aeirion
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System Name | Gaming Rig |
---|---|
Processor | E5200 Wolfdale @ 2.5ghz :*( |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L |
Cooling | Stock (2 80mm case fans, 1 120mm rear fan, Exhaust fan from PSU, and CPU fan) |
Memory | 2x2GB Corsair DDR2800 |
Video Card(s) | Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX+ |
Storage | 500GB Western Digital Caviar |
Display(s) | :*( |
Case | Raidmax Tornado with the blueness |
Audio Device(s) | :P |
Power Supply | Raidmax 530w (shut up its awesome) |
Software | Vista Home Premium x64 |
Benchmark Scores | Um.. none I can't overclock this shit for some reason.. :( |
Hi,
I recently posted in the system builders advice area, and got a lot of helpful tips in designing my system. Everything works great, but now I'd like to tweak it's preformance a bit.
I'm pretty new to overclocking still, but I have a basic understanding of it. I've been doing some research into people overclocking the same processor I have, and what sorts of results they were able to get. I've noticed you can get it anywhere from 3-4.5ghz if accounts are to be believed.
I'm not using any sort of specialized cooling system, but my case has 5 fans if you count the cpu fan, and the processor idles at around 15 degrees celcius. So I figure I have some room to work with here.
I've tinkered with over clocking it a bit after watching this video as the person who is overclocking here has the exact same motherboard, and processor as I do, and is going for a similar clock speed as I hope to achieve (I'm actually looking for around 3.2, but 3.4 wouldn't be bad).
Anyway, I tried editing my FSB speed, and memory speed as done in this video, except with a slight downgrade (he enters 272, and I used 260), and each time I did this the computer would reset the clock control option back to 'disabled'. It's pretty anoying and I suppose I'm doing something wrong. I will note I didn't manual change the voltage as shown in video, as when it was on auto it adjusted itself to the voltage he manually put in.
Any advice would be nice.
Oh and I also had a weird problem when I tried to save the bios, it would act like it was restarting like normal, and then never complete the restart.. so yeah.. something to think about.
My full specs are:
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L
PSU: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W (everyone said this would be gay, but I love it works great, so does just about everyone who uses it. Make sure you check some reviews of it before you tell me I'm gay, just because it says RAIDMAX.)
Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU: Intel E5200 Wolfedale
I guess thats all you'll need, but if you want more info, hit meh up
And of course, I'll really appreciate any advice you guys can give me.
Thanks a million you crazy denizens of techpowerup forums!
-Aeirion
I recently posted in the system builders advice area, and got a lot of helpful tips in designing my system. Everything works great, but now I'd like to tweak it's preformance a bit.
I'm pretty new to overclocking still, but I have a basic understanding of it. I've been doing some research into people overclocking the same processor I have, and what sorts of results they were able to get. I've noticed you can get it anywhere from 3-4.5ghz if accounts are to be believed.
I'm not using any sort of specialized cooling system, but my case has 5 fans if you count the cpu fan, and the processor idles at around 15 degrees celcius. So I figure I have some room to work with here.
I've tinkered with over clocking it a bit after watching this video as the person who is overclocking here has the exact same motherboard, and processor as I do, and is going for a similar clock speed as I hope to achieve (I'm actually looking for around 3.2, but 3.4 wouldn't be bad).
Anyway, I tried editing my FSB speed, and memory speed as done in this video, except with a slight downgrade (he enters 272, and I used 260), and each time I did this the computer would reset the clock control option back to 'disabled'. It's pretty anoying and I suppose I'm doing something wrong. I will note I didn't manual change the voltage as shown in video, as when it was on auto it adjusted itself to the voltage he manually put in.
Any advice would be nice.
Oh and I also had a weird problem when I tried to save the bios, it would act like it was restarting like normal, and then never complete the restart.. so yeah.. something to think about.
My full specs are:
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L
PSU: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W (everyone said this would be gay, but I love it works great, so does just about everyone who uses it. Make sure you check some reviews of it before you tell me I'm gay, just because it says RAIDMAX.)
Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU: Intel E5200 Wolfedale
I guess thats all you'll need, but if you want more info, hit meh up
And of course, I'll really appreciate any advice you guys can give me.
Thanks a million you crazy denizens of techpowerup forums!
-Aeirion