Overclocking (Main Thread)

Going from 2.6 to 3.0 is a breeze. That 0.4 GHz jump is nothing to worry about. Honestly, you could probably push it even higher on stock voltage.

Help! I think I messed up my CPU overclocking and now my monitor won't even turn on. Anyone got any ideas? Help me out here.

Just clear the CMOS

So, quick question: do I seriously need to pick up a heatsink for my RAM if I'm planning to overclock? I just swapped out my processor and I’m itching to push it, but I learned my lesson the hard way last time. Back when I was messing with my old setup, I didn't bother with memory cooling, and man, it was a disaster. My games were stuttering like crazy, and when I finally ran a MemTest, one of the sticks was totally toast. Had to rip it out and drop the voltage just to keep things from crashing. I'm pretty sure the RAM was just cooking itself, and honestly, I really don't want to end up frying this new set of sticks too.

Memory doesn't really run that hot on its own. Sure, if you're cranking up the voltage to get more stability while overclocking, extra cooling might help, but I doubt you'll see any massive gains just by slapping heatsinks on your RAM. It probably won't make much of a difference in terms of lowering temps or squeezing out more MHz.

A quick question for the group: I’ve been pushing my Pentium Dual Core E 5400 2.7 GHz up to 3240 MHz, all without touching the voltage or swapping out my current cooler... When running Prime95 to check stability, I’m hitting a peak temperature of 68 C; I find myself wondering if that’s considered excessive, or if there might be a bit more headroom left to explore... I’d prefer to avoid adjusting the voltage, simply because I have no intention of upgrading the cooling solution just yet...

Additionally, if anyone here happens to own a GeForce 9500 GT 512 MB DDR3, or perhaps possesses some insight regarding its capabilities, I would be quite interested to know how much further I can realistically push it...

http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SLB9V

The voltage range and thermal specs are all listed right here....

Can anyone help me out? Trying to bump up this processor: AMD Athlon64 X2 5200 + box, dual core, Socket AM2 from 2700 to 3000. Read some stuff about overclocking AM2 chips, but I’m pretty lost until someone actually points me in the right direction—so here goes nothing... motherboard is a Gigabyte M52L-S3P, sAM2, Nvidia NF520LE, SATA II RAID, LAN, and the power supply is a black Codegen midi tower 6221L-CA, 400W PSU w/12cm fan, USB, audio. Just wondering what I need to tweak in the BIOS since everything is set to default:

CPU Frequency (200) goes from 200-500 by increments of 2
PCIE clock (100) goes up to 145 by 1
CPU Clock Ratio (Auto) goes from X5 to X13—meaning X5, X5.5, X6...
CPU HT-Link Voltage (Normal) from +0.025V, 0.050V, 0.100V, 0.150V, 0.200V
Chipset Voltage Control (Normal) from +0.025V, 0.050V, 0.100V, 0.150V, 0.200V
DDR 2 Volt. Count (Auto) from +0.05V, 0.15V, 0.20V, 0.25V, RED 0.3V, 0.35V, 0.40V FLASHING RED 0.5V and 0.6V
CPU Volt Control (Normal) 0.8000V-1.5500V
Normal CPU Vcore 1.3000V—can't change this one

Hey everyone!
So, I was wondering if there's any way to tweak things so that when I set my multiplier to 8, Windows actually shows the correct clock speed? Right now, I'm running at 8x400 (which means 3.2 GHz), and everything is running perfectly fine... both my CPU readings and Everest show the actual 3.2 GHz clock, but Windows keeps insisting it's 3.6. Is there some setting I can change so Windows displays the real clock without me having to revert my multiplier back to 9?

So, does nobody know anything?

By "Windows shows," do you mean if you right click on My Computer and check Properties?

Why does that even matter to you, especially since there are plenty of other, better programs available to validate your processor frequency?
It might also help if you could let us know which CPU you're actually using.

Yeah, whenever I > on >, the DX Diagram shows the same thing. Even games that run a hardware scan are reporting a higher clock speed than what I actually have... It’s not like I’m sweating it, since I can just check CPU-Z or > to see the real 3.2 GHz, but I'm curious if there's a fix for this. Is it actually affecting game performance, or is it just some weird visual glitch?😁
The processor is a Quad 6600.

Nothing really makes sense here, other than some kind of "error."

For a while, both my games and dxdiag were reporting that I had 4 GB of memory on my 4890. Now, they're showing me that I only have 2425 MB 🤣, even though I know this card has 1 GB of memory—it always has. Everest says something else entirely, which is actually the truth.

There must have been some sort of mix-up. If the BIOS, CPU-Z, and Everest are all reporting correctly, I don't think there's a real problem, aside from the obvious fact that there's some hardware confusion happening. 😁

Anyone here actually messed around with this thing before?

From what I’ve gathered browsing through various forums, people don't seem all that thrilled with it. Sure, it beats the stock cooler, but the temperature drop feels pretty negligible. I guess $17 you might actually get more bang for your buck with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 +, which seems to cool twice as effectively... 🙂

Hey everyone!

I'm starting to mess around with overclocking my Intel Core i3. Since it's sitting at 2.93GHz right now, I guess how far can I actually push this thing? If I manage to hit something like 4.1GHz or maybe even 4.2GHz—assuming I've got a decent power supply and a case that isn't a literal oven—it won't just fry itself, right?!🙂

What kind of cooling is being used on the processor?
I suspect it could probably handle a 30-40% overclock without much trouble.

James Morris4 said:What kind of cooling are you using?
I reckon you could probably squeeze out a 30-40% overclock without much trouble.

I've got one 120mm fan for exhaust and another 120mm for intake...
Think I can hit around 3.7GHz? Power supply isn't an issue—it's just that this CPU is a bit weak for the GPU I'm running, so it needs some OC help.

Given how tiny that stock cooler on an Intel Core i3 actually is, I’ve got my doubts you'll even clear 3.5 GHz before your temperatures absolutely redline.
If you're seriously thinking about overclocking, you should probably invest in a decent cooler first.

Casey Long2 said:Given how tiny that stock cooler on an Intel Core i3 is, I highly doubt you'll push it past 3.5 GHz before your temps go absolutely nuclear.
If you're actually planning to overclock, maybe invest in a decent cooler.

Can you suggest a decent cooler that doesn't cost more than $67?