Official "Overclocking Help" Thread

[KFC]

OK Done. Now both Jumpers are removed and both disk defragmented.
Sweet 40mbps on the average. That really helped. 20avg-->40avg

[biffman]

If your RAM is already running at what it is supposed to running at eg 400@400, can you still overclock your processor without worrying about RAM speed?

[K1LLER11]

hey okes; finally decided to overclock my rig; i downloaded NVidia NTune cause ive got an NForce board; any one got any tips on how to use it properly; last night i got my CPU from 2.7 GHz to 2.9GHz but this morning all the settings had reverted back to the factory settings? like wtf?

[Chevron]

If your RAM is already running at what it is supposed to running at eg 400@400, can you still overclock your processor without worrying about RAM speed?

You'll have to adjust the fsb:ram ratio.

hey okes; finally decided to overclock my rig; i downloaded NVidia NTune cause ive got an NForce board; any one got any tips on how to use it properly; last night i got my CPU from 2.7 GHz to 2.9GHz but this morning all the settings had reverted back to the factory settings? like wtf?

That's you should rather use the bios to overclock. While I haven't use ntune, look for an option called "always apply settings at startup" or something to that effect.

[Fredder]

I think you need to tick a setting box to keep the system applying the overclock. If not, then I suggest setting up an overclocking profile in NTune with a conditional trigger to apply the overclock permanently.
Haven't tried it myself, as I no longer have a N-force mobo. Good luck!!!

Basically what Chevron said . . .

[K1LLER11]

I think you need to tick a setting box to keep the system applying the overclock. If not, then I suggest setting up an overclocking profile in NTune with a conditional trigger to apply the overclock permanently.
Haven't tried it myself, as I no longer have a N-force mobo. Good luck!!!

Basically what Chevron said . . .

thnks man
chevron: i know the BIOS is more reliable im just abit nervous about overdoing it (especially since i have no spare cash in case something goes wrong) if someone could tell me what sort of increments to use with voltage it would make my life a lot easier

[Chevron]

thnks man
chevron: i know the BIOS is more reliable im just abit nervous about overdoing it (especially since i have no spare cash in case something goes wrong) if someone could tell me what sort of increments to use with voltage it would make my life a lot easier

With voltage use the smallest increment your bios allows. Don't go more than two increments up because then usually it's not worth it due to diminishing returns.

[K1LLER11]

thnks man
didnt really work so well; any1 know how Asus diguises thier overcloking functions in thier BIOS menu's? NVidia's NTune is begining to annoy me

[GeometriX]

Jumper-free configuration is what you want.

[Ch@pS]

What board do you have? In fact, please list :

CPU
Mobo
RAM

for me and I can tell you where to go next, there's alot more to overclocking than increase volts, increase FSB, and RAM ratios. ;)

[K1LLER11]

now i need help;
im running an Athalon X2 at 2.7GHz stock; with an Asus M2N-MX mobo with 2GB of RAM (1Gb Samsung DDR2-800 and 1GB Jetram DDR2-800 ) running at +- 400 MHz and a Gigabyte 9400GT GPU running at 550 MHz; i have a 400W PSU. i tried upping my FSB from 200 MHz to 225 MHz to achieve a CPU frequency of 3GHz. windows boots and the system runs stable until i try to run a game. i load the game and the system shuts down. like WTF??!! im a noob at this but could the problem be that my PSU is not coping? could someone help me on this

[Wesley]

now i need help;
im running an Athalon X2 at 2.7GHz stock; with an Asus M2N-MX mobo with 2GB of RAM (1Gb Samsung DDR2-800 and 1GB Jetram DDR2-800 ) running at +- 400 MHz and a Gigabyte 9400GT GPU running at 550 MHz; i have a 400W PSU. i tried upping my FSB from 200 MHz to 225 MHz to achieve a CPU frequency of 3GHz. windows boots and the system runs stable until i try to run a game. i load the game and the system shuts down. like WTF??!! im a noob at this but could the problem be that my PSU is not coping? could someone help me on this

You overclocked your processor too much - traditionally AMD's never handle overclocking very well. You usually had to find a really good aftermarket cooler and hoped to god that it would lower your max temp while doing something intensive, like playing a game.

Lower your overclock a little, and check what settings you can change on your memory. Your memory might be the reason as well, perhaps those modules don't overclock at all. Try with just the Jetram module installed, and see if your pc can handle the overclock. Try a lower divider, that allows your memory to run at less than 800MHz.

By the way, does anyone here remember owning an Nvidia 6200 with the NV44 core? I got it for free from a family member, but I am disappointed with the fact that I cant unlock the extra pipelines as with the NV43. Anyone remember what frequencies they got when overclocking this card?

[Chevron]

Yeah. Lower the clock a little and check your ram ratio. You should be able to get 3Ghz though. MIGHT need a voltage bump to do so, but doubt it.

I think snow_patrol was right on the money. Overclocking your cpu overclocked your ram as well. Maybe set them to ram 667 then overclock. Would probably end up around 800 after the overclock anyway.

[K1LLER11]

u guys rock!!! wow thnks so much; all i had to do was up the RAM frequency to 667 and the system is fine at 225 MHz!! everything loads and runs perfectly stable

[Wesley]

u guys rock!!! wow thnks so much; all i had to do was up the RAM frequency to 667 and the system is fine at 225 MHz!! everything loads and runs perfectly stable

Thats good to hear. Now consider buying some Corsair XMS2 6400OC RAM with your next upgrade. You'll get faster and more stable overclocks with decent-quality RAM.

[biffman]

How do Transcend JetRAM DDR2 800 modules overclock? Will it damage or not make it last as long if it is overclocked to 820 or 850?

[Chevron]

How do Transcend JetRAM DDR2 800 modules overclock? Will it damage or not make it last as long if it is overclocked to 820 or 850?

Well if you overclock too far it'll be the former. If not that much the latter. I say it's not worth it overclocking ram. With upping the voltage slightly you might get 850 or 900.

[K1LLER11]

i had to reset my CMOS cause my system was unstable (THIS IS DRIVING ME INSANE :( :( ) the problem is my BIOS says that the settings are the default settings but CPUZ and Ntune say that the FSB is 225 MHz and the CPU is 3GHz. wat is wrong?

[biffman]

I want to get my processor to 2.0ghz, am I able to do this without damaging my RAM?

[Chevron]

i had to reset my CMOS cause my system was unstable (THIS IS DRIVING ME INSANE :( :( ) the problem is my BIOS says that the settings are the default settings but CPUZ and Ntune say that the FSB is 225 MHz and the CPU is 3GHz. wat is wrong?

Most likely you over did it. Either drop the speed or up the voltage by the smallest increment your bios allows.

I want to get my processor to 2.0ghz, am I able to do this without damaging my RAM?

Yes, just adjust your ram to run it at 533 or something slower. You should be able to do that by adjusting the fsb:ram ratio.