I've only been build comps for 3 years and still new to ocing. I have Asus P4C800 Del., 512 mb OCZ DDR533, P42.6C. I can only get it up to 3.120 mhz stably(prime 95). I can OC it to 3.4 and it will power on, but then windows give me the blue error screen. I'm not sure how much i need to increase my vcore or ram v. I have a stock cooler, but a Thermaltake XaserII case so it has plenty of fresh air. Asus probe says it's running at 30 c under games and 23c under normal use. Will the increased heat cause it to lock up??? Or is it simply the limit of the CPU? I would appreciate any info on the situation.
The CPU is built of many semiconductors that switch quickly from conductive state to non-conductive state. When you raise the frequency the signal gets blury and you also need to raise the voltage of the core. Try raising first to 1.6V (default is 1.525) and see what's your limit. Run the CPU turture test of <A HREF="http://www.mersenne.org" target="_new">Prime95</A> for about an hour every time you increase your FSB. When you think you've reached your limit, run the test overnight, if it returned no errors, you're stable. Since it seems you have good cooling, you can increase voltage a bit, 1.6 and 1.65 is probably safe, anything higher is getting risky.
Got a nice overclocked overvolted system to keep you warm at night? That's great. Guess I'll have to settle for a woman...
Got a nice overclocked overvolted system to keep you warm at night? That's great. Guess I'll have to settle for a woman...
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What kind of benchmarks are you getting in that beast with that ram?
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Figured i'd do it too..reality my ass.
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Figured i'd do it too..reality my ass.
Is is really that bad that Prime 95 report errors?
I also got a 2.6 with 1go of ocz 4000 copper memory, a radeon 9800 pro. I overclocked it straight to 3.125 with stock voltages and it ran fine. Couple days later i downloaded Prime 95 and torture test never reached beyond 5 mins. Then i upped the voltage to 1.575 and it ran a couple hours till i stopped it. Does it really matter if the pc fail the Prime 95 test. My comp never crashed at stock voltage, I ran 3dmark non-stop for a few hours and . My question is why bother with Prime 95 when your computer run fine?
I also got a 2.6 with 1go of ocz 4000 copper memory, a radeon 9800 pro. I overclocked it straight to 3.125 with stock voltages and it ran fine. Couple days later i downloaded Prime 95 and torture test never reached beyond 5 mins. Then i upped the voltage to 1.575 and it ran a couple hours till i stopped it. Does it really matter if the pc fail the Prime 95 test. My comp never crashed at stock voltage, I ran 3dmark non-stop for a few hours and . My question is why bother with Prime 95 when your computer run fine?
well, dont forget, when u oc ur gettin sumthin for nuthin and if ur getin anything, thats still good. u have it at 3.1....... y go further.
i have a 3.0 and i oc it to like 3.3 max, i dont even want to go further, plus im a little new at this and if i go further ill piss myself
i have a 3.0 and i oc it to like 3.3 max, i dont even want to go further, plus im a little new at this and if i go further ill piss myself
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3250MHz is a fine goal, I recommend keeping the voltage under 1.75v to prevent damage. Your best air-cooled clock will probably fall between 1.65v and 1.70v, but since lower voltage results in fewer heat problems, I suggest you figure out what clock you want and use the lowest voltage needed to make it stable.
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3250MHz is a fine goal, I recommend keeping the voltage under 1.75v to prevent damage. Your best air-cooled clock will probably fall between 1.65v and 1.70v, but since lower voltage results in fewer heat problems, I suggest you figure out what clock you want and use the lowest voltage needed to make it stable.
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<font color=red>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to an ego as large as Crashman's!</font color=red>
<font color=blue>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to a hero as big as Crashman!</font color=blue>
<font color=red>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to an ego as large as Crashman's!</font color=red>
You might be able to find a FX5900 for about 170 US. I got mine for 200 canadian. These cards are overclocking beasts, after you flash them to FX5950's bios.
-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.276G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 4x256 4000EL memory @ 252mhz 2.5-3-4-6 -XFX 5900 128meg 570/1040 -SB audigy -2x120G Seagate 7200.7 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU
-Intel PIV 2.6C @ 3.276G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 4x256 4000EL memory @ 252mhz 2.5-3-4-6 -XFX 5900 128meg 570/1040 -SB audigy -2x120G Seagate 7200.7 S-ATA150 hdd -450 Enermax PSU
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