Sign in with Sign up | Sign in Your question  E5200 setback by
mobo?  Last response: in Overclocking  I just bought a new CPU
and mobo; E5200 and a P5KPL-AM. I can only manage E5200 to
stably OC to 3ghz. At 3.1ghz it passes prime but fails in
3DMark06 and Orthos and leads to BSOD. It also crashed in the
game Left4Dead.  So now I'm wondering is it my motherboard
that's the main setback atm?  It's very limited in terms of
OCing. I can only set the FSB and multiplier. (Set to 246*12.5
atm for 3.075ghz) This is the most stable config I can have.  I
can only add on 150mv in the BIOS at the most and I can't change
any other things.  So is it my mobo that's holding it back? Is
there any way I could test this?  If it is the case, then is it
worth getting a slightly more expensive mobo and selling this
one to perhaps? (Such as getting the P31/35 mobos)  More about :
e5200 setback mobo  Without voltage adjusts, you're pretty much
stuck at with .15v can give you. 3.1ghz is about right with what
near stock voltages can d