Overclocking (Main Thread)

We've been watching your overclocking results, so we figured it was time to share some of our own.
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Intel Core i7
P4 2.8Ghz Prescoot
Corsair 2x512MB 500Mhz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX, PCI Express
ATI Turbine 5800RPM, 2John Doe koji nije zadovoljio moja očekivanja.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX, PCI Express
ATI Turbine 5800RPM, 2John Doe koji nije zadovoljio moja očekivanja.
Running at 3.6Ghz, temp is 51C, which is pretty standard. Noticed better performance while rendering in 3Ds Max.
Here is how things look in Windows Ultimate:
Memory read test: 7630MB/s
Memory write test: 5446MB/s

GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI
P4 630 3.0Ghz 800Mhz FSB
Corsair 2x512MB DDR2 800Mhz
Cooler Master
Raptor HDD 2 x 74.5GB, 10.000RPM (Paralell)
2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX, SLI
Corsair RM750 (Intel Hyper-Threading), SLI Ready
Running at 4.228Mhz, CPU Clock Speed=1.625V
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The only issue is we can't set up water or compressor cooling yet. If we did, the performance would be much higher.

I have to say, I’m finding it a little hard to believe that this Prescott is actually hitting > while staying at just 51 degrees.
A buddy of mine has one of those processors, and even when he's just sitting at >, it's running at 48 degrees...

rustydriver22 said:It sounds a bit hard to believe that this Prescott is running at @3.6 GHz while staying at 51 degrees.
A buddy of mine has one of those Prescotts and he's sitting at 48 degrees just idling...

To be clear, that temperature was recorded during CPU Load. Plus, my PC is sitting right next to a solid fuel heater. 😈 Just so you know, when I'm on Idle, it runs at 40C. That's because I tossed that piece of junk ATI card in the trash and picked up a Cooler Master instead.🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

rustydriver22 said:It sounds kind of unbelievable to me that this Prescott is running at @3.6 GHz while staying at 51 degrees.
A buddy of mine has a similar Prescott and he's sitting at 48 degrees at Idle...

I noticed there’s some skepticism here, so I figured I'd just show the proof myself. I don't want anyone calling things "unbelievable" later on like the esteemed rustydriver22 did!🙂 🙂 😎 👍 😠 Just imagine what happens once I install the EVGA (compressor cooling) unit.

For anyone who still thinks this looks "unbelievable," take a look at the photo.

rustydriver22, watch your tone—I've dealt with enough of this stuff to know what I'm talking about.

Can anyone tell me if this setup is actually worth the asking price? I'm mainly looking to get some gaming done here:

AMD Athlon, nForce4, socket 939, FSB HT2000, 4xDDR/400 dual channel, PCI Express x16, PCI-Ex4, 2xPCI-Ex1, 3xPCI, 133*2+SATA 3Gb/s*4+SATA*4, RA

AMD Athlon64 3000+ BOX (64-bit, integrated memory controller, 512K L2 on-chip cache), Socket 939

DDR 512 MB PC 3200 (DDR400) Kingmax, Apple, Intel - brand name

GECUBE X550XT 256 MB, PCI Express, 128 bit DDR2 HyperMemory 512 MB, DVI+VGA+TV-OUT, VPU: 400 MHz, mem.clock:533 MHz

Western Digital, Caviar 80 GB, WD800JB, 9 ms, 8MB, Ultra ATA/100, DATALifeguard, 23Mb/sec, 7200rpm, EIDE, 3 YEAR warranty

MSI MIDI VENUS SILVER 4HA-0207-2-400W - MSI MIDI TOWER, SECC METAL, USB 2.0, AUDIO IN I OUT, 400W POWER SUPPLY WITH TWO 8CM FANS

and also an Asus DVD+RW/drw-1608p3s, retail, dual layer.

I'd appreciate it if someone could let me know if there's anything else I should add, or if there's any particular component here that looks questionable, assuming I want to stay within a similar budget.

neonsurfer18 said:rustydriver22, tone it down a notch—I've dealt with this stuff before!

Is that an order?

rustydriver22 said:Is that an order?

No, but you can see for yourself it's running at 45 degrees.

Hey everyone, does anyone here happen to have a setup similar to this Kawasaki 😬 P4 box 3.0, 1MB 800MHz? Under the hood, I've got a Gigabyte 8IPE775-G—it's a 775, i865PE, SATA build—and tucked on the side, there's 2x512 SuperRAM Kingmax PC3200 at 400MHz...

So, basically, has anyone actually had any luck overclocking that P4?

I'm wondering if there's any way to get more overclocking out of this chip and how to go about it. Every time I try pushing the CPU FSB past 215MHz, Windows just won't boot properly.
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Processor Info
Processor AMD Sempron
Core Venice-128 S754
CPU stepping DH-E6
CPUID (processor name) AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2600+
CPUID revision 00020FC2h

CPU Speed
Processor speed 1712.88 MHz
CPU Multiplier 8.0x
CPU FSB 214.11 MHz (stock: 200 MHz, overclock: 7%)
Memory Bus 214.11 MHz

CPU Cache
L1 code cache 64 KB (Parity)
L1 data cache 64 KB (ECC)
L2 cache 128 KB (On-Die, ECC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Info
Motherboard ID 12/05/2005-NF-CK804-6A61FG0KC-00
Motherboard Model Unknown

Chipset Info
Motherboard Chipset Nvidia nForce4, AMD Hammer
Memory Timings 3-4-4-8 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Command Rate (CR) 2T

SPD Memory Modules
DIMM1: GR400D64L3/256 256 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-4-4-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)

BIOS Info
System BIOS Release Date 12/05/05
Video BIOS Release Date 01/02/06
Award BIOS Type Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Award BIOS Message GA-K8NE FBž

You either slow down the memory or hunt down some damn fast RAM so you can keep that FSB:RAM ratio at 1:1. Otherwise, you’re stuck dropping the FSB to match the RAM.

amberorca192 said:So you either slow down your memory or hunt down some damn fast sticks so you can keep that FSB:RAM ratio at 1:1. Otherwise, you're gonna have to drop the FSB relative to the RAM.

Can you walk me through how to actually do that? Like, what should I be setting my memory to?

That motherboard isn't exactly built for overclocking. It might be the culprit here. I noticed it's using GoodRAM with CL3 chips, which should technically perform better, but I think you've just hit the ceiling with that CPU. Even though it's known for being a cheap little beast when it comes to overclocking, it simply won't go any further.

neonmarlin27 said:That board isn't really built for overclocking, so maybe that's the issue. I see it uses Goodram with CL3 chips, which usually handles it better, but I guess the CPU just can't take any more. Even though that chip is known for being a cheap little beast when it comes to clock speeds, it might have hit its limit.

So I guess that's it then. I won't be getting any more speed out of this unless someone knows a different way to go about it.🙄

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ASROCK Socket 478 (1xAGP8x/5xPCI/4xDDR/5.1ch/LAN/2xS-ata/8xUSB)
Intel Celeron D 2.8Ghz(3.01.OC) (533Mhz/256KB cache)
Nvidia Geforce 6600gt 128MB (AGP8x/128bit/525Mhz(530.OC)/950Mhz(1110.OC)
2x 512 DDR Patriot (400Mhz)
250GB S-ata Maxtor (16MB cache)

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I'm looking to overclock my PC, but I'll be honest, I'm a little out of my depth here and don't really know where to start.
Here is what I'm working with:
CPU: AMD Sempron 2200+ (1500 MHz) with a 100 FSB
Motherboard: Asrock K7VT4A Pro
RAM: 2x256 DDR333
Multiplier: 9x

Is it actually possible to overclock a Pentium Core duo?
For instance, if I have a Core Duo running at 2.4 GHz, how much headroom would I realistically have to push it on a standard Asus motherboard?

Thanks!

Austin Cruz69 said:Can I overclock an Intel Core 2 Duo???
like, if I have a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo on a standard ASUS board, how high could I push it?

thx..

I guess you can overclock anything, but there’s really no point in pushing a Core 2 Duo. It feels like overkill, and you'd probably just end up breaking it.

Would anyone be so kind as to provide a few links to processor reviews? I am looking to conduct a thorough comparison between AMD and Intel Core 2 Duo performance.

Austin Cruz69 said:Can I overclock an Intel Core Duo?
For example, if I have a 2.4 GHz Core Duo, how high could I push it on a standard ASUS motherboard?

thanks..

A Core Duo isn't a Pentium. There is only the Pentium dual core (though even some of those aren't technically Pentiums, stores just label them that way), Core 2 Duo is an entirely new processor line. The "Pentium" name belongs to the past.
And yes, I'd say it's a mistake not to overclock a C2D. These chips have massive potential, regardless of which model you pick.

P4 3,2; 478, Prescott. I think I read somewhere that his operating temp hits around 73.2 or maybe 72.3, which is... well, you know, pretty hot.
I was wondering, at what temperature would that processor actually melt?
I mean, I joke about throwing a BBQ on it sometimes, but I'm genuinely curious..