fishtankfish Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) First, How do you overclock Ram? I have Corsair XMS PC3200 (2x512mb). Is it worth it to overclock it? Second, You say that a 24 run of Prime95 is a good measure of stability. How do you go 24 hours w/o using your computer? Or can you let Prime95 run in the background? I've got my X800 Pro overclocked to speeds greater than an XT PE and I'm going to overclock my cpu a little little bit (up to a 3400+ probably). I'm kind of using 3DMark05 as my overall benchmark, no matter what i tweak. Is that a good program for testing overall performance. B/c i'm mainly doing this for gaming anyway. Let me know! Thanks. Edited March 1, 2005 by fishtankfish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 ram: go into your bios, increase the FSB p95: i know its hard, you can do it (go without computer for 24 hours) or just continue to use your computer x800:maybe loop 3DMark05 a few times, but that should be a sufficient bench for your card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thef1re Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 is that all u do? to o/c ram? u just need to increase FSB adn ram volts? cool! but how do i kow when my ram is unstable? is it worth to o/c new ram? wont it kill its life... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 1. Pretty much. Raise the FSB, and depending on the chips used in the RAM, add voltage to help stability. 2. Run Memtest86+ (runs from a floppy) to check the RAM for errors. If the RAM is getting flaky, you'll know about it soon enough in Windows. Also run 3D benchmarks and Super_Pi (calculate 32M places-if you can pass this you're on the right track). 3. Sure it's worth it to OC new RAM. Not all RAM is created equal though, so be prepared for mixed results. 4. If you overvolt RAM too much you can kill it. I don't think you can kill it by simply asking it to run faster, because if you ask it to run faster than it wants to you'll just get errors or it won't post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoLoDreaM Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 you can use your computer.. in fact it might be better.. it puts more stress on your computer and can tell a instability issue probably faster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 Yup, use away. Comp will run verrrrrrrrrrrry sslllloooooooooowwwwww when you're running the blend test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtankfish Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 So what does 'lowering latencies' do and what does it mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 The lower the latency, the faster your CPU can read from and write to main memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 (edited) you have the same ram and socket, just do what i did if you want it to a 3400+ you'll know if your rams oc to much, it usally reboots during windows start up or just afterwards, i found that ram can do 240mhz with 3-3-3-8, but if you set the divider to 166 and add to your HTT you will have 2.4ghz with 2-2-2-5 trimmings b/c your ram will be at 200, well almost 200 ([email protected] gives your 200) but than your cpu wil be at 2.5ghz which is when it need some extra volts (1.6) and a better cooler. it reboots on me once i open cpuz at 2.5ghz Edited March 2, 2005 by hornybluecow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNothing Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 i wuold run 03, then 05, thats what i did for my OC, i honestly didnt care if 05 crashed too, i mean, i have crashed in 05, and ran 03 fine, and i havent crashed my comp since.....(about 2 months) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtankfish Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 ram: go into your bios, increase the FSB p95: i know its hard, you can do it (go without computer for 24 hours) or just continue to use your computer x800:maybe loop 3DMark05 a few times, but that should be a sufficient bench for your card 431290[/snapback] I've heard that if you can run Prime 95 for an hour or so there is a good chance you're fine and won't have instability problems. How accurate do you think that is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silenc3 Posted March 4, 2005 Posted March 4, 2005 I've heard that if you can run Prime 95 for an hour or so there is a good chance you're fine and won't have instability problems. How accurate do you think that is? 432989[/snapback] Not accurate att all. Testing for Stability has to be Prime at least 24 hrs. If it crashes at all before then you have an unstable PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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