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| 646626 | 2008-03-05 10:01:00 | One other quick question - what's a dangerous temp for a CPU to have? Or the temp that causes it to slow down, or something. I've just run Prime95 for the last 15 minutes or so with the stress test, and my CPU temperatures have been sitting around 57/58. (Both cores) That temperature is fine, well within any danger or shut down thresholds. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 646627 | 2008-03-05 18:06:00 | Let me have a guess. Above 65 degrees and I would start to worry. Above 75, maybe 80 and it would cook. Right? | Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 646628 | 2008-03-05 20:15:00 | I've been thinking of upgrading my computer somewhat, but I don't have the budget to do it all at once, and will just upgrade component-by-component. Nvidia 8600GTS @ 512mb 2gb RAM (not sure how/where to get the clockspeed or whatever for this) Intel E6420 @ 2.13ghz What motherboard do you have now? Generally Motherboard, CPU and RAM have to be done in one go unless you already have a board that supports them. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 646629 | 2008-03-06 05:14:00 | With a good motherboard (Not sure what board you have) an E6420 will reach 3Ghz without adding anything to the voltage. Basically meaning it wont run any hotter than at standard speeds (It will obviously be a bit hotter but not much). To get mine to 3.2Ghz i had to increase the voltage to 1.45V (Standard is 1.35V) still with stock HSF temps max out at about 65 on Stress Prime Dual Core. I have heard with a good HSF 3.4Ghz is easily achievable. What i suggest for you to start off with is around 3Ghz which is pretty easy to do just change the FSB to 376Mhz under BIOS. You can change the RAM timings etc if you want, but should work if you have decent DDR2-667 or DDR2-800. I have a simple guide here for my mobo (Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3P) (should be pretty similar for all 965 chipset gigabyte boards, I will post it here if you want |
hazza87 (12499) | ||
| 646630 | 2008-03-06 05:22:00 | I have an XFX nForce 680i SLI motherboard. I just bought this PC not more than a year ago, so everything (to me) is still relatively new. There shouldn't be any problem, right? I'm also pretty sure my RAM is DDR2-800. Also, thanks for all your responses, people =) much appreciated! \o/ |
laughable (13472) | ||
| 646631 | 2008-03-06 21:57:00 | Yes that Mobo will easily be capable of overclocking the CPU. To get it to 3GHZ with DDR2-800 RAM you will not even need to overclock the RAM if you dont want to. FSB of 376Mhz will leave you with DDR2-752 if you have the RATIO set to 2 or DDR2- 940 if you set it to 2.5. Thats up to you, i imagine the RAM will handle 940 but if not you can easily switch it down by changing the FSB to RAM ratio. | hazza87 (12499) | ||
| 646632 | 2008-03-07 00:38:00 | What is your current PSU rated at? | Greven (91) | ||
| 646633 | 2008-03-07 04:22:00 | I've got a Silverstone 650W PSU, so I don't think power should be a problem. Anything I should watch out for, though? (In regards with the PSU.) | laughable (13472) | ||
| 646634 | 2008-03-07 05:01:00 | Unless you're PSU is malfunctioning you are never going to have any problems with a good quality 650W one like a silverstone. | hazza87 (12499) | ||
| 646635 | 2008-03-07 06:28:00 | Alright, I may be taking the plunge and overclocking my CPU tonight. So, from what I understand, I just go into my bios and push my FSB from 266Hz to 320Hz @ x8 multiplier. ..and as far as I know, that's all I need to do, as far as overclocking my CPU goes. I'll probably leave my RAM for later, since I'm still pretty new to the OC 'scene' and I'll just take it a step at a time. Thanks! |
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