gentleowl66 said:I am just curious about what kind of performance gains I could squeeze out of my GA-MA770-DS3 paired with 2x1GB Kingmax CL5 PC6400 memory and an amd 64 x2 5000... I have been reading through some tutorials, and it seems like my only real options are playing around with the HTT and the voltages.
Anything is possible here. It might just be some junk data from CPU-z, but honestly, the only way to be absolutely sure is to check it with a multimeter.
Lawrence Brooks73 said:You could potentially upgrade the GPU, though you might run into some RAM latency issues. That's about it, since the Northwood 2.4 can't be overclocked—I personally had one at 2.4 GHz and couldn't get anything done with it...
It’s quite possible the motherboard was just junk, which would explain why it wouldn't work; it likely didn't even support those options.
Perhaps everyone could weigh in on whether they would consider buying a used graphics card. You can often find high-quality cards with a solid warranty for significantly less money than new ones. 🤷
Just a quick heads-up; the Leadtek 8800 GTS 512 mb from Hgspot is actually sold out, even though their website still shows it as being in stock. Just a warning so you don't recommend it to anyone else right now.
You could have mentioned those details right away. Please let me know which processor you're running, how much memory you have, your graphics card model, and what kind of power supply you're using.
I'll just drop this here; if the thread is getting too cluttered, feel free to delete it. It might be worth starting a dedicated guide or a Q&A thread focused on GPU overclocking, complete with links to useful software and various schematics.
Samuel Scott5 said:Hey everyone, I'm not entirely sure if this belongs in this sub, but I figured I'd ask. Hopefully someone can help me out. I have two 512MB RAM sticks (Kingmax); one is rated at 677MHz and the other is 533MHz. Since they weren't bought at the same time, I was wondering if I go into the BIOS and set them both to run at 677MHz instead of the default 533MHz, will the slower stick handle it without any major issues?
Give it a shot. However, I suspect you'll need to bump up the memory voltage, which means you're unnecessarily overvolting the 677MHz stick too, leading to higher heat levels. You might want to consider if it's actually worth the trouble.
Andrew Gonzalez11 said:To be honest, there's hardly any thermal paste left on mine—it's practically non-existent. Where can I even find some, and how are you supposed to apply it? Is there a specific technique, or do you just spread it on like toothpaste?🙂
Just clean off the old stuff with some isopropyl alcohol and then spread a thin layer of the new stuff using a plastic card. You can pick up a tube at any local electronics store or even a pharmacy.
Andrew Gonzalez11 said:Also, does anyone near Los Angeles know a good computer shop? My old local spot used to be Best Buy, but they closed down, and I haven't found a reliable place since. And regarding those pins on the cooler... I can't get one of them to click in properly. Could that be why my temperatures are so high?
OMFG 🤣 Is the push pin snapped, or did you just not rotate it correctly? If you haven't released the tension, it won't snap into place.
Andrew Gonzalez11 said:And which cooler would you recommend: the Cooler Master MasterAir series for socket 775, or the Cooler Master MasterAir series for socket 478?
The Cooler Master MasterAir series. $1.75 It's more expensive than the other option.
Andrew Gonzalez11 said:jupy connected it to that fourth "view" and now my temps have jumped from a steady 42 up to anywhere between 42 and 60
Sure. There's a local shop nearby that specializes in custom branding and overclocking laptops. I'm wondering how much of a benefit that actually provides... honestly, just put the processor under some heavy stress and let me know what the temperatures look like during full load.
I am not entirely sure why, but the CPU temperature seems to be reported incorrectly in quite a few instances. It would be much more accurate to monitor the individual cores instead.
Try putting the PC under a heavy load and then check the chipset temperatures.
ambermarlin37 said:The PC froze on its own, so I performed a hard reboot. Once macOS loaded back up, it froze again, forcing another restart. On the third attempt at booting macOS, I quickly uninstalled MSI Afterburner. Everything seems fine now; I ran a benchmark in 3DMark and didn't encounter any errors, but I am quite worried since this new build is only a month old.
Now I'm wondering if I actually damaged the graphics card by using that clock speed?
It is likely everything is fine.
swiftcobra65 said:Good evening, everyone! I have a quick question... should I be concerned that my motherboard temperature is hitting 57°C on Mount Everest? Specifically, my memory usage is constantly sitting at 30%, while the processor is running at about 412MHz on the Intel... so now I'm unsure. The rest of the components seem to be okay.
That's possible. Try touching the chipset heatsink with your finger and let me know if it feels hot.