Overclock?

[andrewjpan]

i was wondering if i could overclock my comp,
my specs are :

Intel P3 866Mhz, Abit VH6 mobo, GeForce 2 MX, 10.2Gig Quantum Hdd, 128Mb Pc133 SdRam, 230W psu. :burn:

[Yodums]

You definitely can.

Start by reading the Beginners guide at the front page to get an idea of what overclocking is.

Just remember heat is your enemy.

In the bios you'll have USer Define options where you can adjust higher FSB to overclock but you have to test your computer to be stable and make sure the temperatures of the chip are not overheating.

Yodums

[funnyperson1]

ill tell you from now that psu may not be able to handle ocing....and also what brand ram you have? that will also limit your oc

[andrewjpan]

i am useing apacer ram

[Yodums]

Actually I'll try to type out a guide.

Overclocking an Intel computer is basically going into the bios and in this case your "SoftMenu II/III" and picking a User Define Option. In the User Definte Option it will make you select various things.

Your computer runs on a 133fsb and a 6.5 multiplier. Unlike AMD the Intel multipliers can't be unlocked and no matter you do the multiplier should not be changed in the bios and should stay 6.5.

To overclock you would enable the User Define option and then instead of choosing 133 fsb you would say choose 140fsb and then with a 6.5 multiplier. So far this will give you a speed of 910mhz.

You keep on going until you hit your maximum or something stops you.

But be careful, when overclocking systems will tend to run unstable and you will need to add more Vcore power to the core itself to be able to substane stablity.

So you ask how do we test it?
You would download a program that would put 100% stress on the computer and make sure it won't crash or start giving you BSOD's.

An example of a program that is good at doing this is: Prime95
It's basically a torture test on your computer and it shows you when errors can occur.

Now at 100% stress your computer temperature would go up so you'd also have to manage the computer temperature using: Motherboard Monitor(This program has to be configed selecting sensors to actually work).

Putting the chip under 100% stress is called "Full-Load" ....
After about running an hour and then you get the temperature that is your full load temperature.
Your full load temperature shouldn't exceed 45-50..

The process of overclocking is very long and it may tempt you to buy new things.

Such as a better heatsink: To go further with overclocking other than the Retail Intel fan since it sucks for overclock, the heatsink is a very important part of overclocking.

Thermal Paste: To add heat transfer between the heatsink, since the thermal pad has very bad overclocking capabilities.

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I can't think of anymore. I'll try to write a complete guide.

[funnyperson1]

you forgot about ram and ram timings and psu, and NIC, and cas fans....


apacer is pretty good i think...have fun...

[Yodums]

Originally posted by funnyperson1
you forgot about ram and ram timings and psu, and NIC, and cas fans....


apacer is pretty good i think...have fun...

I was in a rush, but like I said I'm going to finish off the guide and stuff :p

[CrystalMethod]

Originally posted by andrewjpan
i am useing apacer ram

Check and see which Apacer RAM you have. Look at he chips themselves, they only good ones I have found are the Micron, and the Infineon chips. They also put out some memory with Hyundai, and Hynix (sub division of Hyundai), which perform poorly.

[batboy]

Let's just keep it simple for him at first. Even with a crappy power supply and crappy RAM, he should still be able to overclock that system a little bit. The one good thing he has going for him is a good overclocking friendly motherboard. Andrew, before you can go too high with the overclocking, you'll probably need to do some cooling mods.

[andrewjpan]

don't worry.......i've got the cooling covered. i've got an igloo 2300 sith an air duct from the outside cooling my chip.....3 80x80 pulling air into the case and 2 60x60 on top of my case.

[andrewjpan]

Originally posted by CrystalMethod


Check and see which Apacer RAM you have. Look at he chips themselves, they only good ones I have found are the Micron, and the Infineon chips. They also put out some memory with Hyundai, and Hynix (sub division of Hyundai), which perform poorly.

Apacer 128Mb UNB PC133 CL3 (Infineon)