E6600 OC compatible with Gigabyte GA-g31m-es2l motherboard
E6600 OC compatible with Gigabyte GA-g31m-es2l motherboard
Hi all!
I recently purchased Overwatch and managed to run it on an older system equipped with an Nvidia GeForce 460GTX. I was just trying to maximize its performance. It was functioning fairly well at first, but then I encountered a virus and had to perform a Windows installation clean. Since then, it’s not running as smoothly. I’ve updated all my drivers, of course.
Currently, I’m adjusting the settings a bit higher, which I achieved by increasing the PCI-E speed to 105 MHz. Although I have no prior overclocking experience, I’m eager to learn and push it further.
I’ve discovered that boosting the FSB isn’t feasible on this motherboard—it won’t boot and reverts to default settings after around 340 MHz. However, raising the PCI-E speed to 105 has allowed me to reach 356 MHz. These are my current OC settings for a 3.2 GHz processor.
Spoiler
Robust Graphics Booster___________ [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio ____________ [9]
CPU Host Clock Control_ [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (MHz)__________ [356]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)_______ [105]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)____ [2.00]
Performance Enhance = [Standard]
System Voltage Control____ [Manual]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control__ [+0.100V]
FSB OverVoltage Control___ [+0.3V]
CPU Voltage Control_______ [1.425]
** For reference, I omitted some settings that I haven’t modified.
I’m using two 2 GB Corsair DDR2-800 MHz RAM modules, which I’ve slightly underclocked to 715 for a 1:1 balance. How crucial is that adjustment? Should I consider setting the SPD to 2.5 instead of 2.0? Is there a general agreement on this?
This is where I’m feeling uncertain. My RAM timings are 5-5-5-18 at stock, and I’m wondering how much impact those settings have on gaming performance. When I underclock to 715, it appears the timings automatically shift to 4-4-4-13 (as reported by CPU-Z). But JEDEC still lists 400 MHz with the same timings. What does this actually mean?
In short, I’m content with the 356x9 configuration but unsure about the best settings for the other parameters. A 400 MHz clock would be ideal, but it seems unlikely given my motherboard. I have decent cooling and temperatures stay below 45°C max.
I really appreciate any advice! Thanks.
I tested a 715 mhz underclock multiplier at 2.0 and 2.5, achieving around 900mhz, and it clearly outperforms the latter in benchmark results.
For future reference - I fixed it by stopping almost all Windows services I could manage. My guess is that the update process triggered it, repeatedly searching for updates without success.