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System Name | AMD Black Dragon |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition |
Motherboard | Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212+ |
Memory | 4GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum (2x2GB) |
Video Card(s) | ATi Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 w AC Twin Turbo |
Storage | Crucial C300 64GB SSD, 500GB and 2TB Drives |
Display(s) | Samsung 2494hm, Dell (Samsung?) 1907FP |
Case | Lancool (Lian-Li on a budget) K7 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek ALC889A, M-Audio Fast Tracks |
Power Supply | OCZ Mod-X-Stream Pro 600W |
Software | Windows 7 Home Premium x64, XP Pro |
Hey guys. I must admit I know my way around computers pretty well but never really took big on the whole overclocking thing. Just for fun I did 3.6GHZ on stock voltage and it was fine. But I know I'll need more settings to get to 4GHZ!
Intel E8400
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L motherboard
OCZ 2x2GB DDR2-800 Gold at stock clock/timings
OCZ 600W PSU
Radeon 4870
I also have an OCZ Vanquisher or something. I forget the name exactly but it's a 90mm tower with 3 copper heat pipes. It's nothing special but dropped 10 degrees from the stock Intel cooler under load. I think it would handle 4.0 just fine.
So I understand the FSB, but I have a few questions. Do I have to change the RAM clocks if I change the FSB past a certain point? I would like to keep it as simple as possible to start so if I can do this without changing RAM settings that would be nice. I know I have to bump voltage but I'm not sure what is safe and what's not. Should I use the stock multiplier or try lower?
FSB?
Multiplier?
CoreV?
I might OC the video card a bit but I already have done all that before so no issues there.
Any tips or pointers from fellow P45/E8400 owners would be great!
Thanks
Intel E8400
Gigabyte EP45-DS3L motherboard
OCZ 2x2GB DDR2-800 Gold at stock clock/timings
OCZ 600W PSU
Radeon 4870
I also have an OCZ Vanquisher or something. I forget the name exactly but it's a 90mm tower with 3 copper heat pipes. It's nothing special but dropped 10 degrees from the stock Intel cooler under load. I think it would handle 4.0 just fine.
So I understand the FSB, but I have a few questions. Do I have to change the RAM clocks if I change the FSB past a certain point? I would like to keep it as simple as possible to start so if I can do this without changing RAM settings that would be nice. I know I have to bump voltage but I'm not sure what is safe and what's not. Should I use the stock multiplier or try lower?
FSB?
Multiplier?
CoreV?
I might OC the video card a bit but I already have done all that before so no issues there.
Any tips or pointers from fellow P45/E8400 owners would be great!
Thanks