dat93 Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Hi guys. ive got an athlon 64x2 5000+ in my new rig, which should be completed tomorrow as im supposed to be betting my hard drive. anyway ive never overclocked before and have heard amds cpus arnt as good as overclocking (you know...more likely to fry..) Anyway, so i was wondering if you guys could tell me the sort of mhz i could get it to and what i should raise to what and so on. I have a coolermaster 330 elite and an ASrock alive-nf5-esata2 board. is the cooling going to be enough? ive just stuck on the stock hs/f for my cpu. so what mhz could i get my cpu with this rig. thanks to replys up ahead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dat93 Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 Come on guys and gals! this i an overclocking forum. please reply Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 Is this the black edition of the AMD 5000 x2?, what ram do you have? also the stock heatsink might not work to well, it would be recommended to buy an aftermarket heatsink. What kind of overclock are we talking here? Also that motherboard doesnt sound too good for overclocking, but im sure you can crank out a couple MHz or so. A goal would be about 2.8-2.9GHZ If you easily reach those clocks just keep testing for 3GHz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 3Ghz tops i'd say, and you'll probably need to replace that stock cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 what kind of PSU do you have also? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dat93 Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) its not a back edition (atleast i dont see the words "black editon on it" haha...... ) ive got 2 gig kingston dd2 800mhz ram. The psu...i havent a clue what make it as, ive been asked that before in previous posts but it doesnt say anywhere. A friend gave it to me, its just a simple 400W without any pciE connectors but works well. No, i dout i will get a great overclock with these components but i want to overclock the rig the best i can mainly for experience perposes. thanks guys Oh yeah, and i'l look into buying a new hs/f. I'l just peak into my trusty custom pc mags Edited September 28, 2008 by dat93 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendellrt Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 Some would argue that the single most important component in your PC is the PSU. With a generic one you may not be able to overclock at all, especially with an Asrock board as they are not really setup for overclocking. Don't take any kind of overclocking guide as gospel, per se, every CPU and setup will react differently, even if you have an exact replica of another successfully overclocked rig. This thread, however, may help get you started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 If it's a Brisbane core it will hit 3Gs on stock vcore....(1.35v) all of them i have tested will without issue.... I have had all of them hit 3.2ghz on 1.4v and 3.4ghz on 1.45v...after that it's a crap shoot... my BE will hit 3.6ghz on 1.55v Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dat93 Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 thanks guys, im going to try overclocking as soon as my hard drive gets here, until then im going to ocupy myself with a live linux Cd. thanks everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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