Overclocking (Main Thread)

The Core temp reading gives you the actual temperature you need to worry about. Honestly, seeing 62 degrees under a heavy load isn't even a cause for concern... now, if you were hitting 75 or 85 degrees constantly, then we’d have a real situation on our hands...

Intel suggests keeping things under 61... though at the end of the day, that's really just a recommendation...

Just to give you some perspective, when I'm running my Core 2 Duo with the TT Big Typhoon—which, by the way, is significantly quieter and much more efficient than the standard stock cooler—clocked at 3.0GHz, I'm sitting at about 36 at idle and roughly 47 under load... it's only once I start pushing the overclock past 3.45GHz that the temps actually climb north of 61...🙂

It’s probably just core_temp. Try downloading a different version and see if that fixes it...

wiredmarlin5 is quick...🙂

northerncrane33 said:wiredmarlin5 is certainly moving fast...🙂

I sure am 🙂

_Wait, isn't Mike actually the fastest guy on Reddit?

with some serious bassooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

Joseph Gonzalez18 said:Isn't Bryan Wood49 the fastest one in PassMark?

with all that baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssss

😂

Bryan Wood49 is the man...🙂

For mocking him like that, you deserve 🙂

How can you even show your face with such a lack of shame? 🙂

Man... if I end up passing all of you...😉
And Joseph Gonzalez18, of course...🙂

Is it actually possible for a motherboard to die just because you're overclocking the CPU?

Of course it’s possible, though you have to be careful because things can definitely go south if you aren't staying on top of things... 🙂

And what happens if I decide to underclock the thing instead?

I was wondering how much I could actually push this CPU and what the best way to go about it would be... my setup is an MS400 ATX P4 power supply, 368MB of RAM, and an ASUS A7VL VM... I've got a Glacialtech Igloo 2310 on the CPU right now. I don't really have a ton of experience when it comes to overclocking, so I guess any kind of help or advice would be pretty much appreciated...

EDIT:
So, here's where I'm at... this is basically all I've messed with so far:
Operating Frequency setting: User Define
CPU Frequency: I bumped this up to 110 MHz, which I think is about as high as it'll go
Dram frequency: I've got options for 100 MHz and 133 MHz... right now it's sitting at 100 MHz..

I guess there might be more I could crank up...?

http://www.imagesforme.com/images/1129cpu.JPG

What kind of cooling would you guys suggest for $100 on a CPU?

TT Big Typhoon or Sonic Tower?

I’d go with the Sonic Tower. I’ve got my Core 2 Duo overclocked to 3GHz, and it stays at a cool 30°C at idle.
I don't think it even breaks 50°C under load.

And that’s without any extra heatsinks—just a standard 12cm fan for intake and exhaust.

Seriously, hasn't there been a single post in four days???

Carl Reed83 said:My Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850@OC is hitting 4GHz, and Super PI clocked in at 12.844 seconds. I honestly haven't a clue if that's actually any good or not...

Well, looking at things right now, I have to say you're totally full of it... you really pulled a fast one on us all...☕

wiredmarlin5 said:Look, I’ll be blunt: you're full of it right now. You really screwed us over.☕

Truth...🙄
🙂

It’s honestly pathetic how naive some of you people can be

Joseph Gonzalez18 said:It’s just how things go when you're being too optimistic...

Man, it’s always the same story with those guys, they just slide right into your DMs promising the moon... "I can get you everything for dirt cheap... everything is 70% off and comes with a full warranty"... it's honestly such a classic move... 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙈 🙂

What are you even going to do when you finally realize how naive you all are?