Windows oc utility

Geoff

Geoff

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I want to OC my family PC, but if i do it from BIOS then i get error messages and need to re-install windows, so im going to do it via windows. I tried clockgen but they dont have it for the motherboard that i have (ASROCK P4V88). If you can post a link where i can download it, that would be best. Thanks
 
I want to OC my family PC, but if i do it from BIOS then i get error messages and need to re-install windows, so im going to do it via windows.
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You think you wont get error messaging from OCing in windows?? LOL


(you can try Speedfan, it has OCing features)
 
Praetor said:
You think you wont get error messaging from OCing in windows?? LOL


(you can try Speedfan, it has OCing features)
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I know i will, but i can get to a certain point before i get the Blue screen. And SpeedFan doesnt have my motherboard.
 
I know i will, but i can get to a certain point before i get the Blue screen
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Well when you OC from BIOS you have the added advantage of a non-OS dependent hardware check to tell you if stuff works or not (in addition to "getting to a certain point before getting a BSOD") :)

If Speedfan, CLockgen and your own mobo doesnt have OCing support.... that should say somethng....
 
i would OC in BIOS, but if i change it 1Mhz, it says that files are corrupt. But if i OC then install windows, it works fine.
 
i would OC in BIOS, but if i change it 1Mhz, it says that files are corrupt. But if i OC then install windows, it works fine.
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1. Are u OCing SATA drives?
2. If BIOS says the files are corrupt and windows says they're not corrupt ... who are you gonna trust? ;)
 
Praetor said:
Are u OCing SATA drives?
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Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but I got similar problems with my PC when trying to OC, and I have a SATA drive...

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2. If BIOS says the files are corrupt and windows says they're not corrupt ... who are you gonna trust? ;)
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Windows! :P

Sorry... Had to do that... Even if you didn't think it was funny...
 
Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but I got similar problems with my PC when trying to OC, and I have a SATA drive...
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hehe yep, non-locked sata lines are a pain like that :P
 
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hehe yep, non-locked sata lines are a pain like that :P
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Hmmm, seems SATA isn't as good as I thought it was... I like the really thin and small cable you use, and the fact it's a faster speed, but all these problems I'm having with it just don't make up for it...

How do I get around it?

It was quite strange though...my HTT was at 201Mhz by defualt... I kept pushing it up 5Mhz each time, with no problem at all... Until I got to 225Mhz and it just crashed when it tried to get the log on screen (but the temperature was only 30*C)... :(
 
It has no SATA drives, only a 40GB IDE. And it posts fine, but then you get the message about a corrupt file in windows.

And Rambo, some motherboards have SATA locks, that way you dont have to worry about that. Or you can buy a SATA PCI card.
 
geoff5093 said:
And Rambo, some motherboards have SATA locks, that way you dont have to worry about that. Or you can buy a SATA PCI card.
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So is there something in the BIOS I have to change, or is the "SATA Lock" you talk about something that happens automatically?
 
Well in my BIOS, it says "SATA spread spectrum" "disabled", meaning that the SATA wont get messed up with OC'in.
 
Rambo said:
Our survey says...

Windows! :P

Sorry... Had to do that... Even if you didn't think it was funny...
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umm... id trust either... the problem could be in the mobos fsb overclock, or something like that.
if an error comes up from anywhere theres gotta be a reason.
 
id say, if it wont even let you o/c one mhz, then dont o/c it one mhz! lol... either that or get a better heatsink... or maybe use a ram divider and lower fsb multiplier... id say u can get a better o/c out of a sempron also try turning up the vcore.
 
fade2green514 said:
id say, if it wont even let you o/c one mhz, then dont o/c it one mhz! lol... either that or get a better heatsink... or maybe use a ram divider and lower fsb multiplier... id say u can get a better o/c out of a sempron also try turning up the vcore.
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The thing is, if i overclock it then re-install windows, it works fine. So really the only time i can OC is if i plan to re-install windows.
 
Hmmm, seems SATA isn't as good as I thought it was... I like the really thin and small cable you use, and the fact it's a faster speed, but all these problems I'm having with it just don't make up for it...
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Yer most likely not gonna notice the speed difference if there even is one

How do I get around it?
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With a different mobo

It was quite strange though...my HTT was at 201Mhz by defualt... I kept pushing it up 5Mhz each time, with no problem at all... Until I got to 225Mhz and it just crashed when it tried to get the log on screen (but the temperature was only 30*C)...
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Either jack your vLDT or drop the LDT multiplier to 4.0

And Rambo, some motherboards have SATA locks, that way you dont have to worry about that. Or you can buy a SATA PCI card.
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And some boards SAY they have SATA locks (cough Cromewell cough :P)

The thing is, if i overclock it then re-install windows, it works fine. So really the only time i can OC is if i plan to re-install windows.
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Is yhat your definition of stability? ;)
 
I noticed a difference in PCMark scores and in the time it takes to transfer files with a SATA drive.

And when i OC'd and then re-installed windows, it worked great and there were no instability issues that i could see.
 
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