seek professional guidance on overclocking to avoid damaging your CPU
seek professional guidance on overclocking to avoid damaging your CPU
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proci - AMD Athlon II X4 630 (adx630wfk42gi)
RAM - kingston ddr3 1333mhz 4gb
GPU - nvidia gt 430
Motherboard - gigabyte ga-ma74gmt-s2 (rev 1.0)
SSD - toshiba 500gb
Power Supply - powerlogic 500 watts (ATX-550-W switching powersupply)
4 fans (planning for overclocking)
Operating a 1024x768 LCD
or would I go with a 1k or 2k screen? Any advice?
Anyone have experience? How did they achieve stability? Thank you very much for your help...
Merry Christmass.
Merry Christmas...
I was thinking about checking some simple OC threads... There might be a YouTube video with your exact motherboard or something similar to help you get started.
I haven’t ever changed the chip myself, but I did change my FX 8350, which is likely quite alike. I usually start at the default voltage and gradually increase speed.
If it doesn’t boot, raise the power a bit and try again... Keep an eye on your temperatures throughout and ensure everything’s fine.
Once you’re satisfied, test with any of the available programs to check for stability.
As I mentioned, there are plenty of guides that provide more details... Use them.
The good news is your computer is fairly old, and unless something goes wrong (which is uncommon), an upgrade seems like a smart move!
Adam
Merry Christmas...
I was thinking about checking some simple original character creation threads. There might be a YouTube video with your exact motherboard or something similar to help you get started. I haven't overclocked your specific chip before, but I've done it with an FX 8350, which is quite close. I usually start at the default voltage and gradually increase speed. If it doesn’t boot, just boost the power a bit and try again—keep monitoring temperatures throughout. Once you’re satisfied, benchmark with any available tools to confirm stability.
As I mentioned earlier, there are plenty of guides that provide more detailed steps. You should take advantage of them. The good thing is your computer is fairly old, so if you make a mistake (which is uncommon), an upgrade will likely be necessary soon!
Adam
I found some instructions here:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1002985/athlo...r-friendly
Is this approach suitable? And...
Example:
Ref.clock: 200 – can it be changed?
CPU multiplier: 16 – keep it as is?
Final CPU frequency per core: 3200MHz (3.2GHz) – from cpuz tool, run the program, then enter the values in the BIOS and update them with what you got from cpuz. Are you sure that’s correct?
NB multiplier: 10 – keep it unchanged?
Final multiplier: 2000MHz (2GHz) – from cpuz tool, follow the same steps and update accordingly.
RAM multiplier: 667 – keep it steady?
Final RAM frequency: (666/100)*200 = 1333MHz – adjustable?
About tweaking power from 1.35 to 1.40 or 1.45 – is that right?
In the thread I saw:
Performance improvements follow this order:
CPU speed increases more quickly as frequency goes up.
NB speed improves faster when frequency rises.
RAM speed gains are slower with higher RAM frequencies.
RAM timings/lags improve gradually as they decrease.
RAM TRAS latency doesn’t improve by lowering it.
HT frequency drops when it increases.
So overall, both RAM and processor performance boost when you overclock the CPU itself.
Can I avoid overclocking the RAM? Or is it necessary to adjust it during the process for stability?