E6300 Overclock

This is going to be the article with details about how I accomplished a modest overclock with my Intel E6300 processor on an Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard. Listed below is the hardware I have used. Further down can be found a description of the changes once complete. Along with descriptions I've tried to get screenshots and pictures of the important points. Before going any further I would like to say that this is not a guide and should not be taken as a guarantee that this will work. Remember changing the settings of your hardware could cause damage. Do not begin a process such as this without care.

The Intel E6300 Processor

The Intel E6300 Processor was the lowest of the initial processors in the Core 2 Duo line. Built on the 65nm architecture the Core 2 Duo line is efficient, fast, and boasts great possibilities for overclocking. The E6300 along with all other desktop Core 2 Duo Lineup fits into socket LGA775 motherboards that support it. The E6300 comes stock at 1.86GHz, 1066MHz FSB, and has a 2MB L2 Cache. My goal was to get this processor to a modest 2.6 GHz.

The Kingwin KA-9228

The Kingwin KA-9228 is a CPU cooler that boasts good performance at a low cost. With it's small footprint, and modest physical size it fits on most boards with no trouble. Atop the cooler is a replaceable 90mm blue LED ball bearing fan. Below is four copper heat pipes, and a copper base. At prices as low as $30CAD the performance gained by this cooler make it a great value. I only have small issues from my time with the cooler. The first is that if you mount the cooler on most boards with the heat pipes running towards the front there is a good chance you are going to block one of the ram sockets. Thankfully this wasn't an issue for me. The second issue is that it isn't as stylish or sexy as other coolers that can be found out there. If you have a window on your case and like to look in and see a nice sexy set up inside, I might suggest something along the lines of the Zalman CNPS-9700LED. I've decided to go with an after market cooler for my rig. This doesn't mean it is required. The stock CPU cooler is actually not that bad. With this overclock found in this article you should be able to get by with the stock cooler just fine. But that I leave up to you. Some have managed to go much further with only the stock cooler. You may take that as food for thought.

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