Need help overclocking e4400.

Fidelio · 08-17-07, 08:54 PM

Hi, I just bought a new computer with the following components:

CPU INTEL|C2D E4400 2.0G 775 2M R
MEM 1Gx2|G.SK F2-6400 DDR2800
EVGA 8600GTS 256MB
THERMALTAKE 430W Power Supply
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775 F10 BIOS ( I have tried F12 and F11)
ARTIC COOLER 7 PRO
WINDOWS VISTA x64

I have tried many times to overclock the CPU and every time I am able to achieve the clock, however the computer runs 2-3x slower than it did without the overclock. The only thing I am changing is the CPU frequency and the RAM multiplyer and disabling the CPU limiting functions in the BIOS.

Does anybody have any ideas about what I am doing wrong or what I need to do or anyone with a similar setup care to share their BIOS settings? Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

stncttr908 · 08-18-07, 12:32 PM

Very strange. We basically have the same systems (E4300 here, 4GB, DS3 w/F11 BIOS) and I'm running great @ 3.2GHz. Have you checked CPU-Z to verify the OC took effect?

Fidelio · 08-18-07, 01:52 PM

Yes, I have checked and it is running at the new speed, it is just incredibly slow. Everything loads slow and scrolling through a windows is choppy.
I have tried many different FSB and CPU frequency changes from 2.2 to 3.2, all of them running slower than before. I try to keep the RAM at around 800mhz.

Perhaps it is the memory or voltage, I left all those on normal. I have tried changing the timings to 5-5-5-12 and 4-4-4-12, but it didn't seem to help.

I checked the Task Manager and it seems to always be at over 50% CPU usage when I overclock, even when it is not doing anything. If that is the problem, any ideas how to fix it?

Fidelio · 08-19-07, 03:25 AM

I think I have it figured out now. The CPU will overclock, however I cannot disable EIST, when I disable it the computer boots and runs very slow, it does this even when I have not touched the BIOS settings.

Anybody know what the problem is?

08-17-07, 08:54 PM	#1
Fidelio Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3	Need help overclocking e4400. Hi, I just bought a new computer with the following components: CPU INTEL\|C2D E4400 2.0G 775 2M R MEM 1Gx2\|G.SK F2-6400 DDR2800 EVGA 8600GTS 256MB THERMALTAKE 430W Power Supply GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775 F10 BIOS ( I have tried F12 and F11) ARTIC COOLER 7 PRO WINDOWS VISTA x64 I have tried many times to overclock the CPU and every time I am able to achieve the clock, however the computer runs 2-3x slower than it did without the overclock. The only thing I am changing is the CPU frequency and the RAM multiplyer and disabling the CPU limiting functions in the BIOS. Does anybody have any ideas about what I am doing wrong or what I need to do or anyone with a similar setup care to share their BIOS settings? Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

08-18-07, 12:32 PM	#2
stncttr908 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 4,496	Re: Need help overclocking e4400. Very strange. We basically have the same systems (E4300 here, 4GB, DS3 w/F11 BIOS) and I'm running great @ 3.2GHz. Have you checked CPU-Z to verify the OC took effect? __________________ PC - \| Core i7-2600K @ stock \| Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 \| 4GB Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 \| Galaxy GTX 460 1GB @ stock \| Corsair Force 120GB SSD \| Seagate 1TB 7200RPM \| 320GB Seagate 7200.10 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Samsung 2494LW \| Laptop - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

08-18-07, 01:52 PM	#3
Fidelio Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3	Re: Need help overclocking e4400. Yes, I have checked and it is running at the new speed, it is just incredibly slow. Everything loads slow and scrolling through a windows is choppy. I have tried many different FSB and CPU frequency changes from 2.2 to 3.2, all of them running slower than before. I try to keep the RAM at around 800mhz. Perhaps it is the memory or voltage, I left all those on normal. I have tried changing the timings to 5-5-5-12 and 4-4-4-12, but it didn't seem to help. I checked the Task Manager and it seems to always be at over 50% CPU usage when I overclock, even when it is not doing anything. If that is the problem, any ideas how to fix it?

08-19-07, 03:25 AM	#4
Fidelio Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3	Re: Need help overclocking e4400. I think I have it figured out now. The CPU will overclock, however I cannot disable EIST, when I disable it the computer boots and runs very slow, it does this even when I have not touched the BIOS settings. Anybody know what the problem is?

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