Archerzz Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 I am just starting to overclock and I dont know that much about it, and I was just wondering for an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ would it be better to have a higher FSB and Lower multiplier or higher multiplier and lower FSB. Also which one would require more voltage to run stable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 There is a link to overclocking AMD in my sig. AMD64 Overclocking. For AMD - Higher Multiplier and low FSB. What are you specs? (mobo, psu, ram, heatsink) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archerzz Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Biostar TF7025-M2 Corsair XMS2 DDR2 Tagan 500w (2 12V) stock heatsync =( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 alot of it depends on the board... for your board loosen TRFC to 105 or 107.5 and TRC to 26 (you might not have that option or it may default to 24 for the highest) max async to 6 or 8 depending and rock on...primaries can be on Auto or set at the rated speed... start cranking the bus...keep the HT link to 1200MHZ as noted by CPU-Z and clock away...set vcore at 1.45v and boot at 3Gs...it's that simple...really Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archerzz Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) what is the async? should I leave the CAS Latency at auto? EDIT: So I did that and I have it up to 3.0GHz, my voltage is ~1.5v I am running at ~75 C at 100% load. Bad I know but overly bad? since I will never really be using my CPU at 100% capacity. Should I keep going or call it quits until i get a new cooler? Edited November 22, 2008 by Archerzz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa geek Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 what is the async?should I leave the CAS Latency at auto? EDIT: So I did that and I have it up to 3.0GHz, my voltage is ~1.5v I am running at ~75 C at 100% load. Bad I know but overly bad? since I will never really be using my CPU at 100% capacity. Should I keep going or call it quits until i get a new cooler? Try to bump your voltage down, I can hit 3.0 Ghz with my AMD 64x2 5200+ at 1.3v easily. If you can't get your load temps down to 60c or less, wait for a cooler, this one keeps my processor at 42c 3ghz OC under load... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835207004 Beware, it is somewhat large so make sure our case is wide enough (7.5 inches or more as the HS is around 15cm tall) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archerzz Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) What are your other settings at, mine wont even boot with a voltage that low. my motherboard forces it into safe mode and sets my fsb back to 200MHz edit I was looking at these coolers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835103047 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835103050 Edited November 22, 2008 by Archerzz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa geek Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) What are your other settings at, mine wont even boot with a voltage that low. my motherboard forces it into safe mode and sets my fsb back to 200MHz edit I was looking at these coolers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835103047 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835103050 I use an included utility with my Gigabyte board, Easy Tune pro5. Multi: 13.5x FSB: 223mhz RAM: 430 mhz 1.9v (G.Skill 2 gb kit) VCore: according to CPU-Z it's 1.328, but I have it set to 1.3 RAM Timings: 5 5 5 15 21 HT is set to auto at the moment I'm not a very experienced OCer so I left a lot of stuff on auto. In regards to your coolers, the first one looks quite small and seems to have dimensions similar to the stock cooling on a 5200+ (except for larger fan) which leads me to believe you will not see much better temps. If you're looking for a massive, expensive cooler (lire ht second you linked to, don't consider anything except the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/pro...oler_u120ex.htm Edited November 22, 2008 by nasa geek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 instead of getting a so-so heatsink from newegg... snag one off Ebay from Zalman's refurb site.... I have bought dozens of coolers from here... cheap and all of them had zero blemishes http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/refurbdoc_W0...QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 instead of getting a so-so heatsink from newegg... snag one off Ebay from Zalman's refurb site.... I have bought dozens of coolers from here... cheap and all of them had zero blemishes http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/refurbdoc_W0...QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ How dare you recommend the Zalman. Love mine! Cheers Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 How dare you recommend the Zalman. Love mine! Cheers Paul love mine too...I have 12 of them currently in service...2 VGA and the rest in CPU sinks... those are nice as hail.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHKCommander959 Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 is that 5200 the black edition? i dont think so but just in case some 65nm are hogs on vcore. my 5000 likes 1.4-1.5 for 3+ but tops out at 3.6 with proper cooling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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