Vcore.....Stability

[ArmyLifeSucks]

I am still learning about overclocking before I do anything to my system so please help me with something.

If you have sufficient cooling (MC462A w/Delta 80 EHE fan???) you can overclock a processor at the default voltage until it become unstable.....then to get even more speed out of it you need to raise the vcore voltage until it is stable. If raising the vcore makes your processor stable then why not just set the thing on 1.85 in the beginning. Does a vcore voltage higher then necessary make your processor run hotter?

I know that my board is usless for this kind of project, no clock multiplier.

One more thing, does anyone make a board that allows you to go over the 1.85v vcore that limits most boards?

[TranceBear]

Yes, raising your v-core will result in higher temps. It is all good with the the mighty Swifty!! My MSI K7T-Turbo will allow me 1.97 v-core without any mods!! Proof on file.

[ArmyLifeSucks]

So when raising the Vcore voltage you want to raise it only enough to make the oveclock stable again?

[TranceBear]

why yes, the less you strain your CPU the better.

[TranceBear]

PS, after 10 years in the Army (3 of those being a drill SGT.) I will NEVER regret doing what I did!!

[ArmyLifeSucks]

Say for instance my Asus A7M266 had clock multipliers on it. What would be the highest I could take my processor up to with the 1.85v vcore limit? I am just looking for a ball park figure.

[TranceBear]

Is it a 200 or 266mhz front side bus? This will determine your optimal FSB

[ArmyLifeSucks]

I don't regret joining the Army anymore. I see that it has changed me for the good.

[ArmyLifeSucks]

266MHZ FSB

[TranceBear]

Well before I sleep off my drucken stupor I will reply one last time..LOL. Your multiplier max multiplier will rely on your actual FSB you are running. I have my little 1gigger running at 11.5x135mhz FSB, but even after I installed mt high-dollar OCZ enhanced ram, I cannot get higher than 1620 mhz!! So in other words, your multiplier will depend on what your ram will handle. Damn I am not-so-sober!!

[ArmyLifeSucks]

So if I had a board that would let me change the multiplier to 15x and I was running a 133MHZ FSB then it might not do it because the ram might not let it. They don't work seperatly?

[TranceBear]

Go to bed!!!, anyway, My M/B will allow me to 15x multiplier but because my RAM/CPU, it will not let me get above 11.5 multiplier. I think this is a chip issue and nothing else. My ram will not allow me above 140mhz FSB is because my system. It ALL depends on what componets you are running. The best way to tell how high your system will go is do to 100 push-ups for your over-bearing P.T. instructor and testing your CPU step-by-step. Just experiment.....LOL. Good Luck!!