Best way to OC the 630i

Yeah, guess I need to note my stock fan-cooled temps (idle & load) before I install the water.  I'll do that this evening.

 

I'm beginning to think that even though Dell unlocked the BIOS to allow OC'ing, that the board is just not a real OC mobo, and is still limited compared to others.  Hence the reason I was thinking about another - it's just that I don't know how the master I/O board will interact with a non-Dell mobo.

Instructions on how to apply Arctic Silver 5, directly from Arctic Silver:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

 

m$ - regarding my temps, remember I don't have the same CPU as you so it's likely the info won't help you as much as someone with the same processor.

A couple of interesting things I noted from the Nautilus installation instructions.  First, they don't mention to do any leak testing. :smileysurprised:  Second, the instructions indicate how much thermal compound to apply, and then to spread the compound over the top of the CPU evenly with a card.  I assume this is for the thermal paste that Corsair includes with the Nautilus, because Arctic Silver's instructions are very different.  I'm thinking I should follow Arctic Silver's directions for applying the Arctic Silver 5 paste, and not Corsair's instructions - thoughts?

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@Mr. Scary wrote:

also i'm reading in another thread that our setup with the 650I and mobo are not supporting esa.???.???

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Can you reference (link to) that thread?  I'd really like to check it out - now that I'm possibly considering a new mobo.

I think I'll go with the Arctic Silver instructions, as that's the paste I'm using.

 

Here are my initial temps at idle and load, with the 630 OC'd @ 3.2GHz.  I had the PC on for a while, then ran RealTemp when it was idle.  Then I ran OCCT for almost 2 minutes and grabbed the second shot.

 

At idle:

 

 

 

At load:

 

 

 

Not that much of a difference I think.  I also believe when the Dell tech arrived and replaced my mobo and CPU, that he placed too much thermal paste on.  I'll take pics when I remove the stock HSF and show what that's like.

man i don't know, it's a toss of for me.  maybe try spreading the artic paste the way corsair says??  kinda the best of both worlds or do the artic way only.  you probably could try them both.  also, i'd do the leak test if it were me.  

 

i'll try to find the link and post it for ya or pm it to ya, give me a bit.

It really all depends on the type of RAM you have, and you don't list what it is.  Use CPU-Z to get your RAM's timing properties and such.  Some RAM can't be OC'd very well, or even at all.

I am still having problems OC'ing my PC2-6400 memory with all the timings and settings mentioned in this thread and the links listed.  I have the CPU OC'd to 3.0GHz and working well, but any changes to memory from 800mhz to 900mhz with any timing settings mentioned doesnt boot.  Suggestions?

ok...I see the timings in CPU-Z

6-6-6-18-24 2T

Do I just up the mhz from 800 to 900 and use the above timings? What about voltage?

Also says DRAM Freq 400mhz and FSB:DRAM 5:6, Dual DDR2 4096MBytes.

Do you have the standard Dell 800MHz memory?  If so, you'll probably have to loosen the timings some to get higher than 800MHz.  You'll also likely have to increase memory voltage as well.  However, how high you can go with voltage is manufacturer dependent.  Go too high and you risk frying your memory.  With that RAM and the timings you listed, I don't see you getting any better performance than 800MHz.  Trying to increase MHz with memory that doesn't support it can actually slow down your system.

 

I suggest if you're truely serious about overclocking your RAM, that you purchase memory that can handle overclocking better - Corsair, OCZ, etc.  I'd go the name brand route, as those two I listed have support forums where you can get help to your questions.  Good luck!

great idea...seems the standard dell memory is my bottleneck so I will purchase some of the OCZ memory that was mentioned...great price and good ratings.

 

Thanks for the help.  BTW, I got the settings working and its seems stable...i will work with it a little more to see what I can do.

 

Thanks again!!