Overclocking beginner ->Opteron 144

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I'm trying to over clock my 144 to 2.4 instead of upgrading to a new cpu ....Never done any over clocking before.


I'm running with the stock AMD cooler

I've heard its possible with this chip to get it to 2.4 on stock cooling

What ive got is

DFI Lanparty ultra d
Crucial ram 2gb ...don't know exact model
400 Watt PSU
Geforce 6600gt g/card


Could anyone tell me some changes i could make within the bios to achieve 2.4ghz

sorry complete noob at this so i have no idea.

Thanks in advance
 
There's a sticky at the top of this forum. Basically you increase the FSB a little each time, then test it to check if it's stable. But there are a few other factors to take into account so it's best to read the sticky :)
 
ahhh thanks just had a look good guide ,the only thing im unsure of is the ram divider

i want to keep the ram stock as I dont want to kill it

the rams 3200 400mhz

what would i set the fsb to and divider to achieve 2.4ghz...but still keeping the ram stock just upping the voltage.

thanks
 
J273 said:
I'm trying to over clock my 144 to 2.4 instead of upgrading to a new cpu ....Never done any over clocking before.
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Thats the spirit, squeeze a bit more performance from what you got! :)

There is a ton of posts on this forum for u to read, you the search function

tip: click on search>> advanced search, put in your keyword, in this case its Opteron 144 and then change the drop down so it says 'search titles only' works for me, happy reading ;)
 
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J273 said:
I'm trying to over clock my 144 to 2.4 instead of upgrading to a new cpu ....Never done any over clocking before.


I'm running with the stock AMD cooler

I've heard its possible with this chip to get it to 2.4 on stock cooling
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I got my opteron 144 to 2.4 easily on the stock cooler, just follow the guides stickied at the top... tis what i did.

could probably go a lot higher with a better cooler/more airflow in my case.

good luck anyways
 
J273 said:
I'm trying to over clock my 144 to 2.4 instead of upgrading to a new cpu ....Never done any over clocking before.


I'm running with the stock AMD cooler

I've heard its possible with this chip to get it to 2.4 on stock cooling

What ive got is

DFI Lanparty ultra d
Crucial ram 2gb ...don't know exact model
400 Watt PSU
Geforce 6600gt g/card


Could anyone tell me some changes i could make within the bios to achieve 2.4ghz

sorry complete noob at this so i have no idea.

Thanks in advance
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Most 144's will do a lot more than 2.4ghz mate. Most do 2.8 3.0ghz

Stepping CABGE was one of the worst I think and those still did 2.6Ghz.

Its a good little chip,

Change your FSB to 300 and leave your Multi at 9. Put your ram on a 166 divider and you should easy hit 2700mhz.
 
YorkshirePadd26 said:
Most 144's will do a lot more than 2.4ghz mate. Most do 2.8 3.0ghz

Stepping CABGE was one of the worst I think and those still did 2.6Ghz.

Its a good little chip,

Change your FSB to 300 and leave your Multi at 9. Put your ram on a 166 divider and you should easy hit 2700mhz.
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dont forget to lock pci-e (to 100) and change HTT/LDT multi to 3x
 
YorkshirePadd26 said:
Most 144's will do a lot more than 2.4ghz mate. Most do 2.8 3.0ghz
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144 - 200X9 = 1800
144 - 312X9 = 2808
144 - 333X9 = 3000

Hopefully his motherboard is able to run these very high FSB's and also that his memory is able to work on a divider? (some can't)

I find its best not to make to bold a claim, always leaves people frustrated when they can't reach the clock thats meant to be so easy!
 
J273 said:
ahhh thanks just had a look good guide ,the only thing im unsure of is the ram divider

thanks
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There should be an option in the bios for the ddr-cpu ratio or something similar, might look something like 2/2 or something. Basically decrease this then you can't start upping the FSB. But if your worried about overclocking your ram then keep an eye on the speed or the ram - each time you increase the FSB you'll be bringing the ram closer back to it's stock speed.
 
Ive just had a quick look in the bios


FSB Bus Frq = 300

LDT/FSB Frq = x3

cpu / FSB freq = x9

Dram freq set = 166=ram/FSB 05/06

Does that look ok


Also would i have to up the volts at all?

Thanks
 
No need to up the volts unless it's unstable.

Run prime95 overnight, and see whether it's stable. If not, up the voltage a tiny amount and stress again
 
CBP said:
No need to up the volts unless it's unstable.

Run prime95 overnight, and see whether it's stable. If not, up the voltage a tiny amount and stress again
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Ok thanks


so does the above look ok to you?
 
Is that PSU unbranded?
If it is, you are putting your system at risk by using it and more so by overclocking it.
 
its an Enermax psu


I've tried the above settings but it won't boot into winows.....it just keeps looping when it gets to updating the cmos.

I've tried small changes but still get the same.

any ideas guys as to what the problem *** be?

thanks
 
2.7ghz is a little high for stock volts, especially using a 5/6 RAM divider, this will put the RAM at 250Mhz, which is far too high.

Try 277HTT with the settings you mentioned, but using the 133Mhz (4/6) divider, this will keep your RAM lower than 200Mhz, and give you some headroom to overclock the HTT higher.

Bump Vcore up a little to 1.45V

You have an excellent setup to get to grips with overclocking on, plenty to learn :D
 
so does this look ok



FSB Bus Frq = 277

LDT/FSB Frq = x3

cpu / FSB freq = x9

Dram freq set = 133=RAM / FSB: 02/03

CPU Vid control = 1.45v


Is that right?

Also do i need to clear the CMOS after ive changed the settings?


Thanks
 
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