What a nice CPU to overclock... *sigh*.. if only it was given to me



I tried using nTune. It sucks big time for me... I seriously suggest you overclock it manually from the BIOS itself. Be sure to check out the FSB, multiplier, RAM Speed, RAM timing... and last but most importantly.. voltage.

And yea, don't bother overclocking your GPU yet. Its still considered okay for today's games.

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Once you have set it to the max in your BIOS that is stable. You can use softwares such as A64 Tweaker and ClockGen to help you correct your RAM timing and also push ur overclocking a lil higher.

This post has been edited by J-Slade: Dec 28 2006, 08:10 PM

Somehow stability isnt a big issue for me. I dun get whats so big deal abt Prime stable and yada yada yada... people just wanna show others that their rig is very good in overclocking but truly, sometimes these benchmark stabilities don't reflect much. I mean, as long as it works, it doesnt hang... it can go load @ 100% without any problems... things shld be okay.

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Yo WaCKy-Angel, you sold your Advance Modules already ah? That teddy fella a bit irritating right? lol

Definitely better than the common 3000+ that most people including I are using.
Btw, only certain ASUS motherboard is good. Mine sucks big time. Abit is quite nice. DFI, Biostar are.... fun! haha...

450W is good enuff for simple and basic usage including a lil overclocking (as long as its a true power). Btw, overclocking requires pretty good heatsink/cooling system. Of course, pushing your hardware to go higher than it can, will generate more heat and ruin it over time... but if you have a good cooling system like water cooling or perhaps a high end air cooling one, it will do the trick. But you know what?

My personal opinion is, if you're happy with your system. No lag, no problems... then just leave everything to stock. I have done a survey HERE and it seems that outta 74 votes only 18 really found a significance in performance improvements. No hear problems, no warranty voids, no headaches

If you leave your case open, your exhaust fan is already considered useless...

Your PSU, hmmm... must see the brand. Most of those cap ayam PSU that comes with your casing are not true power. Check and see what brand/model your PSU.

fun means..... hmmm kay basically they have a lot of tweaking options in the BIOS which allows you to tweak/overclock every single bit that you need. Sometimes things like FSB increment, its good to have small increase like 1Mhz at a time. Also, RAM timings are usually limited to the certain options. Good motherboards will have options like manual RAM speed increment and other optional timing tweaks. WIth so much control in your hands... how can not be itchy to overclock if you've got a good mobo.

Have you read our forum's RAM Handbook yet?

Agreed... I have pushed my RAMs to tighter timings. But somehow... can't feel any difference. All I get is just the satisfaction of benchmarked results... haha.. kinda like syiok sendiri. No actual feel of the performance