giving overclocking a try

SAD_DC

SAD_DC

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k well i wanna Oc my system...

Cpu
Video card
Ram

going to need some help...


Do i have this right??
I go to Uguru settings when i press DEl
then change the "CPU Operating Speed"
To "User Define"

then change my External clock
and Pci clock?

now just wondering a few things...
whats a descent amout to put my external clock?
its at 200 now..
and my Pci clock is at 100 Mhz..

now im wondering is this the right way to Oc?
also how would I Oc my ram??

heres a pic i tool of UGURU settings......



im going to try to read all of the FaQ's for Oc'ing but i doubt i have that much time ill get as much as i can done lol...
 
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For starters, only raise the FSB. Touching the other stuff is more for advanced users who have more of an idea what there doing.

And when you raise the FSB your also overclocking your ram.
 
Yeah, thats the right way to OC your CPU. Your CPU's frequency is determined by the FSB (External Clock in your case) multiplied by the Multiplier (11 x 200 Mhz = 2200 Mhz).

To OC your graphics card - I oced mine within windows, but the PCIE clock i cant answer you about. I suppose the PCIE clock determines the bus speed of the port? The higher it is the faster it communicates? Probably something like that... Mine is on 101 Mhz at the minute...

Hope it goes well...
 
You shouldnt touch the PCI-E clock (at least not much), since thats what happens with AGP cards and they crap out if you overclock too high. Just raise the FSB (external clock) for starters.
 
just external clock, pci clock wont help speed at all really... unless your worried about how fast your sound card gets its information hahaha...
basically, raise external clock, and lower ram speeds if u have any problems..
READ overclock 101 or whatever its called! lol
 
ok is this right now??
I go to Uguru setting make it User Define
then
raise the External Clock by 5-10 MHz each time checking how the comp runs...?? like i said i dont want to Oc till it explodes LOl
Do I touch multiplier factor??or no?

then save and restart comp?
and see how it worked out?

Is that It for the Cpu Oc'ing part?

now say i wanna Oc my Ram and Video Card...
how would I go about doing that??

thanks........
 
SAD_DC said:
Is that It for the Cpu Oc'ing part?

now say i wanna Oc my Ram and Video Card...
how would I go about doing that??
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You overclock your RAM when you raise the external clock (since they have to be at the same frequency).
 
I like to find each factor of my OC differently. For instance first I find the CPU. I cut down the LDT multi to 2, the RAM frequency to PC100, and start rasing the HTT 5 Mhz at a time, running superpi 32M each time I boot into windows. If it doesnt pass I up the voltage a step. After I find my max CPU speed superpi stable, I run OCCT 30 minute test. My CPU maxes out at around 2.53 GHz @ 1.55 V (yeah sucks I know :mad: ). So I write down the FSB (or HTT more corectly) as 230 for my max CPU speed. Next I change my CPU multiplier to 6. Since my RAM is designed to work at 250 Mhz 2-2-2-6 @ 3.3 V (gotta love VX :D ), I start there. I keep on raising the HTT 3-4 Mhz at a time, running test 5 of memtest86+ untill I get errors. Then I try raising the voltage. My RAM doesnt respond to anything above 3.3 V, so I just back down 1 Mhz at a time untill it runs error free. My RAM can run at DDR520 2-2-2-5. I write down the HTT as 260. I add these 2 factors, and there is one really good way to go, that doesnt require me to use a RAM divider which is always a plus. My HTT is 253, my multi as 10, my divider as 1:1, and my LDT multi as 4. This gives me a CPU speed of 2530 Mhz, a RAM speed of 253 Mhz (DDR506), and an HT of 1012. This is very close to my max system capability, so I run it like that. Once I boot into windows, I run a couple of benchmarks and a couple hours of prime95 to check for stability. If I run into a problem, I lower the HTT 1 Mhz at a time untill I'm satisfied with the stability.

Well, thats how I OC.

By the way you should never run your RAM at 3.3 V unless your running either: A. Going on suicide world record, or: B. Running OCZ VX or Mushkin redline or the like. Most RAM sees no increase in OCability above 2.8 V.
 
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