Overclocking E6600 2.4GHZ Core 2 Duo

[harley hellboy]

In one of my posts I was told that I could clock my E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ to 3 GHZ by just setting the FSB to 333 in the bios. I'm new to overclocking. I've read that this card overclocks really well. Since I'm new at this is the person correct that told me that?

The reason I'm asking is I'm thinking of buying a GTX 260 video card. I was told by XFX and EVGA that I wouldn't have a problem with the 2.4 GHZ but I'm sure my games would be better at 3 GHZ.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[myocardia]

This guide should tell you everything you need to know, but if you have any questions about it, ask them here, in this thread. BTW, the people @ XFX & eVGA would get fired if they told you anything besides the lies they're supposed to tell every customer/possible customer.

 

[harley hellboy]

Thanks Robert, so was that person telling me right...that I would just have to set the fsb to 333

 

[myocardia]

Sure, the multiplier on an E6600 is 9x, and 9x333= 3.0 Ghz.

edit: BTW, what game(s) do you play? And @ what resolution? Some games benefit alot from faster CPU's, others not so much, and it all depends somewhat on the resolution you're gaming at.

 

[harley hellboy]

So is that the only change I would have to do...like I said I'm new to this. I have a 700 watt power supply, 4 gigs of Samsung Memory PC2-5300 (333mhz)

 

[myocardia]

You'll definitely want to read the guide. It covers all of the basics. Assuming your E6600 will do 3.0 on stock voltage (vCore), then the only other thing you would need to do would be to lower your RAM speed to 1:1, or 266 Mhz/533 DDR, in your case.

 

[harley hellboy]

I'm so new at this I would probably destroy my system.....is there places I could take my computer to and have it overclocked.....if so what does that usually cost...I looked on line and couldn't find anything. If that is the case then I have a big problem....none of the people I know have the knowlege to overclock anything..

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: harley hellboy
I'm so new at this I would probably destroy my system.....is there places I could take my computer to and have it overclocked.....if so what does that usually cost...I looked on line and couldn't find anything. If that is the case then I have a big problem....none of the people I know have the knowlege to overclock anything..

Come on, don't be lazy. Just read the guide. All you need is there. Core 2 duos are so easy to overclock, even a 7 years old child could do it. If you consider that you are unable to , then waste some money on a E8400 at 3 ghz. But that's sad, considering the overclocking potential of the E6600.

And no, there aren't any "overclocking shops" that can do the job for you.

 

[myocardia]

Well, he told me (in a PM) that he's got a Gateway, which means he's either going to have to learn how to use RMClock, or buy himself an E6850, assuming his board even has a BIOS that will support an E6850. I can guarantee you that they didn't release a BIOS that supports any 45nm chips. It probably doesn't even have one for the E6x50's, I would guess, since I'm remembering them coming out after the P35 chipset. I don't have the time to research that right now, though.

 

[harley hellboy]

This is what I have Gateway FX530XM

Board: Intel Corporation OEMD975XBGG1 AAD59331-205
Serial Number: BQBG651000BA
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. LA97510J.15A.0255.2007.0109.1523 01/09/2007

It's really strange being in this forum and watching someone talk about you like you're not
here.

No need to speculate on what I have, JUST ASK. Here it is Robert.

As always your advice is always appreciated...Wicked Grin

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Hmm, you have a 975X chipset... I think that since you have a Gateway, it will not be able to overclock through the BIOS. But there are programs from windows that can overclock and control voltage... Just not super well. I'll leave that to someone else.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: harley hellboy
This is what I have Gateway FX530XM

Board: Intel Corporation OEMD975XBGG1 AAD59331-205
Serial Number: BQBG651000BA
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. LA97510J.15A.0255.2007.0109.1523 01/09/2007

It's really strange being in this forum and watching someone talk about you like you're not here.

Hey, you weren't here when I typed that. So, does your motherboard have an FSB adjustment and RAM speed adjustment in the BIOS? If not, you won't be able to overclock through your BIOS, like we do. Your only choice will be to learn how to use RMClock, and overclock once you reach Windows, or buy a faster CPU. Unfortunately, OEM's (Dell, Gateway and HP are OEM's) don't publish CPU support lists for their motherboards. They don't want anyone to know that it's possible to upgrade their processors; they want you to buy a whole new system from them.

That means you'd be on your own to buy a faster processor, and just hope that it works in your motherboard. The fastest processor that may very well work in your board is most likely the E6850. The E6x50's weren't much different from the E6x00's, they just run @ a higher FSB, so it should work. You can still buy E6850's, but they're $200 a pop. You also could try replacing your motherboard with one that will allow you to overclock, but honestly, that's about 10x as hard as overclocking, and then you'd still have to learn how to overclock.

Let us know what you decide on doing, and we'll do our best to help you. Oh, and I looked up the specs for your system, and it said that it came with about 12 different video cards. What video card does your computer have in it? Video cards are about 10x as important for most games as CPU's are. Other games require alot of CPU horsepower, and not alot of video card. But you still haven't told us what games you play, so we're as in the dark about some of this as you are.



* BTW, FSB= Front Side Bus

 

[harley hellboy]

When I bought the system my plan was to upgrade to a better card when I had the money. I paid another $70.00 ( what a rip)to get the Nvidia 7600gs which I figured would let me play some games untill I could buy a better card. Luckily for me everything I have in my system seems to work good together. I paid extra for a hard drive 500GB 7200rpm serial ata2/300 with 16mb cache. I didn't even know what that meant...lol...but I figured that 16 mb cache must be a good thing if it was extra.

Anyway I am suprised with the speed that it plays games even the way it it set up now. I have friends with better systems on paper but my set up seems to play the games better. I play Bioshock, FEAR, Far Cry, UT3 with great results. The game that showed me that I needed a better card was CRYSIS.....I downloaded the demo and it was slow....but it seems that this is a problem with everyone.

This is why I wanted to get a GTX 260.....and see what improvement that would make and then if I had to overlock my CPU.

This is an example of what I get...everything set to HIGH..Details set to Max
FEAR
FPS
Min 27
Ave32
Max39

FPS Distrubution
0% below 25FPS
100% between 25 and 40
0% above 40FPS

So it's not a rocket but the games are playable and look good....I play them on a 22inch HD LCD monitor.

 

[myocardia]

Ouch. Those are very low numbers for FEAR. Then again, right now your CPU is spending about 90% of it's time waiting on your slow video card. You'd probably be as happy as I would be with a new Ferrari, if you bought yourself a 260GTX, plus a power supply that could handle it, and left your CPU alone. BTW, turn off Soft Shadows in FEAR. It kills the framerate, yet doesn't add much visual quality.

edit: BTW, my 8800GT gets an average of over 100 FPS in FEAR, and a max of 250ish, with all High settings, except Soft Shadows turned off. I can't remember what the Min FPS was, but I'm pretty sure it was over 60 FPS, possibly higher. Oh, and it also plays Crysis very well @ all High (not Very High).

 

[harley hellboy]

If buying a 260 GTX would give me the same rush as cruising down a winding road on my Harley then I will be a Happy Man....If I knew as much about Computers as Bikes I would over clock my Cpu in a minute.....unfortunately I don't. So I hope the Video Card does it.......if not my main rush will still have to be my Bike...and that's not all bad.....GRIN.

It's funny, in both instances it's all about speed......it's a rush.....but they are two different kind of rushes...Both Good.

 

[myocardia]

Just so you know, you will have to replace the PSU (power supply) in your Gateway. GTX260's require alot more power than the PSU your system has can provide-- around twice as much, in fact. You'll need to have the new PSU installed before you even install a GTX260, because it isn't even going to POST with your current PSU, and just trying to turn it on can damage your GTX260.

 

[harley hellboy]

My system has a 700 watt power supply. The people I talked to at Gateway told me it would handle a 9800gtx ( I didn't ask them about the gtx260 ) but the 9800 and the 260 are the same size and have close to the same power requirements. As a matter of fact the reason I bought the model computer that I did was because it had the 700 watt power supply. I knew I would need the power later on when I upgraded to a more powerful card.

 

[JustaGeek]

IMHO, the new Video Card will be sufficient to give you the "rush" you're looking for.

Assuming that the motherboard and the Gateway BIOS work with the PCIe 2.0 card.

My wife's computer has the E6600 at stock 2.4GHz and my "old" EVGA 7950GT, and it works GREAT.

Good luck!

 

[harley hellboy]

That's what I want to hear..lol..Your other system sounds like it rocks...did you overclock your CPU on that system.

 

[JustaGeek]

My E6600 is overclocked to 3.0GHz on the 650i chipset - as shown below.

The other system is built on ASRock 775Dual-VSTA motherboard, which is not good for overclocking. I am running the second E6600 on that MB at stock 2.4GHz, but the system works perfectly fine. My wife plays the Sims (don't laugh, it is a surprisingly demanding game in terms of graphics... ) at highest settings, 1280x1040, less AA.

Sooo... the difference between your NVidia 7600 and the 9800GTX or GTX260 WILL blow your mind. E6600 is a very capable CPU, even at stock speeds, and sufficient to support these cards. You might not be able to break any FPS records, but it should roughly double your FPS in most of the games.

Good luck! :thumbsup: