How much does overclocking depend on the motherboard?

dillon157 · 07-06-2006, 08:23 PM

I was thinking about overclocking my Corsair XMS ram (even though I currently know very little about overclocking) but I was wondering if my motherboard would inhibit doing so. It's a decent motherboard but not the greatest. (See my sig.)

How much does overclocking depend on the motherboard?

Thanks.

Dngrsone · 07-06-2006, 08:32 PM

Overclocking is entirely dependant upon the motherboard-- most timing and voltage adjustments used to OC are done via the BIOS.

dillon157 · 07-06-2006, 08:36 PM

I was afraid of that. It makes perfect sense though... good thing I asked. Thanks for the reply, Dngrsone.

diduknowthat · 07-07-2006, 09:13 PM

its dependent on cpu, ram and motherboard the most. If either one is bad, then you'll have some issues when OCing.

bflat450 · 07-07-2006, 11:04 PM

Yeah mostly those factors. If your gonna OC make sure you have sufficient cooling also.

{LSK} Otacon · 07-08-2006, 08:57 AM

OCing depends on the mobo 100%. Since the BIOS on the mobo controls the clock speeds and voltages. But well yea, everything else matters too, but not as much as the mobo.

On your ram set-up, do you have 3 512 sticks? If so, id take one out and run the other 2 in dual channel, it would be faster then having 3 512s cuz 3 sticks would make it run 2T.

07-06-2006, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
dillon157 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 118	How much does overclocking depend on the motherboard? I was thinking about overclocking my Corsair XMS ram (even though I currently know very little about overclocking) but I was wondering if my motherboard would inhibit doing so. It's a decent motherboard but not the greatest. (See my sig.) How much does overclocking depend on the motherboard? Thanks. __________________ Mobo: AOpen AK77- 400N CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ RAM: Corsair XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) \| Corsair Value Select (512MB) Drives: Maxtor 160 GB \| Seagate Barracuda 120GB (7200) Video: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (256MB)- Dual Monitor Setup Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Headphones: AKG K240s

07-06-2006, 08:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dngrsone VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Centrally located far from everywhere Posts: 544	Overclocking is entirely dependant upon the motherboard-- most timing and voltage adjustments used to OC are done via the BIOS. __________________ Dngrsone Saving lives, one protein at a time. Team 12912

07-06-2006, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
dillon157 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 118	I was afraid of that. It makes perfect sense though... good thing I asked. Thanks for the reply, Dngrsone. __________________ Mobo: AOpen AK77- 400N CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ RAM: Corsair XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) \| Corsair Value Select (512MB) Drives: Maxtor 160 GB \| Seagate Barracuda 120GB (7200) Video: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (256MB)- Dual Monitor Setup Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Headphones: AKG K240s

07-07-2006, 09:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,652	its dependent on cpu, ram and motherboard the most. If either one is bad, then you'll have some issues when OCing. __________________ Silent Mini-Rig Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Asus Combo ATSC TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink Cooler Master Elite 340 mATX Case

07-08-2006, 08:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
{LSK} Otacon banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kansas Age: 19 Posts: 400	OCing depends on the mobo 100%. Since the BIOS on the mobo controls the clock speeds and voltages. But well yea, everything else matters too, but not as much as the mobo. On your ram set-up, do you have 3 512 sticks? If so, id take one out and run the other 2 in dual channel, it would be faster then having 3 512s cuz 3 sticks would make it run 2T. Last edited by {LSK} Otacon; 07-08-2006 at 09:00 AM.

07-07-2006, 11:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
bflat450 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 158	Yeah mostly those factors. If your gonna OC make sure you have sufficient cooling also.

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