Pureghetto Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 I'm reminded of my old attempt to overclock as a stern and expensive reason not to overclock like a madman (the guide was right in saying you will become addicted). At the time I O/C'd a 2.8c 800Mhz FSB to 3.33Ghz with....oh, I dunno probably 1.67V or higher. I came back one day to find my computer smelling of burning and my fan lights were not functioning/was dimmed. Though at the same time I would very much like to have my processor at 3.0 at the minimum (way below the 3.33 that blew my computer up). Is there a way to see how well my computer is holding up due to O/Cing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 > set a warning beep and/or automatic shutdown at certain temp(s) in your bios (this will stop an unfortunate deja-vu experience) > run prime95 and [email protected] at the same time > use mbm5 to monitor your temps sit back and watch those temps... and also those voltages! w00t, AND fans... you can set alarms on them and all sorts... prime95 will give you a "Execution halted message" if something is amiss... if something's seriously set wrong it will take a minute... if slightly, maybe a few hours... 24 hours is recommended by most... (back in full force 24/7 ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuclear Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 I like to run a barrage of tests on my systems, not just Prime95. I like to run Prime95, SiSandra, play some games, and run some benchmarks. You can find all of the tools I listed above all over the net. If you have trouble finding them, google it or let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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