Just overclocked :D

Adam135

Adam135

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Just overclocked my comp and im just runnin prime95 with no errors as of yet.

Is this good? From 2.4 to 2.7?

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Could i get any more out of it?

Im kind of scared frying something.

What happens if i up it too much?
 
only increasing the vcore a lot will damage the chip really. Increasing the fsb has limited damage (you just may need to restart the bios if you over due it and cant get it to post)
 
i wouldn't stop, not until i couldn't get it the run stably then if up the vcore a touch and see if it was stable then. if it was id push the fsb as far as i could again (and repeat) trying not to raise the vcore by more than 3-4 times (maybe less if you have cheap cooling)

have you read oc 101
 
I have read it (Good read) but I would rather ask someone with some if not alot of exp, e.g you.

Ok I will try later tonight.

Thanks for your help :o
 
Heya

I definitely agree with APJ101. From my personal experience I would think that you should be able to get close to 3Ghz with a bit of playing around and some good after-market cooling. I helped my friend OC his 3700+ SD to 2.9Ghz. However, the Vcore was a bit high for many people's taste. For an A64, I would recommend you not to go over 1.55V. I personally went further than most people would risk, going to 1.65V @ 2.7Ghz on my 3000+. It ran for 1/2 a year like that and right now I have downclocked it back. However, that was only because it would not work properly with 2GB memory.

JAN :D
 
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apj101 said:
yeah hopefull you should be able to get a little beyond 235. If not then try another +0.025v. If that doesn't work then it may be your ram holding you back
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Yup, also make sure that you have the LDT Multi set at 4 x before you hit 250Mhz on the core. It should go way further if you ask me.

JAN :D
 
I have a question about my proc. If i only up the FSB w/o upping the vcore, will I still be doing any harm to my proc?
 
Upping the voltage doesn't do much harm, but taking either FSB or Vcore too far is what causes problems. Just raising the FSB will increase heat because the CPU is operating faster so unless you have good cooling some damage will be done (however minor it may be).
 
Cromewell said:
Upping the voltage doesn't do much harm, but taking either FSB or Vcore too far is what causes problems. Just raising the FSB will increase heat because the CPU is operating faster so unless you have good cooling some damage will be done (however minor it may be).
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well, at 1.86ghz default voltage (1.325V) i get around 39C idle and 45C load...
and at 1.86ghz .95V (which is actually stable lol) i get around 29C idle and 34C load... so voltage actually adds a LOT of heat.
25mV would be .025V btw. just to let you kno if u didnt.
 
Yes voltage adds heat, it has to. The extra power running through it has to go somewhere :)
My point was that increasing the clock speed will generate more heat as well and heat in general will cause damage. Nothing serious if it's not too high mind you, but higher running temperatures will create a shorter lifespan for it.
 
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