AM2 5000+....A good oc?

[anything-but]

Just built a new low price tower,wondered if this is a good o/c for a AM2 5000+ ?

Standard cooling,Asrock AnliveNF7G mobo.Not tried to go anymore just yet,i`ll try after i have some feedback if it`s a good `un or not .

 

[Phatzy]

you could go higher, like 3.2ghz, lower the HT link a tad.
but its a good O.C imo my 4800+ crapped out at 2.9ghz

 

[Deleted member 70857]

my 6000 wont go any higher than 3.2ghz (200mhz OC)

 

[Dee!]

It's average. My old 4800+ went to 3.00GHz on a cheapo Gigabyte board. As Phatzy said, you need to lower the HT. Try 4x. Also, try a lower multi. 250 x 12 might get you 3.00GHz, plus it'll overclock your RAM (if it can handle it). With the AMD setup, my Ballistix DDR2-800 did 1000+ no sweat.

You could try putting some more voltage through the CPU if 3.00GHz isn't stable. I needed 1.4V set in BIOS for 3.00GHz. Unfortunately the chip flaked out any faster than this. Only other thing I'll suggest is getting a better CPU cooler. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro would be a fairly cheap, good option and also it might net you a few more MHz. The stock cooler is a bit rubbish, so keep an eye on temps.

 

[Deleted member 70857]

if you lower the multiplier but raise the FSB how does that increase the chance of getting a better OC?

As the 1st step is taking you back some MHz

 

[Dee!]

It overclocks memory more. Not vital, but worth it if you can get it. I noticed games ran a little smoother with very high memory bandwidth.

 

[anything-but]

well,at this now.... i really should get some DDR2 800 ram .

 

[Phatzy]

do you game? or do you edit stuff? at that O'C and the ram timings there is no need to buy some 800mhz ram. and again a excellent overclock buddy.
what are the temps like?

 

[Bleek]

My 5000+ BE hits 3.55GHz, I run it a little lower daily because I can't tell the difference running 100-150Mhz less.