Help a semi-noob OC

ViZioN207 · Mar 26, 2010, 09:25 PM

So im not a total noob at ocing, but I kinda am. The area that is most gray to me is setting the right voltage. For my cpu I used a tool (CPU Level Up) that asus provided on their website, to get it to 3.8Ghz. Pretty much im just wanting help or advice on ocing the ram, or if I even need to. My system specs are to the left, and heres some more info about my comp.

Heres a link to the ram I got in my comp. RAM

LittleLizard · Mar 26, 2010, 09:36 PM

there is a rule i think for Phenom II. which is: If you like your pc to live for a long time do NEVER GO ABOVE 1.5v.

3.8 is a perfectly fine overclock for a PII quad core. probably doesnt want more. try lowering the fsb to, say, 225 and up the multiplier to 17. Its the only thing that comes to mind

t77snapshot · Mar 26, 2010, 09:37 PM

I would recommend setting the voltage, mutlilers, timings and mhz speeds in your bios. Some overclocking programs have bugs that give out false readings and cause instability in your system.

Btw: Welcome to TPU!

erocker · Mar 26, 2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleLizard

there is a rule i think for Phenom II. which is: If you like your pc to live for a long time do NEVER GO ABOVE 1.5v.

3.8 is a perfectly fine overclock for a PII quad core. probably doesnt want more. try lowering the fsb to, say, 225 and up the multiplier to 17. Its the only thing that comes to mind

If you do that the RAM speed will decrease. I think it looks good. You could up the FSB a little to get 1600mhz on your ram. It will also up your CPU clock a little but you seem to be good on voltage.

ViZioN207 · Mar 26, 2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by t77snapshot

Btw: Welcome to TPU!

Thanks

only been registered for a day and i love going around and reading everything, this place is great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleLizard

try lowering the fsb to, say, 225 and up the multiplier to 17.

I did this first and it set my ram to 1500mhz.

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Originally Posted by erocker

You could up the FSB a little to get 1600mhz on your ram. It will also up your CPU clock a little but you seem to be good on voltage.

I upped the FSB to 240 with the multiplier still at x16 and got to 1600mhz, and it took the CPU up to 3840. Strange thing is my temp went down by 2c after doing this. Thanks for the help.

Thank you everyone for the help and tips. TPU community is great, im glad i signed up.

Mar 26, 2010, 09:25 PM	#1
ViZioN207 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bar Mills, ME Posts: 65 (0.06/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	Help a semi-noob OC So im not a total noob at ocing, but I kinda am. The area that is most gray to me is setting the right voltage. For my cpu I used a tool (CPU Level Up) that asus provided on their website, to get it to 3.8Ghz. Pretty much im just wanting help or advice on ocing the ram, or if I even need to. My system specs are to the left, and heres some more info about my comp. Heres a link to the ram I got in my comp. RAM

Processor:	AMD Phenom II X4 955 @3.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair IV Formula
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	8GB(4x2GB) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card:	2x XFX Radeon HD 5870
Hard Disk:	OCZ 60GB SSD, WD 1TB, 4x WD 2TB in Raid0
CRT/LCD Model:	2x ASUS VW246H 24"
Case:	Antec DF-85
PSU:	Rosewill RBR1000-M 1000W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Mar 26, 2010, 09:36 PM	#2
LittleLizard Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Latin America, Uruguay Posts: 3,380 (2.06/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 584 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	there is a rule i think for Phenom II. which is: If you like your pc to live for a long time do NEVER GO ABOVE 1.5v. 3.8 is a perfectly fine overclock for a PII quad core. probably doesnt want more. try lowering the fsb to, say, 225 and up the multiplier to 17. Its the only thing that comes to mind __________________ "oh no, i make a very good person. I eat poop and sleep just like everyone else. My sense of humour just happens to fall under the DnD category of Chaotic Evil." - Mussels "I was expecting a line of EVGA FTW condoms or something like that." - DrPepper "I like my sex like my basketball, one on one, and with as little dribbling as possible" - Robert-The-Rambler

System Name:	The Lizard
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Motherboard:	Zotac G41 MAT-A-E
Cooling:	Intel Stock Fan
Memory:	2GB Kingston Value DDR2 @ PC2 5300
Video Card:	XFX GeForce 8600 GT 512mb DDR2
Hard Disk:	160GB Samsung F1 Sata
Optical Drive:	Samsung WriteMaster DVD R/RW
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 917Sw 19' LCD
Case:	Generic Black Case
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Biswal 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Mar 26, 2010, 09:37 PM	#3
t77snapshot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: S.Cali Posts: 3,383 (2.07/day) Thanks: 3,153 Thanked 2,704 Times in 1,130 Posts System Specs	I would recommend setting the voltage, mutlilers, timings and mhz speeds in your bios. Some overclocking programs have bugs that give out false readings and cause instability in your system. Btw: Welcome to TPU! __________________ [FS][US]comp~shop! Heatware » steamID Save Lives→ Join WCG Today! Join the Nzxt Clubhouse! Last edited by t77snapshot; Mar 26, 2010 at 09:44 PM.

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