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After searching the forums, I can`t quite find the exact help i am looking for, so here goes........
New build as sig.
Having just changed over from a P4 northwood/AGP setup, I have been "left behind" a bit and I have no experience oveclocking the newer systems.
Once built, I installed XP etc. etc. and was well impressed. After reading many posts on here, I upped the FSB to 250 without problems. Everything else in bios is was set to auto. This gave me an extra 1K in 3D06.(Currently 10k)
Temps with coretemp & tat are around 30 idle and 40 load. The Noctua and case are clearly doing the job.
This has wetted my appetite, so the question is, what next? Clearly the FSB will go further, but what do i need to be careful of?
Do i need to lock down PCI/PCI-e frequencies like the old AGP systems?
Should i set my memory timings manually? I presume they will be in a kind of "safe" mode at the minute.
I would prefer not to mess too much with voltages at the minute if possible. (Boring i know
)
Any help with tuning my system would be really appreciated. There just seems so many more bios options compared to my old P4PE, and I just need a little guidance.
I did post something similar in the CPU ramblings thread, but it got missed and I thought it may be better here in the OC section.
New build as sig.
Having just changed over from a P4 northwood/AGP setup, I have been "left behind" a bit and I have no experience oveclocking the newer systems.
Once built, I installed XP etc. etc. and was well impressed. After reading many posts on here, I upped the FSB to 250 without problems. Everything else in bios is was set to auto. This gave me an extra 1K in 3D06.(Currently 10k)
Temps with coretemp & tat are around 30 idle and 40 load. The Noctua and case are clearly doing the job.
This has wetted my appetite, so the question is, what next? Clearly the FSB will go further, but what do i need to be careful of?
Do i need to lock down PCI/PCI-e frequencies like the old AGP systems?
Should i set my memory timings manually? I presume they will be in a kind of "safe" mode at the minute.
I would prefer not to mess too much with voltages at the minute if possible. (Boring i know
)Any help with tuning my system would be really appreciated. There just seems so many more bios options compared to my old P4PE, and I just need a little guidance.
I did post something similar in the CPU ramblings thread, but it got missed and I thought it may be better here in the OC section.