capthowdy575 Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) no stress testing doesn't adjust any thing it just test your setup as is to make sure the current clock speeds are stable. all stress testing does is put a full load on the cpu and ram. read this guide it will help alot. guide if you really want a stable overclocked system then take the time and read. Edited November 17, 2008 by capthowdy575 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 Use these programs: Prime95 - http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103 OCCT - http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download Everest - http://www.lavalys.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 what brand power supply are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackA Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Can't remember off the top of my head - it's a very good one though! Is it complicated to overclock the Gfx card? Thanks, Jack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 900x4 /= 3800 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrow21 Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Overclocking your card is as simple as it gets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackA Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 900x4 /= 3800 I take it that's for the CPU? If I select those settings, what voltages should I set? What would I need to do to overclock my card? Thanks, Jack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackA Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Okay I'm using the 8800 GS. I've overclocked the CPU and got a program to do the GPU. What mhz would you suggest? Default memory = 700mhz. Default 580mhz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Trial and error mate. We cant just tell you what setting to use, people achieve different overclocks than you would even if you were using the same processor/ram/video card ect. Download ATITool and Riva Tuner to overclock your video card. Use Rivatuner to change the fan setting and overclock the card, then use ATITool's feature to scan for artifacts. Keep pushing it until you meet stability issues and then try to find your stable overclock. Good Luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turophiliac Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 just thought i'd let you know, with a FSB of 400, and a multi of 9x, there is no mathematical way you can be running at 3.8GHz... that e8500 chip you got there has a stock multiplier of 9.5x so you have a 400MHz FSB with a 9.5x multiplier. just thought you'd like to know. and yeah, a good way to find a voltage to run, is to set the FSB and vcore to auto, see what that auto vcore is, then start turning up the FSB a few MHz at a time, stress testing at every point, until you fail a stress test. then up the voltage 1 or 2 notches, then repeat. that way you don't come up with crap like 1.6v to hit 3.8GHz... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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