So you have BFG do it for you? Ah well, I would rather trust a good company slightly OC'ing my card than my friend taking it to 650/1550. So hot...Yeah. I haven't OC'ed my parts yet, but with my next build I probably will. It's not really worth it right now.
I keep my Athlon64 3000+ (Venice) 1.8 GHz at 2.55 GHz (8.5x300 MHz) with no voltage modification. I can raise de frequency to 2.7 GHz, but it gives me errors in Prime95 test. I use an Arctic Cooling Freezer64 Pro cooler, but my case is a little small and it doesn't have a place to mount an additional fan to evacuate the warm air.
Yeah, they would. If you want to overclock you really should have some form of liquid cooling. Its a shame too, because you e6300 really wants to be OCed
I do and will be fully clocking this CPU today or tomorrow to go with my new GPU. This is the first time I think that this CPU really needed it, so Imma do it. If I had a Core 2 Duo E6600, I would run it stock I can say that....if I had a E6300, I wouldnt clock it till end of the year or a tad earlier. I like to OC, but only when its needed. Same with GPU.
right this instant.. opty 165 = 1.8 -> 2.85 @ 1.375v kingston ddr400 = 200mhz -> 255mhz @ 2.6v x1950xt = 612/900 -> 675/1025 @ 1.35v (stupid vrm's) so yeah, i tend to choke the life out of my hardware.
so how can they tell if you have overclocked or not?ncderek
you mean how can people prove it? CPUZ and shoing that you passed a Prime95 on each core or a Orthos test. SCreenshots Im talking here. For GPU clocks, the program you are using will tell. Also 3dmark now shows CPU and GPU clocks in the Orb for the score.
[QUOTE="ncderek"]so how can they tell if you have overclocked or not?9mmSpliff
you mean how can people prove it? CPUZ and shoing that you passed a Prime95 on each core or a Orthos test. SCreenshots Im talking here. For GPU clocks, the program you are using will tell. Also 3dmark now shows CPU and GPU clocks in the Orb for the score.
no i mean a manufacturor, like if you RMA it bc it borke, perhaps from overheating due to an overclock, either way, how would that void the warranty? how would they know you overclocked it and not replace it? not that i plan on doing this, just wonderingÂ
I love the thrill of overclocking. not that i really need it but i like setting up the custom cooling that i ghetto rigged and just watching 3dmark06 fly. but sumtimes i get discouraged when my pc doesnt boot and i freak out lol but then the next day i read more and find out that nothing really happend and i dont know i just like it lol
I OC as much as possible. Right now I OC'ed my cpu and gpu substantially.
Right now I'm running an x2 4200+ @ 2.56GHz on stock cooling and 1.425v. I just bought a cpu cooler from newegg, should arrive any day now, so I'm hoping to push that higher (hopefully 2.6-2.8GHz) Then I can say my cpu is better than an fx-60 (even w/o the extra 1 MB cache).
 By chance does anyone know what voltages are safe for an amd x2 4200+ socket 939? This is a manchester core.
[QUOTE="Baselerd"] By chance does anyone know what voltages are safe for an amd x2 4200+ socket 939? This is a manchester core.Baselerd
Bump I think the processors are generally temp-limited as a function of the voltage you run through them more than anything else.. i.e. overvolting will have them overheating before the point where voltage will start doing damage. On air though, I usually see people running 1.4 up to the 1.55's. Just speaking of A64s, I generally just try to keep mine well under 60c Orthos load in coretemp.
you will be around 1.35-1.65v for an AMD setup on the baord, some boards take it better and some dont. But no one I know or seen goes over 1.55v really...some hit 1.65v, but usually for benching.
Nope. My components on my gaming rig get passed down to 2 other computers over time every other year. I buy high quality components and they last a long time. I don't risk any out of spec installations that would screw up my fine little hand me down system.
Would be very sad if I couldn't oc, cause I'd have had to spend about $1,000 more to get the same performance. OC cpu, ram, vid card. Would volt mod my card too but it's my only pci-e card and I'd be screwed if it got messed up, and they'd almost certainly be able to tell in that case cause you have to flash the bios or physically mod the card.
Would be very sad if I couldn't oc, cause I'd have had to spend about $1,000 more to get the same performance. OC cpu, ram, vid card. Would volt mod my card too but it's my only pci-e card and I'd be screwed if it got messed up, and they'd almost certainly be able to tell in that case cause you have to flash the bios or physically mod the card. BeavermanA
Almost $700 alone on the cpu, actually you couldn't even buy one as fast stock as mine is oc'd, at least for single threaded apps. $315 E6600 at 3.5ghz vs the $1,000 X6800 coming in at only 2.93ghz. If there were a 3.5 ghz version for retail, it'd be well over that. OC'ing FTW.
Almost $700 alone on the cpu, actually you couldn't even buy one as fast stock as mine is oc'd, at least for single threaded apps. $315 E6600 at 3.5ghz vs the $1,000 X6800 coming in at only 2.93ghz. If there were a 3.5 ghz version for retail, it'd be well over that. OC'ing FTW. BeavermanA
yeah it is crazy and brag worthy, i just dunno about taking the risk. i used to overclock my gpu on my old pc, got a nice 8 fps boost about.
Built a computer a few months ago, didn't plan to OC it but I did anyway. Got a 3.4Ghz Pentium D up to 4 with the stock cooler and only a small change in voltage at reasonable temperatures. However I'm not sure its entirely stable...at least things don't crash left right and center.
Built a computer a few months ago, didn't plan to OC it but I did anyway. Got a 3.4Ghz Pentium D up to 4 with the stock cooler and only a small change in voltage at reasonable temperatures. However I'm not sure its entirely stable...at least things don't crash left right and center.fourier404
You can get Prime95 to test if it is stable under full load.
I used to dabble a little bit in overclocking but usually found that strange glitches would occur sooner rather than later, even when returning to stock settings. These days, rather than spending the extra money for more expensive RAM and cooling, etc., I just take the savings from not buying those sorts of "extras" and buy faster hardware in the first place. I might not get as much overall performance as someone overclocking, but close enough for me. Hardware goes down in price so fast anyway that by the time speed becomes an issue, buying new components is not a big deal.
There was a time when overclocking was awesome, especially on the CPU end of things. The old Celeron 300A and Abit BH6 motherboard was one of the most celebrated cases since you were pretty much guaranteed a full 50% overclock out of the CPU without going outside of the PCI spec. These days, I wouldn't bother to overclock.
That is flawed logic. Buying more expensive components is enabling you to get a better OC, thus an even better performance.Baselerd
True, but you overclock older/slower parts so they perform near or at the same level as the newer generation. It's a money saving method, alas a technical one, but it keeps you from forking over more cash for faster parts in the first place.
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