HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.1

graysky · Nov 6, 2007

This has to be a vista thing, dude. Dunno what to tell you about it.

Davidelmo · Nov 6, 2007

Hmm. What about temps reported in the BIOS? Are they accurate.

They also show ~50C idle.

I have oc'd to 2.8Ghz. It is prime stable for >8hrs.. does that mean that temps must be ok? Surely if the chip WAS actually running at 90C, it would be crashing, right?

graysky · Mar 13, 2008

Minor updates made.

ntdouglas · Mar 13, 2008

graysky said:
Minor updates made.

Nice guide. Especially for new members. Good reading.

CarolinaKSU · Mar 13, 2008

Great guide, wish I would have seen this when I first started overclocking my E6600.. This one deserves a sticky I think, the other guides on there are pretty generic and have good general info about overclocking, but dont really tell you what to do. While this one gives out clear and accurate instructions and is laid out really well.

graysky · Mar 23, 2008

Version is now 1.5.2 (updates in first post)

mandelore · Mar 23, 2008

just read your guide. Nicely done. Im certain many new members will find it useful :toast:

graysky · Mar 23, 2008

Thanks for the kind words.

graysky · May 4, 2008

OK, just got finished upgrading the guide to version 1.6!

• Added a detailed section to help you find the minimum stable CPU and MB vcore settings. Check it out (near the bottom of the guide entitled, “Stress Testing and Minimizing Your Vcores”)!
• Updated the CPU table
• Provided a less than $5 method you can use to shave off some NB load temps (in the thermal management section at the end of the guide).

graysky · May 10, 2008

Version 1.6.1 is up. Totally re-wrote the section on memory which now includes a discussion on both DDR2/DDR3 and formulas you can use to calculate max supported FSB of a given module based on it's DDRX-Y and PCX-Y designations. Also re-ordered the first part of the guide.

jsbkool@yahoo.com · May 13, 2008

hi friend
my name is karthik
i am new to overclocking
i have gigabyte GA X48-DQ6 motherboard
and intel quad q6600 processor and 3 transcend ram's of 667Mhz
Nvidia 7900GT graphic card and coolermaster aquagatte to cool the cpu
i wanna overclock my system to 3.0Ghz
becoz i am new to this so i need some help

graysky · May 13, 2008

dude... read through the guide

jsbkool@yahoo.com · May 14, 2008

really i am not getting it i am not understanding
when i increase the clock speed my system
restarts and go the defalut value wat to do
how much clock speed must be done to get 3.0Ghz speed

graysky · Jun 8, 2008

Edited on 08-Jun-2008: Guide is now version 1.7 – added a 2nd example minimizing the vcores on my system.

Processor	i7-3770K @ 45x100
Motherboard	P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600/F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Video Card(s)	Onboard HD4000
Storage	Vertex 4 128 GB + other HDDs
Case	P183
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-560KM

Processor	Intel i7 920 @4.20Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte EX58 UD5
Cooling	Titan Fenrir
Memory	6Gb Patriot 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	ATI HD4870 1Gb
Storage	2x250Gb Seagate Barracuda (RAID 0) plus 2B storage
Display(s)	Samsung 22 inch Widescreen
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Auzen Prelude 7.1
Power Supply	PCP&P 750W Silencer
Software	Win7 beta

Processor	i7-3770K @ 45x100
Motherboard	P8Z77-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600/F3-1600C9D-16GXM
Video Card(s)	Onboard HD4000
Storage	Vertex 4 128 GB + other HDDs
Case	P183
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-560KM

Processor	Amd Ryzen 5 5600x kryonaut paste
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570 P bios 4021
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360mm (top mounted for exhaust) 3 Thermaltake 140mm riing rgb case fans
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600 cl16 2x16 dual rank
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700XT OC
Storage	Seagate Firecuda 520 500gb NVMe PCIE Gen4 x 4 boot drive XPG S70 Blade Gen 4 x 4 NVMe gaming drive
Display(s)	MSI Mag321CQR 32 inch curved 144 hz 1ms
Case	Thermaltake View 31
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void USB RGB Dolby Digital 7.1 Headphones
Power Supply	Thermaltake Grand RGB 750w
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K55 RGB
Software	Windows 11 Professional

System Name	ANTC-1221
Processor	Intel Core2 Quad - Q9550 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-Deluxe
Cooling	Xigmatek HDT-1283
Memory	G.SKILL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-1100 1.8v
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 280
Storage	2x Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB in RAID0, WD Caviar 500GB
Display(s)	Hanns-G HW223D 22"
Case	Antec 1200
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Striker connected to Logitech G15 5.1 Surround
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower W0116RU 750W
Software	Vista Home Premium 64-bit

HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.1

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Processor	I9 9900KS @ 5.3Ghz
Motherboard	Gagabyte z390 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Nexxxos Nova 1080 + 360 rad
Memory	32Gb Crucial Balliastix RGB 4.4GHz
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 (Bios and Shunt Modded) 2.17GHz @ 38C
Storage	NVME / SSD RAID arrays
Display(s)	38" LG 38GN950-B, 27" BENQ XL2730Z 144hz 1440p, Samsung 27" 3D 1440p
Case	Thermaltake Core series
Power Supply	1.6Kw Silverstone
Mouse	Roccat Kone EMP
Keyboard	Corsair Viper Mechanical
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Sona
Processor	INTEL I7 920
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA X58 Exterme
Cooling	Cooler master Aquagate (customized)
Memory	corsiar 8GB kit 1600MHz(Dominator series)
Video Card(s)	2*470 GTX (SLI)
Storage	Intel X25 in raid and WD320GB,500GB WD black in raid
Display(s)	28inches viewsonic X2835WB
Case	Cooler master HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	on broad 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Software	Windows 7 64 bit