F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking I can't keep my character steady right now

I can't keep my character steady right now

I can't keep my character steady right now

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WasianNinja
Member
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04-03-2026, 08:09 PM
#1
Hey, Im pretty brand new to overclocking so thats why I'm doing it on my old Phenom II x6 1055T processor. I have tried everything but cant go past 3.2Ghz. Ive changed the voltages, used a specific reference link and other tips. It just wont get stable and i'll blue screen. Can anyone help me out?
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WasianNinja
04-03-2026, 08:09 PM #1

Hey, Im pretty brand new to overclocking so thats why I'm doing it on my old Phenom II x6 1055T processor. I have tried everything but cant go past 3.2Ghz. Ive changed the voltages, used a specific reference link and other tips. It just wont get stable and i'll blue screen. Can anyone help me out?

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choasllord
Junior Member
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04-04-2026, 07:39 PM
#2
FSB is called the Front Side Bus. The FSB times the CPU's multiplier to get the actual CPU speed. There are two main ways to overclock a processor: either increase the multiplier, which usually goes by the numbers like 2, or raise the FCLK (the heartbeat of the bus), often keeping it at nice round numbers such as 100 or 200.
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choasllord
04-04-2026, 07:39 PM #2

FSB is called the Front Side Bus. The FSB times the CPU's multiplier to get the actual CPU speed. There are two main ways to overclock a processor: either increase the multiplier, which usually goes by the numbers like 2, or raise the FCLK (the heartbeat of the bus), often keeping it at nice round numbers such as 100 or 200.

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BbananasS
Member
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04-09-2026, 05:59 PM
#3
Linus could help you... 😆 Check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7AxZJ7tWc
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BbananasS
04-09-2026, 05:59 PM #3

Linus could help you... 😆 Check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7AxZJ7tWc

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Grggles
Member
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04-10-2026, 01:53 AM
#4
Do you use FSB to overclock? If you are, it will change the settings for your PCI and memory, which makes things less stable.
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Grggles
04-10-2026, 01:53 AM #4

Do you use FSB to overclock? If you are, it will change the settings for your PCI and memory, which makes things less stable.

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Tatum_
Junior Member
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04-11-2026, 02:11 AM
#5
What is FSB? I checked online but found nothing helpful. Does that number mean you can tweak it to make your computer go faster? If so, changing it might also mess up my RAM and the speed of my graphics card.
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Tatum_
04-11-2026, 02:11 AM #5

What is FSB? I checked online but found nothing helpful. Does that number mean you can tweak it to make your computer go faster? If so, changing it might also mess up my RAM and the speed of my graphics card.

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ThypoPN
Junior Member
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04-11-2026, 08:10 AM
#6
FSB means the Front Side Bus. It times together with your CPU to make your final speed. There are two ways to overclock a processor: increase the multiplier, usually going up by two numbers, OR go higher on the FSB (called BCLK in newer systems). This number is mostly a round one like 100 or 200 MHz.
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ThypoPN
04-11-2026, 08:10 AM #6

FSB means the Front Side Bus. It times together with your CPU to make your final speed. There are two ways to overclock a processor: increase the multiplier, usually going up by two numbers, OR go higher on the FSB (called BCLK in newer systems). This number is mostly a round one like 100 or 200 MHz.

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Mr_Doom1023
Member
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04-16-2026, 10:34 PM
#7
You can't change the multiplier yet because it's set to lock. Maybe you should slow down your RAM speed or cut back on the PCI cards? Your FSB runs at 236 MHz right now.
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Mr_Doom1023
04-16-2026, 10:34 PM #7

You can't change the multiplier yet because it's set to lock. Maybe you should slow down your RAM speed or cut back on the PCI cards? Your FSB runs at 236 MHz right now.

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xxlluier12
Junior Member
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04-17-2026, 05:26 PM
#8
Sure, I know about that, so I asked about the FSB. A normal FSB should be 200 MHz, but if you go too high, it makes things unstable because the PCI bus gets even faster than expected. You can set the BIOS to lock the FSB at 200 MHz. Also, raising this changes how fast your RAM works, and sometimes the RAM can't handle that speed. The fix is to lower the RAM's multiplier and frequency by one notch, or increase the voltage. When you overclock the CPU, it might need a higher voltage too.
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xxlluier12
04-17-2026, 05:26 PM #8

Sure, I know about that, so I asked about the FSB. A normal FSB should be 200 MHz, but if you go too high, it makes things unstable because the PCI bus gets even faster than expected. You can set the BIOS to lock the FSB at 200 MHz. Also, raising this changes how fast your RAM works, and sometimes the RAM can't handle that speed. The fix is to lower the RAM's multiplier and frequency by one notch, or increase the voltage. When you overclock the CPU, it might need a higher voltage too.

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Citrine1108
Member
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04-19-2026, 06:14 PM
#9
I didn't realize the PCIe slot actually had a speed limit too, which is what my graphics card needs. Should I just set my graphics card to manual mode and keep it at 200 instead of letting it choose automatically? I think that's the issue because I already lowered my RAM frequency anyway.
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Citrine1108
04-19-2026, 06:14 PM #9

I didn't realize the PCIe slot actually had a speed limit too, which is what my graphics card needs. Should I just set my graphics card to manual mode and keep it at 200 instead of letting it choose automatically? I think that's the issue because I already lowered my RAM frequency anyway.

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lilycotterill
Senior Member
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04-20-2026, 09:07 AM
#10
You can use both a graphics card (GPU) and your hard drive, plus other things like that.
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lilycotterill
04-20-2026, 09:07 AM #10

You can use both a graphics card (GPU) and your hard drive, plus other things like that.

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