Which way to OC

ellanky

ellanky

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Does it matter if you overclock by using a high FSB and low Mutliplier or vice versa?
Are there any differences?
 
no there is no large difference, but usually you use the highest multiplier you can to overclock. unless, of course, you can max your multiplier at 11 but choose to use 10 so you can do something like 300X10 to get an even 3GHZ and an even ram MHZ as well. but in reality it makes little difference.
 
Does it matter if you overclock by using a high FSB and low Mutliplier or vice versa?
Are there any differences?
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A higher FSB allows for higher bandwidth for memory & high-speed buses such as PCI-E, and hence a high FSB, low multiplier yields better results over high multiplier, low FSB. However, the performance gains aren't usually significant enough to justify the extra power draw and heat, not to mention the instability higher FSB OC may result in.

Generally, it's best to start OCing with the multiplier set as high as possible to determine the maximum the CPU can handle; after you've reached the desired overclock, you may start fine-tuning the performance by lowering the multiplier and raising the FSB (keeping the core speed same all the time).
 
Ok guys Hi :) I wonder if I can overclock my AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 from 2.6GHz to 3.0GHz. I got stock coling system no custom with water cooling :) I'll be greatful for anserws
 
try for 3ghz most places i just read through said you can reach around that with the stock cooler. i wouldnt, however, just pile on 30-50mhz at a time with a random boost in voltage when it fails to boot. go slowly and increment your voltage one bit at a time.
 
Danke Schoen for that, Lovely. I shall do my best :)


Btw. do you think this is a good setup for a compte?
CPU: AMD athlon 5200
GPU: Asus 9800GT 1Gb
Ram: 1024Gb+1024Gb 800Mhz
Hd: 640Gb
Mobo: Asus NG630A
 
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