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Jordan97

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So I'm going to overclock my AMD Athlon II X2 255 3.10GHz. It will be my first OC so I've been looking at some tutorials.

Do I just raise the FSB one notch, and test for stability, then raise it again and test, and so on until it becomes unstable or temperatures are too high. Once that happens, do I raise the voltage higher until it becomes stable, but not exceeding the recommended limit?

Also, if my computer fails to boot, will I still be able to access the BIOS?
 
raise the FSB by around 10-20, the one notch method will take eons, voltages should be adjusted in a similar method, ( example: stock = 1.3V, then try 1.325... etc etc ) ;)
 
reset Cmos, should be a little pin on your motherboard somewhere, take the cap off, turn machine on, then off after say 30 seconds, replace the cap, boot machine :)
 
You would have to make a massive jump for it to not even reach the BIOS, but as said, just reset the CMOS if needbe. If you can get to the BIOS, but windows crashes or restarts, just drop the clock speed back 10-15 Mhz, or up the voltage slightly making sure the temps are OK and see if that fixes it.

Basically, volts = heat, but you need the extra voltage to keep the OC stable. Kepp going until it gets unstable at the max voltage you can safely go to. Ideally you want the best OC at the lowest stable voltage.
 
Thanks guys, just a quick question, what program do you recommend to test stability, and if it is unstable, will I get a BSoD?
 
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