first timmer clocker
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Rory Buszka
Partition Master
Well, those temperatures don't look right. You need a way to take reliable temperatures before you can think about overclocking. If your processor was running at about 43 C instead of 13 C, I'd believe your temperature numbers, and then we could get down to business.
Check the hardware monitor in your BIOS and see how hot your processor is really running. If the BIOS also says 13 C, then something is wrong with the way your motherboard takes temperatures, and overclocking would be a substantially riskier business.
Check the hardware monitor in your BIOS and see how hot your processor is really running. If the BIOS also says 13 C, then something is wrong with the way your motherboard takes temperatures, and overclocking would be a substantially riskier business.
Haha. You ask for the safest way to overclock but put a rad in a fridge! Seriously though, that's cool. (cf)Eclipse on these forums recently did an experiment where he forced all the cool outside air towards his rad... he actually managed to hit negative temps on his CPU.
Regardless, just grab a program like RivaTuner and go to the overclocking tab and raise up the core and memory clocks and keep going until you find something stable. I'd start by raising each 5MHz at a time, until the card either crashes or you see artifacts.
Or.. download nTune and let it overclock the card for you, which may be the easiest way:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/sysutility.html
Regardless, just grab a program like RivaTuner and go to the overclocking tab and raise up the core and memory clocks and keep going until you find something stable. I'd start by raising each 5MHz at a time, until the card either crashes or you see artifacts.
Or.. download nTune and let it overclock the card for you, which may be the easiest way:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/sysutility.html
ok i have a amn 3200 its running at 2.08 ghz what the highest it can go
ht freq 5x
cpu freq 207
k8 cpu x10
ddr clock auto
pci clock 100mhz
robust grafic auto
cpu volts 1.50 v
chipsetcore +0.1v
ht link +0.1v
ddr volt +0.1v
heat is no problem its cool can any one help me get this thing maxed speed is the key to frags poor noobs
any help would be appreciated thx
ht freq 5x
cpu freq 207
k8 cpu x10
ddr clock auto
pci clock 100mhz
robust grafic auto
cpu volts 1.50 v
chipsetcore +0.1v
ht link +0.1v
ddr volt +0.1v
heat is no problem its cool can any one help me get this thing maxed speed is the key to frags poor noobs
any help would be appreciated thx
JacKz5o
Obliviot
Negative temps are pwnage
Did he put on dielectrice grease or anything? Because if condensation formed his CPU would have gone poof.
RivaTuner and CoolBits are two of the best for overclocking GPUs. Once overclocked, use ATiTools to scan for artifacts, you can still use it even if you have an nVidia card.
What RAM do you have? If you have good overclocking RAM you can/should run your RAM freq with your CPU freq in a 1:1 ratio. If not you'll need to use a divider to run the CPU speed higher than the RAM speed. Also, I thought the stock vcore for 90nm 939 chips were 1.35? Did you increase it to 1.5?
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No, it was such a dry night that he didn't need to worry about anything.
That is an insane amount of voltage for a non-existent overclock. That clockspeed should require no more than 1.3v, really.
I agree with JacKz5o though, your RAM might be holding you back a bit. What kind of RAM and motherboard do you have?
Do us a favor also and download CPU-z (http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-138.zip) and look for what kind of core the CPU is using (San Diego, Venice, Winchester, et cetera).
Ok, I use the same CPU in my main computer right now. As you can see in my sig, I have it at 2.7GHz, but I have the benefit of very overclockable ram.
I do believe it's likely the ram that's holding you back. Under the BIOS, you will see various CPU/RAM dividers, like 1:1, 10:9, 5:4, et cetera. This means that the CPU and RAM will work on a divider.
Say for instance you choose 200HTT, which would result in a 2.0GHz CPU and DDR400 speeds. If you choose the 5:4 divider in this instance, it would mean that the CPU would still be 2.0GHz, but the ram would be approximately DDR320:
200 / (5/4) = 160MHz (* 2 = DDR320)
So, if your RAM is holding you back, then as you increase the CPU GHz, you will need to lower the divider, to make sure that the memory is not going to go over DDR400. Or... you could try increasing the Vdimm, but I wouldn't go far above 3.0v without a fan on the ram.
You can use that CPU-z program to keep track of your ram speeds, under the tab there. Just multiply the MHz by 2 to see what your real "DDR" speed is.
I do believe it's likely the ram that's holding you back. Under the BIOS, you will see various CPU/RAM dividers, like 1:1, 10:9, 5:4, et cetera. This means that the CPU and RAM will work on a divider.
Say for instance you choose 200HTT, which would result in a 2.0GHz CPU and DDR400 speeds. If you choose the 5:4 divider in this instance, it would mean that the CPU would still be 2.0GHz, but the ram would be approximately DDR320:
200 / (5/4) = 160MHz (* 2 = DDR320)
So, if your RAM is holding you back, then as you increase the CPU GHz, you will need to lower the divider, to make sure that the memory is not going to go over DDR400. Or... you could try increasing the Vdimm, but I wouldn't go far above 3.0v without a fan on the ram.
You can use that CPU-z program to keep track of your ram speeds, under the tab there. Just multiply the MHz by 2 to see what your real "DDR" speed is.
Jakal
Tech Monkey
With your cpu running so cool, I wouldn't doubt you could get higher 2Ghz range. 3GHz is a lot to ask for from the Venice chip. It will all depend on the quality of the chip build, and your ram. If you have ram capable of at least 300MHz (PC4800, DDR600), you may be able to get close. I'm confident you could hit 2.5-2.7GHz without a problem.
Remember though, the higher the clock speed the more voltage you'll need. I've seen people getting 3GHz but having to use 1.6v or higher for the core. Even if you kept the temperatures down, running it at a voltage that high will have an effect on the lifespan of the cpu.
Remember though, the higher the clock speed the more voltage you'll need. I've seen people getting 3GHz but having to use 1.6v or higher for the core. Even if you kept the temperatures down, running it at a voltage that high will have an effect on the lifespan of the cpu.
JacKz5o
Obliviot
Whats your CPU stepping? It should say on the top of your IHS.
Yes it will! A friend of mine from another forum had his chip @ 1.65 vcore with a big overclock and it started losing stability after a year of 24/7 folding, he was also on -40 phase! I believe the chip was an Athlon X2 but im not so sure.. i'll go and check.
Yes it will! A friend of mine from another forum had his chip @ 1.65 vcore with a big overclock and it started losing stability after a year of 24/7 folding, he was also on -40 phase! I believe the chip was an Athlon X2 but im not so sure.. i'll go and check.
JacKz5o
Obliviot
Thats the fake CPU-Z "stepping". The real one would look something like this: CBASC 0415XPMW
That stepping shows when the chip was made, where it was made, how it was made, and a lot of other useful information. Chips with good steppings like CCBBE for Opterons or KACAE for Sandy 3700+ can go over 3GHz on air easily.
JacKz5o
Obliviot
Take a peek if you can
Some steppings are known to overclock higher than others. Give me your stepping and I can search around and tell you how high other people got that chip to run.