What can i overclock to?

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Successful overclocking is just the luck of the draw. I run my 2.8 P4 at 3.5 GHz, rock solid stable, no extra cooling and it's never locked or crashed. It just depends on the statistical sample of each batch of cpus as to how the original clock speed is determined when the chip is sold. Another cpu in the same batch might not overclock at all
 
yeah, i think ima just play it safe and not over clock! thanks for the input guys!
 
Well I personally have my 2.6ghz CPU overclocked to 3.225ghz and it has been running Stable as a Rock like this for about 4 years and my CPU on a Load on a Hot day rarely breaks 40c But I am a special Case as My cpu is one of the Best Overclocking CPU models You can get (800Mhz FSB Northwood core) so I wouldn"t expect to get these Type of results with an AMD or Prescot or newer P-4 Core and I also Run a Huge Cooler (Zalman CNPS7000-CU Moded with a 50CFM Fan) and many Case Fans and I have a Motherboard that supports advanced overclocking Features Like setting the FSB/DDR/PCI/AGP all seperately without affecting each other.....

I knew before Hand that i would be overclocking so I chose all of my Components very carefully so I could get this Type of Performance out of a Much slower CPU......

Cheers
 
Minion said:
Well I personally have my 2.6ghz CPU overclocked to 3.225ghz and it has been running Stable as a Rock like this for about 4 years and my CPU on a Load on a Hot day rarely breaks 40c But I am a special Case as My cpu is one of the Best Overclocking CPU models You can get (800Mhz FSB Northwood core) so I wouldn"t expect to get these Type of results with an AMD or Prescot or newer P-4 Core and I also Run a Huge Cooler (Zalman CNPS7000-CU Moded with a 50CFM Fan) and many Case Fans and I have a Motherboard that supports advanced overclocking Features Like setting the FSB/DDR/PCI/AGP all seperately without affecting each other.....

I knew before Hand that i would be overclocking so I chose all of my Components very carefully so I could get this Type of Performance out of a Much slower CPU......

Cheers
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how do i check my temp i am running at?
 
^ Use an app like Speedfan or something similar.

If you have sufficient cooling and you test your new speed for stability with Prime95 Blend, you should be OK for normal everyday use.

I have a 3700+ San Diego clocked at 2600MHz stable. But I also use a Thermalright XP-90 with a 92mm Panaflo L1A fan.
 
Some programs are sensitive to overclocked machines. I don't overclock the recording PC.

Try very tiny increments and perhaps a little more voltage. Here's a good site to brush up on the art: http://www.hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2


If you can't run one instance of prime95 for each core for 24 to 48 hrs your machine is not stable and you must back off the speed or up the voltage. The latter requires more and more drastic cooling.

I got my socket 754 A3200 to 2.2 completely stable on a stock heatsink/fan.
 
I OC'd my 3800X2 2.0 to 2.4 with its stock heat sink. stable. at least I think its stable. AMD's run cooler so heat would not be much of an issue. but thats if your PC is well vented and not too cluttered inside. also your PSU would need to be able to handle a little more juice.
 
Yeah, make sure you have a good PSU with good amperage on the +12v rail/s.
 
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