Ok, so I tried some over-clocking today in the BIOS. That went horribly wrong, after an hour of a dead pc sitting unplugged and all, I managed to get it back up and running. Which i was over the moon about because i thought id lost this pc, which has been with me for a very long time now.
So down to overclocking;
CPU;
Xeon X3350, 4Core 2.66GHz
- Currently at 2.71GHz
[ its the equiv of the Q9450 CPU.]
- Experienced OC's have got it Max 3.8-4.0GHz unstable,
- Through research, 3.4GHz is the highest and stablest speed to go,
MOBO;
Asus ROG Rampage Formula
[the first formula]
Ram;
8GB DDR2
[4x2GB]
When i went into the bios menu on this, i couldnt find any way to change the core voltage, i could only view it which puzzled me. I then came across a load of terms that went straight over my head. So i put it into the preset 'CPU LEVEL UP' which has done nothing, practically.
I did change the Core ratio from 0.6 to 0.8. However when i tried 0.9 it wouldnt allow it as it said the max value is 8 [0.8];
it is unlocked,
So i don't understand how i can increase that past 0.8.
its currently clocked to 2.671GHz by changing that value by 0.2
It is a really old build and so its extremely hard for me to find any tutorials on OC with this motherboard that i would somewhat be able to copy, so i would greatly appreciate any help you could give me.
In the research I have had, guys have max clocked it to 3.6-3.8GHz, even as high as 4.0GHz however its somewhat unstable.
the most stable yet high has been 3.4-3.6GHz, which i would love to clock up to.
If you can help me i will be ever thankful!
Cheers for you time community
So down to overclocking;
CPU;
Xeon X3350, 4Core 2.66GHz
- Currently at 2.71GHz
[ its the equiv of the Q9450 CPU.]
- Experienced OC's have got it Max 3.8-4.0GHz unstable,
- Through research, 3.4GHz is the highest and stablest speed to go,
MOBO;
Asus ROG Rampage Formula
[the first formula]
Ram;
8GB DDR2
[4x2GB]
When i went into the bios menu on this, i couldnt find any way to change the core voltage, i could only view it which puzzled me. I then came across a load of terms that went straight over my head. So i put it into the preset 'CPU LEVEL UP' which has done nothing, practically.
I did change the Core ratio from 0.6 to 0.8. However when i tried 0.9 it wouldnt allow it as it said the max value is 8 [0.8];
it is unlocked,
So i don't understand how i can increase that past 0.8.
its currently clocked to 2.671GHz by changing that value by 0.2
It is a really old build and so its extremely hard for me to find any tutorials on OC with this motherboard that i would somewhat be able to copy, so i would greatly appreciate any help you could give me.
In the research I have had, guys have max clocked it to 3.6-3.8GHz, even as high as 4.0GHz however its somewhat unstable.
the most stable yet high has been 3.4-3.6GHz, which i would love to clock up to.
If you can help me i will be ever thankful!
Cheers for you time community