Can someone help me overclock?
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@ 2500 a boot should be fine a long as you're confident that the HT multi x FSB is 1000 or less. Also make sure that the PCI bus is locked and not following the FSB speed (it probably is anyway).
When you get into windows, get some windows of Prime95 (Options | Torture Test) and SuperPi running (the 32M calculation) ... e.g. 1 x Prime95 and 2 x SuperPi. That will stress both cores properly. Watch your temps as you do it.
When you get into windows, get some windows of Prime95 (Options | Torture Test) and SuperPi running (the 32M calculation) ... e.g. 1 x Prime95 and 2 x SuperPi. That will stress both cores properly. Watch your temps as you do it.
Ok this is very strange.. I treid to get it to 2.5ghz at stock voltage, but it wasnt booting into windows. I did this by chnging the mutiplyer to 2.5 and also changed the cpu nb link speed to 600mhz, but no windows.
I then changed the voltage to 1.4v it booted into windows but was unstable and crashed and failed super pi and prime 95.
I have now put it back to 2.2ghz and nb link speed back to 800mhz and voltage back to defualt? can anyone tell me what the default voltage is for a x2 3800+ please?
Anyway it was back to normal and booted in to windows fine but... when I opened my computer it took ages to find my drives, I just got the hourglass icon for ages, now it seems back though, but it was scary.
So does this mean I cant get 2.5ghz?
I then changed the voltage to 1.4v it booted into windows but was unstable and crashed and failed super pi and prime 95.
I have now put it back to 2.2ghz and nb link speed back to 800mhz and voltage back to defualt? can anyone tell me what the default voltage is for a x2 3800+ please?
Anyway it was back to normal and booted in to windows fine but... when I opened my computer it took ages to find my drives, I just got the hourglass icon for ages, now it seems back though, but it was scary.
So does this mean I cant get 2.5ghz?
Not sure why you have changed the multiplier, i'll guess you mean the cpu freq (htt).
Looks like your cpu isn't a good clocker and it needs more volts for 2.5ghz or the temps are too high.
edit: was the ram still on a 133mhz divider?
Looks like your cpu isn't a good clocker and it needs more volts for 2.5ghz or the temps are too high.
edit: was the ram still on a 133mhz divider?
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As in the thread I posted up earlier, some people need 1.45VCore to get to 2500MHz. Stick it to that and see what happens. It certainly isn't a dangerous V that - you can take it to 1.5 supposedly without needing amazing air / water cooling.