Is my system properly overclocked?

[mattchapman]

Hi Guys
I recently bought a new computer and asked the builder to overclock it. It's a Q6600 on abit IP35pro. I was told it was overclocked to 3Ghz.

Is there any easy way to tell how "well" they did the overclocking? What are the key metrics (other than CPU speed) that I should be checking and how do I check them?


Thanks!

 

[Riccochet]

Download CPUz. That should tell you most of what you need to know. Or, look in the bios. There should be a PC Health section that'll show what's going on.

 

[Xenozx]

Do you get BSOD's? Random reboots or lockups? are your temps really high?

If you dont, then your overclock is fine.

 

[mattchapman]

It seems to be OK (some lockups with a couple of games - I put that down to Vista and nVidia drivers).

I'll dload CPUz and check it out...