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| Thread ID: 100920 | 2009-06-25 09:44:00 | overclocking guidance for a newbie please | powerover (12121) | Press F1 |
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| 785806 | 2009-06-25 23:05:00 | With an OK mobo, overclocking the E8400 should be a breeze. Since I got an ASUS P5Q Pro mobo I run at 3.6GHz with stock cooler. There are heaps of OC sites with guides etc - just google a bit. www.sevenforums.com www.clunk.org.uk There are two for starters. |
linw (53) | ||
| 785807 | 2009-06-25 23:13:00 | more questions, i was looking at that cooler, one sentence caught my eye: Up to 130 Watts... does it mean that it will USE up to 130 Watts of power?? that is tons and Im not sure if my puny 600W PSU can handle that... something like this is what i have in mind: www.trademe.co.nz is it not good enough? |
powerover (12121) | ||
| 785808 | 2009-06-25 23:14:00 | Wooooohhh!! thanks heaps Blam!! and LinW!!! sweet!! it will probably take me a whold day to read through all that but im on holiday now so I have time!! lets get going!!! | powerover (12121) | ||
| 785809 | 2009-06-26 00:13:00 | That cooler would probably be sufficient for amateur OC'ing, but I've heard it can be quite noisy. | Blam (54) | ||
| 785810 | 2009-06-26 00:52:00 | A lot of it depends on how much you think you will get into OCing. And also - if you intend sticking to the Dual Core, or moving to a hotter running CPU later. If you're just tweaking a little, the Zalman will be a bit better than stock. The AC FP7 (already mentioned) is excellent bang for the buck, and does a great job with duals - and some Quads. It's a lot better than the Zalman you linked to. If you think you are going to push things - or switch to a Quad at any time - I'd recommend: - TRUE 120 (the king of air cooling atm) - Noctua NHU12P - Xigmatek (Dark Knight) All of these are tower coolers. The AC FP7 usually runs around $70. The TRUE & Noctua about $160-170. The Xigmatek about $120. I originally started with the AC FP7, but switched to a Xigmatek because the AC was just a little to 'light' for my Q6600 - mind you I originally ran it 3.3 (now I just run @ 3.0). The reason I suggested the Xigmatek DK is because it has a back plate included. Push-pin mounts are fine, but a back plate will get you really good contact between heat sink and CPU. |
Brooko (8444) | ||
| 785811 | 2009-06-26 01:12:00 | umm..thanks Brooko..my intention is just to OC everything a little, just so that I know how it is done and gain some experiance :) and while the coolers you recommended are great, I do have a budget or around $50 and I don't really want to blow that. oh, and by everything, I mean the CPU, GPU, Memory, PCIExpress (maybe?) |
powerover (12121) | ||
| 785812 | 2009-06-26 01:38:00 | "Up to 130W" means it could dissipate up to 130W of heat. Your E8400 will only consume about 65W, I think. Overclocking might push it up to 80ish during peak load. Idle will only probably be around 10W. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 785813 | 2009-06-26 01:38:00 | CPU - use BIOS - plenty of guides. Just google "overclocking beginner guide". GPU - I haven't done it for a while. Look for a third party tool - I used to use ATI-tool (don't know if it's still around) - used to work with both ATI and nVidia. I no longer worry now - I just bought a card with enough grunt (GTX 260) and factory o-c'd. Memory - would really recommend getting CPU OC'd and stable before even attempting memory. Too many variables to control. You'll learn a lot from the guides for the CPU. Depending on how aggressive you are with the CPU, and how good your board is, you may have to underclock the memory anyway. I bought DDR2-1066 Dominators, and even with the OC, I just stuck with stock speed and timings. PCI-Express. When I started, virtually all the guides I read state quite clearly not to mess with it. Apparently (if you don't know exactly what you're doing) it's a really good way to: - brick your graphics card - brick your mobo I heeded the warnings and stayed with strictly standard settings. YMMV. |
Brooko (8444) | ||
| 785814 | 2009-06-26 01:52:00 | umm..I was just poking around the BIOS setting and I can't really find a way to increase my FSB speed...I took a few shot of the screen and I don't really know how to upload it so you guys can c...how do i upload pics here? :P thanks for the advice Brooko. :) |
powerover (12121) | ||
| 785815 | 2009-06-26 01:56:00 | Go here (imagef1.net.nz) and upload them and then post the links back here. | stormdragon (6013) | ||
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