jlk7509 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) I have been one of those newbies watching overclocking from afar, now i am ready to get my hands dirty. I read the 780i post, but still a little bewildered. Do i just start cranking up my voltage? My comp is -watercooled q6600 in a 780i -corsair 4-4-4-12 ram any help would be a big plus as to where to initially start, or if my setup can hang Edited February 16, 2008 by jlk7509 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlk7509 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 I have been one of those newbies watching overclocking from afar, now i am ready to get my hands dirty. I read the 780i post, but still a little bewildered. Do i just start cranking up my voltage? My comp is -watercooled q6600 in a 780i -corsair 4-4-4-12 ram any help would be a big plus as to where to initially start, or if my setup can hang okay, i followed the 780i post to a tea, adjusted the voltages to his screen shots, and my computer is runnning from 2.4 to 3.6. On my nvidia monitor, when i stress tessed my system, my temp only went to 46 C. Do i just keep increasing the voltage to get more? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 you don't increase the speed by increasing the voltage... you increase the speed by increasing the clock cycle rate, i.e. the FSB speed in MHz... more clock cycles per second = more work done per second... faster rate = faster computer... increasing the voltages is only done when the increased rate isn't possible with the original voltage... you will reach a point where higher speeds need more voltage... and then there will be a point where higher voltages don't help or are even worse... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyetube Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 you don't increase the speed by increasing the voltage... you increase the speed by increasing the clock cycle rate, i.e. the FSB speed in MHz... more clock cycles per second = more work done per second... faster rate = faster computer... increasing the voltages is only done when the increased rate isn't possible with the original voltage... you will reach a point where higher speeds need more voltage... and then there will be a point where higher voltages don't help or are even worse... Ditto... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 Don't use NVIDIA nTune for anything other than monitoring (if at all), that's one of the crappiest programs to change ANYTHING on the mainboard! For all overclocking purposes, use the BIOS! I know you didn't mention using nTune, but this is just a heads-up! As for the temps, download CoreTemp, and see what that tells you about your CPU temps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlk7509 Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 okay, i just installed core temp, gives me 4 core readings, the highest is 57 C. Is that good? Should i go for more? And if the clock is dependent on fsb, i jsut start increasing it until i get a crash? I got lucky someone posted screen shots of that bios, or i would be totally lost. And im using the stabilty test on ntune to check for stability, is there a better program that you dont have to pay for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr._blue_sky Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 okay, i just installed core temp, gives me 4 core readings, the highest is 57 C. Is that good? Should i go for more? And if the clock is dependent on fsb, i jsut start increasing it until i get a crash? I got lucky someone posted screen shots of that bios, or i would be totally lost. And im using the stabilty test on ntune to check for stability, is there a better program that you dont have to pay for? I use prime95 for stressing my processor to see if it will be stable at any new speeds I set. I downloaded it for free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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