The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!

you can get DDR2 800 cas 3 and DDR2 1000 cas 4 but they will cost you out the wazoo.

 

I'm guessing mine is running at Cas 4 and that that's pretty good for its speed?

 

Hence why I used the word standard in my post. were talking memory that won't cost you the earth.

 

Sam,
pc8000@cas2??????? That's Hollywood stuff for now!!!

 

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Where did I write that?

 

You didn't lol. I think he just mis-read it.

 

Sorry Sam,
That's not what I meant!!
What your saying is the higher the frequency,the higher the latency.
What I meant was imagine pc8000 @ cas2.
That's where the Hollywood thing came in..LOL!!

 

now how do i do that ^^ ^

 

Well that depends. Did you build this computer yourself? If it is a dell or compaq or something along those lines then you can't overclock.

Basically all you have to do is enter bios setup. you should see instructions on how to do that when you start up your pc. In my case it is the del key. after you get in you have to find options tp change the fsb. you should probably post what kinda mobo you have.

 

it is a compaq i bought. why cant u overclock those?

i have an asus amberine m mobo

 

Did the compaq come with the mobo? You can't overclock compaqs because Compaq blocks the options from the BIOS. They are interested in computers running stable at their stock speeds and not crashing because people messed with overclocking. If you put in a different motherboard, well than chances are that you can overclock, although I don't think you will be getting very high as AMDs don't overclock all that well.

 

ok thanks for the help i wont even try to overclock then.

 

amirbih

http://www.geocities.com/whydothis1000/modding_the_amberinem.htm

http://www.overclock.net/amd-motherboards/72698-overclock-a8ae-le.html

Apparently you can overclock it with clockgen

the asus model no should be an A8AE-LE now on some sites they have flashed to the asus retail version of the bios, but if you are going to do this be sure you back up the origonal bios incase it doesnt work for you

 

I was hoping you all could lend me some assistance. I'm looking to overclock my E6700 but the Asus barebone mobo (V-series P5945G) won't support doing so. So, I'm looking to find a good mobo for overclocking--any sugestions?

 

what is your price range? I have had great overclocks with ASUS P5K-SE and the P5k-V

 

between 1 and 2 hundred at the moment.

 

The GA-965P-DS3 is a great board.

 

This the one your talking about?

 

here's some other good choices:

Asus P5W DH Deluxe

EVGA 680i

Asus P5B Deluxe

 

Hey Mort8, thanks for the suggestions. Forgive me for not being computer savvy in any way shape or form--but how can I tell if these boards will be compatible with the rest of my barebone system?