Advice

[OutS|der]

k this is my first time on these boards, a buddy told me about them before i bought my new computer and it has helped me out alot already on what to buy, as you can see by what i have i didnt go cheap now i'm looking for any help you can give me to get it running at it's best while running as cool as possible with stock cooling for now (am buying more later), anyways any suggestions and advice ya can give me would be greatly appreciated and since i'm a newb and am kinda dumb keep it simple for me since i have no idea how to overclock or do much at all in bios
btw let me know what ya think of my puter and if i made the right choices

[oc_newbee]

We need you to be more specific in order to give your any kind of suggestion. Please list what you have in your system.

[OutS|der]

opps thought i did
i got a p4 3.0ghz @ 3.3ghz
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Ati Radeon 9800XT
2X 512MB Corsair PC3700
2X 7200RPM 8MB 160GB Wester Digtial
Sound BLaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum
Antec TrueControl 550W
Thermaltake Xaser3 V2000A
and a 16X dvd 52X24X52 cdrw

[micamica1217]

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS.


yeah, we need to know all the parts you bought, before we can give any advice....
feal free to ask any questions here, as we were all new at one time.

mica

[OutS|der]

ya i know i thought it showed up when i did my profile but since i'm a newb it didnt lol
anyways it should b showing now so any advice at overclocking it and comments on what ya think of it will be great
i wanna be able to overclock the ram, processor and video card as much as i can with stock collong for now

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by OutS|der
opps thought i did
i got a p4 3.0ghz @ 3.3ghz
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Ati Radeon 9800XT
2X 512MB Corsair PC3700
2X 7200RPM 8MB 160GB Wester Digtial
Sound BLaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum
Antec TrueControl 550W
Thermaltake Xaser3 V2000A
and a 16X dvd 52X24X52 cdrw

looks like you have a nice system.....

what vcore are you running your CPU??? (voltage)
what temps are you running at full lode?

you can use "Prime95" to test for stability.....
run the turture test for 24hrs to see if it stops.
if it doesn't then your CPU OC is stable.

try to keep temps under 50c at full lode...
and don't go past 1.65vcore if your not at least water cooling...
are you running with the stock HSF? (heat sink and fan)

mica

[oc_newbee]

Your system looks great, nice board, video card and all. So what was your question again. Did you want to know if you can go some more without having to worry about your system being overheating. What is your cpu and system temperature? With the Asus board you might not want your temp to rise up above 50C, and make sure your not raising to much on the vcore part(for stock cooling, I would say try not to go above 1.65v). Below is a little guide about overclocking and that you might want to read and get the idea of how OCing goes. Good Luck and post back if you need further help.

Here yah go:http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=263753

edit:I was just 1 min behind mica and we're suggesting almost the exact same thing. I thought it's pretty funny...LOL

[OutS|der]

i belive i'm running under 50 on a full load now and my vcore at the moment is 1.58V

and i'm just wondering about what speeds and stuff i can get to with stocking cooling and running 100% stable
want that for my processor, ram and video card
and yes its stock heatsink.......cant find the thermalright one here so gonna have to order it online
stock cooling for everything

[oc_newbee]

Originally posted by OutS|der
i belive i'm running under 50 on a full load now and my vcore at the moment is 1.58V

and i'm just wondering about what speeds and stuff i can get to with stocking cooling and running 100% stable
want that for my processor, ram and video card
and yes its stock heatsink.......cant find the thermalright one here so gonna have to order it online
stock cooling for everything

Sorry, none of us here could guess what will be your max speed for your processor. Every single one are different, some like more voltage and some don't, so it come down to you just have to test them out yourself. Install the Asus probe that come in the CD of your motherboard, that program will give you the reading of your voltage, temp, and fan rpm. Let us know what it show on the probe.

[OutS|der]

i dont want the max speed i can guess that from reading the results you guys post
i just want some ideas of what speeds i can get, at what temps and what vcore rateings
just a general idea and the basic advice on how to achive those scores

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by OutS|der
i dont want the max speed i can guess that from reading the results you guys post
i just want some ideas of what speeds i can get, at what temps and what vcore rateings
just a general idea and the basic advice on how to achive those scores

well testing is part of the game, so use Prime95 and 3dmark01 (looping) to test for stability.

take things slow for now, and just go up 5fsb at a time...
then run prime95 for about 1hr and bump up that CPU some more.
only give more voltage if prime95 stops befor your 1hr is up.
again, never go past 1.65vcore or 50c at full lode.

once you find what seems like your max OC, run 3dmark01 with looping, for 2hrs.....no crashing? good.
now run prim95 for 24hrs to fully test your OCed CPU.
still running? good. your done. injoy your new OCed rig.

mica