Overclocking

[Ben Tusting]

Will do in a minute just managed to get my xbox 360 controller to work with counter strike

 

[Attila Domján]

hm, although i am not keen on overclocking, so do not dig too much in details, but would you have any idea for mine, or what makes sense to check if it is running on optimal performance (BIOS upgrade i did in the spring to the latest, Nvidia drivers are the latest 177.92, Soundcard driver also the latest available, motherboard driver says latest according to Nvidia downloadpage, did not modify since initial install around 1.5 years ago)

3DMark06 score: 13100
3DMarkVantage score: 11700

Are these scores seems to you ok-ish for my system?

Motherboard: Asus Striker Extreme
CPU: Quad Core Extreme 2.6 GHz
RAM: Corsair 4*1G, i believe 800 MHz, since more the motherboard does not support
Graphic Card: Nvidia 9800 GX2
Sound card: X-Fi Platinum
OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Thanks for advices in advance

 

[Ben Tusting]

I'm not to keen on oveclocking either Atti.
I don't want my new hardware to break.

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It's a award winning Phoenix bios (I think it was version 6)
Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Are these the right pictures?
Also my vid is 1.3250 v
My temps are idling at 27C

My 3d mark score
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action;jsessionid=4DB537B0D11EA067CD54E73FD567449F

 

[Ben Tusting]

Atti your graphics cards are really expensive

 

[James Yates]

Atti your graphics cards are really expensive

Ill have to see if i can come around and overclock it a bit Ben - considering the ram wouldn't even boot at stock speed and volts i don't think overclocking will be that successful until i have a look at some stuff.

 

[Ben Tusting]

At the moment the volts are lower than the 1.3250 for the cpu

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

Atti, which cpu you excactly have, can you give the real name eg Q6600.

I think it you can run it on 3.0 or 3.2 GHZ, depends on your cooler, which cooler you have, if it it the stock INTEL cooler i suggest you to buy a better one, overclocking with the stock cooler doesn't give you much as you CPU will overheat to quick.

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

Ben, i saved your shots and i will edit them as soon as possible if i found out which values are safe for you.

 

[Attila Domján]

Marcel, i have the QX6700 CPU.

For the cooler of it i have a Zalman, this:
::: Zalman, leading the world of Quiet Computing Solutions :::

p.s.: i just found a site, the WR for overclocking this CPU is from 2.67 Ghz to 5.3 GHz... crazy...

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

Ben, first i would try 333 mhz, so if you set the fsb to 333 your memory will go higher too.

Try this first with stock Voltage settings.

If it does not boot, set 333 again and set CPU vid special Add to a higher value, do this in steps and check the voltage on CPU core below the settings in the bios. Do not go higher then 1.45V, higher is possible but i would never go higher then that.

CPU VTT is made for 45nm cpu's and yours is 65nm so be careful with that, 1.40 is max here but i would not touch it before, first try the 333 with stock Voltages.

 

[Damian Henderson]

Here's my overclock and specs: (GPU stock as it's dieing lol)

CPU-Z Validator 2.1

Gigabyte P35-S3G / E4500 @3003Mhz / 2gb OCZ Gold Edition 6400 @ 1099Mhz / eVga 8800GTS / EMU 1820m / OCZ Modstream 520w.

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

Here's my overclock and specs: (GPU stock as it's dieing lol)

CPU-Z Validator 2.1

Gigabyte P35-S3G / E4500 @3003Mhz / 2gb OCZ Gold Edition 6400 @ 1099Mhz / eVga 8800GTS / EMU 1820m / OCZ Modstream 520w.

Whats your Vcore with these settings? Looks great btw:thumb:

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

Atti, can you make a picture from your biossettings, i need the FSB section and RAM , Voltage settings section.

 

[Damian Henderson]

Whats your Vcore with these settings? Looks great btw:thumb:

1.38v

I'm running stock cooler on the CPU so can't really push it any more as the temps go a bit too high, If I got nice aftermarker cooler could push it to around 3.7ghz I reckon, but 3.0ghz is really plenty enough for today's software.

 

[Attila Domján]

Atti, can you make a picture from your biossettings, i need the FSB section and RAM , Voltage settings section.

okido, but ehm, what is FSB section....?

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

If you are the bios, there you see several pages, i need a picture from the blue page where you set the fsb, memory etc.

 

[Matthew Parr]

Hi Guys ive seen it mentioned a few times, My teacher first said about it when i asked him what computer he had.
But what i want to know is:
-What are the Advantages?
-What are the disadvantages?
-Will it damage my computer?
-Will it void my warranty?
-isit Worth it?
-How much would it cost?

,Matt Parr

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

-What are the Advantages
A lot, as my Q6600 rund 50% above stock speeds without any problems.

-What are the disadvantages
More heat produced so you have to cool better, sometimes it is hard to find the right settings.

-Will it damage my computer
If you overclock within the margins of your hardware, then it will not harm anything at all, i never had a pc running on default speeds, and i never had broken hardware.

-Will it void my warranty
I don't know, some vendors deliver overclocking tools with the hardware, most motherboards can be overclocked with vendor tools.

-isit Worth it
One Yesss, my system still outperfoms a 800 dollar cpu so yes it's woths it.

-How much would it cost
Depends on what you want, if you want extreme settings you need water coolling but if you just like a nice overclock like i do, it only cost you a good fan and sometimes a better powersupply.

 

[Oliver Amos]

I believe Matthew has a HP computer. If that is the case, you will not be able to overclock through the bios. It may be possible with software but that often is not the most stable method.

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

I believe Matthew has a HP computer. If that is the case, you will not be able to overclock through the bios. It may be possible with software but that often is not the most stable method.

I am not a big fan of HP, Dell, Lenovo, or other brands like that, i like to build it myself.

Indeed HP does not deliver oveclocking in the bios as far as i know.

But he can oveclock his GPU if he has a decent one, there are lots of tools like ATI tool which will bring a nice boost. But the cpu can be the bottleneck then.