3700+ overclock

Willz · 13-06-2006, 12:29 PM

Hi

during christmas i overclock my 3700+ AMD 64, i manage to get it to 2.8ghz at 1.45v, did a 12 hour stress test, and got no errors, my idle temperature was 29 degrees and load was 42.

recently i have been experiencing random resets and just last night got a wierd blue screen, when my dad told me i thought ah BSOD, but no, there was no writing so cant of been a BSOD, anyway i went into the bios, and my temperature of the cpu was 49-52dgrees from the game he was playing (Tomb Raider Legend), i upped the voltage to 1.47V and the shutdowns have stopped.

So why all this time have i been able to have my cpu working 100& stable at 2.8ghz overclock and 1.45v but now i have to run it at 2.8ghz and 1.47 to be 100% stable :s

Also, is 49degrees for an AMD 64 3700+ safe?, i think the temperature outside was about 34 degrees aswell.

Addis · 13-06-2006, 04:07 PM

For load, 50c is comfortable. Any higher and you should think about better cooling.

Also upping the voltage increases the temperature. This is just a theory, but maybe your CPU is deteriorating while operating at higher voltages.

Matt555 · 13-06-2006, 04:52 PM

Yeah a CPU deteriorating over time (whilst o/c'd) sounds plausable.

Willz · 13-06-2006, 05:45 PM

hmm, yea, well if i get random resets at this voltage then its time to loew the cpu clock speed untill i get better cooling.

13-06-2006, 12:29 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	3700+ overclock Hi during christmas i overclock my 3700+ AMD 64, i manage to get it to 2.8ghz at 1.45v, did a 12 hour stress test, and got no errors, my idle temperature was 29 degrees and load was 42. recently i have been experiencing random resets and just last night got a wierd blue screen, when my dad told me i thought ah BSOD, but no, there was no writing so cant of been a BSOD, anyway i went into the bios, and my temperature of the cpu was 49-52dgrees from the game he was playing (Tomb Raider Legend), i upped the voltage to 1.47V and the shutdowns have stopped. So why all this time have i been able to have my cpu working 100& stable at 2.8ghz overclock and 1.45v but now i have to run it at 2.8ghz and 1.47 to be 100% stable :s Also, is 49degrees for an AMD 64 3700+ safe?, i think the temperature outside was about 34 degrees aswell. __________________

13-06-2006, 04:07 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	For load, 50c is comfortable. Any higher and you should think about better cooling. Also upping the voltage increases the temperature. This is just a theory, but maybe your CPU is deteriorating while operating at higher voltages. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

13-06-2006, 04:52 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Yeah a CPU deteriorating over time (whilst o/c'd) sounds plausable. __________________

13-06-2006, 05:45 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	hmm, yea, well if i get random resets at this voltage then its time to loew the cpu clock speed untill i get better cooling. __________________

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