CoolMaster Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 So I have an Athlon II X2 295 2.9ghz regor here are my other components: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819103687 (CPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131603 (Mobo) http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memo...66_gold_edition (Ram, sorry no newegg link ) (2gb's worth....ya I know ill put in 2 more later) And Im wondering how to go about this, to push a lil more out of it) anyways I've NEVER oc'd before. and I have a stock cooler. Right now Im using AUS PC Probe II to measure my temps. Right now it's showing this: Vcore=1.01 v +3.3v=3.30 +5v=4.97v +12v=11.98v CPU=30 c MB= 25c Im assuming these are ok temps? my room stays pretty cool but Im looking to push the cpu just a tad (i have an incoming ATI 5850 video card coming in, and I want to minimize bottleneckage) How would i go about this? I know to turn off AMD coolnquiet, but I've never done this before. I dont want to like MAX out my processor or burn anything up. But lets say I push it to 3.2ghz? if possible, how much lifespan would that take off my cpu? and will the lack of l3 cache affect my OC that much? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyman62 Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 anyways I've NEVER oc'd before. and I have a stock cooler. Right now Im using AUS PC Probe II to measure my temps. Right now it's showing this: Vcore=1.01 v +3.3v=3.30 +5v=4.97v +12v=11.98v CPU=30 c MB= 25c the CPU is a little warm for idleing but it should work, you may need a better case or CPU cooler. your looking a little low on power your PSU doesnt seem to have enough power for your system so i wouold look at a better power supply. other than that you may need to be good at math lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 How is 650 watt not enough? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 Your PSU should be fine, don't worry about it. Are you asking how to overclock? Or are you just concerned it will shorten your hardware's life? If the second, I wouldn't be to worried about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Moreso how to. but also the 2nd question too lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCFreak Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 How to overclock: 1. Learn your components and be smart 2. Watch temps 3. Be Patient 4. Be Patient 5. Remember there are no guarantees in OCing Now that you have learned these you may proceed. I would do the following: 1. Turn off Cool N' Quiet in your BIOS 2. Find your memory and Northbridge multipliers in the BIOS 3. Adjust your FSB (default is 200MHz) in 10MHz increments 4. Reboot each time and test with OCCT or Prime95 for 15mins to ensure stability 5. Watch your memory clock as well as your northbridge to ensure they are at as close to stock as possible (adjust multipliers accordingly to do so) 6. When you start to fail OCCT or Prime95 dial back FSB at least 5MHz and reboot 7. Perform 6hr test of OCCT or Prime95 to complete stability 8. Tell your friends how cool you are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Where would the FSB multiplier be? like under what option usually Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCFreak Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 There is no FSB multiplier, there is a NB multiplier, a memory multiplier and usually a PCI-E multiplier as well. Your stock FSB is set to 200MHz and up this will increase your CPU frequency, but in turn it also affects your memory and NB (northbridge) as well. You need to adjust the NB and memory so that they are as close to stock as possible. I would not like your NB frequency go above 2100MHz in most cases, but it depends on your MB and cooling etc. Your memory multiplier will be likely in the same place and you can adjust this in order to get your memory to run at or near your their stock frequency as well. Good Luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Ok so I up the FSB, but then I want to make the NB/memory to be as close as possible to stock as they originally were correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sihastru Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 There is a very important thing to do: Downgrade the HT link to 4x. For 1GHz it is not at 5x. It will give you a much better OC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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