Ai Booster Overclocking ?

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Hi ,
I used Ai Booster to overclock my X2 3800+ to 2.2Ghz but when i try to increase it any more it freezes !
As soon as i press apply the whole computer freezes, does anybody know a way around this ?
Thanks
 
Is it okay to use SysTool for overclocking ?
Will i need to increase voltage as well as speed ? How do i increase voltage using SysTool ?
Thanks :) (noob here) lol
 
Best thing to do, is have a read of the overclocking guide at the top of this forum. Overclocking in the bios gives you plenty more options, and with a bit of learning makes overclocking a lot easier and a lot more hassle free.
 
Overclocking in BIOS is by far the best and safest route to go down, in Windows, corruption etc can occur if / when the PC crashes. Do some research on:

  • RAM timings
  • HT multi
  • HTT speeds
  • altering V etc
Make sure you know what your doing first, although as long as you don't do anything stupid, you can't do any damage. There is a guide in the sticky in this forum.

This may also be useful:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17497478

I've managed to get mine to 2500 MHz, so you have a lot of headroom there. Good luck :)!
 
I'm not actually sure how to overclock in the BIOS, I don't see any options for it, i have the Asus A8N5X MOBO.
It would be much better though, my comp keeps freezing when i try to overclock it much above 2.2ghz :S
 
I think i understand how to do it via BIOS now and it was soooo much easier ! :p
I have PC3200 400mhz ram, What safe speed can i overclock this to ? (425mhz?)
Thanks :)
 
Right o... 4th BIOS pic...

decrease the CPU Multi to 4x (should default to 5x or auto)

on the 3rd pic, set RAM to manual and set it to 333 as per pic.

the CPU frequency x 10 is the FSB speed (defaults to 200 x 10 = 2000MHz) increase this until unstable. When unstable, increase the CPU V (4th pic) a tiny bit ... use VCore values from http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17497478 as a guide.

If the CPU frecency x CPU multi exceeds 1000 then decrease the multi. If (3rd pic) (memclock index value / 400) x CPU frequency is any more than about 200-210 decrease the memclock value to the next one down.

A basic guide that is probably quite jumbled, but follow it and you should be fine. Aim to get 2300 or 2400 Mhz - a fairly average overclock that shouldn't damage anything.

WATCH OUT FOR TEMPS AS WELL! - if core temps are going above 45-50, get a better cooler or lower the VCore and the overclock.
 
Personally, I would take it a bit lower than that - although its up to you. Lower the memclock value if you want.

Make sure you've lowered the CPU multi - keep the value below 1000 for the safety of your board!

Well done btw - isn't hard is it :) :cool:
 
I have the CPU mutiplier on 10x, when i tried 4x and 230mhz , the CPU ran at about 950mhz so i put it back to 10x.
My memory, hypertransport etc are on auto, what should they be on for it to be stable ?
Thanks :)
 
Also, why has my memory clock gone down to 220mhz ? it's pc3200 so shouldn't it be running at 400mhz ? i have selected 400mhz in the BIOS for the ram but it still seems to be running at 220mhz, any ideas ?
 
The memory says 220Mhz because that is its actual frequency, but because it is DDR memory, it doubles that speed to get its effective speed. Which means it will be running at 440Mhz effectively. DDR stands for Double Data Rate, so it doubles the clock speed of the memory to reach its performance speed.
 
LOL sorry - note to self ... never give advise when trying to write an essay at the same time.

In place of CPU multi, replace HT multi. My settings are the same as those for ConcordeRules in the table, only with a VCore of 1.475. On a serious note, as before (apart form the mistaken multis), make sure the HTmulti x FSB speed stays below 1000Mhz.

Sorry for the confusion - don't know what I was thinking :rolleyes: :o !
 
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