Question about upping vCore /w no FSB increase...

[Über~PhLuBB]

Can it be done effectively?

I've got an Athlon classic (slot-A), and havn't gotten around to buying a GFD yet. So my overclocking experiance is minimal (see sig). I just want to know if upping the voltage core without upping the FSB at all is feasable.

[Big Mike]

Originally posted by PhLuBB
Can it be done effectively?

I've got an Athlon classic (slot-A), and havn't gotten around to buying a GFD yet. So my overclocking experiance is minimal (see sig). I just want to know if upping the voltage core without upping the FSB at all is feasable.
If your overclock is stable theres no reason to raise your core voltage at all. If you start playing with a GFD then you might need to up it to keep things stable, but if your system is stable now dont play with the voltages, it'll just make the chip warmer

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by Big Mike

If your overclock is stable theres no reason to raise your core voltage at all. If you start playing with a GFD then you might need to up it to keep things stable, but if your system is stable now dont play with the voltages, it'll just make the chip warmer

The only reason I ask is that at this speed, my machine is far from stable. ANY speed over the default of 950 is equally unstable.

[Big Mike]

Ah, the vcore setting is completely independent of the FSB so yes you can, I assume you've taken care of cooling already? If not that may be your main holdup...and I don't recomend upping it without good cooling cuz it'll just make matters worse

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by Big Mike
Ah, the vcore setting is completely independent of the FSB so yes you can, I assume you've taken care of cooling already? If not that may be your main holdup...and I don't recomend upping it without good cooling cuz it'll just make matters worse

Yep. I've got a Coolermaster DP2-5H54. I'll give the vcore a whirl. I doubt I'll get back up to 1046MHz safely though.

My main concern was voltage damage before heat damage.

[Big Mike]

Originally posted by PhLuBB


Yep. I've got a Coolermaster DP2-5H54. I'll give the vcore a whirl. I doubt I'll get back up to 1046MHz safely though.

My main concern was voltage damage before heat damage.
Presuming your say going .1 volts over stock I wouldnt really worry about it...I've never heard of anyone burning out a CPU before it was long into obsolecense, lol

[bigfoot]

This may sound dum, but whats GFD mean, I know a lot about overclocking and i hate to ask something like that, but one other thing, just like 2 days ago i OC my K7(Slot) from it's default 500 to 700 and i only had to up the VCore .05, and it's running stable as a rock, I was wondering if there was actually an easier way to OC it than Sodering those tiny SMD Resisters.:rolleyes:

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by bigfoot
This may sound dum, but whats GFD mean, I know a lot about overclocking and i hate to ask something like that, but one other thing, just like 2 days ago i OC my K7(Slot) from it's default 500 to 700 and i only had to up the VCore .05, and it's running stable as a rock, I was wondering if there was actually an easier way to OC it than Sodering those tiny SMD Resisters.:rolleyes:

GFD stands for Golden Finger Device. It's a small PCB with several DIP switches on it. You change the CPU's multiplier by changing the values of the DIP switches.