Overclocking x2 4600+ more

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Rothius

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Hi i currently have my x2 4600+ @ 2.81ghz with stock voltage , the problem is i have 4 ram sticks and i know that makes overclocking abit harder , ive set the fsb to 233. The multiplier is still 12x and ive the htt to 4x instead of 5x. My question is what do ppl reconmend i can do safely with an ok increase? im running a zalman 9700 cooler. Thanks for any info
 
The only way to tell is to keep upping the clock until you run into stability problems, then up the CPU and/or NB voltages and keep going until you hit the limit of the CPU. 2.9GHz should be doable, 3GHz maybe not without high voltage.
 
My voltage for cpu is set to auto in the bios , cpu-z says 1.344 is this the stock? sorry i dont know what the stock for the 4600+ really is. And whats a safe limit to push the voltage?
 
Don't believe CPU-Z for voltage, it frequently misreports Vcore depending on your motherboard. Check your BIOS for the true voltage. IIRC X2 4600s are supposed to work with 1.3-1.35V. As far as what's safe, I wouldn't go more than 1.5V. That's really pushing it though with air cooling. Set CPU Vcore to the stock setting manually (1.35V) then push the CPU as far as it will go. Once you start to get errors, up the voltage slightly until the errors go away.
 
i got 2.86ghz at 1.35 voltage , with 2 prime 95's running with no errors so i think ill keep this , anything more is only a minor increase with alot more voltage :(.
 
Sounds like you've hit your CPU limit. Same thing with my X2 3800+, 2.7 @ 1.4V is fine but 2.8 requires 1.6V. Run your stress test software for however long it takes to be "stable" in your own mind, for me that's at least overnight and ideally 24 hours, YMMV :)
 
yeah i think ill run hdribl and prime 95 tonight while i sleep and see how it goes, i like using rlhdribl as well as prime so it makes my 3d card since i only got a 480w psu its good to know if it take handle everything full load for ages.
 
2.8 is about the limit on mine. I have had it to 2.95 never could hit 3.0. But 2.8 seems to be the sweet spot. Oh yea I am using a vcore of 1.4.
 
well i was curious to see what volt it was defualting to in my bios and i can run mine @2.82ghz with 1.35 forced on so i thought id go one lower and it still runs fine so im just putting it back on auto lol.

*edit* just checked the lower setting i used it was 1.3375 - am i just lucky to have a chip that doesnt need much volts?
 
Yes sir, mine will not boot with a vcore of 1.35@2.8
I have had it up to 1.5 trying to reach 3.0:mad:
 
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