Overclocker -> Few Questions

[Conrad11]

Hi there,

I am overclocking my computer but I have a few questions:

• With regards to the HT link - is it the higher the better? Does it affect stability? Does it affect performance considerably? For my PC Spec (listed below) is it ok to run it at 1200 or should i lower it to 900?
• With regards to cpu voltage - what is the highest i should go with air cooling
• Why is it different cpu programs + bios show different vcore values? which should i trust?
• Is orthos ok as a stability test - how long should i run before i know its stable?
• Is it ok to have the ram running on divider -> does it affect the performance of my pc, as i know this affects some.
• Different programs show different values for temperatures, which should i trust for my setup?
• What is the max temperature you think i should have for this cpu?
• Does changing the chipset and ldt voltages affect stability?

My Pc Spec:
AMD Dual-Core Operton 165 (Click Here for CPU-Z)
DFI Ultra-D Motherboard
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64
2x1GB TwinX Corsair XMS
580W Hiper PSU
X1900XT

Thanks.

EDIT:

With Regards to Voltages, here is what I mean. SpeedFan and CPU-Z show around 1.425v and nvTune shows 1.45v and the bios shows 1.44v but is set to 1.475v (iirc)

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9255/untitled2vc0.png

 

[Conrad11]

How important is the HT link and getting it near 1000? at the moment I have 3x300 = 900. with the multiplier at 8.5 = 2550mhz

I can't get that stable. So should I drop to 250*4 with 9 multiplyer = 2250mhz

I think i can get 280 with 9 multiplier stable but that would mean 840mhz ht link

Which program will show me the actual vCore reading?