Tad confuseddd.. Windows 7.

Conscept · 17 Aug 2009 at 10:45

Hi guys,
I was using Windows Vista 64bit and by simply changing my multiplyer etc I could overclock my computer much higher.

Now I installed windows 7 64bit and even if i change the multiplyer or anything by 0.5% it doesn't boot the computer which I find very weird because it was fine with Vista.

I'm using
M61PME-S2P motherboard.
+
7850 black edition 2.8ghz

Ryan111 · 17 Aug 2009 at 11:17

The OS shouldn't make any difference to the overclock...

OLDPHART · 17 Aug 2009 at 11:29

Q6600 OC'd to 3.2GHz no prob's with Win 7.

Conscept · 17 Aug 2009 at 11:34

Hm,
so why wouldn't it work.
I switched back to vista and I can overclock.. back to W7 and I can't =/

Dr Who · 17 Aug 2009 at 12:18

My i7 is runing on w7 at 4.2ghz no problems at all.

Ryan111 · 17 Aug 2009 at 12:23

I overclocked my e5200 with vista then installed win 7 on a new disk, booted windows 7 @3.5ghz...

Hairybudda · 17 Aug 2009 at 12:28

Your operating system will not have any kind of effect on the stability of your overclock unless your overclock was unstable in the first place. Did you prime your clock?

Conscept · 17 Aug 2009 at 12:54

Yeah I did on vista it was fine,
I'm saying that on W7 I can't even increase the mhz or anything by 1. A 0.01% increase on anything means it wouldn't boot into w7

Bradley8988 · 17 Aug 2009 at 12:58

Are you clocking from the bios or software in windows?

Hairybudda · 17 Aug 2009 at 13:09

What bradley said, also in win7 are all your drivers up to date?

Conscept · 17 Aug 2009 at 13:13

Bradley8988 said:
Are you clocking from the bios or software in windows?

Bios,
Don't know how to do it from W7 as things like AMD Overdrive won't work for me.

I'm just doing what I do in vista..

And as far as i'm aware all drivers are upto date but i'l check

JessicaD · 18 Aug 2009 at 01:14

Conscept,

Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 RC Support Forum located here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro/ . It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams. You may want to check the threads there for additional assistance with your overclocking issue.

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team

DavyBoy · 18 Aug 2009 at 01:58

I just moved over to Win7 myself, and I am loving it so much!!

No problems with overclocking here neither on my rig.. infact I would go as far to say that Win7 X64 seems to be more stable than Vista, for me anyway..

I much prefer W7 over Vista Ultimate that's for sure!!!

I really don't understand why you aren't able to o/c at all with 7 yet you can under Vista though...

Franco_cov · 18 Aug 2009 at 02:09

I have also overclocked my i7 to 4.0ghz and I dual boot with both Vista and Win 7 both 64bit. No problems at all