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Vanquish · 06-14-2003, 11:22 PM

Find out what stepping your processor is. There is some AMD Chips that overclock AMAZINGLY well, for instance. My friends system is running a 2100+ at a Barton 3200+ speed. His comp is destroying everything but a P4 3.0c w/ 800mhz FSB. This is of course after a lot of trial and error. Also if you want to gain performance from your CPU you have to look at your RAM. Your ram is only running at 333mhz, so if you up your FSB a lot you might not notice a lot of difference. However, if you just put some agressive memory timings on, 2,2,2,5 (if your ram can do that) then you might notice a big improvement.

You should aim for the best (I call it) performance / danger level I do not like to see my CPU get above 55, EVER even if I was to run a CPU benchmarking program for 2 days straight. 50 can damage a CPUs life, but I figure I will be upgrading in a matter of 1 - 1.5 years anyway.

Oh and finally one thing you should watch out for (just dont flip if it happens) is that you will probably have to reset the CMOS a few times while trying new settings. Dont take a fit if this happens cuz 99% of the time all you need is to change the jumper on the mobo and your good to go again.

And finally USE A GOOD THERMAL COMPOUND If all you did was slap the CPU on with a pad or some cheap stuff, take it off, lap the heatsink, clean the proc and get a tube of Artic Silver 3, but u probably already did this anyway :P

Gluck with your OCing.

06-14-2003, 11:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Vanquish Insane Location: Truro, Nova Scotia	Find out what stepping your processor is. There is some AMD Chips that overclock AMAZINGLY well, for instance. My friends system is running a 2100+ at a Barton 3200+ speed. His comp is destroying everything but a P4 3.0c w/ 800mhz FSB. This is of course after a lot of trial and error. Also if you want to gain performance from your CPU you have to look at your RAM. Your ram is only running at 333mhz, so if you up your FSB a lot you might not notice a lot of difference. However, if you just put some agressive memory timings on, 2,2,2,5 (if your ram can do that) then you might notice a big improvement. You should aim for the best (I call it) performance / danger level I do not like to see my CPU get above 55, EVER even if I was to run a CPU benchmarking program for 2 days straight. 50 can damage a CPUs life, but I figure I will be upgrading in a matter of 1 - 1.5 years anyway. Oh and finally one thing you should watch out for (just dont flip if it happens) is that you will probably have to reset the CMOS a few times while trying new settings. Dont take a fit if this happens cuz 99% of the time all you need is to change the jumper on the mobo and your good to go again. And finally USE A GOOD THERMAL COMPOUND If all you did was slap the CPU on with a pad or some cheap stuff, take it off, lap the heatsink, clean the proc and get a tube of Artic Silver 3, but u probably already did this anyway :P Gluck with your OCing.