Q6600 + p45 Platinum

Can you pls give me the Overclock settings for my specs..
Here's my Specs
Q6600 (G0 Stepping)
MSI P45 Platinum Zilent Edition
Sapphire 4870
DDR2 1066 4GB KITS (2*2GB) CL: 5-5-5-15 (2.2V - 2.3V)
Corsair HX620watts

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=121654.0
Here is a post with a few numbers and screen shots of my bios settings. Just remember no two setups are just a like. It takes trial and error, and sometimes several OS reinstalls to get it right. With a True EX 120, I set my TjMax to 90C, thats 10C below most temperature monitoring programs stock settings. That gets me 64C on my hottest core with an ambient temperature of 20C while running Prime 95 or OCCT. That means my quad is doing 74C at stock Coretemp settings. I am taking a leap of faith the Intel was telling the truth about TjMax being 90C on a Q6600. If you value your processor, leave that setting on a temperature monitoring program alone and overclock accordingly stay under 70C just to be cautious.
What is the vid of your processor?

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Overclocking Q6600 with MSI P45 Platinum

Hi again!
I need some advice regarding my OC settings.
Unfortunately, im an unlucky owner of the infamous Q6600 L8XX batch which has a high VID (1.3250v)
Anyway, I was able to reach 3GHz stable with these settings:
MSI P45 Platinum official v1.5 bios
Motherboard OC Jumper set to: default
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C1E: Disabled
Green Power: All Disabled
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Multi-Step OC Booster: Mode 1
DOT Control: Disabled
Intel Eist: Disabled
Adjust CPU FSB Frequenxy (MHz): 333
Adjust CPU Frequency: 3000
CPU Multiplier: 9
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Advance DRAM Configuration: Manual
Enhanced Settings: Enabled
NB Drive Config: auto
CAS Latency (CL): 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 15
Advanced memory Setting: Disabled
FSB/DRAM ratio: 1:1.2
Adjusted Dram Frequency: 800
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ClockGenTuner: No Changes Done
Adjusted PCI Frequency: 37.5
Auto disable DRAM/PCI Frequency: Disabled
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CPU Voltage: 1.3175v
CPU GTL REF0: auto
CPU GTL REF1: auto
Dram voltage: 2.100v
DDR_VREF_A: auto
DDR_VREF_B: auto
MCH Voltage: 1.4v
MCH GTL REF: auto
VTT FSB Voltage: 1.35v
ICH Voltage: 1.52v
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Spread Spectrum: Disabled
My goal is set at 3GHz and to get a lower cpu voltage (lower than my current 1.3175v), but anything below 1.3175v restarts when i stress test using OCCT. I've run memtest and it's ok. Can anybody advise which voltage I can configure to lower my cpu voltage? Also, is 333 x 9 to achieve 3GHz better? Or should I go with 375 x 8? Thanks! Btw, I plan to maintain these settings for the remainder of my CPU's life.. :D

thanks for the tip. i'm currently logging all my OC settings in an excel file. i just finished played an hour of COD4 without any restarts or instability. currently my settings are just the same except CPU voltage is at 1.344v and i reduced my Dram voltage to 2.0v. running memtest for over an hour, 2 passes already with no errors. i'll stress test it over the weekend.
i have a question though. a lot of people are suggesting a 1:1 FSB/DRAM ratio. but using 333x9 settings @ 1:1, you get 667.. i'm using 2x 2GB GeiL PC6400 800, that's why i used the 1:1.2 FSB/DRAM ratio to get 800. is it ok to keep using the 1:1.2 FSB/DRAM ratio even though people say 1:1 is the ideal ratio? many thanks for the reply

Q6600 & MSI P45 Platinum...

hi guys,
my pc specs...
CPU - Quad 6600 @ 2.4Ghz G0 Stepping
MB - MSI P45 Platinum with Zalman Cooler BIOS V 1.5
RAM - 2x2GB Team Extreem Performance DDR2 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
VGA - Gigabyte 9600GT 1GB DDR3 PCI-E
HDD - WD 640GB SATA
PSU - Silverstone 450W
DVD - Samsung Sata DVD-RW
OS - Vista SP1
** 5 Xigmatex Fans connected to MB sockets (SYS FANS) **
currently i'm running @ 266*9 = 2.4Ghz n my fsb/dram ratio is 1:2. the thing is wen i set my FSB to 400 , fsb/dram ratio is changed to get 1064Mhz for my rams thou, (CPU stil runs @ 400*6=2.4Ghz), i c my NBB Voltage is marked in RED color in d core center software.
the thing is i'm not sure wat is d safe voltage to set it in BIOS to as i'm afraid i might fry d board. PC parts over here are freakin expensive. All settings in BIOS is set to AUTO as i didn't OC my Q6600. Except my ram timings in BIOS is set to 5-5-5-15 (others all auto). so guys, please help me out here. i'm sorry if tis question is lame or a repeat post. i've been checkin around for months but just cant seem to get an asnwer. once again, thanks for all d help guys...

If all voltages are set to auto and everything's running without an issue you don't need to change any voltage setting because the auto settings are safe. Forget about core center software as it is quite crappy. What does your HW monitor in bios report for nbb voltage?

Q6600 @ 400Mhz on P45 Platinum - Having Issues

Hi new to the forums.
Frist off spec
Q6600 G0 Stepping
P45 Platinum - BIOS 1.6
2 * 2GB OCZ 1066
4870X2 2GB
Problem i can't get it stable over 333Mhz and i only got that there by changing the jumpers not sure if i should just take them out for 333 - 400 but i don't no what its actural doing for one =[
but yeah i either get BSOD or does not get past bios when i change it.
my target is 400 Mhz FSB.
i've seen someone get it up too 500 MHz at 6 muliplier but when i tired that it only came up with 2 cores so i don't get that either
any help would be gr8 sorry for spelling and grammer i'm english there for the worst at my own language!

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DOT is a feature from motherboard that enable you to apply overclock settings to motherboard and when you boot up your machine, the overclock settigns will be applied after the bios bootup, or after OS bootup.
You are not talking about DOT (which is something else), but about "Mult-Step OC Booster":
Quote from: mackarill on 22-April-09, 07:29:59
Here are my current working settings
-Cell Menu-
Mult-Step OC Booster - Disabled
DOT - Disabled
EIST - Disabled
CPU FSB - 400
CPU Ratio - 8
Enhanced setting - Auto
NB drive configure - Auto
FSB/DRAM ratio 1:1.00
PCI Frequency - default
Auto Disable DRAM/PCI Freq - Disabled
CPU Voltage - 1.4575
GTL REF0 - Auto
GTL REF1 - Auto
DRAM Voltage - 1.8
DDR VREF A - Auto
DDR VREF B - Auto
NB Voltage -Auto
NB GTL REF - Auto
VTT FSB Voltage - Auto
SB Voltage - Auto
Spread Spectrum - Disabled
Possible Settings (apart from "Disabled"):
Mode 1 - OC Settings will be applied on the OS Level. The OC Settings are not applied before or during POST Phase.
Mode 2 - OC Settings are gradually applied after system startup (a certain degree during POST and the rest on OS Level).

P45 Platinum (Urgent help needed please)

Last week I ordered parts for a new P.C. and I am having some major issues with this. The motherboard will not do anything. When I try to power on the computer the fans spins and all of the lights come on, but the computer will not post or go into the BIOS. There are 4 red lights on the board. From different things I have read I thought it may have been the motherboard so I had them send me another one. Well I got it today and it is doing the same thing! I am leaning toward the CPU, but I am hoping to get some help before I call them and request a replacement on the CPU. I am about to pull my hair because I am so frustrated. Here is a quick overview of the parts I ordered (in no particular order):
*800w PSU
*P45 Platinum Mobo
*500 GB SATA HD
*Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
*VisionTek HD4870
*OCZ SLI ready 4 GB RAM (OCZ2N800SR4GK)
I thought it may have been the RAM because of the voltage, but from reading other threads I should be able to change the voltage (the RAM voltage is 2.1).
Here are some things that I have tried:
*New motherboard
*Only put one stick of RAM in instead of them both
*Only had RAM, Video Card, CPU hooked up with same results
*Cleared the CMOS (with the power off and the cord unplugged)
*Tried it with the motherboard outside of the case in case it was getting shorted out some how.
I would greatly appreciate any and all help you could give me. Please help

Quote from: vernonion on 27-August-08, 09:51:53
Everything is not working fine, and a pop with sparks is not a normal result from turning on a power supply. If you got it from Tiger send it back and get this one.
I talked to the rep earlier, but I had to go to a meeting. When I called him back he said he was on the phone with Intel to make sure my CPU would work with that board. I know it will work so I have no clue why he called them. He didn't seem to concerned about the PSU though. I told him that the PSU popped and made sparks and it didn't phase him at all. I already told him I wanted to exchange the RAM with different kind and I wanted a new PSU. When I give him the new RAM and the PSU I want I will give this one a try.
Thank you for your help.

MSI P45 Platinum will not power up...

Hi ppl
I have just built a new PC with the following specs
Motheboard: MSI P45 Platinum
Processor: Intel Quad Core Q6600
Graphics: Asus ATi Radeon HD 3450 256MB PCI-E
Ram: OCZ 2GB DDR2
and
x1 DVD R/W
I have put all the component together - but coming to power it up it does not power up at all....
although LED 3 (Which I've read is Power) lights up red? should this be green?
I dont know
The power supply I am using is ...
PC Power & Cooling SILENCER 500 EPS12V
which has been tested with a asus p45 deluxe mb and it all workS!
all suggestions welcome ....
Thank you so much

it up it does not power up at all....
Take the board out of the case to test it on a non-conducting surface in barebone configuration:
- CPU (reseat CPU & heatsink)
- one memory stick in first memory slot (try each stick seperately)
- video card
- keyboard
- power connectors (24-Pin ATX, 4/8 Pin +12V CPU, 4-Pin PCIe MOLEX, 6/8-Pin +12V PCIe (video card)
Do not connect:
- hard drives
- optical drives
- case front panel connectors for reset, power-on, LED, USB, Firewire etc.
Clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU after hardware changes and then try to start the system using one of the following methods (test each):
1) use the red onboard power-on button
2) short the two pins that the power-on button of your case usually connects to with a screwdriver

P45 platinum gets stuck on Base and Extended Memory Test

First my system specs:
MB: P45 platinum
CPU: Intel Core Duo Quad Q6600
GPU: Nvidia Evga 8600 GTS 256MB
RAM: 1x 1GB OCZ Nnvidia PC2 6400 dual channel 1x 2GB Corsair
OS: Windows XP Pro sp3
Well my current problem is that when i turn on my computer it gets stuck on Testing Extended and Base Memory according to the LED lights, sometimes if i wait it will start up the system and sometimes it wont, this has been happening for about a week. Also another thing that happens is that it blue screens me sometimes when its starting up and restarts not sure if this is a OS or a motherboard issue. Previously when it was doing the extended base memory test it would reset right there several times even before starting, when it does start i have no issues though, would really appreciate if anyone can help me with this, thanks before hand.

Quote from: NovJoe on 29-September-09, 17:38:12
If you got hang while trying to go into BIOS, it means that a hardware is failing depending on where it is stuck at. I suggest you hit esc key during bootup and see where the bootup hangs at.
I have the splash screen disabled so can see exactly where its happening. Initialises USB devices, two beeps, then stops at end of memory count 4gb. The only other time it doesnt load is when my monitor doesnt kick in and the LED's stay on initializing video interface.
After work today it took about 20 reboots to get it on. You can still input keyboard commands when it seems to halt, i shall describe:
if you press 'del to enter setup' you get loading setup... (doesnt enter BIOS screen)
or
press 'f11 to load [something]'... (doesnt enter BIOS screen)
The only other information I can give is a three letter/digit code on the bottom right of screen.
I seem to have ruled out overclocking and BIOS versions as they still happen now I have controlled the factors (changed BIOS' and default non-overclock settings).
This used to be very infrequent however is every time I boot up now. Like you say some hardware is failing, whether its a cable, psu or other component I just do not know...
* also it seems to be happening to other users who have completely different hardware to me

A few questions about the p45 platinum...

I'm doing water cooling and would like to know in case of pump failure, is there a thermal shutdown built in to my p45 platinum board? I have a q6600. What temperature will it shutdown at? How do I enable?
I'm planning to upgrade to a radeon 6970. Are there any compatibility issues?
I was running cpuid hardware monitor and noticed that my 12V rail doesn't show 12 volts. It's shows 1.94V but my system is running fine..is this a glitch in reporting? I have a corsair 1000watt power supply and only using about 300watts.

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I'm planning to upgrade to a radeon 6970. Are there any compatibility issues?
I am currently using an R6970 card in my P45 Platinum: no issues whatsoever with this combination.
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It's shows 1.94V
That is an impossible reading. Your system would not even be on, if that value was the actual voltage level. As Henry said, don't worry about it. No software solution and not even the values you see in BIOS can replace a good volt/multimeter. There is a reason why a decent multimeter is usually more expensive than most high-end motherboards:
http://www.amazon.com/Fluke-FLUKE-87-5-Digital-Multimeter/dp/B0002YFD1K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1321096030&sr=8-3

P45 Platinum no post

Got a little(read : big) problem with my pc atm.
Specs:
Mobo : P45 Platinum Bios:1.7f? I think, cant switch it on to check...
CPU : Q6600 @ 3Ghz
Ram : 2x2g Patriot 800
GFX : HD3850
PSU : Thermaltake Toughpower 650w
Hdds : Unplugged
DVD : Unplugged
On Saturday it was fine at the lan I went to.
Took it to my cousins house to fix her pc. What I did was swap my gfx and ram with her gfx(x1900xt) and ram(1x2g 800 Samsung).
It basically did nothing, all 4 leds stayed red. Means cpu failure in the book, now my 6600 didnt move so it should be fine. I tried resetting bios, tried taking out the cmos battery, change ram and gfx back. Remove ram, gfx, and cpu entirely so I can hope to hear an error beep, but nothing. Tried a different cpu, my e7400 that I changed for the 6600 and still just 4 red led lights.
I'm not sure what else I can try, I've got the mobo out on the desk with just the psu, ram, and cpu hooked up. No gfx atm cause I just want it to give me an error post beep.
I have noticed that all the led lights(blue and red) on the board start almost pulsing after a few seconds of the power being on.
Does this mean dead mobo? Its about the last thing I can attribute it to.
I can swap any part if need be(I have already).
If anyone could help I would be grateful.

I got the pc setup on the desk in front of me atm.
All I can do is keep repeating the same string of non-working fixes that I've used before.
1 : Press clear cmos button on backpanel : not working.
2 : Use jumper to clear cmos on mobo : not working.
3 : Remove battery to clear cmos : not working.
4 : Change cpu : not working.
I'll be waiting for a reply if anyone has any good advice.
Thanks.

Inappropriate Temperatures with P45 Platinum

Greetings to Everyone.
Ok, i bought MSI P45 Platinum recently. and i must say, i am quite impressed with whats it delivering at the moment. I tried setting FSB to 380 with multiplier:9 and left all the rest settings on auto. Machine performed POST without any issues. However, idle temps were around 66 degrees, as processor has stock HSF! So, shifted back to 3.04Ghz (380x8) with 1:1 divider and with memory timings: 4-4-4-12.
Everything went fine. System passed IntelBurn Test, Prime95 and 3DMark06 stability and benchmark tests with flying colors. Super-Pi 1M was calculated at 15 secs. I say not bad for Q6600 @3.04Ghz!
However, during all these tests i constantly faced errorenous temperature display with utilities. I consistently monitored everything on CoreTemp, RealTemp, Intel TAT, HWMonitor, SpeedFan and as well as MSI Dual Core Centre! (lol had to be sure which one gave accurate, so tried everyone of em! :D) Now, here is the thing:
Except Dual Core Centre, everyone else showed temps @ idle around 60 degrees and @ load around 75 degrees! While dual Core showed idle @ 48 degrees and @ load around 56 degrees! Another thing, both CoreTemp and MSI utlity showed same readings with Core percentage usage.
See, everything seems so normal. I am using CoolerMaster Elite 333 cabinet with two 120mm fans at front and back. My GPU idles around 55 degrees and hard disk temperature never crosses 40 degrees! So, what is wrong with CPU temperature??
Please, i desperately need your advice on this.
Another thing, my friend is using P35 Platinum and everything same as mine. However, his machine never crosses 47 degrees at idle @ 3.0Ghz! Then why mine?
Thanks...

awesome!! Three senior members helping me. Plus, thanks for such a fast response.
Thank you henry, Jack and Frank..!
I followed your advice and reseated heat sink assembly after cleaning the CPU heat spreader and applying AS5.
In the beginning, something went wrong and realtemp showed all cores above 95 degrees!! For some time i took that as a joke. But, later i reseated HSF assembly again and this time everything went fine. I am right now @2.4Ghz and processor idles around 46 degrees. Pretty pleased with the results. Ran Intel Burn test for an hour and temps rarely crossed 75 degrees!! (And ohh btw, that Intel Lin Pack really shoot temps like anything! What a thing!) Ok, everything went fine.
However, there are few things i would like to clear..
1. That EVGA card blows too much of heat within the cabinet! Only raising the fan speed to 60% helps bringing down the overall system temps by 4-5 degrees!! I mean, i dont want to sound naive...but is it supposed to happen this much? And somehow if it does then what can i do? Comments please...
2. I think, Q6600 can be o/c'd pretty easily on this board. However, i have few doubts..
(a) Do i always have to stick with 9 multiplier?? I mean, i tried with 8, and everything went fine. But, if everything is good to go with 9 multiplier then there is options for lower figures? I mean are there any benefits with different figures?
(b)Spread spectrum should be left enabled while overclocking?
(c)And what about Green Power and EIST? EIST should be disabled while overclocking. But can we leave Greenpower on?
(d)I may have options to go for CoolerMaster CPU cooling setups. Why coolermaster only? Ok, thats because, in here, we dont have brands like Arctic, Thermaltake or Zalman in markets! :( I mean, they can be ordered through net, but i think its better to purchase from a retailer with all bills and stuff. Anyways, suggestions required for a descent CoolerMaster CPU cooler. That'd be good right?
(e)How much difference does third party cooler can make in comparison to a stock one?
Thank you again for ur replies.

P45 Platinum - Vista works just fine, but unable to get into BIOS

This is my first build, so I'm still learning a lot. Be kind!
I'm using the P45 Platinum with an Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0ghz Wolfdale cpu, 2 2gb sticks 1066mhz G-Skill ram, a Corsair 750w PSU, EVGA Nvidia 8800GTS video card, a 74gb WD Raptor HDD and a 250gb WD Caviar HDD (both SATA). I'm currently running 32bit Vista until 64bit has more support.
I have never been able to access the BIOS - before Vista was installed the splash screen was too fast so I kept missing my oppurtunity to enter BIOS, so I went ahead and put in the Vista install DVD. It installed just fine - it doesn't see my second HDD, but I expected that due to it being SATA.
I want to enter the BIOS to disable the audio so I can download the new Realtek audio drivers (I have no sound, even after installing the driver off the CD), but when I start up the computer and hit DEL (when prompted), it takes me to the Windows Boot Manager. Several times I have repeated the process and every time it takes me to the boot manager instead of the BIOS. The BIOS is obviously working, I just can't access it.
Any help is appreciated.

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I have never been able to access the BIOS - before Vista was installed the splash screen was too fast so I kept missing my oppurtunity to enter BIOS
Simply keep hitting >DEL< as soon as the Splash screen appears. If that doesn't help, clear CMOS with main A/C power cable removed from PSU. Upon restart the system should hold with a CMOS Checksum error and give you the chance to hit F1 to enter BIOS Setup. Now you can load "Optimized Defaults" and disable the BOOT LOGO.

Memory Upgrade for P45 Platinum

My P45 Platinum recently failed in its access to memory - so I believe something in the 3 yr old North Bridge gave. The system fails to boot to Windows now, or to any of my emergency repair disks. I isolated the problem to my memory. When I test the memory (see signature below) using a boot CD with Windows MemTest, it only fails in the Stride-6 test. Yet when I test the same memory sticks in my other P45 Platinum system (w/ E8400), it passes all tests.
No problem. I have a couple of spare P45 Platinum boards.
As I rebuild the system, I was wondering if OC'ing this long at 3.8GHz with this memory was taking a toll on the North Bridge. Anyway, I'm considering upgrading the rebuild's memory from the sticks in my signature to some high-performance G.SKILL's - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246
Curious what the community thought, as I had thought the original sticks were of decent quality, but have always had problems getting the board to acknowledge their true timings...
Thanks in advance.

Personally I would stick with the Crucials. I have OCZ on mine and have tested both at 800 and 1066 and the gain was insignificant. The additional voltage needed and potential instabilities just didn't justify it. Set the DRAM ratio at 1:1
I use the beta BIOS 1.7b10 which allows me FSB up to 465 and beyond on my Q9550 and that then pushes my mem to 900 or more in any case. Just increased the DRAM V to 1,9V and thats it. 5.5.5.15
Stick with the Crucials.

Problem with MSI P45 Platinum DDR2 mainboard and Corsair Dominator PC8500C5D Ram

Hi, I have encountered with a problem.
First I had
MSI p45 platinum ddr2 bios ver. 1,4
Intel E8400
Corsair Dominator PC8500C5D 2x1Gb
2 Asus ATI EAH 3870 Crossfire
and it was running with windows XP without any problems.
Problems began when I decided to upgrade to 6Gb of ram and to install Vista 64. Ram modules witch I bought are the same Corsair Dominator PC8500C5D, but 2x2GB.
When i put them together adjust voltage 2.1v and timing 5-5-5-15 they fail mem test with huge amount of errors.
when I test only 2x2gb modules memtest sometimes doesn't open at all, sometimes just stops working on 8 minutes of test. couple of times they completed memtest without any errors.
Can someone advice what should I do and what could the problem?
Thank you for your answers.

Quote from: obsessed on 15-October-08, 18:20:44
Corsair Dominator PC8500C5D 2x1Gb
Problems began when I decided to upgrade to 6Gb of ram and to install Vista 64. Ram modules witch I bought are the same Corsair Dominator PC8500C5D, but 2x2GB.
1) the modules are not the same (the DDR2 chips are different)
2) as general rule, mixing 2x1GB with 2x2GB is a bad idea.
cheers

Add a new 4tb hdd to msi p45 platinum ?

I'm planning to add a new 4TB western digital, caviar green HDD's for my msi p45 platinum motherboard ist work will or use 3 tb .
thank you

Just some notes regarding large drives on the older chipset boards.
The P45 Plat has
• SATAII controller integrated in ICH10R/JMicron® 363 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R
- Supports two SATAII ports by JMicron 363, support SATA RAID 0/1/JBOD.
In principle the ICH10R allows amongst Raid capability also the ability(potentially) to handle up to 2TB in AHCI.
What other users with similar boards have however commented on is that they were able to use up to 3TB drives on the JMicron controller, obviously with the latest firmware for that controller and also AHCI. We all know that the JMicron ports are a bit slower than the Intel ports, but that is evident with Asmedia as well.
So when you do test, check both your Intel and JMicron ports and see what they report as the drive capacity in the BIOS.

P45 Platinum wont start up

Hi
i have a p45 platinum motherboard. For some reason the board just wont start up anymore, it was working fine.
when i plug it in, the power led glows, but when i hit the power button (on the board) some if not all of the leds, glow for like one second and then, nothing.
Any idea what could be the issue ? is it fixable ?

Quote from: fuzzz on 04-January-12, 19:53:11
i have a p45 platinum motherboard. For some reason the board just wont start up anymore, it was working fine.
Q8200 2.66@ 3.01Ghz
2*1GB DDR2 Ram 800Mhz @ 860Mhz
Overclocking means accelerated death, but that 10% level is not quite a dangerous one.
Did you overclock them more than 10% in the past?
And if yes, how much and for how long?
Try to borrow another processor and another DDR2 module and see how it goes.

Q6600 + p45 Platinum

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