mirh wrote:First, I wouldn't disable CPU TM, and I would leave clock ratio to automatic. I mean.. more performance is ok.. but running alwa […]
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First, I wouldn't disable CPU TM, and I would leave clock ratio to automatic. I mean.. more performance is ok.. but running always at max speed isn't really advisable imo. And I'm quite sure that won't hurt game speed
Then, try to set pci express frequency to 100, I read in a lot of places that it should be the recommended frequency (though personally if I overclock both my P5LD2-X/1333 and P5QPL-AM I have to raise it, otherwise it won't boot)
But most important thing is to update BIOS to last version (2104 according to asus website)
Skyscraper wrote:There are no dangers involved with running the Core 2 Duo at 85C, if the CPU degrades its from the FSB Term. voltage (CPU VTT) @ 1.45v not the heat. I would not worry too much but I would make sure the case is well ventilated so the rest of the componets dont get too hot and I would not run any Prime95 24h stability tests with the CPU VTT @ 1.45v. I would also add active cooling on the memory when running them @ 2.3V.
Actually intel itself claims max temperature should be 72°C
I could probably get away with re-enabling CPU TM, as my CPU is running well below thermal limits with my current settings, even with Mprime going in the background. From what I can tell, CPU TM is basically another name for the internal throttling mechanism Intel CPUs use when they run beyond thermal limits. I've run my CPU beyond thermal limits before, but I understand it's not a good thing to do for the life of the chip. As it stands, things are running just fine right now with my current, rather conservative, overclock.
As far as leaving the clock ratio at automatic, that's not an option for me. When I do that, my machine tries to run the RAM at 833MHz, which I have not been able to achieve stably. setting it to a 1:1 ratio, I can get a healthy overclock on the FSB and CPU, and run my RAM at a speed it is actually comfortable with.
For a long time I played with having a higher PCI Express frequency, first 110MHz, then 120, and I found that setting it too high causes erratic behaviour and may lead to data loss, so I just leave it at 100 now.
And one of the first things I did when I got this mobo was upgrade the BIOS to the latest revision, so that I could run my Pentium Dual Core in it. I've only owned this board since 2012 when I got it from eBay. 😉