I am always reading in Custom PC that 'those people on the Bit-Tech forums are really helpful' So... here I am. In need of help! I am fairly proficient at building/upgrading PC's etc but not 100% of what combination of changes I need to make in the BIOS to maximise my chanced of a decent OC My current system comprises of the following specification:- HDD:- 320GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200RPM MOBO Asus P5QL PRO RAM Corsair XMS2 800MHZ (4GB) CPU:- Intel E7400 @2.8GHZ CPU Cooler:- Akasa Nero with Arctic Silver 5 TIM applied. Case:- Antec Three Hundred (2X120MM Xigmatec fans fitted to the front and one to the side panel, rear and top fan, what came with the case, Antec own brand, I believe) Sound Card:- X-Fi Extreme Audio DVD:- LG Super Multi DVD RW X22 Graphics:- XFX ATI HD4870 with Akasa Vortexx cooler installed (Using Arctic Silver 5 TIM again) PSU:- OCZ Modstream PRO 600 Watt Modular I know that I need to disable Intel Speed Step as that throttles the CPU down to a X6 multiplier when not being used and to disable spread spectrum I guess the main question I am asking is what is this chip normally able to clock up to based on my current setup (A rough estimate will do) and what other settings do I need to fiddle about with in the bios to maximise my chances. (I know more voltage is needed but how much, I have no clue!) Many thanks in advance for help and advice offered. Also...long live Custom PC which is a great read and my Bible!
apparently u shud easily be able to get mid 3ghz i have the same board as u but an older chip and i didnt get far but then im a newbie overclocker aswell. gl with it, but seriously read up first make sure....there was a simplistic guide to overclocking in the cpc magazine last month if u can get a copy sumhow
there are a few good overclocking guides on the forums ; here and here for example. those can help much. but to me, i think 3-3.5gh is attainable, higher with a bit of luck.
