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Want to overclock my CPU, where do I start?
- Thread starter aph
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Okay, that was probably pretty dumb posting in the CPU section and not the overclocking section, as it implies I haven't looked at the stickied guide. Which I actually have. The thing is it just talks in rather general terms about overclocking.
Is there a guide a little more tailored to Gigabyte boards, and Core2Duo processors? I've tried a few google searches, and I haven't turned up anything great :|
Is there a guide a little more tailored to Gigabyte boards, and Core2Duo processors? I've tried a few google searches, and I haven't turned up anything great :|
Right, well there's one setting I think I understand:
CPU Host Clock Control
- Right now that's set to auto, but I presume that's where I change the CPU's FSB setting... simply upping that increases the speed right?
But then do I Need to change:
PCI Express Frequency
- This is currently at auto, would I need to set this to a set speed.
I don't know what:
CIA 2
Performance Enhance
Robust Graphics Booster
&
High Speed DRAM DLL Settings does
also
would I need to change:
System Memory Multiplier
So all in all, a few queries.
CPU Host Clock Control
- Right now that's set to auto, but I presume that's where I change the CPU's FSB setting... simply upping that increases the speed right?
But then do I Need to change:
PCI Express Frequency
- This is currently at auto, would I need to set this to a set speed.
I don't know what:
CIA 2
Performance Enhance
Robust Graphics Booster
&
High Speed DRAM DLL Settings does
also
would I need to change:
System Memory Multiplier
So all in all, a few queries.
just set the memory multplyer to 2, and up the CPU Host controll by 25 each time.
keep everything else on auto, and run a blend test for 20mins inbetween each step up.
having said this you can probly up the CPU host controll to 333mhz straight away.
keep everything else on auto, and run a blend test for 20mins inbetween each step up.
having said this you can probly up the CPU host controll to 333mhz straight away.
Think I understand that. Is a blend test a setting in Prime95?
Hi aph
I have just upped my FSB in 5 steps at a time from 3.16 GHZ I'am now at 3.8 GHZ, I did this in the bios... I also turned off speedstep to get a true reading at what the cpu numbers were..
also get this proggy to do a stress test Orthos Stress Prime 2004
I have just upped my FSB in 5 steps at a time from 3.16 GHZ I'am now at 3.8 GHZ, I did this in the bios... I also turned off speedstep to get a true reading at what the cpu numbers were..
also get this proggy to do a stress test Orthos Stress Prime 2004
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Hi, just tried the setting as advised above. As yantorsen mentioned, I jumped straight to 333MHz. Unfortunately, the system didn't boot for a few secs, and then when it did - according to CPU-Z everything is as before. So I presume the BIOS didn't like the settings and reverted back to it's default. How annoying.
How do I turn off speedstep?
maybe try just starting the CPU host controll (FSB) at 300mhz to get you going, then go in steps of 20mhz on the FSb.
if it's unstable past that then you may have to start upping volts. but refer back to us here when you get that far
may aswell leave it on tbh, it saves energy (money) when you don't need the power.
333 Mhz might be a bit much to start with.
11 multiplier on that CPU.
He/She would need quite a bump in the vcore to pull that off.
CPU Host Clock Control
toggle to manual
Set to 266mhz initially
That will give you a 33% overclock for starters
PCI Express Frequency
Could be left on auto
or manually set to 101
some folks advise manually setting 101
CIA 2
Leave disabled
Robust Graphics Booster
Leave on auto
High Speed DRAM DLL Setting
Leave on option1
11 multiplier on that CPU.
He/She would need quite a bump in the vcore to pull that off.
CPU Host Clock Control
toggle to manual
Set to 266mhz initially
That will give you a 33% overclock for starters
PCI Express Frequency
Could be left on auto
or manually set to 101
some folks advise manually setting 101
CIA 2
Leave disabled
Robust Graphics Booster
Leave on auto
High Speed DRAM DLL Setting
Leave on option1
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The Auto setting might not set 100Mhz correctly.
Some times it just selects a ratio based on the CPU strap and if you overclock the FSB it throws the clock way off.
Manually setting 101 forces this clock to 101 and not a fixed division of the FSB.
This isn't really an issue these days it's more old school but still worthy of mention.
Some times it just selects a ratio based on the CPU strap and if you overclock the FSB it throws the clock way off.
Manually setting 101 forces this clock to 101 and not a fixed division of the FSB.
This isn't really an issue these days it's more old school but still worthy of mention.
Hi, I read this after having rebooted. I first tried 300Mhz. Again, no luck. Went back to BIOS, actually thought about it for a sec, and yeah realised that 300 x 11 = 3.3GHz = possibly a stretch too far to begin with. I've just booted at 250MHz (so... 2750MHz). I'll reboot at 266MHz, and then stress test it.
I've changed:
Performance Enhance
to 'Standard'
What exactly does 'Turbo' do? Sounds bizarre.
Also I'll set the PCI Express Frequency to:
101.
Thanks for the info guys, looks like I'm getting somewhere... slowly
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