Performance of pc- OCing and stuff

dp1dp · 08-08-2005, 09:46 PM

what could i do with my mobo, cpu, ram to get better performance? I have read other forums about overclocking and the whole FSB and multiplier thing is confusing. Though I dont really plan on doing some heavy oc'ing, but want to know more about motherboards and stuff so i can have a futureproof pc. I have as follows:
Motherboard:
CPU Type -AMD Athlon 64, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3000+
Motherboard Name -Abit NF8(-V) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
Motherboard Chipset -nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb, AMD Hammer
System Memory -1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type -Award (12/07/04)
Communication Port -Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port -Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter -NVIDIA GeForce 6200 (256 MB)
3D Accelerator -nVIDIA GeForce 6200 HSI-AGP
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter -nVIDIA MCP2-S - Audio Codec Interface
Storage:
IDE Controller -NVIDIA nForce3 250 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6)
IDE Controller -NVIDIA nForce3 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6)
SCSI/RAID Controller -AXSAKI SCSI Controller
Floppy Drive -Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive -HDS722516VLAT80 (160 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive -Maxtor 6 B120P0 USB Device (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive -ST340810A (40 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive -DVDRW IDE 16X
Optical Drive -SONY DVD RW DRU-540A (DVD+RW:12x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:12x,
CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)

info links to my mobo and cpu

CPU- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1057004
MOBO- http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=244

TheChef · 08-08-2005, 09:59 PM

Did you read Praetor's OC101?

**apj101** · 08-08-2005, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheChef

Did you read Praetor's OC101?

Overclocking 101 (Oc101)

dp1dp · 08-09-2005, 10:11 PM

i like the suggested mobo section. plenty of reading. links to cooling 101 and ram 101 on there... i guess all i need to know is right there. i was kinda asking... if my system is alright, or suggestions that could make it better (for future use) without really oc'ing.

08-08-2005, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
dp1dp New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2	Performance of pc- OCing and stuff what could i do with my mobo, cpu, ram to get better performance? I have read other forums about overclocking and the whole FSB and multiplier thing is confusing. Though I dont really plan on doing some heavy oc'ing, but want to know more about motherboards and stuff so i can have a futureproof pc. I have as follows: Motherboard: CPU Type -AMD Athlon 64, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3000+ Motherboard Name -Abit NF8(-V) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN) Motherboard Chipset -nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb, AMD Hammer System Memory -1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type -Award (12/07/04) Communication Port -Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port -Printer Port (LPT1) Display: Video Adapter -NVIDIA GeForce 6200 (256 MB) 3D Accelerator -nVIDIA GeForce 6200 HSI-AGP Multimedia: Audio Adapter -nVIDIA MCP2-S - Audio Codec Interface Storage: IDE Controller -NVIDIA nForce3 250 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6) IDE Controller -NVIDIA nForce3 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6) SCSI/RAID Controller -AXSAKI SCSI Controller Floppy Drive -Floppy disk drive Disk Drive -HDS722516VLAT80 (160 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) Disk Drive -Maxtor 6 B120P0 USB Device (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) Disk Drive -ST340810A (40 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) Optical Drive -DVDRW IDE 16X Optical Drive -SONY DVD RW DRU-540A (DVD+RW:12x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW) info links to my mobo and cpu CPU- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1057004 MOBO- http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=244

08-08-2005, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	Did you read Praetor's OC101? __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ Venice -- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Asus nVidia GeForce 6600 -- Corsair ValueSelect 1024mb Seagate 120GB Barracuda -- Xoxide X-Clear Case FOR SALE http://www.computerforum.com/47630-fs-a64-3000-6600-1gb-ram-w-stuff.html http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mzvideos

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08-09-2005, 10:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
dp1dp New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2	i like the suggested mobo section. plenty of reading. links to cooling 101 and ram 101 on there... i guess all i need to know is right there. i was kinda asking... if my system is alright, or suggestions that could make it better (for future use) without really oc'ing.