Processor Overclocked

Jiffyman · 10-22-2005, 10:24 PM

I just recently oc'd my pentium 4 northwood core and I would like to know if I'm pushing my processor 2 hard 2 fast. My default FSB is 133mhz and I upped it to 150 and the bus speed is now up to 600mhz. In order to keep my computer stable I had to up the default voltage on the cpu from 1.46 V +6%.

[-0MEGA-] · 10-22-2005, 10:29 PM

you needed to up the voltage in order to oc from 133 to 150? seems pretty low to need to do that. When you up the voltage, it shortens the lifespan of the cpu, but as long as the temps are fine, then there shouldnt be anything to worry about now.

Jiffyman · 10-22-2005, 10:40 PM

So as long as the temps are fine my cpu will still last as long or maybe just a little bit less than it's expected lifespan.

ckfordy · 10-22-2005, 10:43 PM

it should last a little less than the expected lifespan. usually when you overclock a processor it cuts the lifespan in half

Jiffyman · 10-22-2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoff5093

you needed to up the voltage in order to oc from 133 to 150? seems pretty low to need to do that. When you up the voltage, it shortens the lifespan of the cpu, but as long as the temps are fine, then there shouldnt be anything to worry about now.

I don't have to up the voltage until i get to 150, but I have to put it as high as it can go which is +6%

Jiffyman · 10-23-2005, 12:54 AM

Does anyone think that I should lower anything.

Jiffyman · 10-24-2005, 01:53 AM

I've just decided to clock it down some. 10mhz is not worth the 6% voltage increase on the processor.

**apj101** · 10-24-2005, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiffyman

I've just decided to clock it down some. 10mhz is not worth the 6% voltage increase on the processor.

and you certainly wont notice the differnece

super_xero · 10-24-2005, 12:54 PM

as long as your proccesor is properly cooled it wont decrease your life span by realy nothing

Jiffyman · 10-24-2005, 06:32 PM

Thats cool when I upped to cpu bus I noticed that the temp only rised a couple degrees.

10-22-2005, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jiffyman Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Age: 17 Posts: 678	Processor Overclocked I just recently oc'd my pentium 4 northwood core and I would like to know if I'm pushing my processor 2 hard 2 fast. My default FSB is 133mhz and I upped it to 150 and the bus speed is now up to 600mhz. In order to keep my computer stable I had to up the default voltage on the cpu from 1.46 V +6%. __________________ Mother board: Gigabyte S-series GA-MA69GM-S2H Additional Specs Down There: http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/Products/M...ProductID=2579 Processor: AMD A64 X2 4200+ Dual-Core RAM: 2gig DDR2 800mhz

10-22-2005, 10:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	you needed to up the voltage in order to oc from 133 to 150? seems pretty low to need to do that. When you up the voltage, it shortens the lifespan of the cpu, but as long as the temps are fine, then there shouldnt be anything to worry about now. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

10-22-2005, 10:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jiffyman Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Age: 17 Posts: 678	So as long as the temps are fine my cpu will still last as long or maybe just a little bit less than it's expected lifespan. __________________ Mother board: Gigabyte S-series GA-MA69GM-S2H Additional Specs Down There: http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/Products/M...ProductID=2579 Processor: AMD A64 X2 4200+ Dual-Core RAM: 2gig DDR2 800mhz

10-23-2005, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jiffyman Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Age: 17 Posts: 678	Does anyone think that I should lower anything. __________________ Mother board: Gigabyte S-series GA-MA69GM-S2H Additional Specs Down There: http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/Products/M...ProductID=2579 Processor: AMD A64 X2 4200+ Dual-Core RAM: 2gig DDR2 800mhz

10-24-2005, 01:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jiffyman Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Age: 17 Posts: 678	I've just decided to clock it down some. 10mhz is not worth the 6% voltage increase on the processor. __________________ Mother board: Gigabyte S-series GA-MA69GM-S2H Additional Specs Down There: http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/Products/M...ProductID=2579 Processor: AMD A64 X2 4200+ Dual-Core RAM: 2gig DDR2 800mhz

10-22-2005, 10:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	it should last a little less than the expected lifespan. usually when you overclock a processor it cuts the lifespan in half

10-24-2005, 12:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
super_xero Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,307	as long as your proccesor is properly cooled it wont decrease your life span by realy nothing

10-24-2005, 06:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jiffyman Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Age: 17 Posts: 678	Thats cool when I upped to cpu bus I noticed that the temp only rised a couple degrees. __________________ Mother board: Gigabyte S-series GA-MA69GM-S2H Additional Specs Down There: http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/Products/M...ProductID=2579 Processor: AMD A64 X2 4200+ Dual-Core RAM: 2gig DDR2 800mhz

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