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Offline Ph33r

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« on: August 20, 2007, 08:40:22 PM »
Hi guys.. I recently read a tut on how to overclock CPUs in PC Gamer.. So I thought that I'll type out (I don't have a scanner.) what they said so that all you guys can overclock instead of buggin Brandonnumbers on MSN..  (Sorry, I don't have any pics.. I'll try to get some..)

1. The first place that you head to is the BIOS. Don't mess with anything you don't need to touch.. For those who are unsure on how to get here, press Del or F key as the PC boots.. It should say something like "Press ??? to enter setup" in case you don't know..

2.Lingo differs from BIOS to BIOS so you'll have to search for the screen dealing with the CPU and the front side bus (FSB).. It could be called advanced or CPU settings or whatever the heck it is.. It'll refer to processor frequency, speed or clock..

3.If you're super rich or lucky, there's an option called "Multiplier" that you should be able to alter.. This will raise the clock speed and nothing else.. There should be another figure called "External Clock" or "Front Side Bus".. The CPU's clock speed is multiplied by the multiplier..

4.In most cases, you can't alter the multiplier so the FSB A.K.A External clock is the one to raise.. Stick it up by 10Mhz.. Don't rush it.. You may fry the chip if you jack it up too much.. Essentially, the math is:Ultimate Clock Speed=External clock x Multiplier Please note that the RAM speed increases as the FSB speed increases... Which is not always a blessing..

5.There'll be another BIOS option for memory.. Possibly known as DRAM. You should lower the clock speed of this to the minimum available.. However, if there's no option to do so, you may need to change an option called "timing" from automatic to manual..

6.Now, you can slowly raise the external clock speed by 10MHz at a time, booting into Windows and running a stability test such as CPU burn-in [Download link] to make sure you haven't overdone it. Repeat the process above until the PC crashes or refuses to boot..

7.In the event that the PC won't boot, you'll need the CMOS reset.. It's a small button or a jumper (a tiny plastic thing that slips over a couple of metal pins).. This'll restore the BIOS to it's default settings.. The location differs from motherboard to motherboard so check the motherboard manual to find it..

8.Now, re-clock the external clock A.K.A Front Side Bus to the highest speed that you've proved works.. Then take the RAM speed 10MHz higher than the minimum. If the PC crashes, lower the bus.. Continue this process until you reach a middle ground where both run as fast a possible..

I really hope that you can do this without the pictures.. Guys, make sure that you have good cooling.. Just make sure that air can shift fast.. The temp of the processor will increase when you overclock.. Most of the standard processors will have a temp read out.. The moment it gets too hot, lower the FSB so that you don't fry the chip.. Don't blame me if it's fried.. I just provide the means but you carry out the action.  

Edit: Don't tamper with your CPU voltage if not, like brandon said, you'll void the warranty.. And yes, he's right, most of the CPUs now have a fail safe so it's difficult to fry the chip without the fail safe kicking in.. And I added a link for CPU-Z here
« Last Edit: August 23, 2007, 04:00:47 AM by Ph33r »

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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2007, 09:34:25 PM »
Don't forgot that by doing this there is a chance to fry your cpu, and you lost your 2 year waranty.
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« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2007, 10:33:58 PM »
Quote from: BoBsaget
Don't forgot that by doing this there is a change to fry your cpu, and you lost your 2 year waranty.

There is almost no chance of frying your CPU unless you disable the CPU throttle and shutoff options, or unless your CPU is REALLY old and doesn't even have a heat sensor lol. Most CPU's completely shut down if it gets to a certain temperature, so you shouldn't really be scared of your CPU. And about losing warranty, on the box of your CPU, it says the maximum vcore Intel supports before you can void your warranty. For example, you can overclock all you want on stock vcore and you will still be covered by warranty, at least that's how it works on Intel CPU's. Once you go over the 1.35 volt vcore on Core 2 Duo's, you've voided your warranty. I'm currently on 1.25 volts, so I'm still good, although I highly doubt I'll ruin my CPU anytime soon

Nice tutorial, although I think it's aimed toward older computers and such, where they have an unlocked multiplier. Most new CPU's dont come with an unlocked multiplier, so you'll have to gradually increase the front side bus and keep bumping up your ram speeds and loosening your timings to get a decent overclock.

I personally don't think they can do without the pictures. All BIOS's are very different. But if you know what you are doing, you can squeeze a bit more power out of your PC by overclocking and following the steps in this tutorial. If you guys are STILL skeptical about doing this, I'll do a video tutorial sometime with my digital camera and record exactly what I do. (there is no FRAPS in the bios lol )

good luck guys, and remember to bump it up in small increments, and not to push the vcore until your PC becomes unstable after increasing the fsb to a certain point.

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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 12:05:10 AM »
Good, but i won't overclock a pc of mine cos it could fuck off.

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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2007, 04:38:33 AM »
Ive got that one. Chair overclocking ftw

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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2007, 08:44:35 AM »
Monitor overclocking FTW!!

@Brandon6199: Yeah.. That's why I said unless your're really lucky or rich..  And added already..

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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2007, 08:50:54 AM »
ive have overclocked, well not over clocked but ive hacked my moniter so it has a faster refresh rate and it increses my fps.
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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2007, 08:57:06 AM »
 When me and DC talk about that, i mean that you can't make the monitor faster but you can make it look bigger.. Use a Fresnel lens.. It's a plastic square which lets your eyes focus on a distance further away and then magnifies it... It takes some gettin used to and it has a bit of fish-eyed effect but it makes the monitor look 4 times bigger without actually physically expanding it..

BTW, you'll have to tell us how to really hack the monitor 'cause I wasn't aware that it was possible..
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2007, 12:47:13 PM »
Quote from: Ph33r
When me and DC talk about that, i mean that you can't make the monitor faster but you can make it look bigger.. Use a Fresnel lens.. It's a plastic square which lets your eyes focus on a distance further away and then magnifies it... It takes some gettin used to and it has a bit of fish-eyed effect but it makes the monitor look 4 times bigger without actually physically expanding it..

BTW, you'll have to tell us how to really hack the monitor 'cause I wasn't aware that it was possible..
All I have to do is right click the Nvidia icon then go to Screen Refresh Rate. If that's what he ment anyway.

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« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2007, 02:41:22 PM »
Yes, yes, i agree.... Storm whos that in your ava
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« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2007, 08:37:08 PM »
But then how does he get his extra refresh rate? And DC?  I was meaning to ask him that too..

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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2007, 10:16:08 PM »
u have to know how to write binary, or have good binary knowledge to be able to do it.

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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2007, 03:59:43 AM »
Tutorial!!  Anyway, you can write binary?

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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2007, 08:10:34 PM »
since when can you alter ram's freq w/o changing the fsb? when you say lower the clock speed on your ram to the lowest, you're practically saying put a divider on it and if you dont know what that does, you'll just end up with a slower comp to start off with.
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« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2007, 08:24:45 PM »
Quote from: DuKtape
since when can you alter ram's freq w/o changing the fsb? when you say lower the clock speed on your ram to the lowest, you're practically saying put a divider on it and if you dont know what that does, you'll just end up with a slower comp to start off with.

You run the ram and fsb unlinked, and not linked

 

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