amd a6-3500 2.1 tri core i need help overclocking!!

[scruffs2001]

amd a6-3500 2.1 tri core i need help overclocking!!

ok i bought this pc from ****** its cheap comes with 8 gig ram...yet i still cannot play 1080p video that's all i want to do so can somebody help or im going to throw it back in ******s face... i have attempted to overclock as you can change the multipliers in the bios(lucky) so i did that and noticed the multipliers going everywhere.... i disable "quiet and cool" this helped a little.... doesnt stay where i want it to be......

does anyone know how to overclock this machine properly as i am a total noob at this... all i want to do is watch 1080p ffs!

do i need to up voltage or do a rain dance ???

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would re-install the drivers and use the latest stable release. The media decoder in the CPU should be fine with 1080p video.

 

[scruffs2001]

i allready have the latest amd drivers right off of there website...
is there anything else i should update

 

[chippy08]

I use the amd a6-3500 2.1 in my HTPC and it plays 1080p no problem but as for overclcoking i found it would hardly overclock so keep it @ stock now.

 

[Orcvader]

What software are you using to play the 1080p files? I find Windows Media Player rubbish for this.

My A8 laptop breezes through 1080p MKV files.

Try MPC-HC: http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/downloads/

Then download these: http://code.google.com/p/lavfilters/

Then use this guide to set it up: http://www.mediasmartserver.net/201...mpc-hc-for-all-your-splitter-and-audio-needs/

 

[chippy08]

I use Xbmc myself so give that a try scruffs.

 

[elroberto]

Any A6 should handle 1080p, even the A4's can cope. This is either a software issue or maybe a problem with whatever drive you're playing it from.

As for overclocking, unless it's a K model the multiplier is locked. You can goose the bus speed a couple of percent but nothing major.

 

[scruffs2001]

right ok...i use vlc media player certain films work some stutter....
also i am running windows 32 bit is this a real problem though as i have heard it doesnt really matter?

 

[Orcvader]

It doesn't matter. Try the other software above, VLC sometimes causes problems for me... So I gave up and moved to Media Player Classic. After that I had no stutter problems at all. Although this was a few years back... haven't tried VLC now.

 

[scruffs2001]

i must admit that other media player you suggested works a treat but still some issues... reinstalling a 64bit windows and all latest drivers i shall leave the cpu speed and see how it goes... gosh my galaxy s3 does better than this ha!

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

right ok...i use vlc media player certain films work some stutter....
also i am running windows 32 bit is this a real problem though as i have heard it doesnt really matter?

As long as I remember x32 doesnt even support 8 gb of ram...