Overclocking

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The "Guy"

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Hello everyone.

I'm new here.

I just wanna know how far everyone has overclocked their CPU's here.

Simple question. :D
 
I messed around in bios and raised my CPU to 2400 Mhz (instead of standard 2000). I also did something to something else, God knows what, and somehow broke my mobo. :p
But I did play some before it happened, and did those games run fast until they crashed or what?
 
1.53 -> 2 gigs :)

Got mine from 1.53 gigs to 2 gigs (Athlon XP 1800+ to 2500+). All it took in my case was to raise the FSB from 133 to 166 and there it went. No heat problems whatsoever (40 Celsius max at idle).

JAN :D
 
I was never able to OC my CPU b/c it was (still is) OEM, but I got my gfx from like 300MHz to like 400MHz core speed, and I got the RAM up to around 500MHz, but then it broke, and I now have to underclock it for it to work:rolleyes: But hey, it was a learning experience:D
 
Got mine to boot and run notepad at 2.91. Anything more complicated than that and it crashed.
 
Actual GHz i think i topped out at 2.6GHz.

FSB i was able to boot Windows and surf online and what not at 265FSB 1:1. Anymore than that and it wouldn't boot (already maxxed out VDIMM voltage. And NB Pencil Mod was maxxed at 2.2v)

But i've managed to fry/seriously damage something when i did 265*9 on my rig. It boots fine, POST normal, loads XP normally. But when i get to login screen/desktop, my graphics are all scrambled and goofed up. Tried diff vid card, driver reinstall...nothign fixes it now. o well...

 
FSB I was able to boot Windows and surf online and what not at 265FSB 1:1. Anymore than that and it wouldn't boot (already maxxed out VDIMM voltage. And NB Pencil Mod was maxxed at 2.2v)
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Uhhh arent AthlonXP-Ms unlocked??
 
Praetor said:
Uhhh arent AthlonXP-Ms unlocked??
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course they are...why? (sry i am so clueless to most of your posts...its me not you lol)

265*7.5, 265*8, 265*9 (that's what fried it). It booted fine...i was running 2.33GHz for months and months. But with VDIMM and NB voltage maxxed out it must have been too much for the board. Not to mention at 2.2v my NB was probably like 80C or more lmao. I looked at it though and its got no physical damage...still boots fine right now...jsut gfx are all screwed up in Windows. I'm buying a new board jsut for sure, and if i get this one working again i'll trade it with my gf's 8rda3+. i think a fresh Windows might fix problem...but not 100%.
 
I raised each of my processors from 2.8 to around 3.1, (hovers around 3129) so almost 300mhz each. Its stable too, prime 95 yielded no errors after a 72 hour marathon run.
 
I've had my system running at ~3.75GHz (FSB@250MHz) but the CPUs thermal management got mad at me when I did anything so it didn't last long. Usually I run the FSB at 225 and everything stays stable with default voltages.
 
course they are...why? (sry I am so clueless to most of your posts...its me not you lol)
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The question comes because you seem to be pushin the FSB when you could just jack the multiplier
 
Praetor said:
The question comes because you seem to be pushin the FSB when you could just jack the multiplier
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Better stay low on the multi and max out the bus as it's the bus who makes the performance. When the max bus is found then raise multi to the limit. :)
 
it's the bus who makes the performance
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to an extent, but using the P4EEs as an example theres not much advantage when you go from 200MHz FSB to 266MHz (3.4GHz @200MHz vs 3.72GHz@266MHz).
 
Praetor said:
The question comes because you seem to be pushin the FSB when you could just jack the multiplier
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ah ok. i should have specified this, but i was seeing my boards absolute max FSB (which i found to be 265MHz 1:1). i wasn't going for actual performance or speed...just seeing what my limit was for the board/RAM, thats why i tested such low multis like 7.5/8/9. i thought if i could run 233*10 i could run 265*9...guess not lol.
 
pentium III @ 1000 mhz said:
4W4K3 is that u r pic?
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what pic? the ones in my signature marked "my baby"? That's my girlfriend, not me lol.

EDIT: oh, i think you mean the pic i posted. that's my desktop (messed up as it is) with my gf's pic in the background.
 
Better stay low on the multi and max out the bus as it's the bus who makes the performance. When the max bus is found then raise multi to the limit.
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Possibly but:
1. Its been shown the multi has a greater impact on net performanceat comparable speeds (of course its on the order of 0.5% but still)

2. Bah! Jack the multiplier AND the clock :P

k0f2000: lets stay on topic
 
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