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The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!
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3. August 2006 @ 00:43 |
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core 2 dou and asus board for me p4 for my moma thanx for the help
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3. August 2006 @ 00:45 |
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You're welcome, enjoy your core2!
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3. August 2006 @ 07:09 |
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I went with ASUS cuz i knew they are the best
I cover my bases...
1)Xbox w/xecuter 2.6 solderless
2)Ps2 (slim) w/DMS4 Lite
3)Ps2 V7 w/DMS4 Lite and 200 Gig Maxtor HDD
4)GC w/qoob pro
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3. August 2006 @ 12:28 |
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Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 3. August 2006 @ 12:44
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3. August 2006 @ 13:00 |
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Yeah they pretty much are, don't rely on them for tech support, but they are very good so you shouldn't need tech support!
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s3a
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7. August 2006 @ 10:20 |
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who cares bout tech support!? if ur an afterdawnian, u dont got to worry bout that! All you need is warranty...
If I insult you...don't get offended...my insults are "friendly insults"...I know this sounds stupid (ridiculous) but I am fet up of writing, "no offense" in my posts...
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7. August 2006 @ 10:23 |
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From my experience with asus tech support, they were far better than average. Great products to boot.
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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7. August 2006 @ 10:48 |
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Then you're one of the lucky ones mort, well done! I agree with you on principle, s3a, but you still need to organise a return via warranty should you ever need one!
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s3a
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10. August 2006 @ 13:07 |
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I am just curious to know how much can I overclock my Intel 630? (while keeping it stable)(read my sig for more information)
P.S.
I don't see myself overclocking anything at any time soon but its good to know things in advance!
P.S. #2
When you overclock a Dual-Core CPU, is it true that it acts as a single core but with a higher clock speed? (I just made this up as a theory in my dream, isnt that funny?)
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You know Dolphin? The gamecube emulator that actually works! Well...I have Star Fox Assault for gamecube and and it works at 1.something files per second!! In the requirements it says find the fastest CPU possible and have 256 MB RAM and a gfx card which mine is better than the required one(s)...well, my cpu (3 Ghz) is working at its hardest and I get approx. 1.5 fps! So...to get 30 fps, I would need a 60 Ghz CPU???!!! There must be a way to code it for less "requiring"!! (not that that has anything to do with what I am asking, really)
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What exactly do CPU's accomplish in games? AI, and enough power to "support" the graphics card etc? Is that all?
P.S. #5 (off-topic question)
Is it technically possible for the ASUS P5GDC DELUXE mo-bo to get a bios upgrade allowing it to use ddr and ddr2 ram simultaneously? (because now it's one or the other)
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Is it possible to overclock my 400 Mhz RAM to say 533 Mhz? (not that I want to...yet)
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If I overclock my future graphic card (ATI SAPHIRE RADEON X1600 PRO, 256 MB) to its maximum stable capacity, will I see a noticeable difference in performance?
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10. August 2006 @ 14:45 |
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1. You could OC it quite a bit, with the right adjustments, good cooling, memory and power.
2. No.
3. Look for a different graphics plug-in.
4. AI, Physics, layout, telling the graphics card which textures to process, probably more than those.
5. no because DDR RAM is 184-pin, DDR2 RAM is 240-pin, they won't fit unless you have both slots. If the board has both slots, it should be ready to start with (but NEVER mix them)
6. Possibly, depends what sort of RAM it is.
7. Probably not, GPU OCs are very slight compared to CPUs.
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s3a
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11. August 2006 @ 21:42 |
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Read my sig for specs...how much can I overclock my 630? 4 Ghz? 4.5 Ghz? Can I lower clock it to 2.8 Ghz? By the way, I went in the bios and I took a quick look and I can't change the frequency!! Is it because it is OEM! As stupid as it sounds, I read somewhere here on AD that you can't play with OEM CPU's clock speeds!!!!!! Or is this all because my look was too quick?
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I thought the CPU was getting less and less important because Gfx cards have GPU's which I thought was for not using the CPU! Am I getting it wrong somehow?!
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No!!!!! I went as far as having dreams of having 6 GB of RAM in my comp!!! Are you 100% sure, I can't use DDR and DDR2 RAM simultaneously in the future? If not, then this mo-bo is a waste of money! I paid to get DDR2, for nothing!
P.S. #3
How long will my system last (minimum requirements for future games) in terms of RAM if I have 4 GB DDR 400 Mhz Ram (PC3200)? 10 years?
If I insult you...don't get offended...my insults are "friendly insults"...I know this sounds stupid (ridiculous) but I am fet up of writing, "no offense" in my posts...
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11. August 2006 @ 22:44 |
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I haven't looked up the specs on your mobo but an asus delux board should allow you to adjust the frequency. If not you can't OC unless it will allow you to lock the AGP/PCI and then OC by percentages eg 5%, 10%, 20% etc. There should be a place to change it to manual then you increase or decrease the frequency using the + and - keys on your keyboard. You could probably OC to around 3.4 - 3.6 ghz. You may have to loosen up your memory timings. It might also require a good aftermarket cpu h/s & fan. Anything over 2 gb of ram is pretty much overkill.
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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12. August 2006 @ 02:00 |
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630s aren't the best for overclocking, so with the absolute best motherboard power supply and memory you might be looing at, ooh I dunno, 3.8? You can play with OEM CPus, it's OEM MOTHERBOARDS such as the ones that come with premade PCs that stop you modifying frequencies.
PS1: Yep! GPUS only process graphics, they may eventually process physics but not much so yet, the CPU is left to process both categories of physics (the first type is what you can walk over - stopping you walking through walls and falling through floors, and the second type is processing what images to produce if something gets blown up - i.e. if you shoot a barrel of toxic acid - it will make a fiery explosion, if you shoot a non-toxic barrel, it may just fall over). Not only physics but also the Artificial intelligence of all your enemies, and the orchestration of what graphics to produce when they appear, the GPU just renders that. The CPU still does a lot.
PS2: You can't use DDR1 & DDR2 at the same time, I'm sorry. The only way of getting more than 4GB of RAM at present is to either get a server (LOL) or to use 2GB memory modules - rare and expensive things!
PS3: All depends on what you're to do, if you expect to be able to play games at reasonable resolutions, between 3 and 5 years, depending on what your tolerance is, but that's 3-5 years from the conception of the technology. The X600 was conceived in 2004 as a midrange card, and that P4 performance level could be achieved in 2003, so a lot of that is already up.
I agree with Mort on the RAM, at the moment that's not something that's going to need changing any time soon. Once Vista comes along, 4GB and shortly 8GB of RAM will be needed, but not until.
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12. August 2006 @ 02:22 |
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Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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12. August 2006 @ 03:20 |
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12. August 2006 @ 03:22 |
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It's OK but I'd recommend an Arctic Freezer 64 Pro for any K8.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185125
It's better than my Zalman, and that can cool my X2 to 47C under full load. Bearing in mind that Spire could only cool a low-end single core to 47C under full load, the Zalman is significantly better, and that Arctic better still, and it's cheap!
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15. August 2006 @ 02:02 |
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Sorry to interupt anything but, here's a noobish question for you guys. I've been searching everywhere for this and have found no anwsers.
Can I overclock my Intel Pentium M? I mean is it possible? Been reading alot on OC'ing and it seems an Intel mobo can't be overclocked but, does that also mean I can't overclock my processor?
If so can someone tell me where to start...something to search using Google...a link? Anything will be of great help.
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15. August 2006 @ 02:06 |
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I've not looked into OCing laptops much. The power consumption goes up, and with a battery that could cause some major problems. Intel boards aren't great for overclocking, but if I remember rightly you may be able to change the multiplier on your CPU.
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15. August 2006 @ 02:17 |
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I'm not really worried about the battery as I have almost made this thing a desktop. I never take it anywhere. But, incase I want to can I "un-clock" it. :)
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if I remember rightly you may be able to change the multiplier on your CPU.
How can I go about learning how to do that?
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15. August 2006 @ 02:19 |
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Have a read through this thread! However, the BIOS is a good place to start.
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15. August 2006 @ 02:26 |
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Not all of it. It's a big thread! :)
As for the BIOS, it's what I would call, locked. There's really nothing there except for some minor changing options: Date, Time, IDE Config, Boot Settings and Power Settings.
Again, can overclocking be reversed? If not, I'll give up even trying. ;)
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15. August 2006 @ 02:27 |
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Yes of course, you can change things back. If the BIOS is locked up tight (and I'd expect that of a laptop, especially if it's a major brand one) then you're looking at perhaps a software application to do it.
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15. August 2006 @ 02:37 |
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Oh, so it can be unlocked. I read somewhere it could not be because it was an Intel mobo. Could you recommend any (safe) apps?
I'll read through this thread later tonight to see if I can come up with any links or other help.
Thanks for the info!
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15. August 2006 @ 02:47 |
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I'm not saying the BIOS can be unlocked, it might be, but it's definitely a possiblity to use a software program to do the overclocking for you.
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charb
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15. August 2006 @ 07:47 |
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hi guys, i was woundering if i would be able to upgrade my BIOS so i can increase the bus speed? i have is set now to the max of 1.5*300= 450Mhz bus. i want to be able to get to 533 or more if possible.
thanx alot
P.S my multiplyer is locked at 1.5 so i'm stuck whith the megaherz tuning
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