- Mar 3, 2004
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So I built this system over 2 weeks ago and I'm getting fed up with it. I can OC ram no problem but as soon as I push the CPU the system becomes unstable. The best I can do is 2.6ghz, but when I stress test it the system just reboots after 10-20 minutes with no errors or warnings.
The CPU never gets hotter than 45C under load, the north bridge runs at about 50-53C. I've tried pushing the Vcore as high as 1.55V.
Here is an example of some meager settings that are UNSTABLE:
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What exactly am I missing? I used to be OC savvy back in the barton days but a lot of this stuff is new to me. I feel i'm pretty up to speed on this new hardware, but maybe there is something I'm blatantly missing? The only thing I can think of is the PSU, however for a 60 or so watt CPU one would think 550 would be plenty.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
DFI Infinity P965-S - stock bios
Core2 E6400 -Tuniq Tower HS
2gigs of G.Skill(Micron D9) PC6400 - 4-4-4-12
550W Coolmax PSU
eVGA 8600GTS
Vista x64 Ultimate
The CPU never gets hotter than 45C under load, the north bridge runs at about 50-53C. I've tried pushing the Vcore as high as 1.55V.
Here is an example of some meager settings that are UNSTABLE:
Screencap
What exactly am I missing? I used to be OC savvy back in the barton days but a lot of this stuff is new to me. I feel i'm pretty up to speed on this new hardware, but maybe there is something I'm blatantly missing? The only thing I can think of is the PSU, however for a 60 or so watt CPU one would think 550 would be plenty.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
DFI Infinity P965-S - stock bios
Core2 E6400 -Tuniq Tower HS
2gigs of G.Skill(Micron D9) PC6400 - 4-4-4-12
550W Coolmax PSU
eVGA 8600GTS
Vista x64 Ultimate