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| Thread ID: 65034 | 2006-01-05 06:26:00 | Overclocking | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | Press F1 |
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| 418400 | 2006-01-05 08:19:00 | overclocking the 4400+ to 4800+ speeds will work as the 4400+ is essentially an underclocked 4800+ same core ect. the only problem you might run into is if the multipliers are locked. also it woudl be safer not to push it any higher than 4800+ speeds |
Mirddes (10) | ||
| 418401 | 2006-01-05 08:24:00 | Yeah, that is what I have herd. Why? because of the heat? |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 418402 | 2006-01-05 09:57:00 | Here is the spec page (us.dfi.com.tw) Yeah, I was looking at getting a water cooling setup later in the next year or so, and then pushing it even further, all good things take time you know pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Why not buy a 4800+ in the first place apart from the $500 difference in price. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 418403 | 2006-01-05 10:16:00 | is that not the main reason someone would rather et teh 4400+? | Mirddes (10) | ||
| 418404 | 2006-01-05 10:25:00 | The money spent on watercooling, when it is only to overclock, would be best be spent on a higher - rating CPU. Water cooling is generally preffered for it's quietness, as it's not really worth it for overclocking in the traditional sense - as the point of overclocking is to get something for nothing. | Growly (6) | ||
| 418405 | 2006-01-05 11:06:00 | is that not the main reason someone would rather et teh 4400+? Probably. However I would prefer either using the 4400+ at its rated speed for about $880 and also have no warranty problems rather than overclock and spend more money on cooling, instability, unreliability, time and etc. If I had the extra $500 I would rather buy the 4800+ and have no problems. If I didn't have the $500 I would settle for the 4400+ After all the increase in speed would not be noticed. For the other $500 you could buy more RAM or a better video card. So IMHO I would settle for the 4400+ with no overclocking. No need for extra cooling or CPU fan and no need to void warranty. Having said that if anyone wants to overclock then that is over to them. All I will say is I would need good insurance and plenty of money. This of course for some of us is only a hobby and I would prefer that The_End_of_Reality spent his/her money on that sort of hobby rather than paint for tagging, booze, drugs, TAB or whatever. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 418406 | 2006-01-06 05:39:00 | If you dont adjust voltages, then there arent any risks involved with overclocking. Although it is likely that in order to get your 4400+ to run at 4800+ speeds it will need extra voltage (if a 4400+ could run at 4800+ speeds, AMD would sell it as a 4800+). As you increase the voltage of the CPU you also increase the thermal output of the CPU. Seeing as the stock CPU cooler is only designed to cope with the stock thermal output, in most cases you need to replace the HSF. An overclock of 200MHz is pretty much a waste of time, and only serves to increase your ePenis. It wont offer any improved performance, and wont get you any cred with a harden overclocker. All it will acheive is to allow you to gloat to teenage boys on the high school playground. Assuming you have appropriate cooling and fully understand the risks of overclocking there are two ways of overclocking the CPU. You can either adjust the FSB or the multiplier, the multiplier isnt necessarily unlocked. All Athlon64's with the exception of the FX(can adjust the multiplier up and down) only allow for the multiplier to be lower, this is probably the case with the X2's. This means you have to increase the FSB, as the FSB increases so does the CPU clock speed. If your going to overclock you really want to keep the memory in sync with the system FSB, thus you may need to invest in some highend ram to acheive your overclock.You also need to remember that with the Athlon64's the Hypertransport bus is directly linked to the FSB, any increase in the FSB will increase the HT, and may result in system instability. You may need to lower the HT multiplier to improve stability. Unless you fully understand overclocking, a poor overclock may actually result in worse performance, especially when dealing with a small margin such as 200MHz. Oh and if you think its stable, it probably isn't ;) |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 418407 | 2006-01-06 05:59:00 | Ok from what you guys have said, a 200Mhz increase is not going to have any noticeable performance increase, so I think that I will leave it for now maybe until I get better cooling, or if I even don't decide to OC it. Thanks for your input :) |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 418408 | 2006-01-06 06:18:00 | An overclock of 200MHz is pretty much a waste of time, and only serves to increase your ePenis. Snicker...wait till battlenetter sees this... I have to agree - you haven't exactly chosen the lamest CPU - so why bother - its already an epenis enhancement. :lol: |
pctek (84) | ||
| 418409 | 2006-01-06 07:13:00 | Lol at epenis Dead right though I am also wondering what a certain someone will think |
Myth (110) | ||
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