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Overclocking Programs

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jotajota

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Hi,

I was wondering if there is any sort of Window-based overclocking program. So you don't need to do it throught the BIOS? Also, what can I use to test how well my overclock works? What sort of programs are available to benchmark the improvement from the overclocking?

Thanks!
 
Window based Oc programs are typically provided by your Mobo Manufacturer or if you have one of the few supported mobos you can use ClockGen.

To test the performance improvement of your computer from Overclocking use one of these.

Pcmark04
3dmark05
sandar 05
SuperPi (stability and performance test)
Prime95 (run the 32k for a stability test)
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3.2 Prescott @ 3.84
ASUS P4P800-e Deluxe
1 gig of corsair Pc4000 (3-4-4-8)
BFG 6800GT @ (430/1110)
2 x WD Raptor 36Gb RAID 0
Enermax Noistaker 600W
Koolance Exos (CPU & GPU)
2 x EIZO 15 in LCD
 
I like a program called CPUCOOl, a full license costs 14$, but you can use the trial to overclock for a month. It works very well, it lets you increase your fan rotational speed, your fan rotational:load percent, and it lets you raise your fsb. It also has a monitor in the bottom right above the toolbar which reads your temperatures and sets a chart. Its a very great program, if you do an overclock your system cannot handle instead of going through with the overclock your computer will just freeze and you will have to reboot.

Edit: The trial can be downloaded at www.majorgeeks.com
 
Yeah, majorgeeks.com is a great site for tweaking this or that on your computer! You can always find something intersting there.
 
I just tried a program called "Hot CPU Tester Pro" to gauge the performance increase of my overclock. I increased the FSB value on my 3.2 gig Pent 4 from 200 to 225. That made it about a 3.6 gig clock. When I ran the benchmark program my score had fallen to 50% of what it had been at stock clocking. Why did this happen?
 
It might have been too much... Also, did you just make a blind jump into that 3.6 overclock? If so, set it back to stock speeds, try uppuing it again in increments of 3-5mhz. Yep, it'll take a while, but if you want to make it worthwhile and not ruin your system, it is highly reccomended to be safe about it.
 
Yeah, with my old computer(p3 733 MHZ) i slowly raised the FSB until i found my highest stable fsb on 1.7V(stock) is 150, resulting in something around 850-900 mhz. Of course if i raise the voltage in bios i can get a stable 155, but at 155 1.85V i run 60 idle, which is definitely not worth it :p
 
how do you determine if the speed is stable?

btw, i didn't really think u could do permanent damage to your system from overclocking? would damage be evident right away? or would it show up months down the road?
 
either, or. your cpu could just fry and booom, its over, youre screwed, or, it could work fine for a long while, and then suddenly take an el-shit-o on you. either that, or you'll get error messages, system freezes, yada yada. just be careful, if it's done right, your golden. read up on the how-to's and the guides and the FAQ's on overclocking.
 
well what i mean is will problems show up even once i switched back to my stock speeds? I had it overclocked for about 10 mins, did some stuff in Windows, then I rebooted and reset to stock speeds. so far i haven't seen any error messages or problems.
 
U shouldent see any problem's about the only time u will hurt hardware is with over volt, the threat of over heating the new P4's and AMD's is not here any more. so oc away my friend :)
 
lesman said:
It might have been too much... Also, did you just make a blind jump into that 3.6 overclock? If so, set it back to stock speeds, try uppuing it again in increments of 3-5mhz. Yep, it'll take a while, but if you want to make it worthwhile and not ruin your system, it is highly reccomended to be safe about it.
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Cmon be [H]ard.

I dont bother with 3-5mhz increase.
I drop my ram ratio to the lowest.
I do to 225mhz, then to 250mhz, if it's still stable I go to 275mhz, Once I found an unstable point, I decrease to the highest stable point.
Then I increase my ram ratio to have the greatest speed and timing.

You cant really ruin your system. Nowadays, mobo have Pci/agp/sata lock so no other component is getting overclock.

The only concern is giving too much voltage to the cpu.

Plus, O/Cing with software is not as effective as bios tweaking.

Anyhow, do it as you like.
 
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Is that [H]ard enuff ? :D
 
It's a locked Intel chip default multy is 19 on her, and the fact that it's a celly has nothing to do with this, no it's not a gaming chip, but for GHZ this one did QUITE nice dont u think? if u wana talk ghz and chip's i have a 3.2E @ 4.45 :)
 
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