overclocking

[phill]

Hi.
My machine is overclocked but i dont really understand
what setting does what. I've Just read what others have
done.

I have got a 2500barton 333mhz overclocked to 3200 2.09ghz.
to get this i set fsb to 197 and the multiplier to 12.5.
All works great...oh motherboard is msiK7N2 Delta ILRS and
1024mb critical ram. ddr 3200/400fsb.

however reading more info, people suggest not overclocking
cpu and over clock the fsb instead...i.e 200fsb and 10.5
multiplier. this reads out as 3200 2.21ghz external clock
200GHz current speed 2200MHz. still works great.

others suggest up'ing the cpu voltage...
When i try to turn up the cpu voltage to 1.75 it still
reads the same as above. even if i up the multiplier.
is this because it is as fast as it can go.if i set fsb
higher than 200 would a voltage difference help keep it
stable. WOULD it work higher than fsb 200?
What setting would you say is best, for cpu life and speed.
Would you change voltage against fsb settings or
multipliers.
Many many thanks for your help.
Phill

 

[peter]

Phil
This is a forum for Windows XP setup problems not on how to overclock a
computer.
If you do a google for overclock you will find many places that offer info on
that subject.
I would actually suggest a newsgroup dedicated to your MSI mobo.
http://forums.cpu3d.com/
http://www.aoaforums.com/index.php
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/index.php
good luck
peter
But while we are on the subject the best setting for CPU life is its standard
normal not OC setting.
Every MOBO and every system Being different will behave differently while
OC'ing.The point of the exercise is to get more bang for your buck.If you are
running 197x12.5 and have no heat/stability problems you are doing well.If you
want to try 210x10.5 well then you will most likely need a little more juice and
thats where the CPU voltage settings come in....but its speed versus HEAT!!! and
heat is the enemy!!
With 400 ram you most likely would achieve that 210FSB but nothing is
definite....there are other factors involved...PCI bus is a percentage of
FSB....AGP bus is a percentage of FSB...unless your MOBO can lock them at their
default speeds..there will come a point where something will malfunction as
result of "too fast" a bus.With my Asus A7N8X del and a 2500 (333) Barton Chip
with 400 DDR ram I left the multiplier alone and just turned the FSB up to
200(x11).So I got about 400 more out of it and its running cool without any
problems.
good luck again
peter

 

[Nick Burns]

Hi.
My machine is overclocked but i dont really understand
what setting does what. I've Just read what others have
done.

I have got a 2500barton 333mhz overclocked to 3200 2.09ghz.
to get this i set fsb to 197 and the multiplier to 12.5.
All works great...oh motherboard is msiK7N2 Delta ILRS and
1024mb critical ram. ddr 3200/400fsb.

however reading more info, people suggest not overclocking
cpu and over clock the fsb instead...i.e 200fsb and 10.5
multiplier. this reads out as 3200 2.21ghz external clock
200GHz current speed 2200MHz. still works great.

others suggest up'ing the cpu voltage...
When i try to turn up the cpu voltage to 1.75 it still
reads the same as above. even if i up the multiplier.
is this because it is as fast as it can go.if i set fsb
higher than 200 would a voltage difference help keep it
stable. WOULD it work higher than fsb 200?
What setting would you say is best, for cpu life and speed.
Would you change voltage against fsb settings or
multipliers.
Many many thanks for your help.
Phill

Have you been watching your cpu temp..! For the little preformance gains you
get, it's not worth the shortened pc life and glitches.

 

[phill]

Sorry. :-(

But thanks anyway


Phill

-----Original Message-----
Phil
This is a forum for Windows XP setup problems not on how to overclock a
computer.
If you do a google for overclock you will find many places that offer info on
that subject.
I would actually suggest a newsgroup dedicated to your MSI mobo.
http://forums.cpu3d.com/
http://www.aoaforums.com/index.php
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/index.php
good luck
peter
But while we are on the subject the best setting for CPU life is its standard
normal not OC setting.
Every MOBO and every system Being different will behave differently while
OC'ing.The point of the exercise is to get more bang for your buck.If you are
running 197x12.5 and have no heat/stability problems you are doing well.If you
want to try 210x10.5 well then you will most likely need a little more juice and
thats where the CPU voltage settings come in....but its speed versus HEAT!!! and
heat is the enemy!!
With 400 ram you most likely would achieve that 210FSB but nothing is
definite....there are other factors involved...PCI bus is a percentage of
FSB....AGP bus is a percentage of FSB...unless your MOBO can lock them at their
default speeds..there will come a point where something will malfunction as
result of "too fast" a bus.With my Asus A7N8X del and a 2500 (333) Barton Chip
with 400 DDR ram I left the multiplier alone and just turned the FSB up to
200(x11).So I got about 400 more out of it and its running cool without any
problems.
good luck again
peter



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