebuilt PC, presumably by a company like Cyberpower, which means the mobo will be an EVGA 680i or Asus Striker Extreme, both are known to be poor boards for overclocking Quad core processors. You should really get a good PSU, but I'd say a new motherboard would solve your problem, something like a GA-EP35-DS3R. Bear in mind if you do this you will probably have to reinstall windows.
Sam,I thought this is his board? ASUS P5N32-E SLI. Also check the stepping(revision)of your cpu.If it's the GO or slacr revision your already in front due to their lower power consumption.Have you given the cpu a little more voltage?Just keep an eye on the temps. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3066 Regards,crowy.
thanks guys...i actualy went with bios version 1203 and was able to get a completely stable 2.88ghz just setting to ai oc to 20% in bios. thanks again!
So it was, my mistake. That's probably one of the better 680i boards, but realistically a Q6600 should easily get to the 3.3-3.4Ghz mark.
Sam with all the threads your subscibed to,a glitch here and there is acceptable!!!LOL!! Take care buddy, Hope the weather over there is better than here!! regards,crowy.
It's a bit meh over here right now, was compratively very hot earlier this week, peaking at 25C (77F) hot and sunny. Today was grey and overcast and only about 20C I'd say... Oh well, at least it's not raining.... yet.
