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The MCH core is the NB. It still fails. Is jt because of my ram that is holding me back? Anything else i can try xD

leave the pcie at auto. is the mch core the nb or fsb voltage? try 1.32v on that and vcore@ ~1.26

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The MCH core is the NB. It still fails. Is jt because of my ram that is holding me back? Anything else i can try xD

 

ok. try slowing down your ram 

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Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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ok. try slowing down your ram

Ok, what do u mean by slowing down ram

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Ok, what do u mean by slowing down ram

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well it should have a multipiler like the cpu does. it might say 667,800,1066 etc. atm you will have it set to 800 , but if you set it to 667 then it will slow back down again. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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well it should have a multipiler like the cpu does. it might say 667,800,1066 etc. atm you will have it set to 800 , but if you set it to 667 then it will slow back down again. 

Problem is the slowest speed is usually 1/2th the FSB :( so any FSB over 1600 takes 800MHz out of spec.

LGA775 Overclocking Guide - LGA771 to LGA 775 mod - Rigs in spoiler - Subzero Overclocker - HWBOT - Sandybridge-E Frequency WR Holder

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Problem is the slowest speed is usually 1/2th the FSB :( so any FSB over 1600 takes 800MHz out of spec.

that is true. what will give more performance- an extra 200mhz on all the cpu cores or the fsb+ram being faster?

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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should i buy 3 Xeon e5420's for £20 posted? it that a good deal? 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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should i buy 3 Xeon e5420's for £20 posted? it that a good deal? 

Heck yeah.

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Trying to find an LGA775 board to buy so I can get some HWBOT points and gain more experience whilst overclocking an old platform.

 

 

No idea what to get ._.  the cool boards that are high end people for some reason want like $400 for still..................

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Trying to find an LGA775 board to buy so I can get some HWBOT points and gain more experience whilst overclocking an old platform.

 

 

No idea what to get ._.  the cool boards that are high end people for some reason want like $400 for still..................

ASUS P5Q Deluxe/Pro/Turbo

 

Gigabyte EP45 UD3R/UD3P/Extreme

LGA775 Overclocking Guide - LGA771 to LGA 775 mod - Rigs in spoiler - Subzero Overclocker - HWBOT - Sandybridge-E Frequency WR Holder

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ASUS P5Q Deluxe/Pro/Turbo

 

Gigabyte EP45 UD3R/UD3P/Extreme

 

 

Yeah... All of those on ebay are like STUPID expensive..

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Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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Trying to find an LGA775 board to buy so I can get some HWBOT points and gain more experience whilst overclocking an old platform.

 

 

No idea what to get ._.  the cool boards that are high end people for some reason want like $400 for still..................

gigabyte ds5 and dq6 as well.  

Yeah... All of those on ebay are like STUPID expensive..
you'll have to spend a bit to get a good board. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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gigabyte ds5 and dq6 as well.  

you'll have to spend a bit to get a good board. 

 

 

Yeah but at the same time, people wanting like $200 for a board that's ancient and used, outdated etc... It's like.. wat.

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-EP45T-UD3R-V1-0-Motherboard-Intel-P45-Express-LGA-775-DDR3-ATX-/281450791300?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4187c64184

 

This is like the best thing I found for less than $100, I think I also found a asus turbo something for $75

Stuff:  i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz  |  Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda

Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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Yeah but at the same time, people wanting like $200 for a board that's ancient and used, outdated etc... It's like.. wat.

you want to be paying ~$125 max :)

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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you want to be paying ~$125 max :)

 

 

Think I may just get a z77 board instead, they're like the same price as 775 boards.   Only issue is I'm sure there's WAY more records that are much harder to beat on z77 compared to 775.

 

Only issue then is CPU's are a bit more expensive, and I can't bench as many for the same price, on the other hand I can let my mom use the board & cpu when I'm done.

Stuff:  i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz  |  Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda

Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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Think I may just get a z77 board instead, they're like the same price as 775 boards.   Only issue is I'm sure there's WAY more records that are much harder to beat on z77 compared to 775.

 

Only issue then is CPU's are a bit more expensive, and I can't bench as many for the same price, on the other hand I can let my mom use the board & cpu when I'm done.

the cpu's are more expensive and there are way less unlocked cpu's that you can overclock. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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Yeah but at the same time, people wanting like $200 for a board that's ancient and used, outdated etc... It's like.. wat.

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-EP45T-UD3R-V1-0-Motherboard-Intel-P45-Express-LGA-775-DDR3-ATX-/281450791300?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4187c64184

 

This is like the best thing I found for less than $100, I think I also found a asus turbo something for $75

1, Don't trust that seller, he sold me a manufacturer refurbished P5Q turbo, with a broken RAM latch. And after I paid for it the listing was changed to 'broken of for parts'.

2. You pay for what you get, and what you get is a motherboard that's no longer made and dwindling in stock.

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Hi guys, been reading through the guide here and haven't really seen anyone with anything similar to my setup and wanted to get some feedback on OC'ing it.  

 

I have a Q8400 on an ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM board (G41 chipset) with 8GB of G.Skill DDR3-1066 (2x4GB) and a Nvidia 560GTX Superclocked .  I inherited the CPU a few years ago and after a long, arduous divorce I built the system on a semi-shoestring budget.  I haven't really been into overclocking seriously, so when i bought the board/memory I just tried to match it up and get what seemed to be best bang for your buck at the time.  I used to play games quite a bit and was wanting to get back into it with my buddies and play some GTA V.   I want to overclock this thing to it's maximum capabilities with my current hardware.  I have a little leeway with funds, but not enought to justify a new board/CPU/GPU as I am a single parent and all.  I was looking into a Cooler Master 212 Hyper EVO for upgraded cooling, but water cooling is a bit out of reach.  

 

I'm not making any assumptions that I can run this game at Ultra settings and get 60 FPS, I just want to see if I can make what I have work for the time being, then maybe later on upgrade to some newer tech.  New job here recently is going well and after this year may be making significantly more money.  Instill me with your wisdom and let me know what I should reasonably expect from this CPU in terms of overclock potential and how to get there.  Thanks in advance.

CPU:  AMD Ryzen 5 3600(Stock Clock)

Cooler: EVGA CLC 280 

Motherboard: ASUS X570 TUF Gaming Plus WiFi

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC3

RAM: 32GB(2x16GB) G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3600

SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND M.2 250 GB

HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB  

Case:  Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU:  Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold

 

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Hi guys, been reading through the guide here and haven't really seen anyone with anything similar to my setup and wanted to get some feedback on OC'ing it.  

 

I have a Q8400 on an ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM board (G41 chipset) with 8GB of G.Skill DDR3-1066 (2x4GB) and a Nvidia 560GTX Superclocked .  I inherited the CPU a few years ago and after a long, arduous divorce I built the system on a semi-shoestring budget.  I haven't really been into overclocking seriously, so when i bought the board/memory I just tried to match it up and get what seemed to be best bang for your buck at the time.  I used to play games quite a bit and was wanting to get back into it with my buddies and play some GTA V.   I want to overclock this thing to it's maximum capabilities with my current hardware.  I have a little leeway with funds, but not enought to justify a new board/CPU/GPU as I am a single parent and all.  I was looking into a Cooler Master 212 Hyper EVO for upgraded cooling, but water cooling is a bit out of reach.  

 

I'm not making any assumptions that I can run this game at Ultra settings and get 60 FPS, I just want to see if I can make what I have work for the time being, then maybe later on upgrade to some newer tech.  New job here recently is going well and after this year may be making significantly more money.  Instill me with your wisdom and let me know what I should reasonably expect from this CPU in terms of overclock potential and how to get there.  Thanks in advance.

Well your CPU can probably do around 3.5GHz but on that board you'll be pushing it past a minor 200-300MHz overclock. I'd just go up on the FSB in steps of 50 until it doesn't work. You'll probably be chipset limited before you're voltage limited.

LGA775 Overclocking Guide - LGA771 to LGA 775 mod - Rigs in spoiler - Subzero Overclocker - HWBOT - Sandybridge-E Frequency WR Holder

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Thanks Harry.  I bumped it to 383 and posted ran fine.  433 was a no go.  Bumped it back to 400, no dice.  399 got me a 3.21Ghz clock and seems to be running pretty well.  I'm gonna futz with it today and see how it tolerates it.  Just for grits and shins, what would be a good OC motherboard for this CPU that wouldn't break the bank.  I have some buddies that have access to some used stuff from time to time, might have them look out for something for me.

CPU:  AMD Ryzen 5 3600(Stock Clock)

Cooler: EVGA CLC 280 

Motherboard: ASUS X570 TUF Gaming Plus WiFi

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC3

RAM: 32GB(2x16GB) G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3600

SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND M.2 250 GB

HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB  

Case:  Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU:  Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold

 

"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now!!!" --Elwood Blues

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Thanks Harry.  I bumped it to 383 and posted ran fine.  433 was a no go.  Bumped it back to 400, no dice.  399 got me a 3.21Ghz clock and seems to be running pretty well.  I'm gonna futz with it today and see how it tolerates it.  Just for grits and shins, what would be a good OC motherboard for this CPU that wouldn't break the bank.  I have some buddies that have access to some used stuff from time to time, might have them look out for something for me.

Anything ASUS P45 and Gigabyte P45 is a good place to start :D

LGA775 Overclocking Guide - LGA771 to LGA 775 mod - Rigs in spoiler - Subzero Overclocker - HWBOT - Sandybridge-E Frequency WR Holder

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@harrynowl I'm looking into getting into 775 overclocking (After I'm done with the 5820K build) for around a $150 CPU+Mobo.  

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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Sounds good :)

 

So what would you recommend?

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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