[RESOLVED] " Overclocking an Asus P5Q3 using AI Booster "

[rgarr]

Please help me set the correct settings or what you would recommend for overclocking using the AI Booster without going into the Bios.

The settings are CPU Frequency, CPU Ratio, Dram Frequency, PCIE Frequency and Dram Voltage. I have DDR3 6Mb's installed. Also if you would give me any other SAFE tips for overclocking I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance for your help my friends!

[SuperSparks]

The secret to overclocking is to do it in small steps, and make sure everything is stable before overclocking a bit more. As soon as any instability becomes apparent, back off a bit, and that will be the limit of stability with that hardware. You may be able to overclock further by improving the cooling.

Heat is the enemy here, and remember that the power consumption (and thus heat output) rises with the square of the voltage, so keep a very close eye on the temps if you need to increase Vcore, or any other voltages in order to maintain stability.

[rgarr]

The secret to overclocking is to do it in small steps, and make sure everything is stable before overclocking a bit more. As soon as any instability becomes apparent, back off a bit, and that will be the limit of stability with that hardware. You may be able to overclock further by improving the cooling.

Heat is the enemy here, and remember that the power consumption (and thus heat output) rises with the square of the voltage, so keep a very close eye on the temps if you need to increase Vcore, or any other voltages in order to maintain stability.

Thanks Supersparks for the great advice...this will be my first time trying overclocking so I really appreciate the advantage of having your input.

[Train]

Just incase you goof, remember removing the mobo battery will reset the BIOS back to the default settings. Or use the jumper if the mobo has one.

Although I have hit mobos that will throw you back into the BIOS with the BIOS reset to the default settings if you get to far out of hand.

[rgarr]

Just incase you goof, remember removing the mobo battery will reset the BIOS back to the default settings. Or use the jumper if the mobo has one.

Although I have hit mobos that will throw you back into the BIOS with the BIOS reset to the default settings if you get to far out of hand.

Thanks for that info Train...I had heard that. Asus mobos are great though because I updated the Bios thru Asus Update and it told me to reboot afterwards and I got a screen that said hit F1 to go to setup or F2 to load defaults. Neither F1 or F2 did anything...everything was locked but since I went thru Asus Update and not the Bios I figured I was safe. I've been around enough forums to know that if I turned off the PC and turned it off from the power surge...let it sit a few it would probably reset...and it did.

[bistro]

Using the Asus AI Booster instead of going into the BIOS yourself is probably the better part of valor. What CPU do you have? Knowing the CPU and its overclocking limitations is vital. Also having a good program to test the overclock like Prime95. As i recall, AI Booster will allow incremental overclocks of the CPU and automatically select those other settings according to the CPU increments. Again, as the others have mentioned, take oc'ing nice and slow. 5% increments with a good Prime95 test in between is the way to go. If your tests are going haywire, back off at least 10% immediately.
How is your CPU cooling? If you are going to oc, your CPU will need good cooling. Stock cooling generally is insufficient for overclocking. You also need to monitor the CPU temps while oc'ing. A sucessful oc in my book is gaining at least 600mhz to 1ghz over the factory CPU speed. Anything less than 600mhz frankly isn't worth it IMHO.

[rgarr]

Using the Asus AI Booster instead of going into the BIOS yourself is probably the better part of valor. What CPU do you have? Knowing the CPU and its overclocking limitations is vital. Also having a good program to test the overclock like Prime95. As i recall, AI Booster will allow incremental overclocks of the CPU and automatically select those other settings according to the CPU increments. Again, as the others have mentioned, take oc'ing nice and slow. 5% increments with a good Prime95 test in between is the way to go. If your tests are going haywire, back off at least 10% immediately.
How is your CPU cooling? If you are going to oc, your CPU will need good cooling. Stock cooling generally is insufficient for overclocking. You also need to monitor the CPU temps while oc'ing. A sucessful oc in my book is gaining at least 600mhz to 1ghz over the factory CPU speed. Anything less than 600mhz frankly isn't worth it IMHO.

I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Yorkfield 3GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 QudCore45nm, I'm familiar with Prime95 and know where to D/L it. CPU cooling seems good at around 34. I have a Antec Earth Watts 650W fan for CPU. It supports PCI-E, Sata Active PFC, 80 Plus Certified. I appreciate your advice my friend.

[SuperSparks]

That should be a good chip for overclocking.

Max voltage is 1.45
Max temp is 71.4C

[rgarr]

That should be a good chip for overclocking.

Max voltage is 1.45
Max temp is 71.4C

Thanks my friend...I'm taking it nice and slow!