Q8300 Overclock Help

nV`andrew · 12-31-09, 04:51 PM

Alright so I want to overclock this chip a bit, but I'm an overclocking noob so bare with me. On my e6750 with 2 gigs of RAM it was as simple as changing the FSB to 400 in BIOS to get 3.2ghz.

I'm looking to get 3.0-3.2ghz on this processor as well. However, I switched mobo's and this Gigabyte seems to have a lot more options than my Asus P45.

Current specs in sig. Temps are pretty low atm.

What should I bump up to achieve that OC, what voltages (if they even need to be changed, RAM is already set to 2.2), which multiplier, what settings do i leave on or disable, etc?

Thanks guys. Just don't wanna fry my comp

12-31-09, 04:51 PM	#1
nV`andrew Akrynym Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 2,351	Q8300 Overclock Help Alright so I want to overclock this chip a bit, but I'm an overclocking noob so bare with me. On my e6750 with 2 gigs of RAM it was as simple as changing the FSB to 400 in BIOS to get 3.2ghz. I'm looking to get 3.0-3.2ghz on this processor as well. However, I switched mobo's and this Gigabyte seems to have a lot more options than my Asus P45. Current specs in sig. Temps are pretty low atm. What should I bump up to achieve that OC, what voltages (if they even need to be changed, RAM is already set to 2.2), which multiplier, what settings do i leave on or disable, etc? Thanks guys. Just don't wanna fry my comp __________________ Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P \|\| Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 w/ Zalman CNPS9500 HSF \|\| Kingston HyperX SLi Certified [4x1GB] DDR2-1066 \|\| eVGA GeForce GTX460 SuperClocked Edition \|\| 2x Seagate 120GB[240GB] Barracuda SATA \|\| 1x Seagate 1000GB Storage OCZ GameXStream 700W \|\| X-Fi XtremeMusic \|\| Sennheiser HD555's \|\| Antec 900 \|\| Logitech MX518 \|\| Saitek Eclipse II Samsung 24" HDTV/LCD 1920x1200 \|\|