Hello, I am interested in overclocking my CPU. However, I do not know the deadline, so I don't want to experiment too much. I could not find the exact information for exactly mine CPU. That's why I am posting this. Please notice that I am not a pro in O'C and I apologize for my poor English as well.
So, I downloaded some monitoring software: CPU-Z and Core Temp. By default, my CPU settings at BIOS where loaded to AUTO and that is 200 MHz, 11.5 Ratio, 1.3 V (2.3 GHz). Also, Cool'n'Quiet was enabled by default. What I did already is this: 236 Mhz, 1.325 V, CnQ disabled (2.71 GHz). I did not change the clock ratio, because it is max by default (11.5). I lifted up voltage by a minimum. If I would not, I would get a 'blue screen' from Windows. Now I can monitor this information from CPU-Z and Core-Temp: voltage is changing in range 1.344-1.38, the temperature at idle is 38,47 (core #0,#1), max temp. 58,64 (I use 'MicroTask CPUHog' application to load my CPU).
I noticed that I will be able to increase MHz without blue screen error if I will increase voltage. So I would like to know, may I increase voltage a little bit more? Is that safe? What is the max safe temperature for my CPU? On the other hand, I don't want to significantly reduce my CPU lifetime.
My PC specs:
Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard (socket AM2)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ Brisbane 65 nm
Ge-Force 8800GTS 640 mb 320 bit
DDR2 667 MHz RAM: 2x1GB + 1x2GB
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
Your responces would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards, Paulius P.
So, I downloaded some monitoring software: CPU-Z and Core Temp. By default, my CPU settings at BIOS where loaded to AUTO and that is 200 MHz, 11.5 Ratio, 1.3 V (2.3 GHz). Also, Cool'n'Quiet was enabled by default. What I did already is this: 236 Mhz, 1.325 V, CnQ disabled (2.71 GHz). I did not change the clock ratio, because it is max by default (11.5). I lifted up voltage by a minimum. If I would not, I would get a 'blue screen' from Windows. Now I can monitor this information from CPU-Z and Core-Temp: voltage is changing in range 1.344-1.38, the temperature at idle is 38,47 (core #0,#1), max temp. 58,64 (I use 'MicroTask CPUHog' application to load my CPU).
I noticed that I will be able to increase MHz without blue screen error if I will increase voltage. So I would like to know, may I increase voltage a little bit more? Is that safe? What is the max safe temperature for my CPU? On the other hand, I don't want to significantly reduce my CPU lifetime.
My PC specs:
Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard (socket AM2)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ Brisbane 65 nm
Ge-Force 8800GTS 640 mb 320 bit
DDR2 667 MHz RAM: 2x1GB + 1x2GB
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
Your responces would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards, Paulius P.