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| Thread ID: 93848 | 2008-10-03 02:13:00 | Overclocking Tips | CaptainVincent (76) | Press F1 |
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| 709533 | 2008-10-03 02:13:00 | Hey everyone, I'm new to overclocking and have just been increasing the speed of my CPU via fsb. I have managed to get the speed from 200mhz to 230mhz and everythings going well. When I try 240mhz my computer BSOD's. I have the following specs. ASUS GeForce 8800GS TOP 384MB 1.25GB RAM (1GB DDR2 533Mhz) (256MB DDR2 533Mhz) AMD x2 3800+ @ 2.3Ghz (Normally 2.0) Some info from CPU-Z Core speed - 2300Mhz Bus Speed - 230Mhz HT Link - 690Mhz DRAM Frequency - 230Mhz BIOS Settings AM2 Boost - Disabled OCD Mode - CPU, PCIE Async CPU Frequency - 230Mhz PCI-E - 100Mhz CPU/LDT spread spec - 0.75% Hershey PCI-E spread spec - Disabled SATA spead spec - Disabled Cool n Quiet - Disabled Multiplier/Voltage change - auto (voltage can't go higher than 1.35 so left at auto) Memory Clock - Auto Flex Op - En CAS Latency - Auto TRAS - Auto TRP - Auto TRCD - Auto TRRD - Auto MA Timing - Auto Bank Interleaving - Auto Memory Hole - Disabled DDRII Intialization Mode - Auto CPU - NB Link Speed - 600Mhz (HT LINK) NB Width - Auto DRAM Voltage - Auto Any idea what I should change to improve my overclocking? Or does everything look okay? Thanks Heaps =). |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 709534 | 2008-10-03 02:37:00 | If you can, turn spread spectrum off. In my experience with that series of processors it may be better to buy a faster processor than to overclock beyond 220. | PENTIUM (426) | ||
| 709535 | 2008-10-03 02:40:00 | You'll find the guys n gals at the Overclockers forum (http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/) really helpful too! | nofam (9009) | ||
| 709536 | 2008-10-03 03:01:00 | Are you touching the voltage at all? And RAM dividers? What divider are you using? Also, what are you hoping to achieve out of OC? More FPS? Bragging rights? Something else? There's a point where more GHz don't do that much, and fiddling with settings and worrying about BSOD are too much hassle. I know my Q6600 and P5K-E will handle 3.4GHz, but I don't see the point. So keep it at 3.0. It's much cooler there, better for the components, cheaper to run watt-wise, and far far far more stable. I suggest that "because I'm bored, and I want to see what my comp can do" isn't a good reason. But that's just my opinion. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 709537 | 2008-10-03 03:05:00 | If you're looking for outright speed, you can loosen your ram timings (CAS Latency - Auto TRAS - Auto TRP - Auto TRCD - Auto TRRD - Auto) Looser ram timings mean more latency, but you'll also be able to go for a higher FSB. If you want lowest latency, (aggressive ram timings), you'll need to dial down the FSB. Higher latency means the CPU has to wait slightly longer before getting a response, but higher FSB means higher throughput. You could try higher than 230, just keep upping it in small increments. What heatsink are you using, a stock one? I'd stay away from modifying the voltage, as you risk permanently damaging the CPU if you aren't sure of what you are doing. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 709538 | 2008-10-03 03:07:00 | I suggest that "because I'm bored, and I want to see what my comp can do" isn't a good reason. But that's just my opinion. I'd agree with everything he said. If the overclock doesn't result in more than 10% increase in speed, it's not usually noticable. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 709539 | 2008-10-03 04:38:00 | I'd agree with everything he said. If the overclock doesn't result in more than 10% increase in speed, it's not usually noticable. When I managed to get the fsb to 240 from 200 (Until it started BSODing on startup). I would start the crysis benchmark for GPU and even with 1.25GB of RAM the stuttering was heavily reduced and I got around 30fps first loop and 35ish second loop. At stock I would get like 17fps first loop because of heavy stuttering then around 30fps second loop. So even without stuttering, on the second loop I get around 5fps more =) So I'm getting quite a nice boost when the speed is upped to a 4800+ (2.4Ghz) |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 709540 | 2008-10-03 05:07:00 | If you're looking for outright speed, you can loosen your ram timings (CAS Latency - Auto TRAS - Auto TRP - Auto TRCD - Auto TRRD - Auto) Looser ram timings mean more latency, but you'll also be able to go for a higher FSB. If you want lowest latency, (aggressive ram timings), you'll need to dial down the FSB. Higher latency means the CPU has to wait slightly longer before getting a response, but higher FSB means higher throughput. You could try higher than 230, just keep upping it in small increments. What heatsink are you using, a stock one? I'd stay away from modifying the voltage, as you risk permanently damaging the CPU if you aren't sure of what you are doing. Hey there. Can you please suggest some values I should set my ram timings to? Thanks. |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 709541 | 2008-10-03 18:37:00 | If you lower your RAM timings you will almost certainly have to increase voltage. However, until you have a perfectly stable overclock on your CPU I would set the multiplier to keep the RAM at spec. With the kind of overclock you're doing on your CPU you will need to increase voltage - no two ways about it. So if you're getting a 15% overclock as it is then I am assuming you have increased the voltage already. What are you using to test stability? Orthos? |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 709542 | 2008-10-03 22:42:00 | Hey there. Voltage is set to auto. Max voltage my BIOS allows is 1.35V and it seems to automatically just use up to 1.35V itself. I cannot set the multiplier any higher, max value seems to be 10x =(. | CaptainVincent (76) | ||
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