any1 wanna help me find my maximum oc?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel P4 Prescott core 3.0E Ghz (heat sink that came with it)...prolly gonna upgrade to water cooling soon though...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asus P4S800D-X mobo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corsair 2x 512 DDR PC3200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra X-Connect 500 watt PS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

any input would be appreciated...as stated earlier ill prolly switch to watercooling since i prolly wont get much ocing out of this heatsink...since my idle temp atm is at 110*F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ty :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS: if u have the same proc and made it stable at 3.5GHZ+...tell ur specs plz 8)

oh...and i have 2 antec LED 80 MM fans...one in front and back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the side panel fan on the case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my case is an Ultra Dragon Series ATX

It depends on what you want to do. The easiest way to do some basic overclocking would be to increase the FSB slightly, reboot, and run a Prime95 test. If it's stable, reboot and repeat. Not all processors are the same even if they have the same core, so there really isn't an optimal level that you can skip to and try. Most likely you'll need to modify memory timings to get anywhere, but for more info you should probably look into reading some guides about this subject. Mistakes could permanently damage your hardware.

well...my memory is of course running at 400 MHz at a cas of 2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i want the memory to be able to keep up with the proc...so w/e the highest possible OC would be for these two to be insync i guess

In that case you better get started on raising the FSB (I'm assuming the multiplier is locked, since it's an Intel) ;) Really, there is no magic number that will tell you how far your CPU will go. Overclocking is time consuming, you'll have to experiment.

In that case you better get started on raising the FSB (I'm assuming the multiplier is locked, since it's an Intel) ;) Really, there is no magic number that will tell you how far your CPU will go. Overclocking is time consuming, you'll have to experiment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thats wat i figured...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i put it up from 200 to 220 making it run at 3.6 Ghz...though it was idle so it wasn't a real test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ty for the help...and as always tip.it rules :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

any1else is free to give some input 8)

 

 

 

and as always tip.it rules :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well...except for the part that my post count didn't go up for a while...and the fact that it should be over 2000 :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...and as always tip.it rules :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

except for the fact that my post count should be over 3000 :wink: and that i can't edit my own posts for some reason :?

 

 

 

 

and as always tip.it rules :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well...except for the part that my post count didn't go up for a while...and the fact that it should be over 2000 :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certain boards don't add to your post count, like the market place. Who cares anyways, I think post counts should be elimantated, they only encourage spam :?

well it used to count market place since that's mostly where i got all of my count...guess it doesnt anymore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh well...back to ocing people :D

Check out http://www.ocforums.com if you need some serious help. Their really geeky over there (I mean this in a good way) :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think you need water cooling... Running a thermalright xp-120 (Around $60 I believe), and a decent fan (another $15-20) can get very similar performances to a $200 (basic) watercooling setup. Water cooling is also a lot of work... Cleaning your radiator, getting all the air out of the line, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a 3.0E and an xp-120 (with a decent fan) you should be able to get 3.6 stable without a doubt, possibly up to 3.8 if your lucky :)

 

 

 

Good luck with your overclocking adventure :P

Check out http://www.ocforums.com if you need some serious help. Their really geeky over there (I mean this in a good way) :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think you need water cooling... Running a thermalright xp-120 (Around $60 I believe), and a decent fan (another $15-20) can get very similar performances to a $200 (basic) watercooling setup. Water cooling is also a lot of work... Cleaning your radiator, getting all the air out of the line, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a 3.0E and an xp-120 (with a decent fan) you should be able to get 3.6 stable without a doubt, possibly up to 3.8 if your lucky :)

 

 

 

Good luck with your overclocking adventure :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yeah i was also considering a pure copper heat sink of some sort as well as the water cooling...ill check out that heat sink though

All i have to say if you are getting serious about gaming is please dont put your computer in the refridgerator before a LAN party or sumtin. I know some of freinds who got water condensation on the motherboard and other stuff. Lets just say it was not a pretty sight to see their comps fry like KFC.

ty for the heads up :D 8)

All i have to say if you are getting serious about gaming is please dont put your computer in the refridgerator before a LAN party or sumtin. I know some of freinds who got water condensation on the motherboard and other stuff. Lets just say it was not a pretty sight to see their comps fry like KFC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They should have used real water cooling and not makeshift. With only a cheap kit ive got my CPU down to only 33ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc on average

 

All i have to say if you are getting serious about gaming is please dont put your computer in the refridgerator before a LAN party or sumtin. I know some of freinds who got water condensation on the motherboard and other stuff. Lets just say it was not a pretty sight to see their comps fry like KFC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They should have used real water cooling and not makeshift. With only a cheap kit ive got my CPU down to only 33ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc on average

Whether your cooling system is good or not doesn't really matter, because odds are your box will die if you put in the fridge no matter how great it is :P

 

 

All i have to say if you are getting serious about gaming is please dont put your computer in the refridgerator before a LAN party or sumtin. I know some of freinds who got water condensation on the motherboard and other stuff. Lets just say it was not a pretty sight to see their comps fry like KFC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They should have used real water cooling and not makeshift. With only a cheap kit ive got my CPU down to only 33ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc on average

Whether your cooling system is good or not doesn't really matter, because odds are your box will die if you put in the fridge no matter how great it is :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:lol:

nah frezzer prolly wouldnt hurt anything... i mean if you put it in a bag, frezeers dont get cold enough to seriously hurt anything.

hrm no edit o well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

read the user comments not the paragraph on top

 

 

 

http://laptops.engadget.com/entry/5452458581381003

gah one more

 

 

 

sorry for spamage, on second thought i dont think its such a good idea to frezee drives something most liklly will break in there. so many small things, remeber the german tanks all froze up and broke because of Russia's "general winter"