overclocking intel xeon x3220

niz04

Journeyman
can anyone tell me how to oc intel xeon x3220..
i have a gigabyte g41m combo motherboard,ram crucial ballistix 2x2 4gb 1866mhz and a visiontek 6950 1gb gddr5
kindly help me with ocing ...i am a noob:lol:
plss help me
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
you better not OC on that board .. anyway, x3220 is multiplier locked cpu so your only way is to FSB ocing .. just for experimenter increase the FSB to 278 mhz from default 266 mhz [ or from 1066 mhz to 1112 mhz ] - you will get a nice 100 Mhz bump and the proud feeling of OC :D
 
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niz04

Journeyman
78c is the full load temp while playing far cry 3

but after changing cooler i get 60 to 65c at full load
 
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