MOVED: P67A-GD65(B3) and i5 2300 overclock = 3.3 GHz max ?

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Quote from: Henry on 27-July-11, 06:16:05
Bottom line is if you want decent easy OC then get a 'K' series CPU. You're getting frustrated trying to OC a CPU that wasn't designed to OC to begin with. You're not going to get much of a performance increase from the piddly little bit of an OC on that 2300 anyway.
Thanks for answer, but I know those facts very well as I am computer builder & troubleshooter
I was just curious, and far away from frustration, how much is worth my new "baby", let me remind my first sentence:
"I've just bought a SB mobo & CPU and try to figure out what can I do with it in terms of o/c. Just for my future reference."
I don't know why people treat this as newbie stu*id question "OMG, mummy bought me this PC and my brother told me what o/c is and I want to make a rocket now"
I always do such "recko" like maximum o/c after purchase, which allows me to build the future strategy for years, that's all
BTW, I'm happy with it (so far) as it's noticeably faster, cooler and more energy efficient than Q9550 I have had before. And the whole platform doesn't make my soundcard having "cracked", so I'd say it's a fullness of happiness.

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  • P67A-GD65(B3) and i5 2300 overclock = 3.3 GHz max ?

    Hi,
    I've just bought a SB mobo & CPU and try to figure out what can I do with it in terms of o/c. Just for my future reference.
    My CPU is i5 2300.
    Mobo is MSI P67A-GD65(B3).
    PSU is OCZ Z-Series 850W
    and cooler is CM Hyper 212 Plus.
    I don't touch BCLK so far and I don't touch OC Genie button and I won't touch it (got used to manual driving). As far as I know all SB do have TurboBoost *PLUS* 4-tick addition (or even more with less cores active). So armed with that knowledge I entered MSI UEFI setup and disabled all energy engines (except this max 1W European standby norm.. can't remember name at this moment, sorry), so turbo 3.1 + 4 ticks should be 3.5 GHz.
    http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_11.html
    And my problem is I can't reach it ;-) All I can get is 3.3 GHz (x33). CPU-Z shows me stable 3.3 with no falls to 1.6 (as energy managers are off). Even under full load (Prime95) it still shows 3.3, BTW interesting... Intel Turbo Boost Monitor shows raising bar upto 3.3 GHz under stress only, once Prime is disabled = bar falls down.
    Bios is the newest (1.E). Temps under full load are about 50 deg. All voltages are auto (except memory which is 1.5 V). It doesn't matter if I set x34 or x35 CPU multiplier both in UEFI setup, and using MSI Control Centre.. as always I've got 3.3 GHz (x33) shown by CPU-Z 1.58. VDrop setting is Auto.
    I'd promise once I've seen 3.4, but it was my first shot, rather for observing new cooler and temps.. and it was older BIOS.
    Is it everything what can i5-2300 give to me, or is it possible to get more (x35) somehow ? I will try BCLK later, now I'd like to find maximum multiplier.
    Thank you for any clues.

    Quote from: Henry on 27-July-11, 06:16:05
    Bottom line is if you want decent easy OC then get a 'K' series CPU. You're getting frustrated trying to OC a CPU that wasn't designed to OC to begin with. You're not going to get much of a performance increase from the piddly little bit of an OC on that 2300 anyway.
    Thanks for answer, but I know those facts very well as I am computer builder & troubleshooter
    I was just curious, and far away from frustration, how much is worth my new "baby", let me remind my first sentence:
    "I've just bought a SB mobo & CPU and try to figure out what can I do with it in terms of o/c. Just for my future reference."
    I don't know why people treat this as newbie stu*id question "OMG, mummy bought me this PC and my brother told me what o/c is and I want to make a rocket now"
    I always do such "recko" like maximum o/c after purchase, which allows me to build the future strategy for years, that's all
    BTW, I'm happy with it (so far) as it's noticeably faster, cooler and more energy efficient than Q9550 I have had before. And the whole platform doesn't make my soundcard having "cracked", so I'd say it's a fullness of happiness.

  • MOVED: P67A-GD65 (B3) latest BIOS update won't change CPU multiplier

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    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=166922.0

    The "Fix My USB Key" process worked. Thanks.
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    Intel C-State
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    PSU: Antec Quattro 850W
    HDD: 1x OCZ Octane SSS 120GB, 2x 2GB Seagate 7200RPM.
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  • P67A-GD65(B3) and drive upgrade (3TB, GPT) issues

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    Martin

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  • MOVED: P67A-GD65 and i7 2600k gaming issue

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  • MOVED: P67A-GD65 B3 Overclocked In Bios But Not In Windows?

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    Nothing wrong with a solid 3.8. In the days of the P7N Diamond, I would have tried a cartwheel with a handstand finish to get a stable 3.8.

  • MOVED: x79A-gd65 8D Straps not working / overclocking help.

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  • P67A-GD65(B3) and freezes during boot, or rare reset

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  • MOVED: Z68A-GD65 (B3) and Asus r9 280x

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  • MOVED: P67A GD65 (B3)

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  • MOVED: P67A-GD65, I can't update my bios please can you help

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    Quote from: Svet on 11-December-14, 21:27:10
    Non B3 version, as im aware ME can't be flashed,
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  • MSI P67A GD65 Multiplier and software problems

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  • P67A-GD65 (b3) bios 4.0 problems

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