E8200 Overclocking.

[Garol]

Hey fellas.

I wanted to ask few questions. As im getting my HD4870 (gotta try out my first ATI card) then with it, id like to have more power. I mean, i dont want bottlenecking - so maybe if i overclock my CPU, would help. I googled it, didnt found much - only that people have got it to 4Ghz with stock cooler and to 4.8Ghz with aftermarket cooler. Im already clocking it, im moving slowly. Changed FSB 2 times and right now its running on 2.75Ghz or something. I increase the FSB by 5 everytime. I let winamp and other stuff working so it would take the CPU to its max. At this point - am i doing right? This is my setup, how much would i push with it?

GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard.
Intel E8200 Core2Duo 2.6Ghz +Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
2GB of DDR2 800Mhz (CL5) ram.

I think that this is enough information for now ... anyways, ill try to clock it some more - slowly. I want to get atleast 3.0Ghz or more.

Edit: Okay, currently - a screenshot of my current specs (dont know how to describe it correctly)
http://i40.tinypic.com/312ivrb.jpg

[Supernova]

E8200, you don't see that one too often.

And lol, no one has reached 4.8 Ghz on an E8500 without watercooling, yet alone a E8200.

I think your goal is probably 3.4-3.6 Ghz.

Once you reach your desired frequency, run prime95 for 8-10 hours. If it's still running by the time it finishes, then it's stable. If not, you may need to increase voltages.

Also, monitor your temps, it shouldn't go past 65 C to be safe, but technically 70 C is ok too.

[Garol]

Also, monitor your temps, it shouldn't go past 65 C to be safe, but technically 70 C is ok too.

Yea, i already posted a screenshot on my first post. So, are those temps okay right now? Also, wich temperatures should i watch? The CPU temp or Core #1 & #2 temps?

[Supernova]

lol idle temps mean nothing. run prime95 then check ur temps

And look at the individual cores

[Garol]

Oh, sorry fellas - forgot to give info here.

My overclock failed a bit, maybe Supernova can explain better - because of my english