Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.86ghz for £63.17 delivered!

I'm pretty sure my home PC is a E6300, I have looked on the net for these overclocking guides but all i've found is "really easy to overclock" pages with no info how to.

Any1 got any links please.

you need a good motherboard to overclock a CPU. most mobos will not let you


so tell us what mobo you have

Its an ASUS, quite new that can take 4GB of DDR2 RAM. IVE GOT 2GB installed @ mo.

But will let you know next week when I go back home what the model is.

I think i've found out you have to change the settings in the bios don't you? Making the processor hotter after clocking up & uses more electricity (Save the world! ) is what i've gathered so far.

yes. there tends to be two ways to overclock

increase CPU multiplier
Increase FSB speed


the e6300 is locked at 7x multiplier so your going to need to increase FSB speed. Some motherboards will not let you increase FSB, some will but will be unstable if you increase too far, others will let you increase lots


i have the e6300 on this computer running at 3.01GHZ for the last 6months.


but i should ask. what do you do with you computer?
if you are an average user (web, movies, word, ect) there is no need to overclock since you will not really notice any difference.


edit: when you find out what mobo you have. try typing in google ("mobo name" overclocking review) that should bring up the info you require

Try a search here, there are a few threads on how to overclock core2duo processors. (and the bargain forum is not half-bad either).

This is the same cpu as in that dell pc with over 1000 degrees. I've ordered one of them, not counting on the motherboard in the dell to allow me to do any overclocking.

The E6300 is more difficult. I did not mean that somehow this processor is different in how you normally overclock. But if you know how to overclock you will know that processors like the e6300 require good RAM and a good motherboard to reach a good overclock. It requires a high FSB, however, this processor has a x9 multiplier meaning that you can reach 3ghz with cheap RAM and a cheap motherboard.

Easy guide to overclock:

1) get a decent motherboard. I use a Gigabyte DS3.
2) get a decent aftermarket cooler (eg Big Typhoon, tuniq tower, thermalright extreme 120). You don't need this, but the better cooler you get, the faster you can overclock
3) make sure you have ram at least ddr2-667.
4) gradually increase FSB until it crashes some. Don't worry, these things are basically immune to damage unless you do something silly like set the voltage double. If they overheat, they throttle themselves so no damage is done. If they crash, they just reboot.
5) you can probably get 3ghz without changing any other setting (except perhaps mch/fsb voltage to +0.2). To go faster, you need to start upping the cpu voltage, and at max you'll get 3.3. Not really worth it, just stick to standard voltages, you'll then have no heat problems and no chance of damaging anything.
6) if you use the stock cooler, you'll probably get a lot less, say 2.6ghz?


Remember, a e4300 at 3ghz is the same as the fastest Intel out there. It's absolutely blazingly fast, and it costs pretty much nothing.

Can any of the people who have over clocked this to 3ghz please let me know how hot it gets at that speed?

Also, can you change cpu speed in windows?

What i'd like to do is build a very quiet pc, but still have the horsepower for the latest games + multimedia as i do a lot of multitrack recording.

I currently have an X2 4400, which is fast and fairly quiet but it does get a little hot sometimes. I also think the bottleneck at the moment is its ram.

This cpu could be a good excuse to build another system :D

if you guys want to overclock buy a good heatsink/fan e.g titan vanessa-l or tuniq 120 from overclockers.co.uk. ive got my core 2 duo e6400 @ 3.7ghz.

its pretty simple to overclock, ask on their forums if you need help. if you have ddr2 800mhz ram then for a very simple overclock set the multiplier to x7 and fsb to 400, this will make your ram run at normal speed and your cpu run @ 2.8ghz, the temps will be low at this speed, it only starts getting warmer when you go over 3ghz.

Anyone know if the Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3P is just as goods an overclock as the DS3. As far as i can tell it's only a tenner more any you get native support for 1333mhz processors and crossfire support. Is there any reason not to go for this board instead of the DS3?

the board is here: £88.11 + del
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MB-076-GI

misco have it cheaper but not sure if it's the same revision as specs look different.
http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...041&sku=110545

£80.90 delivered from misco but misco say max fsb is 1066 and doesn't mention if it's revison 3.3 or not - Would prefer at cheaper price but not sure i'd get the same board as from overclockers - help.

Pete

A potential 3ghz processor for £64!

Bargain! (If i had the spare money!)

isnt the ds3p the version with onboard graphics?

get the asus 650i instead, much better

No. The one with graphics is the GA-965TG-DS3. BTW; can anyone tell me if this is as good as the GS3 for overclocking but with an onboard graphics option? Was thinking of delaying a graphics card purchase.

Which version of the 650i are you refering to? Havre you got a link to a review? is it as good for overclocking and just as cheap?