Gigabyte Ds3 Overclocking
Whats up everyone. I just built my computer I have now and Im looking to overclock. Heres my specs.
Mobo: Gigabyte Ds3
CPU: E6600
GFX: 8800GTS 640mb
RAM: Corsair XMS 2gb PC6400 5-5-5-12
PSU: XionPowerReal 600W
I know 99% of people overclock their E6600 to 3.0ghz and above, Im looking to do the same. I couldnt figure out how to get a screenshot of my bios screen so I just wrote everything down so someone can help me with what to adjust. EasyTune5 software that comes with this mobo doesnt work with Vista, either.
Heres the BIOS screen
Robust Graphics Booster - AUTO.....fast.....turbo
CPU Clock Ratio - 6x..7x..8x..9x
CPU Host Clock Control - Disabled
CPU Host Frequency - 266.......700
PCI-E Frequency - Auto
C.I.A.2 - Disabled..Cruise..Sports..Racing..Turbo..Full Thrust
System Memory Multiplier - Auto...2.00...2.5...3.0....4.0+
Memory Frequency - 800 800
******* System Voltage Optimized *******
(Cant changed anything here unless I take stuff off of auto)
System Voltage Control - Manual
DDR2 OverVoltage Ctrl - Normal
PCI-E OverVoltage Ctrl - Normal
FSB OverVoltage Ctrl - Normal
(g)MCH OverVoltage Ctrl - Normal
CPU Voltage Ctrl - 1.325
Now I know the processor speed is the Clock Ratio x the Host Frequency. (9x266). Just, before I change anything, I wanted to get opinions from people with similar systems as to where I should start pushing stuff around and what temps I should be watching for, etc.
Any help is appreciated, thanks everyone
One other thing is I wanted to overclock my 8800gts alittle so I got nTune and I moving it only up 5 mhz on the Core bus, it fails the test. My core/memory is 513/792. If I push Optimal, it actually goes down. Is my card set to its max and above from factory? Or is there something else I can do to get it to go higher, like increasing the voltage to it?