3.2GHZ or 3.35GHZ...c2d e6400

[ALECUBA]

i see that everyone always says "u can easily oc ur cpu to 3.2GHZ" now is this because its the best oc it can operate at?? is it a reference or something, cuz as u can see i have mine at 3.35GHZ, wats the difference? is it better to leave it at 3.2?? or is it fine how i have it???
im curious cuz i see it everywhere...3.2, 3.2, 3.2.....
thanks

 

[StopSign]

3.2 is easy because that's what DDR2-800 runs at stock (400x8). Higher is always better as long as you're not close to the previous memory strap (i.e. 400 to 401 is BAD).

 

[Pryde]

I run my E6600 at 3.2Ghz (400x8) for everyday use and only pushed it higher once to see how far it would go and benchmark (433x9=3.9Ghz).

3.2Ghz is considered a "safe" overclock.

 

[AdamSnow]

I run my E6600 at 3.00Ghz because it's a nice round number, and because it's a decent temperature under load...

There's a lot of factors, each computer/case/processor/person are going to be different for different reasons.

 

[Conky]

I run my E6400 at 3.2Ghz because it's 1)easy, 2)doesn't take additional voltage to acheive, 3)makes my system run about as warm as I care to run it 24/7, and 4)it just works really good.

I am sure I could go much higher with my overclock but then I would risk instability and added heat which I don't need. Plus, there is the whole "law of diminishing returns" thing. I'm not gonna notice an additional 200Mhz but I will notice the heat, etc.

 

[mroverclocker]

I'm running it at 3.4 and checking to see how stable it is..if its stable i'll keep it at 3.4 if not lower it to 3.2 i can run 1.2v @ 2.8ghz.runs super cool.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

3.3GHz here just to see whether cheapie Kingston DDR2-667 RAM could cut the mustard at a little over DDR2-800.

 

[ALECUBA]

thanks guys...ill try different frequencies and see how it goes...so far its stable....

 

[mroverclocker]

IMO..3.4 is not much diff from 3.5 or 3.6 but its a big jump to 3.7 as i saw in some review the benchmarks from going from 3.5 to 3.7. I would just keep it at the most stable speed. im running 1.33volts now and so far its rock solid, i dont do any orthos or folding. I run games and programs fine. its also runs very cool when u drop the volts. my temps are 48c in TAT 42c in speedfan and 37c in software monitor.