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The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!
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skidme
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9. August 2005 @ 14:17 |
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9. August 2005 @ 19:57 |
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might be worth looking at the new amd sempron 3400 and a 754 mobo, the new sempron 3400 is 64 bit so a good budget chip, unfortunatley the 754 mobo will limit you for future upgrades, but hey have a look.
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=706
if your current graphics cards fast enough maybe your way forward
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Alien13
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9. August 2005 @ 21:59 |
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Ok will have to see what my dad thinks :)
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Alien13
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9. August 2005 @ 22:22 |
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11. August 2005 @ 02:26 |
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just a thought , isnt this thread supposed to be about overclocking =o)
alien 13 try phoning around say 20 shops ask all of their advice explaining your budget and what you want to acheive.
this will arm you best for making the decision.
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Alien13
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11. August 2005 @ 02:33 |
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Yeah thats a good idea, or email? And yeah sorry for high jacking the thread :(
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ppiper
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11. August 2005 @ 06:22 |
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Slapped in my X2 4400 dual core in my neo2 yesterday and this thing loves it. Got it up to 270x10 and it screams. Got it up to 290x9 also but ill stick with 260ish on the 10 multi. Love this chip if u guys are upgrading the X2 3800 is only about 400 bucks and you wont be dissapointed these things smoke a p4 in multitasking. I can encode/decode a movie and load about a 1000 songs in media player and do
ANYTHING else at the same time without a hiccup. Link at 1:1
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=31818
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13. August 2005 @ 14:07 |
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Amongst all your dual-core double threaded 64-bit goodness, spare a thought for those who aren't so lucky...
And anyway how far do you think I can overclock my CPU?
Current temperatures (Idle in normal room temp)
Mobo: 29ºC (84ºF)
CPU: 54.5ºC (128ºF)
Hard disks: 29/34ºC (84/93ºF)
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skidme
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13. August 2005 @ 16:06 |
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Wow at 54.5 C you're already running pretty hot. You're gonna need some cooling before you can OC...
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14. August 2005 @ 03:03 |
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Quote:
Mobo: 29ºC (84ºF)
CPU: 54.5ºC (128ºF)
Hard disks: 29/34ºC (84/93ºF)
they i agree that your running hot there, guessing by your temps your in a room around 30-35º,have you given your system a blast through with some compressed air(if your cpu heatsink is clogged)
and if not get yourself a 'ThermalRight SI-97' and a nice quiet fan, the specs are here if you want a look - http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_si97.htm
also worth getting some artice silver 5 between the hsink and processor.
and for greater overclocking performance i would recommend moving away from your pc2700 memory up some nice geil PC4000 Ultra Platinum, its not too expensive but you will gain more speed because you wont need to use restrictive memory dividers as its rated at 500Mhz
are you currently running at totaly stock speeds?
im not sure how far you can push the via chipset onboard with the over clock. my older mobo with the via chipset hardly ever had problems and i found it quite easy to clock. just dont make too big leaps in the fsb, and monitor those temps, also try getting some round ide cables if you havent already to improve the airflow through your case.
and if you want good advice on it try www.overclockers.co.uk fab shop next day delivery and great after sales.
gl with this keep us posted, also what is your budget for this so we can advise on upgrades easier :)
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romba
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18. August 2005 @ 18:04 |
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I want to toy around with my old PC
its a 1.2 ghz Celeron with 384 mb RAM
How do I unluck it so it lets me overclock?
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merlin112
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19. August 2005 @ 07:00 |
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For the round IDE cable thing in ck5134's post, I have had good luck just folding the normal IDE cable every five wires and tie wrapping. It's cheaper too.
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skidme
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20. August 2005 @ 18:12 |
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Hey Guys,
I've got a question about my OC'ed Proc(in sig).I got it up to 2616MHz at 1.47 Vcore. At no load it runs at 40*C. At full load it goes up to 52*C. I'm just wondering, does this seem like a safe OverClock? Thx for your advice.
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21. August 2005 @ 04:53 |
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skidme, it is rather high in the temp department, but if your system is 100% stable the overclock should be ok, suprised it produces that much heat at 1.47v, are you still on a stock cooler?
ive overclocked my 3000 venice up to 288x9 - 2592 and used it like it for a week, my temp maxed out at 42º
ive dropped it back down to 275x9 - 2475 as the benchmarks were getting higher scores do to less in the way of memory dividers.
but my processor hasnt gone over 42º even running prime95, whats the ambient temp around your comp?
FX8120 @ 4.5Ghz 1.3v,Asrock 970 extreme 3,8 gig crucial ballistix 1600 @ 1866, thermalright true spirit 140, 120gb Sandisk extreme ssd, 3TB second drive. Hd4830. Corsair Hx520 PSU.
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skidme
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21. August 2005 @ 05:27 |
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Yea the temp outside my case is very hot. Around 80*F I'd say. I have an aftermarket cooler-Thermaltake AMD K8 Venus. Right now I'm running Prime 95 torture test and the temp is steady ar 53*C. Other than the temps, it's a very stable clock. I got a 13 fps increase in Counterstrike: Source, which IMO is pretty good...
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21. August 2005 @ 05:57 |
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well if your system is stable and capable of running prime then i guess youve got a good clock :)
i guess the next thing is for you to move somewhere cooler to drop the temps lol
i have seen ppl in other forums saying their cpu is running in the low 50's so i guess its ok, but do keep it in mind that if its running hot the life of the cpu will be diminished :(
what ram are you using btw?
did you have the teething probs with the msi bios until the latest release or were you one of the lucky ones?
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21. August 2005 @ 06:05 |
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damn i just checked my external temps and they are the same as yours, prehaps you are running hot there, your cpu voltage is lower than mine , i think mines at about 1.52v and its generation less heat. i must admit i love this vapochill micro, it keeps the temps low even under extreme loads, dropped my temps over the stock hs/fan by 12ºc when overclocked, it might be worth you removing your heatsink and giving it a fresh artic silver coating, and then burn it in for a week or so before re overclocking.
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skidme
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21. August 2005 @ 10:41 |
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I don't think an Arctic Silver re-application is a good idea right now...The processor might still be burning in a previous application of Shin-Etsu thermal grease(whatever that is). As for my RAM, it is a piece of poo...I didn't feel like buying more ram, so I removed my GIG of PC3200 Dual Channel ram from my Compaq, and used it in my Motherboard...
So anyway for now I am returning my comp to stock speeds. As I type this, I am running at 39*C, so that's not too bad. Oh and I also have one more question. When I OC do you think I should use CoreCenter, or do it straight from bios?
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21. August 2005 @ 13:58 |
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better to do it from the bios, mind you saying that with my processor clocked it doesnt always cold boot, and sometimes requires a tap of the reset switch to get it to post, but hey i dont mind that, im quite happy having to flick the reset switch to have my processor out performing an fx53's stock speeds.
one thing i have noticed about corecenter is that it has less voltage options than the bios and offcourse you are limited to the dynamic overclocking which is only a max of 11%. there is the advantage of using the dynamic overclocking from the bios and corecenter and that is your processor onlt gets overclocked in times of heavy load. so i guess its down to personal preferance.
so i guess its how fast you want to go / how long you want your processor to last. the choice is yours =o)>
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skidme
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22. August 2005 @ 18:14 |
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HOLY WOW!!! Overclocking makes a huge difference in grapihcs performance. When I OC'ed my proc from BIOS by 7%, my 3dMARK05 score went from 4500 to 7317. Thats a pretty awesome difference. I think running the CPU like this might be worth the reduced life, but like you said, it only gets OC'ed in times of strain. As I write this, the temp is steady at 42*C, but checking right after the test it was 52*C. Not too bad I think. I may just leave it like this for the next few days as it's not supposed to get too hot. Also do you think I should get some more RAM, as IMO my system is mainly held back by it?
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djspida5
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22. August 2005 @ 19:14 |
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Hi, just a regular newbie here.
Eh, I'm trying to OC my AMD Athlon XP 2800+ and yes, it's a barton. So, more than likely it's locked. But, yes, I'm trying to Overclock it, and I need some tips on doing so. My current system is;
ASUS A7V400-MX Mobo
512 DDR333 System memory
AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Barton ver. running at 2083Mhz Vcore 1.5v FSB116Mhz
80GB Western Digital HDD
500 Watt Power supply
Hmm, if I'm missing anything else, please tell me and I will post info. I tried overclocking it to 200mhz FSB, but nothing happens, the monitor light just blinks, no image on screen, as well ... Am I doing something wrong?
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23. August 2005 @ 08:40 |
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skidme what memory are you running at the moment? i guess when you were manualy overclocking it was very restrictive on your memory with dividers and slack timings, if you got some nice fast geil PC4400 Ultra Platinum CAS3 , which is rated at 550mhz youll reduce the bottle neck and then youll see your system realy fly, not bad on the price dept either £127 inc vat for 1 gig of this stuff.
even the geil PC4000 Ultra Platinum CAS2.5 is a good buy rated at 500mhz it would also reduce the bottle neck effect and be a little cheaper at £101 inc vat.
djspida5
The ASUS A7V400-MX is not an overclocking motherboard, and you can only change the external frequency (i.e. FSB) and not the multiplier. so going by this it doesnt realy matter that you have a locked core processor, the best way to do it, would be to lower your memory speed to say 133mhz in the bios , then slowly increase your fsb say in 5 mhz increments, until you find you cant boot, then drop back down 5mz and use that as your highest fsb speed, then its just getting your memory speed to its maximum, as your only running pc2700 ram i would recomend that you change it for a higher speed atleast pc3200, otherwise the memory will hold back any speed you might be able to push your cpu to. jumping to 200 fsb is a very big jump, you probibly couldnt mainly because of your memory being overclocked way out of its operational frequency range.
good luck :)
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djspida5
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23. August 2005 @ 13:56 |
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Ahh, I see, thanks :D
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eddieo10
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2. September 2005 @ 02:06 |
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HI
can someone tell me what the best settings for my RAM fsb would be:
System 2800+ barton core with locked multiplier
standard fsb is 166 *2 to give 333mhz
i have pc3200 ram i.e 400mhz
Motherboard is gigabyte 7series pro2
if i overclock the system to say 175fsb is it best to run the RAM at 100% of the fsb i.e. 350mhz so there is a 1:1 ratio between the cpu and the RAM or should i set the bios RAM speed multiplier to say 120% to get 420mhz? In other words is it best to run the ram as fast as possible or should i be trying to match the speed to that of the cpu.
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dan1677
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2. September 2005 @ 03:03 |
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Not sure I need to think about OC'ing my cpu yet but I want to tinker around with it. I tried using A.I.NOS at 3% and in some games it caused the PC to turn itself off. The last thing I want to do is damage the CPU as it's just cost me £700! My current 3Dmark 03 score is 28'000 but I'm sure my system can do better. Maybe I need different ram? I currently have 4 sticks of 512mb PC3200 Crucial Non parity CL3. What ram is better that will not break the bank. Also after about 1 or 2 hours of gaming my CPU is running at about 55 degrees. Thanks all.
My rig: Intel Q9650 3.0Ghz, ATI Radeon 4870 X2 2048Mb, 6Mb DDR2 6400 RAM, Asus Rampage Formula X48 Motherboard.
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