AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition Overclocking help

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My mate has an AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition CPU

He wants to overclock it buy doesn't have a clue where to start. I don't overclock (yet) so i am no help.

Read the sticky but that might aswell be in german (Can't read German!)

Any help on what to alter in bios for him to overclock it? He has a good Heatsink, not the standard one that came with it.

Thanks
 
I think the first port of call if you have no idea is AMD Overdrive (or whatever the clocking tool is called) unless the motherboard manufacturer supplied one. I can assure you Gigabyte's overclocking tool works well for what it is :)
 
golwg, I would suggest you tell your friend :) to be very careful with overclocking since there are risks involved if you do not know exactly what you are doing.

I do highly suggest you re-read the guides here and the many resources available on the web and then ask questions on what you dont clearly understand prior to any overclocking.
 
all overclocking assistance threads should include the following:

  1. a list of the hardware used including part numbers and performance stats
  2. a brief description of the location of the case and what kind of environment the overclock is expected to perform in 24/7
  3. your own expectations of the overclock to see if they are realistic
  4. what software you have to hand to test the overclock
  5. how much experience you have in the motherboards bios

only then can anybody make an informed decision

from the information given, someone could wade in telling you to put the multiplier up to 30 and stick 2v through the cpu vcore [dont actually do that]
 
First step would be to find out your cpu's max temperature and max voltage before you do anything, it's important because if you happen to go over the max, you will most likely end up frying your hardware.
 
golwg said:
My mate has an AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition CPU

He wants to overclock it buy doesn't have a clue where to start. I don't overclock (yet) so i am no help.

Read the sticky but that might aswell be in german (Can't read German!)

Any help on what to alter in bios for him to overclock it? He has a good Heatsink, not the standard one that came with it.

Thanks
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golwg said:
Thing is guys, in everyday use, would anyone notice a difference between the stock speed and the overclocked speed? I don't think so!

All its good for is benchmark software!
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I would just tell "your mate" ;) not to bother...Tell him that you think overclocking is a waste of time and only useful for benchmarking and that he will not notice any performance increase in everyday task's:D

That way he can find out for himself and you don't have to learn the techniques involved in what you deem as a pointless excercise.;):D

Hope this helps :D
 
Typical response from easy. Just because i don't overclock or feel the need to doesn't mean my mate has to follow suit. If i knew what to do i would tell him but as you have read, i don't.

Obviously you don't want to give any constructive advice so best if you troll another thread instead! ;):D
 
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all overclocking assistance threads should include the following:

  1. a list of the hardware used including part numbers and performance stats
  2. a brief description of the location of the case and what kind of environment the overclock is expected to perform in 24/7
  3. your own expectations of the overclock to see if they are realistic
  4. what software you have to hand to test the overclock
  5. how much experience you have in the motherboards bios
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these questions still havent been answered...
 
golwg said:
Typical response from easy. Just because i don't overclock or fell the need to doesn't mean my mate has to follow suit. If i knew what to do i would tell him but as you have read, i don't.

Obviously you don't want to give any construc tive advice so best if you troll another thread instead! ;):D
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Loose your sense of humour in 2010?:D;)

You need to post your spec.....Cough,cough I mean your mates! :D
 
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rjkoneill said:
all overclocking assistance threads should include the following:

  1. a list of the hardware used including part numbers and performance stats.....CPU as stated, 2gig ram. Not sure about mobo. Performance stats?
  2. a brief description of the location of the case and what kind of environment the overclock is expected to perform in 24/7.....Under a desk!! Bedroom, dust mites and peeling wallpaper
  3. your own expectations of the overclock to see if they are realistic....Good question :p
  4. what software you have to hand to test the overclock....As stated (If you read post) No experience of overclocking so wouldn't know about that
  5. how much experience you have in the motherboards bios......Obviously he hasn't overclocked and is a complete pc noob
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performance stats - what is his memory rated to, what power supply does he have

you need cpuz - prime 95 and core temp as a minimum

i suggest you go and read the sticky threads
 
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