Plz help with overclock

Stinger · 25-04-2006, 01:45 AM

Hey guys.

I would like to OC my cpu. My last cpu was a an amd athlon 2500+. i overclocked that but the pc was not stable. I think it was unstable because i didnt not perform the OC correct. i know you have to do it in steps but im not 100% sure how. my pc seems to perform no better then my last with my new setup and this confues me. I have alot of knowledge of pc hardware and software but there is also i great deal that i dont, so help would be great. thx guys.

My specs.

Amd Athlon 64 3200+
Asus A8V mobo
Ati Radeon X1300 Agp
768 mb pc 3200 ram
40 gig maxtor HDD
Soundblaster sound card 24 bit
450 watt PSU

If there is anything i can do to this pc to make it perform better ideas would be great. I have stock cooling on the Cpu but i also a house fan on it with the side of the tower off. Thank you very much

donkey42 · 25-04-2006, 08:24 AM

you seem to be saying you have killed your Athlon 2500+, but it may not be dead, try underclocking it (to say 2000Mhz) and if it works alter the clock upwards gradually, if it doesn't work its probably dead, but try at 1000Mhz (just for the hell of it) good luck!

Stinger · 25-04-2006, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by donkey42

you seem to be saying you have killed your Athlon 2500+, but it may not be dead, try underclocking it (to say 2000Mhz) and if it works alter the clock upwards gradually, if it doesn't work its probably dead, but try at 1000Mhz (just for the hell of it) good luck!

Thx donkey but i am not using that cpu anymore that is my old 1. right now i have a new pc with amd athlon 64 3200 that i am tring to overclock.

donkey42 · 25-04-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinger

Thx donkey but i am not using that cpu anymore that is my old 1. right now i have a new pc with amd athlon 64 3200 that i am tring to overclock.

well you need to play with memory timings, FSB and core voltage of CPU and obviously the mutiplier, any problems, just reset everything back to normal and everything should be ok, generally i think Intel's are best when it comes to oc-ing, good luck, dave (AKA, Donkey)

just don't push your CPU too far (10-15% ideally)

Big B · 25-04-2006, 07:20 PM

Go slow. Bump your HTT (the FSB does not exist on A64's) up 5MHz at a time. Test it with Prime95 to make sure it's stable. Run it for AT LEAST 24 hours straight. If you don't come up with any errors, it's fine.

I'd also use Memtest to check your RAM for errors when overclocking. Run it for at least 3-4 hours, but preferrably 8 or more. You can see if your OC failure is caused by the RAM being unable to cope with those settings so you can adjust your timings and/or voltage to correct it. It's also just handy to have for diagnosis in general.

Stinger · 25-04-2006, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Big B

Go slow. Bump your HTT (the FSB does not exist on A64's) up 5MHz at a time. Test it with Prime95 to make sure it's stable. Run it for AT LEAST 24 hours straight. If you don't come up with any errors, it's fine.

I'd also use Memtest to check your RAM for errors when overclocking. Run it for at least 3-4 hours, but preferrably 8 or more. You can see if your OC failure is caused by the RAM being unable to cope with those settings so you can adjust your timings and/or voltage to correct it. It's also just handy to have for diagnosis in general.

Thank you . i will post when everything is done and let you guys know

donkey42 · 25-04-2006, 08:12 PM

guess i'm still living in the past !

pelvis_3 · 25-04-2006, 08:21 PM

One of our moderators, ProcalX, replied to such a thread a while back regarding how to overclock an AMD 64 system.
You can view the thread Here.

Stinger · 27-04-2006, 12:44 AM

My bios has something called ai overclocking and in there you can choose to overclock by %. 3% brought me from 2.00 gig to 2.06.

25-04-2006, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Stinger Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: Posts: 36 Status: Offline	Plz help with overclock Hey guys. I would like to OC my cpu. My last cpu was a an amd athlon 2500+. i overclocked that but the pc was not stable. I think it was unstable because i didnt not perform the OC correct. i know you have to do it in steps but im not 100% sure how. my pc seems to perform no better then my last with my new setup and this confues me. I have alot of knowledge of pc hardware and software but there is also i great deal that i dont, so help would be great. thx guys. My specs. Amd Athlon 64 3200+ Asus A8V mobo Ati Radeon X1300 Agp 768 mb pc 3200 ram 40 gig maxtor HDD Soundblaster sound card 24 bit 450 watt PSU If there is anything i can do to this pc to make it perform better ideas would be great. I have stock cooling on the Cpu but i also a house fan on it with the side of the tower off. Thank you very much

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donkey42 Paranoid Geeky Geek Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 34 Male Posts: 5,831 Times Helpful: 309 My Mood: Paranoid Status: Offline My Computer	you seem to be saying you have killed your Athlon 2500+, but it may not be dead, try underclocking it (to say 2000Mhz) and if it works alter the clock upwards gradually, if it doesn't work its probably dead, but try at 1000Mhz (just for the hell of it) good luck! __________________ GRUB manual \| Google Linux \| Distrowatch \| Linux Chix \| Kubuntu \| My Mini City

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,642 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Go slow. Bump your HTT (the FSB does not exist on A64's) up 5MHz at a time. Test it with Prime95 to make sure it's stable. Run it for AT LEAST 24 hours straight. If you don't come up with any errors, it's fine. I'd also use Memtest to check your RAM for errors when overclocking. Run it for at least 3-4 hours, but preferrably 8 or more. You can see if your OC failure is caused by the RAM being unable to cope with those settings so you can adjust your timings and/or voltage to correct it. It's also just handy to have for diagnosis in general. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 2,336 Times Helpful: 265 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	One of our moderators, ProcalX, replied to such a thread a while back regarding how to overclock an AMD 64 system. You can view the thread Here. __________________ Adopt an unanswered thread. \| Who's Online \| vB Code Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them! Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have!

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Stinger Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: Posts: 36 Status: Offline	My bios has something called ai overclocking and in there you can choose to overclock by %. 3% brought me from 2.00 gig to 2.06.

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