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oc question (noobish)

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KomraD

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I started over clocking my system, (see sig) how much should I increment the fsb to insure a stable oc? I forgot to write down the stepping before i put the computer together doh'!
 
With your setup , you can hit 200fsb very easy. Let that nice pc3500 open up.
 
Im well aware of my computers potential, but i don't want to mess something up by doing something stupid. Its already crashed twice on me while playing unreal2k3 yet prime has been running the toture test for over 12 hours without any problems....hopefully by friday i'll have it up to 200, my memory is at 2225 right now also. I'd like it to stay that way but i suppose i'll have to wait and see.

btw, didn't there used to be a sticky that actually pertained to oc'ing?
 
you should be able to hit 200 FSB with around 1.75 volts if needed... thats only a rough estimate tho
 
I understand that i will be able to reach 200...that wasn't my question.
I want to know if just setting the fsb to 200 from 166 in one jump, by which i mean increasing the fsb by 34 all at once then rebooting will cause any damage?
 
Usually jumping up by a large amount in the FSB won't cause any problems if the system will actually run at that speed. If you are concerned, there's no harm in trying smaller increments if you want to.
 
Worst case scenario, you might get a box that won't boot up. Then you'll have to reset the CMOS jumper. Some boards let you back down to stock settings by holding the Insert button during POST in the event an overclock fails.

However, it is important for you to know that there are absolutely no garuntees in overclocking. You should also never attempt to overclock something you can't afford to lose. I'm not trying to scare you, but just realise that this board is full of people that have and will continue to have their share of keychains in the quest for magic numbers.

Overclocking is a disease. A very fun, enlightening, amazing disease.

Matt.
 
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