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stryker23
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9. September 2005 @ 18:43 |
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I have overclocked my Athlon XP 2600 to 2.1 I think thats at somewhere around 180x11.5 I can't exactly remember right now. I'm running it on an Abit nf7 motherboard with Mushkin 3200 ram. Is that a good overclock? Can i get it higher than that? When i tried to the computer just wouldn't start and I had to reset the cmos. I know that can't be good but what does it mean? Thanks!
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10. September 2005 @ 12:50 |
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stryker23
have you tried putting your memory speed down to 166 and then slowly raising your fsb up in 5 mhz increments, you should hit 200mhz fsb using the memory at that speed :)
when you reach the point that your system wont boot back the fsb off 5mhz and try running prime 95 over night to check stability
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stryker23
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10. September 2005 @ 14:26 |
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How do I set the memory to 166 exactly? I can set its timings to optimal which is as low as they will go, and set the ratio between the memory and the cpu to auto and I can get higher. I actually got to 210 before the computer wouldn't boot instead I got the blue screen/memory dump thing when it tried to bring the o/s up and from their I had to back it down to 198 to make it run stable with prime 95. So does this mean this is as high as I can o/c with this memory, or will it go higher if I can set the memory lower? Or will it not be worth it to have slower memory and a faster cpu? I'm pretty new to this an really just going on the very little I know, so any suggestion would be appreciated.
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10. September 2005 @ 18:36 |
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i have a question about cpu temp's. i overclocked my amd athlon xp 2800+ (barton core) from 2.08 to 2.15 upping the fsb from 166 to 172. then i ran a stress test. i ran it for half an hour, and the hottest teh cpu diode got was 93c. the cpu sensor on the mobo never got above 65c. i was wondering if those are safe levels or not. the mobo has cpu overheating protection (it's an asus a7n8x deluxe v.2) and it has triggered before, but i don't know what the temp was. at idle it seems like it's around 50c for the mobo cpu sensor, and 67-68c for the cpu diode temp. since the mobo has the cpu overheat protection, would it be safe to try and overclock it slowly till the cpu overheats and restarts?
oh, btw the stress test i used is called burn* or something like that. it puts 100% cpu usage untill i close it.
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11. September 2005 @ 01:46 |
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Woah! That's hot and a very quick way of killing your cpu!
I don't know what temp my cpu gets upto when I'm rendering using 3D Studio but it gets nowhere near 93. More like 50 - 60. 93 degrees can't be good for it.
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11. September 2005 @ 08:54 |
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93*C??? Are you sure thats not Fahrenheit? At 93*C your comp should be way too hot for you to put ur hand in it. Try that. Also the temp sensors may have gotten messed up...
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11. September 2005 @ 09:21 |
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stryker23
try putting the memory to 5/4 ratio with the cpu this should give you a little more overhead with the overclock. so if you have your fsb set to 200mhz the ram should be running at 160mhz therefore giving you a little more overhead if you clock is limited by your memory.
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the max i like my old barton to get to is about 65ºc as amd recomend 80ºc as the max for these chips i believe.
get an aftermarket cpu cooler and get some case fans to get some air flow in there. it sounds like your pc's case is air tight lol
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11. September 2005 @ 10:12 |
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the 93c is from the cpu diode, that's built into the chip. the other is what everyone else uses for the temperature, which is the sensor under the cpu. so yeah, the absolute hottest it has ever gotten is 65c i belive the safty kicks in at about 70-75c
so i belive that it is safe for it to be running like that. since the max it ever gets under full load is 65c. actually, after cleaning it out a bit, it's running 49c from the sensor under the cpu. which is pretty cool considering that's what it does stock
actually, the sensor under the cpu is reading 48 now under normal usage, and the cpu diode is reading 65 under normal usage. which is the same as it does stock. oh, and as for fans, i have 3 case fans, 2 psu fans, and the cpu fan
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11. September 2005 @ 15:18 |
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i get my temp from the cpu diode my foxconn board doesnt have a diode under the socket, using it now running prime too and idle was 32ºc under full load its topping at 43ºc (30ºc ambient)with the carnival cooler, with stock it only reached 65ºc once thats when i got the carnival.
whats your room ambient temperature? still sounding hot
hmmm 95ºf sounds like the proper reading thats 35ºc, 95ºc your chip will be drasticaly hurting itself, and will only run for about 6 months before popping.
ask on the amd forums about temps, they will tell ya that
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11. September 2005 @ 16:35 |
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well, room temp is room temp. around 75-80f right now i'm running prime 95 with the stock settings. the cpu socket is reading 53c and the cpu diode is reading 76c. i'm using stock cooling for the heatsink and such, and i have 3 case fans.
i just opened my case and to my horror, my heatsink was choked by dust. i cleaned it out, and now under idle/normal loads, it runs at 45c and that's overclocked to 2.15. i'm testing it at 2.2ghz with 1.8v oh. i for my 2.15 setup, i had to up the voltage to 1.7 to keep it stable in prime95, any lower and it would get a rounding error. if things go well and it can pass at least the first 2 or 3 tests without getting too high, i may let it burn for 12 hours tommorow. if it ever hits 65c, i have it set to automatically shut down the computer.
so far it's running prime95 with no problems. it's maximum cpu temp is 60c and it's stable there. i can get it cooler tommorow when i get back from school by cleaning out the heatsink a bit more
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15. September 2005 @ 11:49 |
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i've had prime95 running since 7:00am it is now 3:45pm and it's still running it, and has passed every test. and according to my cpu monitor, it has never ever gotten higher than 63c right now it's still testing, and it's current temp is 60c. pretty good for only having a stock heatsink and fan, while running it at 2.2ghz with 1.8v
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16. September 2005 @ 06:05 |
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hehe mines running faster with 1.6 volts :o) the cooler you can get your cpu the less voltage you will need to push it further, and it also extends its life just spend £14 around $26 on a decent heat sink its worth it in the long run
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16. September 2005 @ 09:43 |
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well i tried using less voltage, sure the temp was lower, but it wasn't running very happily. it would fail prime95 after 4 minutes
athlon xp 2800+ 2.21ghz (177x12.5 at 1.8v)
48c idle, 61c full load
Asus A7N8X Deluxe V2
512mb pc3200 ram
Radeon 9200 graphics card
20gb hdd from a gateway performance 1000
120gb seagate hdd
Kingwin 450watt psu
Antec Soho server case with 3 fans (2 exhaust on the back, one intake on the door)
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16. September 2005 @ 10:46 |
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erm as i explained before, you need to get a new cpu cooler that cools better than your stock one, by getting this it will allow your cpu to run cooler which will allow your cpu to run at a lower voltage stable.
resistance
the more heat a circuit produces , the more voltage is required, as when a circuit gets hot the resistance goes up due to the molecules being further apart in the conductor, by reducing the temperature the molecules become less spaced out and you need less voltage to get the circuit running properly.have a look in your physics school book it will probibly explain better than i can on here.
i hope this helps you understand the need for a new cooler :)
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16. September 2005 @ 12:06 |
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lol i know plenty about physics to know what you're talkin about. well for now, it's ok, since the temperatures aren't getting insanly hot. i'm just glad that with this setup, it runs cooler than it did when it was all set at stock. i cleaned it before i overclocked anything. so, for now, temperature wise, it's doing good, since it ran fine at these temps with it's stock settings before it was cleaned. i think i already mentioned about me getting better cooling equip. if my dad okay's it (his comp, he said i could do whatever to it, but i dunno how he would react to me wanting a new h/s and fan. probably wouldn't care)
athlon xp 2800+ 2.21ghz (177x12.5 at 1.8v)
48c idle, 61c full load
Asus A7N8X Deluxe V2
512mb pc3200 ram
Radeon 9200 graphics card
20gb hdd from a gateway performance 1000
120gb seagate hdd
Kingwin 450watt psu
Antec Soho server case with 3 fans (2 exhaust on the back, one intake on the door)
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27. September 2005 @ 14:58 |
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I have a Compaq v2000 laptop with a Turion 64 CPU. The Pheonix BIOS gives me nothing to work with as far as overclocking goes.
I want to be able to have it overclocked when I've got it at home and sitting on a cool level surface. On the road I realize the fans can get blocked and such. It runs at 1.6GHz now, and I've had it running at 100% it's capacity for two hours and it maintains a steady 63 degrees celcius on the AMD Dashboard.
WHy is the BIOS so locked up? And I don't really care about anything but gettin git unlocked at clocked up a little bit.
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27. September 2005 @ 15:59 |
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28. September 2005 @ 06:09 |
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Those programs will tweak the Turion too? I'll check into here, but if anyone knows off the top of their head
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28. September 2005 @ 06:23 |
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The link and info is perfect, but I can't find clockgen for Turion processors anywhere.
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28. September 2005 @ 12:25 |
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can you tell me what chipset the motherboard uses in your laptop, as clockgen is written for specific motherboard chipsets.
However i have read that you shouldnt even overclock turion's.
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=52793
Read the 2nd post, although reading past the blokes punctuation is a bit awkward.
But if you are sure you want to overclock, get pc wizard from this link http://www.cpuid.org/pcwizard.php Get the motherboard information from your pc, then look at the clockgen downloads page to see if there is a compatible version.
PS The information is out there, you just to look carefully , google and persistance rule out in the end =o)
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28. September 2005 @ 13:12 |
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Motherboard: Manufacturer- Quanta, Model- 3093 47.0D, Chipset- ATI Radeon RS480 Rev. 01 Southbridge- ATI SB400
The link that was provided me by another user up above, was specific to the v2000 and suggested that the upcoming turions were goign to be perfect for overclocking. Now, we have no idea what kind aof laptop that guy in your link was talking about. I saw that site too and checked it out, but who knows what build of a laptop he had, if it was a crappy cooling set up or he custom made his laptop improperly. All I know is I can try a little bit.
My CPU tops out a 63 degree celsius after 2 hours of dvd encoding 100% CPU usage. It never goes any higher than 63 degrees celcius, even after that second hour, it hit 63 in a half hour i'd say. I use the AMD powernow dasboard for the readings.
That is pretty stable temp, and is really ripe for overclocking. two hours of 100% usage and it can't go over 63 degrees celcius is awesome.
This CPU is worth clocking a little bit. The only true concern once it is clocked, is you always have to use it a nice flat level surface to make sure the fan and heatsink can work their magic. I've pushed 70 degrees celcius after awhile of browsiung the internet in powersave mode, but it was sitting on my lap with 0, and i mean 0 airflow.
The CPU is perfect for clocking just a little bit. You have to remeber it is probally the same chip as the higher end ML, just set up diff for supply and demand of the cheaper chips. They'll take a ML-40 or something similar and set it to play like a ML-30 (Except for the cache size difference in some), because the ML-30 is a huge mid-range seller and outstrips demand for it. This concept is the heart of overclocking.
I can see where it would be dangerous to start clocking the ML-37 or ML-40, like the guy in your link has. But the ML-30 should undoubtedly be able to clock to at least the ML-37 range. Again, it's probally the same chip, just locked up with the Pheonix BIOS to sell cheaper. And the v2000 has proved very proficent in cooling, leveling off at a steady temp of 63 at 100% CPU usage for hours. I've already contacted clockgen about gettin gthe program for it.
Other people should to, to get them to release it. They have clock gen alot of other laptops.
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28. September 2005 @ 13:44 |
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have you checked the RS480M2-IL chipset version it is an ati based version of clockgen all be it for an msi board, but it might be worth taking a look.
if it doesnt come up with the sliders for the fsb then i guess it is incompatible
oops there the link to the download http://www.cpuid.org/cg.php?cgid=ICS951412
mind you do this at your own risk.
you said that your processor was running at 65ºc you need to bare in mind, thermal throtelling will probibly kick in around those temps which may limit any possible overclock. :o(
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Having clockgen for your for your specific mobo is probally important, I'll keep it in mind until clockgen get's back to me. Thanks, if they don't come up with anything I'll try it.
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9. October 2005 @ 10:44 |
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hello all i have just put to gether a gaming rig that has all the goodies below in sig. i am curently running xp home. bios version is f4 i am looking for some good overclock setting for this set up if any one has a good bios config that they would like to share that would be great. i have been playing with it a but i am not totaly adept at oc yet.
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9. October 2005 @ 20:27 |
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Can you OC DDR2 pc4200 memory? Mines running at 533mhz i was wondering if i can bump it up any more?
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