abscheele Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Is it possible to overclock a e8400 to 4.5ghz on an gigabyte ep35-ds3p on air if so what kind of cooler do I need? Thanks, Alec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schweppes Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Maybe you could overclock, but not from 3 to 4.5 its too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abscheele Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 I just thought that because most people can overclock it to 4.0ghz on a stock cooler that it might be possible to get another .5ghz from using something like a turniq tower. Thanks, Alec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I have heard people getting the E8400 to 4.4 ghz, but never 5 ghz. I would suggest a Zalman cooler though, Zalman so far still has the best coolers imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poli275 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 it also depends on the quality of the cpu, if it's a good one, there is a possibility of getting to 4.5, at the same time it is also affected by other factors such as your cooling fan:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraPhantm Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 On air cooling it would be a bit tough. The best air-cooling would be the ThermalRight Ultra-120 eXtreme, but if you really want to have a shot at 4.5, I'd go for water cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdStart Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yes, you can run at 4 GHz with stock cooling, but I can guarantee you won't have that processor functional for very long. I'm scared to even push my E8400 past 3.5 GHz, 52° C max load. At 3.75 GHz with stable voltage, I get 56° C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abscheele Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 thanks for all the help guys, what about the motherboard, for the e8400 I would have to set the fsb to 500(9x multi 9X500=4500) will the ds3p go that high? thanks, Alec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yes, you can run at 4 GHz with stock cooling, but I can guarantee you won't have that processor functional for very long.I'm scared to even push my E8400 past 3.5 GHz, 52° C max load. At 3.75 GHz with stable voltage, I get 56° C. I've had my 8400 to 4.8 on water. The world record is about 5.4-5.5 on phase last time I checked. On air I have one 24/7 stable at 4.5 @ 1.51v max temp 62c at 100% load.You won't get there with a Gigabyte board with sane voltages. You'll need a DFI board and lots of VTT and GTL ref tweaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abscheele Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 what kind of air cooler were you using? thanks, Alec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 A TRUE with two Noctua NF-P12's in a push pull configuration. I used Coollaboratory Liquid Pro compound and a lapped IHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abscheele Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 Thanks for all your help I think I just stick with trying for around 4ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Thanks for all your help I think I just stick with trying for around 4ghz You should have no problem. I know those Gigabyte boards quite well and there are a couple of threads here with some tips on overclocking that'll get you in the ballpark. If you need help feel free to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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