Any overclockers out there?

__MagnuS__ · Post by **__MagnuS__** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:09 pm

Just got an AMD 5000+ Black Edition and i ramped that sucker to a stable 3.3ghz with nothing more than a minor voltage bump (1.5v) and a multiplier boost to 15.5x. Rock solid so far on all benchmarking software and it dont crash playing CoD4 or Crysis with all the specs on blast.

My rig:
Mobo: GA-M57SLI-S4
Pro: AMD 5000+ B.E. oc 3.3ghz
VC: EVGA nVidia 8800GT 512mb SSC Edition (runs EVERTHING on high)
Mem: Super Talent 1x2gig stick DDR2 800
HDD: WD 160g 7200 rpm
Case: Antec 900 gaming case (the thing is SICK!)
Cooling: Artic Cooling Artic Freezer
Media: LiteScribe DvD burner.

If you are new to OCing and want some tips, or to be lead in the right direction, feel free to ask. I'll get back to you as fast as I can.

crazy_foo · Post by **crazy_foo** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:28 pm

ya I'm an overclocker
my pc stats are:
nvidia 650i mobo
Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 ghz OCed to 3.4 ghz & 1700 mhz fsb
3 GB DDR2-800 RAM
320 GB SATA 7200 RPM drive
PNY nvidia GeForce 7900 GS Overclocked(looking to buy an 8800 GT card from evga within a month or so those are so sweet as you would know __MagnuS__

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__MagnuS__ · Post by **__MagnuS__** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:58 pm

Very sweet indeed, nice rig btw. I wanna go liquid cooled soon, and then get a Phenom or the new Quad from Intel and build an intirly new rig from the ground up. It'll be sweet, but pricey. We'll see though.

crazy_foo · Post by **crazy_foo** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:34 pm

the best part is I made my pc for less than $500 lol

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:04 pm

crazy_foo wrote:the best part is I made my pc for less than $500 lol

The price of those parts have dropped a lot. Easy to build a nice gaming PC for about 500

iGod · Post by **iGod** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:15 pm

Liquid cooling isn't that worth it.. Some passive coolers can cool better than liquid.. waste of money imo.

Last time i overclocked something was 5 years ago with my 2.4 celeron lol

the.unseen. · Post by **the.unseen.** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:17 pm

My new Computer that I hope to overclock.

Q6600 Quad-Core
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS Crysis Edition 512 MB(hoping to get this)
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2x1 GB
Antec 900 gaming PC
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
Gigabyte P35 Motherboard
Artic Cooling Artic Freezer

Innovacious · Post by **Innovacious** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:17 pm

i was over clocking my graphics card once. it sort of went like this

overclock a little -> test it -> works fine
overclock a little -> test it -> works fine
overclock a little -> test it -> works fine
overclock a little -> test it -> works fine
overclock a little -> test it -> whole screen goes grey and graphics card starts huming really loud.

There was nothing in between. it just went from perfectly fine and then instntly catastrophic in one little tweak. I dont think it left any permenant damage though, nothing blew up like it did on one of my old computers.

Casey613 · Post by **Casey613** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:18 pm

I really need a watercooled case for my computer.. 40º C ftl

0l3n · Post by **0l3n** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:29 pm

Casey613 wrote:I really need a watercooled case for my computer.. 40º C ftl

Yeah, my old computer went all the way up to 63º C

iGod · Post by **iGod** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:32 pm

Casey613 wrote:I really need a watercooled case for my computer.. 40º C ftl

What do you think is the normal temp? :S

Casey613 · Post by **Casey613** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:33 pm

That's not the temperature of my computer, that's the temperature we have atm.

MY computer must be around 60º C, not very sure though

pr0klobster · Post by **pr0klobster** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:03 pm

Sure do/did. I wasn't the first to oc a K5, though...

Currently running X2-3800@ a really mild 2.2 (darn Gigabyte boards) but have in my possession:

E6600 (2.4)
Abit IP-35E (no, no RAID, tyvm)
2 gigs Corsair

Now I need to get time away from the wife, real life, Silkroad, etc, and actually BUILD the thing. This one's used, but a 6600 should be an easy 3.0.

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:08 pm

If i was gonna pay for a step of cooling above air and passive/hybrid i would do phase change coolin. Overclocking is fun though, if you know what your doing...otherwise you could screw up badly. lol i can imagine so kid going in his BIOS and putting the frequencies all the way up...