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The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!
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bakbukkem
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9. December 2005 @ 14:36 |
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I was wondering about that too, but never really looked into it. Is it really true Opteron has half the HT speed of that of the A64 (1GHz vs. 2 GHz)?? Damn! But how much performance difference will that mean in the real world I wonder ?
For now I'm assuming the A64 3800+ X2 and the Opteron 170 will OC about equally well. With the right cpu-(and case-)cooling that extra heat from the bigger L-2 cache shouldn't be a limiting factor in how far those processors can be overclocked I think. After all isn't it the processor core that determines that?..
CK5134 said what I was thinking already: "the venus core opterons are 100% identical to the san diego athlon 64's".
They can also both be installed on the same S939 boards.
So why then does AMD half the HTT on the Opteron (or double it on the Athlon64)??
Suppose you have a S939 computer running an Athlon64 San Diego and then exchange the cpu to an Opteron at the same clock speed...
Both cpu's are identical, both have the full 1MB of cache enabled, and the rest of the computer of course also remains unchanged. The only change then would be the HTT (form 2GHz to 1GHz). Would I notice a decrease in system performance? Looking purely at the 'numbers' you would have to think YES, but I wonder.
Have any of you guys ever tried such an 'experiment' ??
You know what...I'm just gonna get me a new system and BOTH of those processors, test both scenarios for a while, and then report back to y'all ;-) LOL
Bukkem
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9. December 2005 @ 18:47 |
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I don't know, because I have never used or seen anyone use an opteron. I do know that Opterons are designed for servers and are designed to perform better around 8GB+ of memory, and extensive demands from different users all at the same time. Not with desktops in mind.
"With the right cpu-(and case-)cooling that extra heat from the bigger L-2 cache shouldn't be a limiting factor in how far those processors can be overclocked I think. After all isn't it the processor core that determines that?.."
Damn, why don't you just read the posts above. Everythgin on die decides overclockign and yes, the double L2 will make a nticable clockign difference, you will be stopped sooner in the same conditions you could have gone farther with Athlon.
Fanboy is a term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a single subject. This generally is followed by the devotion and support even when proved wrong.
Anecdotal, by my definition, it's the way too many people here think. It's also all the evidence you have.
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21. December 2005 @ 16:05 |
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Any word on how to overclock the Turions form AMD. I have an ML-28 1.6GHz I'd liek to bump up once in awhile while at my desk, but I can't find a BIOS or clockgen program to unlock the voltage and multi.
Fanboy is a term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a single subject. This generally is followed by the devotion and support even when proved wrong.
Anecdotal, by my definition, it's the way too many people here think. It's also all the evidence you have.
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My advice: Wait for PS3.
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ovrclockd
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1. January 2006 @ 19:16 |
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opterons are overclockable.
i use older athlon mp's since their multipliers are unlocked and overclock as much as i can with phase cooling
Gigabyte GA-7DPXDW-P (Supports AGP 4x/2x only)
2x AMD Athlon MP 2800+ (2133MHz with 512kb L2 Cache) overclocked to 3190MHz (both)
4x 512MB Kingston PC2900 Ram overclocked to 204MHz
Phase II watercooling system
GeForce 6600LE 256MB at 660MHz (4x)
450Watt PS generic
cost about 600$ total. Gets 36302 MIPS and 12888 MFlops (doesnt support SSE2)
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1. January 2006 @ 20:05 |
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How do you put your PC specs on your reply?
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2. January 2006 @ 09:58 |
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That's done via a signiature, normally, so in the "my account" tab.
FOUR 6600s? How well does that perform??
I quite like the idea of a 3.2Ghz Core speed for any AMD processor, and at that configuration level it's insane. How did you get it for only $600?
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burksdb
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23. January 2006 @ 05:00 |
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HI, i am trying to oveclock my cpu (Amd 2800+ Barton {unlocked}) but i have have tried like 30 different combinations of frequency and multiplier and voltage an i cant seem to get anyhing to work, does any one have an idea. if need more info just ask.
My Current setup:
166 mhz
12.5X
1.625v
Running at 2.083
Asus A7N8x-E Deluxe board
Amd 2800+ Barton (Unlocked)
2x 512 md pc3200. Starteck nvr heard of.
Asylum Geforce Fx 5200, 256mb, my old card was stolen
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23. January 2006 @ 06:49 |
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Described what won't won't work, how, when, where, why... and what you did to get it to not work and by what increment etc etc etc
Fanboy is a term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a single subject. This generally is followed by the devotion and support even when proved wrong.
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burksdb
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23. January 2006 @ 16:07 |
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ok umm all the changes i have tried to make were in the bios, under advanced chipsets. I dont really know about increments, i have tried raising the freq up from 166 to 200, (100/166/200) and left the multiplier alone at 12.5x but my post says it fails and the screen wont come on, umm here is wht i have tried.
200 200 166 166 200 200 200 200 200
12.5 14 12 12 13 13.5 10.5 11 9.5
1.650 1.825 1.650 1.825 1.825 1.850 1.825 1.825 1.650
166 166 200 200 200 166 166 200 166
13 13.5 10.5 9.5 12.5 14 13 13 13
1.850 1.700 1.650 1.625 1.850 1.825 1.825 1.825 1.675
166 200 166 166 200 200 166
10.5 9.0x17.0 7.0x15.0 7.0x15.0 12.5 12.5 13.5
1.625 1.850 1.700 1.850 1.800 1.825 1.850
well thats what i have tried so far. theres more options i can try but i dont know. i dont know if my memory needs to be adjusted or wht, can some one help me
Asus A7N8x-E Deluxe board
Amd 2800+ Barton (Unlocked)
2x 512 md pc3200. Starteck nvr heard of.
Asylum Geforce Fx 5200, 256mb, my old card was stolen
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burksdb
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24. January 2006 @ 07:10 |
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ok ok i have messed with it some more and came up with
182
12.5
1.700
this config is running at 2.83ghz
i cant seem to get anything else to work, does any one have any ideas. maybe i need to adjust my memory timings, when i boot up it shows memory running at 218 mhz Dual channel.
any one else have any ideas
Asus A7N8x-E Deluxe board
Amd 2800+ Barton (Unlocked)
2x 512 md pc3200. Starteck nvr heard of.
Asylum Geforce Fx 5200, 256mb, my old card was stolen
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cucuci
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27. January 2006 @ 12:46 |
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hi there ... I have one question ... how high shall I OC my xp2000+ on my kt600? I heard that kt600 like kt300 is not for OC ... shall I go higher than now? (2000Mhz -> 10x 200 1,650V
AMD Athlon 2000+@2000Mhz, Arctic Cooling Cooper Lite, Asus A7V600, Fortron FSP BlueStorm 400W, 512 Mb 64MX64U-33B PC2700 2.5 3 2 7, Western Digital WD800JB 80GB, Ati Radeon 9200 128MB/128biti, Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-109, Creative SB Live!, Logitech Z5500, Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450.
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27. January 2006 @ 13:14 |
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Just try incrementing the speed until you cant increment it any more, then reset back a couple of stages.
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BigCharb
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30. January 2006 @ 05:11 |
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Hey, I have a Pentium2 at 333Mhz and it's overclocked to 416 with a 86Mhz FSB. I used this realy neet program called softFSB, and you can get it at http://www.geocities.com/enigmadeadsouls/softfsb.html. ok...i know i sed a P2, but it works at my friends house and he has an AMD64 3200. I'm save'n up for a Dule-core 930 and i'm go'n to overclock'n her to 3.5...When i get the money ;)
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30. January 2006 @ 06:46 |
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Well OK, but be careful with Intel dual cores, they need ridiculous amounts of cooling to keep them running stock, I can forsee that much of an overclock a bit on the hot side. Are you sure I can't tempt you into getting an Athlon64 X2 instead?
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BigCharb
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1. February 2006 @ 03:47 |
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I'm considering an AMD X2 4200, but I hear that Intel have more head room when is comes to overclocking. I'm not too concerned about cooling because ether AMD or Intel im go'n for a liquid cooler.
Thanks for your input man
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1. February 2006 @ 08:31 |
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Nah, you heard wrong, AMD has far more headroom for overclocking.
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11. February 2006 @ 16:09 |
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amd are better overclockers amd rules!!
Dr.xp
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12. February 2006 @ 00:32 |
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Well, I challenge anyone to take an opinion like that seriously, but I agree with you wholeheartedly.
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someguy88
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8. March 2006 @ 14:25 |
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i have a p4 at 2.8 ghz and it says max speed is 3.6 cani over clock it to 3.o or even 3.2 and if yes how can i do it and well i see any difrence and is it worth it thnx
p4 2.8 1 gig ram ati 9600xt 256 asus mobo p4r800-vm 1x80gig 1x160gig psu 300 watt
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20. March 2006 @ 03:50 |
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OK here's what I have
Asus a8n-sli Mobo
Athlon64 3200+ 939 Venice DH-E6 (stock 2.0GHz)
1 gig of Kingston ddr400 pc3200 2x512
My settings right now are
CPU-2.55GHz (10x255@1.5v)
RAM-2.5-3-3-6@2.8v/213.31MHz
HTT-x4
PCI Synch-33.33
I can run this setting for gaming and evryday use for days straight without a problem. I ran Prime95 last ngiht and it lasted about 8 hours before I got an error. Should this bother me too much if it hasn't effected the performance of my tasks so far?
Also,if there's anything that can/should be changed with my settings...I'm all ears to any ideas.
OVERCLOCK SPECS
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/4224/overclock2dd.jpg
IDLE TEMPS AND VOLTS
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9339/idletemps9xf.jpg
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20. March 2006 @ 05:11 |
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If there is ever a problem (and there is, albeit after 8 hours), then chances are it will eventually catch you out when you really don't need it, like an important bit of work, or after having done a very hard section of a game, or at 99% of a video encode.
if I were you I'd try dropping it, or changing what you do, to stop the problem from occurring. 8 hours is unusually long, but if problems occur, then you need to turn something down.
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20. March 2006 @ 05:48 |
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Yeah I was thinking of going down to 2.45GHz and testing again tonight. I'll give er' a try.
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furryboo
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27. March 2006 @ 22:18 |
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I have just purchased a Asrock K7NF2-RAID motherboard. I was just wondering whether anyone knew the settings for the bios so I can get my XP2800 chip running at it's fastest. I have been told the chip can run at 2.25Ghz...
Thanks
Da_Boo
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28. March 2006 @ 01:44 |
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How fast it will run is dependent on your RAM and Heatsink. If you've got good cooling and quality memory (Kingston, Crucial, Corsair, OCZ etc) then you should go far. If you're running extra value RAM then I wouldn't expect great things.
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InvGIR
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28. March 2006 @ 01:57 |
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He's right there...I had 768MB Kingston DDR RAM in my pc, and could coverclock my AMD Athlon 64 3000+ to 2.5GHz, now that I have added two 512MB sticks of value RAM (from a pc that was being destroyed...no point in wasting...if bought I would have gotton more Kingston) I can't overclock my CPU without it crashing.
Also the more expencive the RAM you have the more you can overclock that to give your pc that little bit more of an edge...again prior to additional RAM I could run all of my pc overclocked.
I only run on a £20 coolerfan for the CPU, but have a couple of case fans aswell to increase airflow and reduce the heat build up...they are all 80mm though and so increase the noise a lot.
What I have;
AMD Althon 3000+ 2.0ghz Socket 754 - Clocked to 2.40ghz - Stable
Akasa LED cooler - AK-855-BL
Winfast NFS250 motherboard
Winfast GeForce 6200TD - Unlocked to 8 pipelines and increased mhz, better preformance than 6600vanilla
1256MB Kingston DDR RAM
500W Magna PSU - ATX500W
DVD Reader
DVD±RW
1 Blue and Red LED case fan
1 Blue, Green and Red LED case fan
What I am getting;
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