need a REALLY EASY version of how to overclock my computer!!!

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

hi i was previously looking at the AMD overclocking guide which was an interseting read

BUT.........

im still very confused about how to do it i have cpu-z and prime 95 but can someone give me a very easy version on how to do it if u do ill give u HEAPS OF REPS>!!!!!!!!! thanks

josh

plz help me !!!!!!! BTW my cpu is amd 64 3500

 

[ionicle_old]

i dont know much, but i think i have got the hang of it, you go into the bios and chance the fsb speed, but dont change it too much

to get into the bios, when you restart your comp you pres del on the black screen that comes up after it said radeon 9600pro, the screen should be black and say at the bottem press del to enter setup or somthing similar

once in there you need to find the misc controls section, or a section that has voltages and fsb of things in it, then you need to increase, only by a small amount the fsb, then save and exit, repeat this a few times, but as soon as your comp seems unstable go back to the bios and turn the fsb down a bit, also once you get beyond a certain fsb, the cpu voltage needs to be increased for it to work also in the same section of the bios there should be a ratio that needs to be changed to 1:1 as this makes your ram work faster, which helps overclocking

as i sed, this is what i have figured so far, if i am wrong ne1 please corect me!

also those programs you mentioned, are for overclocking via software! and this does work, but it usually aint too good, or atleast not as good as overclocking via hardware

also watch the temp of it! cos it it overheats! thats bad lol dont let it go above 55*C

 

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

ok if i fuck it up im pretty much screwed right?.................

and i aint got no temp moneter

should i try ???

 

[FarFarAway]

ok if i fuck it up im pretty much screwed right?.................

and i aint got no temp moneter

should i try ???

Get speedfan...its a good fan speed and temperature monitoring program. Temperatures are key in OC'ing so you should get a temp monitoring prog.

Yes ionicle is vaguely right...like I told him last night. Just read Frags or PV's guide a few times and get the idea and use your BIOS to overclock.

Make sure that you get good CPU cooling otherwise you CPU will overheat

 

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

ok kool so how long does it take to completely overclock????

 

[FarFarAway]

ok kool so how long does it take to completely overclock????

There is no such thing. You just stop when you are happy that you have reached a high speed and that your PC is stable. Some like to stop sooner, some keep going.

Play soe games and stuuf as well as using Prime95 to check stability.

Also use a proggy called S&M to test heat + stability!

 

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

ok kool can bad things happen if u keep on going ???

and by keeping on going u just change the eg volts

 

[enVias]

ok kool can bad things happen if u keep on going ???

and by keeping on going u just change the eg volts

Yeah.. Up the voltage (make sure to check the temps at load of course..), maybe if you can't go any further check that it isn't your RAM holding you back by putting it on a divider (e.g. 5:4). Stuff like that

 

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

putting RAM on 5:4 ????

srry guys youve lost me

 

[Dav0s]

Overclocking 101

1. FSB/HTT raise in small increments

2. when cant boot into windows stop

3. then raise vcore

repeat steps 1-3 until cant go higher or temps are too high

 

[enVias]

Overclocking 101

1. FSB/HTT raise in small increments

2. when cant boot into windows stop

3. then raise vcore

repeat steps 1-3 until cant go higher or temps are too high

3. put ram on a divider to make sure it isnt that that's holding you back

4. then raise vcore

 

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

ok kool so htt???? do i raise it by 1 everytime then same to vcore

when i cant get into windows then i stop

will i be able to get into windows

and temp someone suggested a program but i wont be able to chek it cause it is in windows????? so how do i check the temp :worship: :worship:

 

[enVias]

ok kool so htt???? do i raise it by 1 everytime then same to vcore

when i cant get into windows then i stop

will i be able to get into windows

and temp someone suggested a program but i wont be able to chek it cause it is in windows????? so how do i check the temp :worship: :worship:

Download 'SpeedFan'.

Don't raise by 1 every time.. That takes too long. You're supposed to go up by 5 - 10 or something but what I do is go up ALOT and if it works keep going, and if it doesn't go down

 

[FarFarAway]

Download 'SpeedFan'.

Don't raise by 1 every time.. That takes too long. You're supposed to go up by 5 - 10 or something but what I do is go up ALOT and if it works keep going, and if it doesn't go down

Hehehe....Austin that is soooo what i do.... :wavey:

 

[Dav0s]

2-3mhz is ideal

 

[ionicle_old]

yep^^^ and so i was about right!

 

[enVias]

Hehehe....Austin that is soooo what i do.... :wavey:

Going up by small amounts just takes too long.. When I got the 3.2 I put it straight up to 4GHz 'cause that's the overclock I wanted

 

[Dav0s]

lol, but i dont like it when my comp doesnt boot.

 

[FarFarAway]

lol, but i dont like it when my comp doesnt boot.

Meh, turn off....back on and your fine!!

 

[{TAS}Lone Shadow Wolf]

ok sort of getting the idea so i just increase and decrease the things