Overclocking an AMD 3800 x2

This topic is locked from further discussion.

Avatar image for justinlalaland
justinlalaland

87

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#1 justinlalaland
Member since 2006 • 87 Posts

Hi,

 

I have an AMD 3800 dual core and wondered how to go about overclocking it. I have the stock fan that came with the processor, is that sufficient or should I upgrade the fan and heatsink?

Is there any specific software that I should be using to overclock and how should I go about it without damaging the cpu? :)

 Cheers,

 Justin

Avatar image for blazethe1
blazethe1

1238

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 34

User Lists: 0

#2 blazethe1
Member since 2004 • 1238 Posts
what are your other computer specs? more specifically, your ram
Avatar image for justinlalaland
justinlalaland

87

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#3 justinlalaland
Member since 2006 • 87 Posts

3gb Geil Ram (800MHZ)

8800 GTX

Asus SLI Deluxe Motherboard

Avatar image for blazethe1
blazethe1

1238

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 34

User Lists: 0

#4 blazethe1
Member since 2004 • 1238 Posts
ok, youll be good. the traditional way is chaning your fsb speed in bios, but your mobo might have come with some software. im not super clear on everything to do with overclocking, but as long as you don't jack the fsb speed up by 20 at a time the worst result youll get is crashing
Avatar image for Dub_c6969
Dub_c6969

6014

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#5 Dub_c6969
Member since 2004 • 6014 Posts
i OC mine to 2.8GHz with a thermaltake blue orb and everest see's it as a 5200+ my temps are kinda high 39C/51C... BTW this is on stock volts