Basic Overclocking Guide for Intel C2D Processors
Basic BIOS Settings
Published: 17th January 2007 | Source: Overclock3D |
Basic BIOS Settings
There are a few areas that we need to change a few options in that will allow us a higher stable overclock. You can do these in any order that you please.
The first thing we need to do is disable the Core 2 Duo's advanced CPU features. On my board this area is found under "Advanced BIOS Features > CPU Feature". Once in this menu you will find 3 key items that should be DISABLED: Limit CPUID MaxVal, C1E Function, and EIST Function. The other two options in between are undecided whether or not they make a difference to the overclocking abilities of this CPU. By default these settings are enabled, I have disabled both of mine. Disregard the Thermal Management setting.
That's it for the basic settings. Changing these few options will greatly increase your maximum overclock potential. Next we will look at some RAM timings and discuss what might work best for your setup.
There are a few areas that we need to change a few options in that will allow us a higher stable overclock. You can do these in any order that you please.
The first thing we need to do is disable the Core 2 Duo's advanced CPU features. On my board this area is found under "Advanced BIOS Features > CPU Feature". Once in this menu you will find 3 key items that should be DISABLED: Limit CPUID MaxVal, C1E Function, and EIST Function. The other two options in between are undecided whether or not they make a difference to the overclocking abilities of this CPU. By default these settings are enabled, I have disabled both of mine. Disregard the Thermal Management setting.
That's it for the basic settings. Changing these few options will greatly increase your maximum overclock potential. Next we will look at some RAM timings and discuss what might work best for your setup.
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if you goto the asus forums its all there, poor you for buying the mobo, its nothing but trouble believe me !!
ok thxs anyway hope it can help me damn that asus striker extreme
I had this problem, along with memory problems, I jsut RMA'd the board and sold it when it got back!
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got 2.66 core 2 duo
2gig ram
8800 gtx
all the stuff worked on my last pc its just the new motherboard, CPU, case (thermaltake kandalf) and a Tagan 900w PSU.
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