BF2S Forums Quick OC Question

james@alienware wrote:

This shouldn't take too long for the overclocking veterans out there to answer!



I have my C2D E6700 (2.67GHz stock) overclocked to 3.00GHz.


Would it be best to leave it at 3.00GHz with the cpu at 24 degrees


or overclock it more to 3.2 where the cpu is at 36 degrees





???!



Thank you

36 degrees is fine, I would push it up more if you can, I wouldn't go beyond 50 if you can help it, not gonna hurt it too much, but getting close

ps. that is where I have mine, and it is fine, same proc

Last edited by jamiet757 (2007-08-08 09:51:40)

Despite its small number, a 330MHz overclock is actually quite significant - however many Core 2 Duos have been known to perform under stability in excess of 160%. 36C is more than adequate, in fact - it is very good for an overclocked system.

Have you done anything else (upped the VCore or adjusted memory timings) apart from increasing the FSB?

james@alienware wrote:

Nope, the multiplier is at 10x, but it did that automatically.


So leave it at 3.2GHz?

Yes. I would go higher actually, stability is the key.

leetkyle wrote:

Have you ran any stress tests yet?

Not at 3.2, I have when it was at 3.00.



Do I need to mess with the multiplier or just let it do it's thing automatically?

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

Have you ran any stress tests yet?

Not at 3.2, I have when it was at 3.00.



Do I need to mess with the multiplier or just let it do it's thing automatically?

Keep the multi at 10 and run stress tests after each successful boots.

What kind/which stress test would you recommend?

I use Orthos, however for a dual core you want to run two at the same time. That's 36 idle I assume though? It'll probably hit 50 at load.

SiSoftware Sandra has a very good burn-in (stress) test.