The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!

Yeah I realise that but is there any programs that will allow me to change the fsb during windows operating like using cpufsb etc.

I can't use cpufsb because it does not contain my motherboard code.

I thought of this after watching the following clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piYv_HdOWUg

 

Even if there were, your motherboard probably won't be stable enough to support the overclock anyway, and I don't expect your RAM or PSU will be up to scratch if they're stock with an emachines system.

 

how do u guys OC graphics card?...

 

RivaTuner for nvidia cards or ATITool for ATI's.

 

i use the coolbits regedit on my 7600gt.


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you could try clockgen on your emachine but you are limited bt the fact you cannot increase the voltage to your cpu.

 

ASUS M2N32-SLI Premium v/s Crosshair For FX-60. I Started my venture into the AMD AM2 late last yr with the new 65w X2 4200+ on the ASUS Crosshair for a trial run and seam to like it but wanna know what overclocking benifits I can gain by moving to the M2N32-SLI. I slso wanna know if anybody here is having any good results with OC'n the FX-60 on air on either of the 2 mobos I mentioned. I'd like to move to the FX for gaming but wanna kow if the 110 ~ 125w versions get too hot to OC on air with the Zalman CNPS9700-LED. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

 

Thats probably because your board is locked.
BIOS or Windows, which ever way you want to do it, you are adjusting the adjustable, if the mobo was made with no way to do it, you can't do it.
Hence my earlier statement about you not being able to do it.

 

Corsair XMS2 XPERT SERIES PC6400 1024x2 kit. Is anybody overclocking this ram, the lighted marque set? If so how far and how loose?

 

Sorry BigDk finally got what you meant. Soo ok my computer sucks and its about time I changed it since its 3 yrs old. I wanna change it to http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...sku=758222&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&tabIndex=1

Anyone know in advance if overclocking will work on this pc and overall is this computer any good?

 

http://3xs.scan.co.uk/ShowSystem.asp?SystemID=496

this is a better starting point and you could use the extra £400 to add more ram and a new screen.

 

wow ok might consider this one, cheers. So is this one capatible for overclocking and overall is this a good computer since im not the technical type so I dont know so is this good compared to the other one I suggested.

 

That PC world system is awful value for money. The 3XS system there is a significantly faster PC (although has a smaller hard disk), but when you add similar peripherals comes to about £1200.
You can build your own PC for several hundred less than that.

E6300 - £115 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=430631
P5N-E SLI - £76 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=529752
Coolermaster Centurion - £38 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=402904
Tagan 600W - £94 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=494202
1GB Value PC5400 - £50 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=202604
256MB XFX 7900GS - £108 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=499273
400GB HDD - £82 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=451989 - this competes with the HP system
NEC ND-5170 DVD Writer - £18 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=468668
Floppy/Memory card reader - £20 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=395948
X-FI OEM - £51 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=421270

Cables come with the motherboard, I've no idea why Scan use their own. Better case fans may set you back an additional £10 or so. All in all I make that £652. Add an operating system and it's £750 or so tops. Add a 19" widescreen monitor like this Asus http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=366878
and your total is just under £950. That PC will be significantly better than the HP one, I guarantee it.

 

OMG all that info was way over my head! I just realised how much there is to understand, cheers for saving my wallet and if I buy those components will I have to build it myself if so is there a guide to show me as I always just got an already built machine.

Also are those components the best in the market right now?

I can't thank you enough.

 

I agree with the comment about the HP system, they are okay for switch on a away you go, but the OC'ing will be nill most likely as the system will have a locked BIOS again.

Where abouts are u in UK? I'm in Basingstoke, if you were local I'd help build it, otherwise would provide remote assistance.

Building a system is very straight forward, and if you give some notice to what you intend to use, then we can provide assistance to get it done, such a boot disks etc...

 

There are some better and worse components than those in that list, but the idea was to show you how much cheaper building your own PC is to getting one pre-made from PC world. Hence the components are the same as in the Scan 3XS system you were shown. You save £189 on that deal alone.
You can get a significantly cheaper PSU than that that will still be very good, for example the Hiper Type-R 580W unit is available for around £55 these days, and I don't know whether you need a 400GB hard disk or not. I personally would also do away with the X-Fi sound card, I think they're over the top for games usage, a simple Sound Blaster Audigy card will do fine. If you, for example only need a 250GB hard disk and go with that hiper power supply, use a more basic sound card and a cheaper brand monitor you could save somewhere in the region of £100-£150 on that price I quoted you in my last post. That would be a pretty decent PC too. Or of course you could use the money saved to get better components!

 

Without sounding big-headed I will simply like the best in the market right know and if anyone is able to provide a list of parts needed for a complete computer just like sammorris did then I can just order all the parts and then build it.

I will just like a computer with all the functions like the one I suggested eg two optical drives but with the best parts. So if anyone can supply me with the list to order that wil be great since Im willing to shed out £1500

Sorry BigDK I live in portsmouth which is about an 1hour away from basinstoke but thanks for the invitation.

 

£1500? This is going to be fun.
You can get a PC astonishingly faster than that HP system for that money. I didn't pay much more than that and I've got a 30" monitor.

 

If you want the best available, then you need more money.

Heres what is good and worth looking at.
All the major retailers stock them, so you need to do a search to see where you can get what bits at the best prices.

Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core QX6700, 775, 2.66 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, OEM
£609.83
Better off with the E6600 at £180

HDDs but Seagate now have some 15.4K spindle 150GB drive at over £400 a pop.
150 Gb Western Digital WD1500ADFD Raptor Enterprise, SATA150, 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.6 ms, NCQ x2 in RAID0 @ £139.83 each Total £280


Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8888C4 4-4-4-12 £420
Or something slightly cheaper
Corsair 2GB TwinX DDR2 XMS2, PC8500 (1066) CAS 5-5-5-15, EPP £223.24

Best PSU out at the moment (but bloody big)
1000W Enermax EG1000EWL V2 Galaxy Modular PSU 85% Eff' EPS12v Triple Quad +24 Rails Silent x2 Fan £217.38

1xGPU but could go to 2 of these
768MB EVGA 8800GTX KO Superclocked PCI-E 2000MHz GPU 626MHz 128Streams Dual DVI-I/HDTV ACS3 Arctic C £422.86

Monitor (nice)
30" Dell 3007WFP TFT ,VGA/DVI, 2560x1600 ,11 ms ,700:1 ,400 cd/m2 ,Grey £938.83



Case is very personal, but make sure it’s big enough and is easy to work with rather than just pretty to look at.
Zalman FC-ZE1 Fatal1ty Champion Computer Enclosure £240
Or something cheaper but big enough
CoolerMaster Stacker 810 Black 11 Bays w/o PSU £103.42

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro £205 (but any X-Fi card is worth paying for)

Creative GigaWorks 5.1 G500 THX® Pro Gamer Speakers £170 (7.1 or wireless also available)

Asustek S775 nForce 680i STRIKER EXTREME £218.53 (now performing well and loaded with features.
Personal view is not worth the money, but any top Asus board such as Commando, P5WDH will work well and over-clock like stink.

Plextor PX-716SA DVD RW £76 (PX-800A just coming out)
Worth also getting a DVD ROM as well.

Liteon SHD-16P1S is about £10 and very reliable.

1.44Mb Sony Floppy Disk Drive OEM £4.10

Again, personal, but worth getting wireless (I use MS Elite)
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Keyboard/Mouse £86.35

 

On the subject of overclocking, I decided just for giggles to overclock my 4300 with single channel RAM. It seems stable enough (ran 3dmark, haven't run Prime95 or OCCT yet). What I've noticed is, with a 25% overclock to 2.25Ghz it seems alright, but that's 1000mhz FSB. So much as 1mhz above that, and it doesn't even POST. Is there something that inhibits booting above a 1ghz FSB that I should be aware of other than I'm running single channel memory?

 

no offence intended here.

i only pointed you to the 3xs as it is a good starting point (much better than the hp) and it gives you full custimization as you can add or remove other parts as you wish. add the fact that its built for you, which is what i assumed you was after. now you if you want to build your own thats a whole other story.

building your own will save you alot of money and it gives you a good sense of acheivement when you use it.

all of the parts above are good choices imo but if you want to do some gaming i would recomend a wired kboard and mouse, the split second of lag with wireless can be the difference between killing and being killed.

£1500 will get you a top end machine and the ways you could go are almost endless. if you have any questions we will be more than happy to help.