Hi guys, i'm new here. Recently, i wanted to play PS2 games in my pc. I used PCSX2 and want to play Gran Turismo 4 (it's a high demand game ) the ideal cpu speed for that game to run smoothly is around 3.5-4.0 GHz

1) Can i overclock my CPU to 4.0GHz using bios without changing my stock CPU coolant? is it stable?

2) If I have to change my CPU coolant, what is a better one?

(btw my rig spec is at my sig if i got to improve others please let me know)

Thanx in advance

This post has been edited by rest_24: Jul 3 2011, 05:50 PM

wow, really? just tried 4.0GHz before, and i got BSOD
well my budget is around 100...at my place CM 212+ is rm108

is its full name is COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 for AM2 / LGA-775?

This post has been edited by rest_24: Jul 3 2011, 06:03 PM

yep, just made some references on youtube n google...safe OC with stock coolant is to 3.4 - 3.6GHz only..but one person managed to do 4.0GHZ with stock coolant (he lives at north pole or what )

btw is the full name for the coolant -> COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 for AM2 / LGA-775? (to make sure and avoid confusion and buy the wrong one )

This post has been edited by rest_24: Jul 3 2011, 06:07 PM

oh i see....not good for long time usage
well i think i would go for CM 212+...hope it will make a difference...btw thanks bro!

currently now i'm at 3.6GHz..but playing the game are still laggy. fps during play only 30-ish, the game need at least 50 fps and more. or do i need to improve others, such as ram?

This post has been edited by rest_24: Jul 3 2011, 11:45 PM

whoa...my msi r5850 1gb ddr5 still not good enough? wow, to high demand lah like that but i think i've seen others who used slightly lower gpu but still running smooth with 3.5ghz and more cpu. i've tried running the game during i'm at 4.0GHz..and it runs smooth! (until i got BSoD bcoz of normal coolant fan )

not so high, around 1280 x 1280 are nice already...

haha, normal computer game i can play smoothly lah (dirt 3 also can). now i want to play gran turismo 4 using ps2 emulator, PCSX2. GT4 is a demanding game loh, even with native (original PS2 graphics) still got low fps. my gpu is ok i think, but got slow gameplay bcoz not fast enuf CPU speed

now i have both version 0.9.6 and 0.9.8, the latest one. in PCSX2 game compatibality list GT4 is categorised in fully playable.