Adam Murray
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I read over the overclocking guide and I pretty much just know the basics of overclocking.. I have a few quick questions about getting started...
First, here is what I have...
E6300 Duo Core 2 Processor
P5B MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131030
2GB Cosair DDR2-800 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590
500 Watt PSU - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817148010
Evga 7600 GT - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130017
WD 250GB HD - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
I also have the stock cooler right now, but I am probably going to get this cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118223
I've played around with adjusting the CPU Frequency and I saw my CPU speed increase.. I went up to 285 and reached a speed of 1.99GHz. I watched the temps while I ran a stress test and it reached 55C.. idle was about 45C. I didnt want to push it too much right now because I still have the stock cooler, but when the time comes I have a few questions Id like to know the answers to...
1) What else should I adjust besides just the CPU freq? I've seen other people adjusting the voltages of their CPU as well as the RAM.. Should I do that too & how/when should I do it?
2) Should I also adjust settings of the RAM? My ram is already at highspeeds (DDR2-800), so what should I do about that?
3) Is there anything else I should know?
Thanks!
First, here is what I have...
E6300 Duo Core 2 Processor
P5B MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131030
2GB Cosair DDR2-800 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590
500 Watt PSU - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817148010
Evga 7600 GT - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130017
WD 250GB HD - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
I also have the stock cooler right now, but I am probably going to get this cooler - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118223
I've played around with adjusting the CPU Frequency and I saw my CPU speed increase.. I went up to 285 and reached a speed of 1.99GHz. I watched the temps while I ran a stress test and it reached 55C.. idle was about 45C. I didnt want to push it too much right now because I still have the stock cooler, but when the time comes I have a few questions Id like to know the answers to...
1) What else should I adjust besides just the CPU freq? I've seen other people adjusting the voltages of their CPU as well as the RAM.. Should I do that too & how/when should I do it?
2) Should I also adjust settings of the RAM? My ram is already at highspeeds (DDR2-800), so what should I do about that?
3) Is there anything else I should know?
Thanks!
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