Automatic overclocking?

[domainator]

Hi there,
I was just wondering whether it's possible to AUTOMATICALLY overclock the CPU if need be? The reason I ask is, I sort of have an idea of running a Net radio station from home with my broadband connection, and it'll be majorly running when I'm not at home, so what I want is - when the number of listeners goes over what the processor can currently handle, it'll just speed up to compensate. The FSB and multipliers are set in software, so it should be possible, right? And hard core hackers such as yourself should know how to do it.....yeah?
Oh, and btw, my CPU is a XP2500+ Barton 333 FSB, with an ASUS A7n8X Deluxe ver 2 mobo (nForce2 ultra 400).

Cheers, look forward to your replies


Domainator.

[boffin2163]

i dont think there is a way to do this but i dont think running the radio station will drain cpu resources more your bandwidth so just o/c the 2500 barton mauanly and it should be fine

[I.M.O.G.]

The FSB and multi are set in bios before the windows operating system is loaded.

There are no programs that will overclock the CPU as load increases.

Automatic overclocking like you suggest is unneccesary anyways - you might as well just find the highest stable overclock and leave it there all the time. Automatic overclocking as a function of CPU load could lead to instability, if it were theoretically possible.

[JigPu]

Pretty much the only way I can see of doing this would be to have a seperate program that moniors the number of users connected, and when it goes over a set limit, it calls a program such as CPUFSB to up the FSB.

Though it'll be near impossible to write assuming that the server code isn't open source, and since CPUFSB has no command line switches. :rolleyes:

JigPu

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by IMOG

Automatic overclocking like you suggest is unneccesary anyways - you might as well just find the highest stable overclock and leave it there all the time. Automatic overclocking as a function of CPU load could lead to instability, if it were theoretically possible.

I agree. Just OC it and leave it.

[NetDaemon]

I know how to do this thing in linux. Not sure about windows. Couldnt find any use of it anyway. It works perfectly in linux though

[FunkDaMonkMan]

Originally posted by NetDaemon
I know how to do this thing in linux. Not sure about windows. Couldnt find any use of it anyway. It works perfectly in linux though

Really? Do you have to restart the machine for the changes to take place? Can you change the multi?

[shiyan]

didn't the MSI Intel motherboard have automatic overclocking which overclocked your processor whenever the load increased?

[JaY_III]

SpeedStep or PowerNow anyone? (not exatcly the same but VERY CLOSE)
yes its possible, to change the clock, but desktops dont use such a feature as it is pointless for a desktop computer. As for why, exactly what IMOG said.
"you might as well just find the highest stable overclock and leave it there all the time"

[domainator]

NetDaemon, could you explain how you do it in Linux? Which software do you use?
JigPu, *every* software I've been considering is Open Source - the oddcast plugins from XMMS, mp3 modules for Apache, icecast, and there's something even from Nullsoft but I'm not sure about that one. Even if it wasn't you can definitely query the computer for it's load a simple "top" would do that. What is this CPUFSB program? Is it available for Linux? Where do I get it?

Thanks a lot for all your help,

/Domainator/

[domainator]

Oh, and to add to the last post, my board has CPU overheating protection - something called Asus C.O.P. Is this reliable? Can I rely on my computer not getting damaged?

For anyone who's interested, I've overclocked to 3200+ and the temperature increased from about 33 I think to 42, and that's in this freezing weather. I have a Artic Copper Silent 2 fan with thermal paste on the chip btw. I really have to be sure that it's going to work before I leave it running all by itself.

Thanks a lot,

/Domainator/

[userA]

Originally posted by domainator
Oh, and to add to the last post, my board has CPU overheating protection - something called Asus C.O.P. Is this reliable? Can I rely on my computer not getting damaged?
/Domainator/

ASUS COP is reliable and fast! I experienced COP shut down 4 times, and it worked everytime. So far I haven't heard any complaints about ASUS COP.

[I.M.O.G.]

If you really have to be sure it's going to work, then you shouldn't be overclocking.

Servers are very rarely/never overclocked because their prime goal is stability.