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Overclocking my Barton 2800+

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I recently found out that my barton 2800+ is unlocked. I am hesitant to overclock it, and so i have a few questions, but first my specs:

AMD 2800+ Barton, stock HSF
ABIT NF7
512 Crucial pc2700
ATI 9800xt
TT Silent PurePower 480w PSU


Question 1: Would I need to by a new HSF?

Question 2: Would the OC to a 3000-3200+ level be noticable, given the inherit risk of oc'ing?

Question 3: Is it even worth it considering the power of the system already? Would the OC effect its lifespan?


In case it is not obvious, i am new to overclocking
 
This will be an easy overclock. Just go into your bios and set the multiplier and FSB to whatever you want and you might not even have to mess with the voltage. What is your current FSB and multiplier?

To answer your question about lifespan, it would be silly not to overclock that system because it has all top notch components and is begging to run faster. The system may die a few months early but we are talking about 10 years down the road. Besides, the capacitors on your mother board will dry up before then reguardless of wether or not you even turn your computer on, so overclock away. A new HSF would help, but will likely add noise.
 
Originally posted by MiXdNuTs
This will be an easy overclock. Just go into your bios and set the multiplier and FSB to whatever you want and you might not even have to mess with the voltage. What is your current FSB and multiplier?

To answer your question about lifespan, it would be silly not to overclock that system because it has all top notch components and is begging to run faster. The system may die a few months early but we are talking about 10 years down the road. Besides, the capacitors on your mother board will dry up before then reguardless of wether or not you even turn your computer on, so overclock away. A new HSF would help, but will likely add noise.
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Add noise? the stock hsf is damn loud in my opinion, sure as hell louder than my current HSF:D

REV. Night, i'd get a new hsf down the road, i'd save up money for faster ram first, seems to be your bottleneck besides the fact that your cpu is still UNDERclocked :D, you'd need the hsf then. just my 2 pennies...
 
how is my cpu underclocked? Are you saying that if i put a 3000+ level HSF on it, it will be identical to a 3000+ cpu (provided that i OC it that level)?


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